Federal grants in Orange County, North Carolina
Federal grants for work carried out in Orange County, North Carolina totaled $3.0 billion across 2,404 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research, with $259 million. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received the most, $2.3 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$3.0 billion
- Awards2,404
- Awarded in FY 2025$569 million
- Share of North Carolina's total1.7%
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 | 1,054 | $583 million |
| FY 2022 | 1,024 | $523 million |
| FY 2023 | 1,037 | $656 million |
| FY 2024 | 1,103 | $625 million |
| FY 2025 | 995 | $569 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Colleges and universities | 1,965 | $2.3 billion |
| Church World Service, Inc. | Nonprofits | 3 | $162 million |
| Transportation North Carolina Department | State and local governments | 46 | $159 million |
| Duke University | Colleges and universities | 121 | $89.8 million |
| Piedmont Health Services Inc | Other | 3 | $43.0 million |
| University of North Carolina System Office | State and local governments | 7 | $24.7 million |
| Town of Chapel Hill | State and local governments | 26 | $18.5 million |
| Lincoln Community Health Center Incorporated | Other | 6 | $13.8 million |
| Horizon Research Inc | Businesses | 6 | $9.1 million |
| Research Triangle Institute | Nonprofits | 10 | $8.5 million |
| Chapel Hill Carrboro City School District | State and local governments | 3 | $7.8 million |
| 8 Rivers Capital LLC | Small businesses | 1 | $5.9 million |
| Orange County NC | Other | 24 | $5.4 million |
| Neurogt Inc | Small businesses | 3 | $4.7 million |
| Freedom House Recovery Center Inc | Nonprofits | 4 | $4.1 million |
| Mucommune LLC | Small businesses | 4 | $3.3 million |
| Families & Communities Rising, Inc. | Nonprofits | 2 | $3.0 million |
| National Institute of Minority Economic Development | Nonprofits | 13 | $2.3 million |
| Mizar Imaging LLC | Small businesses | 2 | $2.2 million |
| Durham County | Other | 1 | $2.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Orange County, North Carolina?
$3.0 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 2,404 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Orange County, North Carolina?
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research, with $259 million in 170 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.