Federal grants in Rensselaer County, New York
Federal grants for work carried out in Rensselaer County, New York totaled $579 million across 570 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States, with $126 million. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute received the most, $150 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$579 million
- Awards570
- Awarded in FY 2025$81.4 million
- Share of New York's total0.1%
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 | 185 | $179 million |
| FY 2022 | 160 | $123 million |
| FY 2023 | 188 | $109 million |
| FY 2024 | 155 | $87.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 123 | $81.4 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Colleges and universities | 255 | $150 million |
| Children & Family Services, New York Office of | State and local governments | 12 | $137 million |
| Center for Internet Security, Inc. | Other | 1 | $64.3 million |
| Department of Transportation New York | State and local governments | 81 | $53.0 million |
| The Commission on Economic Opportunity for the Greater Capital Region, Inc. | Nonprofits | 3 | $38.4 million |
| Hudson Valley Community College | Colleges and universities | 9 | $38.0 million |
| Unity House of Troy, Inc. | Other | 27 | $17.7 million |
| City of Troy | State and local governments | 22 | $16.4 million |
| Russell Sage College | Colleges and universities | 3 | $8.1 million |
| Let's Share the Sun Foundation | Colleges and universities | 1 | $5.0 million |
| Troy Housing Authority | State and local governments | 12 | $4.9 million |
| Rensselaer Housing Authority | Other | 11 | $4.7 million |
| Policy Research Inc | Nonprofits | 1 | $4.5 million |
| Rensselaer City School | Other | 1 | $3.9 million |
| Joseph's House and Shelter, Inc. | Other | 17 | $3.8 million |
| Vascular Vision Pharmaceutical Co | Small businesses | 1 | $3.1 million |
| Health Research, Inc. | Other | 5 | $2.7 million |
| County of Rensselaer | Other | 4 | $2.4 million |
| Stem Cultures LLC | Small businesses | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Regenerative Research Foundation | Nonprofits | 2 | $1.9 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Rensselaer County, New York?
$579 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 570 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Rensselaer County, New York?
Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States, with $126 million in 5 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.