Federal grants in Buncombe County, North Carolina
Federal grants for work carried out in Buncombe County, North Carolina totaled $822 million across 491 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $225 million. Asheville, City of received the most, $245 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$822 million
- Awards491
- Awarded in FY 2025$351 million
- Share of North Carolina'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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina that came to $120 billion of $171 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 150 | $135 million |
| FY 2022 | 133 | $98.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 139 | $127 million |
| FY 2024 | 113 | $112 million |
| FY 2025 | 100 | $351 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville, City of | State and local governments | 28 | $245 million |
| Transportation North Carolina Department | State and local governments | 161 | $226 million |
| Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority | State and local governments | 18 | $87.4 million |
| Community Action Opportunities | Nonprofits | 2 | $29.0 million |
| Department of Military & Veterans Affairs North Carolina | State and local governments | 1 | $24.7 million |
| Western North Carolina Community Health Services, Inc | Other | 9 | $23.5 million |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Colleges and universities | 4 | $22.2 million |
| Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, Inc | Other | 15 | $20.7 million |
| The University of North Carolina at Asheville | Colleges and universities | 16 | $20.5 million |
| Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc. | Other | 14 | $16.4 million |
| Verner | Nonprofits | 3 | $15.4 million |
| Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers | Other | 7 | $9.8 million |
| Land-0F-Sky Regional Council | State and local governments | 16 | $7.7 million |
| Homeward Bound of Western North Carolina, Inc | Other | 27 | $7.5 million |
| Mountain Bizcapital Inc | Other | 12 | $6.8 million |
| Vaya Health | Other | 12 | $6.7 million |
| Buncombe, County of | State and local governments | 13 | $6.4 million |
| Olfax, LLC | Businesses | 1 | $5.6 million |
| Montreat College | Colleges and universities | 4 | $3.7 million |
| Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project | Nonprofits | 7 | $3.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Buncombe County, North Carolina?
$822 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 491 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Buncombe County, North Carolina?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $225 million in 157 awards.
Why is this different from the North Carolina total?
The North Carolina 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.