Federal grants in Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district (PA-08)
Federal grants for work carried out in Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district totaled $2.2 billion across 1,660 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $1.2 billion. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation received the most, $1.2 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.2 billion
- Awards1,660
- Awarded in FY 2025$270 million
- Share of Pennsylvania's total0.9%
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 district that runs a project in another shows up here under the district where the project runs.
Grants recorded for several districts or the whole state count in no district, so district totals add up to less than the Pennsylvania total of $247 billion by place of performance. Districts are the current ones as USAspending maps them.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 428 | $508 million |
| FY 2022 | 448 | $507 million |
| FY 2023 | 450 | $469 million |
| FY 2024 | 437 | $401 million |
| FY 2025 | 396 | $270 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 623 | $1.2 billion |
| The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education | Other | 25 | $120 million |
| Scranton Housing Authority | Other | 41 | $60.8 million |
| Agency for Community Empowerment of Nepa | Nonprofits | 4 | $55.5 million |
| Pennsylvania Department of Military & Veterans Affairs | State and local governments | 1 | $54.8 million |
| Housing Authority of the County of Luzerne | Other | 23 | $42.4 million |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | Colleges and universities | 10 | $38.7 million |
| County of Luzerne | State and local governments | 25 | $36.7 million |
| Housing Authority of County of Lacka | Other | 38 | $36.1 million |
| University of Scranton | Colleges and universities | 22 | $34.3 million |
| Avp Bi-County Partnership | State and local governments | 17 | $29.8 million |
| Housing Authority of the City of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | Other | 32 | $29.2 million |
| City of Scranton | State and local governments | 27 | $27.7 million |
| Luzerne County Community College | State and local governments | 3 | $19.5 million |
| Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers | Other | 6 | $16.8 million |
| Wilkes University | Colleges and universities | 10 | $15.3 million |
| Lackawanna College | Colleges and universities | 5 | $14.6 million |
| City of Wilkes Barre | State and local governments | 20 | $13.3 million |
| Scranton Primary Health Care Center Inc | Other | 7 | $13.2 million |
| Marywood University | Colleges and universities | 6 | $12.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district?
$2.2 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 1,660 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $1.2 billion in 620 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-district work count in no single district.