Federal grants in Erie County, Pennsylvania
Federal grants for work carried out in Erie County, Pennsylvania totaled $684 million across 509 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $280 million. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation received the most, $301 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$684 million
- Awards509
- Awarded in FY 2025$100 million
- Share of Pennsylvania's total0.3%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania that came to $183 billion of $247 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 145 | $187 million |
| FY 2022 | 146 | $163 million |
| FY 2023 | 139 | $104 million |
| FY 2024 | 168 | $130 million |
| FY 2025 | 117 | $100 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 154 | $301 million |
| Housing Authority of the City of Erie (Inc) | State and local governments | 49 | $72.7 million |
| Child Development Centers, Inc. | Nonprofits | 3 | $50.1 million |
| City of Erie | State and local governments | 44 | $36.1 million |
| Pennsylvania Department of Military & Veterans Affairs | State and local governments | 2 | $31.9 million |
| Erie Regional Airport Authority | State and local governments | 17 | $30.5 million |
| Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | Colleges and universities | 4 | $18.6 million |
| Gannon University | Colleges and universities | 12 | $18.2 million |
| Community Health Net | Other | 8 | $16.8 million |
| Mercyhurst University | Colleges and universities | 9 | $16.1 million |
| Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc | Colleges and universities | 7 | $14.8 million |
| County of Erie | Other | 38 | $12.9 million |
| Enterprise Development Center of Erie County, Inc. | Other | 4 | $11.0 million |
| Lake Erie Biofuels LLC | Other | 7 | $10.4 million |
| Millcreek Township | Other | 7 | $6.8 million |
| The Pennsylvania State University | Other | 10 | $4.6 million |
| Redevelopment Authority of the City of Erie | State and local governments | 1 | $4.2 million |
| Northwest Tri County Intermediate Unit | State and local governments | 3 | $2.7 million |
| United Way of Erie County | Nonprofits | 5 | $2.4 million |
| Gaudenzia, Inc | Nonprofits | 1 | $2.1 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Erie County, Pennsylvania?
$684 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 509 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Erie County, Pennsylvania?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $280 million in 153 awards.
Why is this different from the Pennsylvania total?
The Pennsylvania 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.