Federal grants in Lee County, North Carolina
Federal grants for work carried out in Lee County, North Carolina totaled $57.4 million across 145 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $12.4 million. Central Carolina Community College received the most, $30.8 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$57.4 million
- Awards145
- Awarded in FY 2025$7.5 million
- Share of North Carolina's totalless than 0.1%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The 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 | 53 | $19.6 million |
| FY 2022 | 51 | $4.5 million |
| FY 2023 | 34 | $7.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 31 | $18.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 24 | $7.5 million |
Largest programs
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $12.4 million |
| Highway Planning and Construction | 13 | $11.3 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $6.4 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 8 | $5.6 million |
| Public Housing Operating Fund | 22 | $5.3 million |
| Public Housing Capital Fund | 5 | $4.1 million |
| Continuum of Care Program | 5 | $3.4 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 4 | $2.6 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 1 | $2.2 million |
| YouthBuild | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Family Self-Sufficiency Program | 5 | $706,651 |
| Assistance to Firefighters Grant | 2 | $533,207 |
| Impact Aid | 8 | $483,035 |
| Rural Education | 4 | $200,599 |
| Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services - Service Coordinators | 1 | $183,000 |
| Rural Development Multi-Family Housing Rural Housing Voucher Program | 56 | $148,962 |
| Rural Energy for America Program | 1 | $104,961 |
| Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program | 3 | $46,300 |
| State Criminal Alien Assistance Program | 2 | $21,393 |
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Carolina Community College | Colleges and universities | 18 | $30.8 million |
| Transportation North Carolina Department | State and local governments | 13 | $11.3 million |
| Sanford Housing Authority | Other | 33 | $10.3 million |
| Brick Capital Community Development Corp | State and local governments | 5 | $3.4 million |
| Ascend Leadership Academy | State and local governments | 9 | $563,355 |
| City of Sanford | State and local governments | 1 | $338,176 |
| Pocket Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated | State and local governments | 1 | $195,030 |
| Lee County Board of Education | State and local governments | 3 | $120,279 |
| VG Sanford Storage, LLC | Other | 1 | $104,961 |
| County of Lee | State and local governments | 2 | $21,393 |
| Harrington and Sons Farms, Inc. | Small businesses | 1 | $20,000 |
| Blueberry Hill U-Pick, LLC | Small businesses | 1 | $19,500 |
| Brian Roderick Cameron | Small businesses | 1 | $6,800 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Lee County, North Carolina?
$57.4 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 145 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Lee County, North Carolina?
Education Stabilization Fund, with $12.4 million in 3 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.