Federal grants in Washington County, Rhode Island
Federal grants for work carried out in Washington County, Rhode Island totaled $800 million across 911 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $159 million. University of Rhode Island received the most, $443 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$800 million
- Awards911
- Awarded in FY 2025$162 million
- Share of Rhode Island's total2.9%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The 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 | 207 | $156 million |
| FY 2022 | 310 | $131 million |
| FY 2023 | 278 | $188 million |
| FY 2024 | 218 | $162 million |
| FY 2025 | 205 | $162 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Rhode Island | Colleges and universities | 373 | $443 million |
| Rhode Island Dot | State and local governments | 116 | $164 million |
| Rhode Island Airport Corp | Businesses | 18 | $36.0 million |
| Narragansett Indian Tribe | Tribal governments and organizations | 28 | $29.4 million |
| Quonset Development Corp | State and local governments | 3 | $22.5 million |
| Natural Resources Rhode Island Bureau of | State and local governments | 9 | $13.1 million |
| Wood River Health Services, Inc | Other | 10 | $13.0 million |
| The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation | Nonprofits | 8 | $11.0 million |
| Rhode Island. Department of Environmental Management | State and local governments | 10 | $8.8 million |
| Edesia, Inc. | Other | 2 | $7.9 million |
| Town of New Shoreham | State and local governments | 4 | $4.3 million |
| Arctura, Inc | Small businesses | 3 | $3.8 million |
| Housing Authority of the Town of South Kingstown | Other | 16 | $3.6 million |
| Town of Westerly Housing Authority | Other | 11 | $3.5 million |
| Town of Narragansett Police Department | Other | 4 | $3.3 million |
| Gordon Research Conferences | Nonprofits | 160 | $2.6 million |
| Town of South Kingstown Town Hall | Other | 4 | $2.4 million |
| Tri-County Community Action Agency | Other | 1 | $2.2 million |
| The Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum | Other | 12 | $2.0 million |
| Town of North Kingstown Court | State and local governments | 5 | $1.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Washington County, Rhode Island?
$800 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 911 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Washington County, Rhode Island?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $159 million in 117 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.