Federal grants in Mercer County, Ohio
Federal grants for work carried out in Mercer County, Ohio totaled $41.6 million across 80 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $27.2 million. Ohio Department of Transportation received the most, $27.2 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$41.6 million
- Awards80
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.7 million
- Share of Ohio'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 Ohio 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 Ohio that came to $155 billion of $204 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 25 | $6.8 million |
| FY 2022 | 15 | $5.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 25 | $7.6 million |
| FY 2024 | 23 | $18.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 10 | $3.7 million |
Largest programs
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Highway Planning and Construction | 57 | $27.2 million |
| Head Start | 3 | $9.2 million |
| Rural Energy for America Program | 10 | $2.6 million |
| Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative | 2 | $2.3 million |
| Assistance to Firefighters Grant | 2 | $188,516 |
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 3 | $135,832 |
| Very Low-Income Housing Repair Loans and Grants | 3 | $11,720 |
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 57 | $27.2 million |
| Celina City Board of Education | State and local governments | 3 | $9.2 million |
| The State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management | State and local governments | 2 | $2.3 million |
| Rindler Poultry LLC | Other | 1 | $938,834 |
| Pax Machine Works Inc | Other | 1 | $896,750 |
| MVP Dairy LLC | Other | 1 | $366,520 |
| Rockford Community Fire Co | State and local governments | 1 | $153,229 |
| Lakefield Airport Authority | State and local governments | 3 | $135,832 |
| James Fleck | Other | 1 | $102,975 |
| Heitkamp Family Farms, LLC | Other | 1 | $98,273 |
| Gary L Miesse | Other | 1 | $78,060 |
| Gaerke Brothers Partnership | Other | 1 | $56,813 |
| Blue Ribbon Feed Mill LTD | Other | 1 | $44,000 |
| Celina Custom Auto, Inc | Other | 1 | $39,474 |
| Southwest Mercer Fire District | State and local governments | 1 | $35,287 |
| Kremer, Donald F | Other | 1 | $16,900 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Mercer County, Ohio?
$41.6 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 80 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Mercer County, Ohio?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $27.2 million in 57 awards.
Why is this different from the Ohio total?
The Ohio 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.