Federal grants in Erie County, New York
Federal grants for work carried out in Erie County, New York totaled $2.7 billion across 2,252 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $447 million. The Research Foundation for the State University of New York received the most, $515 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.7 billion
- Awards2,252
- Awarded in FY 2025$572 million
- Share of New York's total0.5%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The New York page and recipient pages count by the recipient's address instead. A university based in one county that runs a project in another shows up here under the county where the project runs.
Grants for statewide or multi-county work name no county. In New York that came to $400 billion of $525 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 738 | $679 million |
| FY 2022 | 654 | $451 million |
| FY 2023 | 729 | $466 million |
| FY 2024 | 744 | $503 million |
| FY 2025 | 663 | $572 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | Nonprofits | 679 | $515 million |
| Department of Transportation New York | State and local governments | 416 | $433 million |
| Health Research, Inc. | Nonprofits | 179 | $247 million |
| Buffalo Municipal Housing Auth | State and local governments | 145 | $179 million |
| Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority | Other | 33 | $144 million |
| City of Buffalo | State and local governments | 37 | $137 million |
| The Community Action Organization of Western New York, Inc. | Nonprofits | 6 | $126 million |
| University at Buffalo | Colleges and universities | 3 | $99.9 million |
| The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | Colleges and universities | 10 | $55.4 million |
| Erie, County of | State and local governments | 35 | $45.9 million |
| Erie Community College | Colleges and universities | 6 | $43.0 million |
| New York State Thruway Authority | Tribal governments and organizations | 1 | $39.0 million |
| Erie County Dept of Mental Health (Ecdmh) | Other | 22 | $32.5 million |
| Community Health Center of Buffalo, Inc. | Nonprofits | 10 | $31.3 million |
| Holy Cross Head Start, Inc. | Nonprofits | 2 | $27.0 million |
| Neighborhood Health Care of Wny, Inc. | Other | 6 | $24.1 million |
| Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority | Other | 23 | $21.8 million |
| D'Youville College | Colleges and universities | 12 | $21.0 million |
| People United for Sustainable Housing, Inc. | Nonprofits | 2 | $20.4 million |
| Bestself Behavioral Health, Inc. | Other | 21 | $15.9 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Erie County, New York?
$2.7 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 2,252 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Erie County, New York?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $447 million in 408 awards.
Why is this different from the New York total?
The New York page counts grants by where the recipient is based. This page counts where the work is done, and grants for statewide or multi-county work count in no single county.