Federal grants in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Federal grants for work carried out in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania totaled $774 million across 517 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $312 million. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation received the most, $314 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$774 million
- Awards517
- Awarded in FY 2025$88.7 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 | 137 | $158 million |
| FY 2022 | 158 | $135 million |
| FY 2023 | 146 | $115 million |
| FY 2024 | 170 | $278 million |
| FY 2025 | 122 | $88.7 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 166 | $314 million |
| Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority | State and local governments | 19 | $84.1 million |
| Community Services for Children Inc | Nonprofits | 4 | $64.1 million |
| Allentown City Hall | State and local governments | 38 | $54.1 million |
| PPL Electric Utilities Corporation | Businesses | 1 | $48.4 million |
| Allentown Housing Authority | Other | 69 | $33.3 million |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College | Colleges and universities | 6 | $27.8 million |
| Bethlehem Housing Authority | Other | 20 | $20.7 million |
| Neighborhood Health Centers of Lehigh Valley | Other | 7 | $17.6 million |
| County of Lehigh | Other | 17 | $13.2 million |
| Lehigh University | Colleges and universities | 9 | $11.4 million |
| Cedar Crest College | Colleges and universities | 8 | $9.1 million |
| Lehigh County Housing Authority | State and local governments | 28 | $8.9 million |
| Desales University | Colleges and universities | 2 | $8.4 million |
| Muhlenberg College | Colleges and universities | 6 | $7.3 million |
| The Lehigh Conference of Churches | Other | 14 | $7.2 million |
| Saint Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Nonprofits | 6 | $3.9 million |
| Promise Neighborhoods of Lehigh Val Ley | Nonprofits | 2 | $3.5 million |
| The Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology, Inc. | Other | 2 | $3.0 million |
| Greater Valley Young Men's Christian Association | Other | 1 | $3.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Lehigh County, Pennsylvania?
$774 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 517 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $312 million in 166 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.