Federal grants in New York
Federal agencies awarded $533 billion in grants to recipients in New York from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Grants to States for Medicaid, with $274 billion.
- New York ranks 2nd of the 50 states and DC for federal grant awards over five years.
- Federal grant money to recipients in New York rose from $103 billion in fiscal 2021 to $112 billion in fiscal 2025.
- State and local governments received the largest share, 82%.
- Grants to States for Medicaid alone accounted for 51%.
Grants in New York by type of organization
- Grants for state and local governments in New York
- Grants for colleges and universities in New York
- Grants for nonprofits in New York
- Grants for businesses in New York
- Grants for small businesses in New York
- Grants for tribes in New York
- Grants for individuals in New York
Private foundations based in New York: 9,742 foundations, with who accepts applications.
Project grants won in New York
Most federal grant money is formula and block grants that go to the state by law: $381 billion in New York, 71% of the total. Programs that pay project grants and cooperative agreements, which organizations apply for, brought $99 billion to recipients in New York. These are the largest:
Largest federal grant programs in New York
Largest grant recipients in New York
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYS Department of Health | State and local governments | 200 | $310 billion |
| New York State Education Department | State and local governments | 182 | $36 billion |
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Other | 83 | $27 billion |
| New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance | State and local governments | 113 | $21 billion |
| New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services | State and local governments | 109 | $19 billion |
| Department of Transportation New York | State and local governments | 7,489 | $13 billion |
| New York City Housing Authority | State and local governments | 941 | $10 billion |
| Children & Family Services, New York Office of | State and local governments | 134 | $8.9 billion |
| Gateway Development Commission | State and local governments | 3 | $4.4 billion |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | Colleges and universities | 2,182 | $3.9 billion |
| Department of Labor New York | State and local governments | 113 | $3.0 billion |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | Colleges and universities | 1,497 | $2.3 billion |
| Department of Environmental Conservation New York | State and local governments | 184 | $2.2 billion |
| Health Research, Inc. | Nonprofits | 61 | $2.2 billion |
| City of New York | Other | 61 | $2.1 billion |
| New York University | Colleges and universities | 1,261 | $2.0 billion |
| Inclusiv, Inc | Nonprofits | 5 | $1.9 billion |
| Cornell University | Colleges and universities | 1,990 | $1.8 billion |
| University of Rochester | Colleges and universities | 1,196 | $1.7 billion |
| International Rescue Committee, Inc. | Nonprofits | 216 | $1.5 billion |
Browse all 2,141 federal grant recipients in New York
Where the work happens
The totals above count grants by where the recipient is based. Counted by place of performance, where the funded work happens, grants in New York came to $525 billion. Grants for statewide or multi-county work count in no county, so county totals add up to less.
| County | Awards | Grants |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County | 1,723 | $53 billion |
| New York County | 10,727 | $34 billion |
| Bronx County | 1,424 | $5.0 billion |
| Queens County | 666 | $3.4 billion |
| Monroe County | 2,234 | $2.8 billion |
| Erie County | 2,252 | $2.7 billion |
| Onondaga County | 1,626 | $2.5 billion |
| Kings County | 1,099 | $2.4 billion |
| Suffolk County | 1,850 | $2.4 billion |
| Westchester County | 1,043 | $2.1 billion |
| Richmond County | 290 | $1.7 billion |
| Tompkins County | 1,939 | $1.6 billion |
| Nassau County | 963 | $1.3 billion |
| Broome County | 672 | $687 million |
| Rockland County | 642 | $657 million |
| Congressional district | Awards | Grants |
|---|---|---|
| NY-01 | 1,132 | $1.2 billion |
| NY-02 | 276 | $293 million |
| NY-03 | 561 | $593 million |
| NY-04 | 376 | $474 million |
| NY-05 | 177 | $788 million |
| NY-06 | 166 | $130 million |
| NY-07 | 271 | $429 million |
| NY-08 | 67 | $56.4 million |
| NY-09 | 275 | $224 million |
| NY-10 | 3,023 | $18 billion |
| NY-11 | 143 | $674 million |
| NY-12 | 3,378 | $7.2 billion |
| NY-13 | 3,900 | $5.0 billion |
| NY-14 | 735 | $1.2 billion |
| NY-15 | 202 | $182 million |
| NY-16 | 579 | $1.0 billion |
| NY-17 | 963 | $1.4 billion |
| NY-18 | 1,177 | $1.1 billion |
| NY-19 | 4,044 | $3.1 billion |
| NY-20 | 2,758 | $54 billion |
| NY-21 | 2,258 | $1.5 billion |
| NY-22 | 2,320 | $3.2 billion |
| NY-23 | 1,820 | $1.5 billion |
| NY-24 | 1,783 | $1.2 billion |
| NY-25 | 2,238 | $2.8 billion |
| NY-26 | 1,786 | $2.0 billion |