Federal grants in Rutherford County, North Carolina
Federal grants for work carried out in Rutherford County, North Carolina totaled $104 million across 96 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $66.4 million. Transportation North Carolina Department received the most, $67.5 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$104 million
- Awards96
- Awarded in FY 2025$69.1 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 | 22 | $11.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 21 | $5.9 million |
| FY 2023 | 23 | $8.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 23 | $9.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 22 | $69.1 million |
Largest programs
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Highway Planning and Construction | 25 | $66.4 million |
| Head Start | 3 | $14.5 million |
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $5.8 million |
| Public Housing Operating Fund | 6 | $3.2 million |
| Public Housing Capital Fund | 6 | $2.9 million |
| Economic Adjustment Assistance | 2 | $2.1 million |
| Appalachian Area Development | 5 | $1.3 million |
| Assistance to Firefighters Grant | 12 | $1.3 million |
| Rural Health Research Centers | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Rural Healthcare Services Programs | 2 | $1.3 million |
| National Infrastructure Investments | 1 | $912,000 |
| Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) | 5 | $799,895 |
| Telehealth Programs | 1 | $500,000 |
| Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations | 2 | $420,000 |
| Safe Streets and Roads for All | 1 | $256,000 |
| Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services - Service Coordinators | 1 | $255,750 |
| Rural Education | 5 | $243,789 |
| Family Self-Sufficiency Program | 5 | $220,612 |
| Recreational Trails Program | 3 | $187,946 |
| School Safely National Activities | 1 | $139,080 |
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation North Carolina Department | State and local governments | 29 | $67.5 million |
| Rutherford County Schools | State and local governments | 4 | $14.7 million |
| Forest City Housing Authority | Other | 13 | $6.3 million |
| Isothermal Community College | State and local governments | 3 | $5.8 million |
| United Way of Rutherford County, Inc. | Other | 5 | $3.0 million |
| Town of Spindale Police Department | State and local governments | 4 | $1.9 million |
| Isothermal Planning & Development Commis | State and local governments | 9 | $1.4 million |
| Town of Forest City | State and local governments | 1 | $558,810 |
| Shiloh-Danieltown-Oakland Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | State and local governments | 2 | $462,310 |
| Hudlow Volunteer Fire | State and local governments | 2 | $447,100 |
| Bill's Creek Volunteer Fire Department | State and local governments | 3 | $401,581 |
| E-Polk, Inc. | Nonprofits | 1 | $300,000 |
| Rutherfordton, Town of | State and local governments | 1 | $277,420 |
| County of Rutherford | State and local governments | 2 | $262,831 |
| Classical Academies Cfa Inc | State and local governments | 5 | $243,789 |
| Cliffside Area Fire Department, Inc | State and local governments | 1 | $175,238 |
| Kidsenses Museum | Nonprofits | 1 | $112,000 |
| Grahamtown Team | Nonprofits | 1 | $100,000 |
| Town of Rutherfordton Fire Department | State and local governments | 2 | $58,864 |
| Union Mills Volunteer Fire Department in | State and local governments | 1 | $40,357 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Rutherford County, North Carolina?
$104 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 96 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Rutherford County, North Carolina?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $66.4 million in 25 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.