Federal grants in Wake County, North Carolina
Federal grants for work carried out in Wake County, North Carolina totaled $24 billion across 2,984 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $5.6 billion. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction received the most, $8.8 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$24 billion
- Awards2,984
- Awarded in FY 2025$6.6 billion
- Share of North Carolina's total14%
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 | 822 | $8.5 billion |
| FY 2022 | 868 | $3.0 billion |
| FY 2023 | 952 | $2.9 billion |
| FY 2024 | 854 | $2.8 billion |
| FY 2025 | 720 | $6.6 billion |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | State and local governments | 69 | $8.8 billion |
| North Carolina Department of Public Safety | State and local governments | 182 | $3.7 billion |
| North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | State and local governments | 26 | $2.4 billion |
| Department of Commerce North Carolina | State and local governments | 16 | $1.7 billion |
| Department of Information Technology | State and local governments | 3 | $1.6 billion |
| North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services | Other | 105 | $1.5 billion |
| North Carolina State University | Colleges and universities | 1,324 | $1.1 billion |
| Transportation North Carolina Department | State and local governments | 386 | $812 million |
| North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources | State and local governments | 19 | $454 million |
| Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority | State and local governments | 21 | $244 million |
| Governors Office | State and local governments | 6 | $218 million |
| North Carolina Housing Finance Agency | Other | 13 | $195 million |
| Telamon Corporation | Nonprofits | 23 | $172 million |
| North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | State and local governments | 47 | $131 million |
| Forge Battery, Inc. | Businesses | 1 | $100 million |
| North Carolina Community College System Office | State and local governments | 5 | $90.6 million |
| Wake Technical Community College | Colleges and universities | 13 | $71.0 million |
| North Carolina Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 31 | $53.8 million |
| Wake County Public Schools | State and local governments | 11 | $48.5 million |
| Housing Authority of the City of Raleigh North Carolina | Other | 89 | $46.4 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Wake County, North Carolina?
$24 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 2,984 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Wake County, North Carolina?
Education Stabilization Fund, with $5.6 billion in 33 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.