Federal grants in Tompkins County, New York
Federal grants for work carried out in Tompkins County, New York totaled $1.6 billion across 1,939 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Mathematical and Physical Sciences, with $258 million. Cornell University received the most, $1.4 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.6 billion
- Awards1,939
- Awarded in FY 2025$290 million
- Share of New York's total0.3%
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 | 599 | $370 million |
| FY 2022 | 629 | $332 million |
| FY 2023 | 642 | $322 million |
| FY 2024 | 614 | $313 million |
| FY 2025 | 503 | $290 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | Colleges and universities | 1,486 | $1.4 billion |
| Department of Transportation New York | State and local governments | 91 | $50.1 million |
| Tompkins Community Action, Inc. | Other | 18 | $22.7 million |
| Ithaca College | State and local governments | 10 | $21.0 million |
| Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Inc | Nonprofits | 35 | $20.6 million |
| County of Tompkins | State and local governments | 24 | $20.6 million |
| Ithaca, City of | Other | 20 | $12.7 million |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College | Other | 4 | $12.2 million |
| Ithaca Housing Authority | Other | 22 | $10.0 million |
| Halomine Inc. | Small businesses | 6 | $6.0 million |
| Zymtronix Catalytic Systems, Inc. | Small businesses | 2 | $4.8 million |
| Xelera Research LLC | Small businesses | 6 | $4.4 million |
| Ecolectro Inc | Small businesses | 2 | $3.8 million |
| The Learning Web, Inc. | Other | 8 | $3.7 million |
| Ascribe Bioscience Inc. | Small businesses | 2 | $3.4 million |
| Jan Biotech, Inc. | Small businesses | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Sciencenter Discovery Museum | Nonprofits | 7 | $2.9 million |
| Exostellar, Inc. | Small businesses | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Dimensional Energy, Inc. | Small businesses | 2 | $2.3 million |
| Cytequest Inc | Small businesses | 2 | $2.3 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Tompkins County, New York?
$1.6 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 1,939 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Tompkins County, New York?
Mathematical and Physical Sciences, with $258 million in 191 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.