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Federal grants in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Federal grants for work carried out in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania totaled $653 million across 600 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $324 million. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation received the most, $321 million.

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

Federal grants for work in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 2021166$150 million
FY 2022148$106 million
FY 2023152$129 million
FY 2024146$166 million
FY 2025142$103 million

Largest programs

The 20 largest, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Highway Planning and Construction 20.205204$324 million
Public Housing Operating Fund 14.85069$51.2 million
Education Stabilization Fund 84.42513$47.7 million
Public Housing Capital Fund 14.87222$44.1 million
Head Start 93.6002$37.5 million
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants 14.21818$32.6 million
Continuum of Care Program 14.26799$14.2 million
Health Center Program 93.2242$11.5 million
Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants 14.2514$9.5 million
Home Investment Partnerships Program 14.23912$9.3 million
Congressionally Mandated Projects 66.2022$7.9 million
Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program 93.5275$7.6 million
Family Planning Services 93.2172$5.2 million
Assistance to Firefighters Grant 97.04445$4.4 million
Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements 66.8183$4.1 million
Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants 16.7105$3.5 million
Congressionally Recommended Awards 16.7532$3.5 million
TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers 84.0662$3.4 million
Section 223 Demonstration Programs to Improve Community Mental Health Services 93.8291$3.4 million
Family Planning Personnel Training 93.2601$3.1 million

Largest recipients

Recipients of grants for work in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
RecipientTypeAwardsAmount
Pennsylvania Department of TransportationState and local governments204$321 million
Housing Authority of the County of LuzerneOther23$42.4 million
Luzerne County Head Start, IncNonprofits2$37.5 million
County of LuzerneState and local governments25$36.7 million
Housing Authority of the City of Wilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaOther32$29.2 million
Luzerne County Community CollegeState and local governments3$19.5 million
Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern PennsylvaniaOther6$19.1 million
Wilkes UniversityColleges and universities10$15.3 million
City of Wilkes BarreState and local governments21$13.3 million
Housing Authority of the City of NanticokeOther17$12.4 million
Housing Authority City of PittstonOther18$11.6 million
Maternal & Family Health Services IncNonprofits4$10.4 million
Kings CollegeColleges and universities5$9.9 million
Wyoming Valley Sanitary AuthorityState and local governments2$7.9 million
Misericordia UniversityColleges and universities2$6.9 million
Commission on Economic Opportunity of Luzerne CountyOther47$6.1 million
Housing DVLMT Corp of NE Pa IncOther35$6.1 million
Educational Opportunity Centers of PennsylvaniaNonprofits3$5.9 million
Economic Development Council of Northeastern PennsylvaniaState and local governments6$5.3 million
Earth ConservancyNonprofits3$3.6 million

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money goes to Luzerne County, Pennsylvania?

$653 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 600 awards.

What is the largest federal grant program in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania?

Highway Planning and Construction, with $324 million in 204 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.

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