Federal grants in Providence County, Rhode Island
Federal grants for work carried out in Providence County, Rhode Island totaled $6.8 billion across 3,319 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $1.0 billion. RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education received the most, $1.5 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$6.8 billion
- Awards3,319
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.1 billion
- Share of Rhode Island's total25%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island that came to $18 billion of $27 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 1,052 | $2.0 billion |
| FY 2022 | 1,107 | $1.3 billion |
| FY 2023 | 1,124 | $1.2 billion |
| FY 2024 | 1,126 | $1.2 billion |
| FY 2025 | 927 | $1.1 billion |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | State and local governments | 86 | $1.5 billion |
| Rhode Island Dot | State and local governments | 501 | $1.4 billion |
| Service Members Assistance Fund | State and local governments | 61 | $920 million |
| Brown University | Colleges and universities | 912 | $825 million |
| Providence Housing Authority | Nonprofits | 74 | $146 million |
| Rhode Island Commerce Corp | State and local governments | 11 | $128 million |
| Rhode Island Hospital | Nonprofits | 102 | $121 million |
| State of Rhode Island Department of Health | State and local governments | 32 | $85.0 million |
| American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry | Nonprofits | 8 | $76.0 million |
| RI Dept. of Behavioral Healthcare Devel | State and local governments | 18 | $72.9 million |
| Children's Friend and Service | Nonprofits | 3 | $72.3 million |
| City of Providence | State and local governments | 32 | $67.7 million |
| Rhode Island Housing | Other | 34 | $66.9 million |
| The Miriam Hospital | Nonprofits | 46 | $65.1 million |
| Johnson & Wales University | Colleges and universities | 7 | $63.6 million |
| Human Services Rhode Island Department of | State and local governments | 21 | $59.3 million |
| Housing Authority of City of Woonsocket | State and local governments | 43 | $53.7 million |
| Rhode Island Department of Public Safety | State and local governments | 65 | $53.5 million |
| The Narragansett Electric Company | Businesses | 1 | $50.0 million |
| The Providence Community Health Centers, Inc. | Other | 6 | $47.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Providence County, Rhode Island?
$6.8 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 3,319 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Providence County, Rhode Island?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $1.0 billion in 418 awards.
Why is this different from the Rhode Island total?
The Rhode Island 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.