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Federal grants in Pennington County, South Dakota

Federal grants for work carried out in Pennington County, South Dakota totaled $592 million across 465 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $130 million. State of South Dakota received the most, $192 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 South Dakota 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 South Dakota that came to $8.7 billion of $17 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.

By year

Federal grants for work in Pennington County, South Dakota
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 2021135$102 million
FY 2022140$86.1 million
FY 2023118$93.9 million
FY 2024127$126 million
FY 2025101$185 million

Largest programs

The 20 largest, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Highway Planning and Construction 20.205113$130 million
Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs 20.10621$70.5 million
Head Start 93.6005$68.4 million
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program 20.9381$62.6 million
Impact Aid 84.04116$32.4 million
Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience 81.2541$20.5 million
Integrative Activities 47.08317$13.7 million
Health Center Program 93.2242$11.8 million
Education Stabilization Fund 84.4258$11.8 million
Office of Science Financial Assistance Program 81.04915$10.6 million
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance 93.2438$10.4 million
Engineering 47.04122$10.3 million
Epidemiology Program 93.2311$9.4 million
Basic Scientific Research 12.4314$8.9 million
Public Housing Capital Fund 14.8725$7.1 million
Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program 10.3821$7.0 million
Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) 43.0089$7.0 million
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) 47.0767$6.8 million
Public Housing Operating Fund 14.85012$6.8 million
Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program 93.5273$6.4 million

Largest recipients

Recipients of grants for work in Pennington County, South Dakota
RecipientTypeAwardsAmount
State of South DakotaState and local governments114$192 million
City of Rapid CityState and local governments35$73.8 million
South Dakota School of Mines & TechnologyColleges and universities102$61.0 million
Youth and Family Services, IncNonprofits12$44.4 million
Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health BoardTribal governments and organizations27$41.4 million
Douglas School District 51-1State and local governments12$28.7 million
Rural America InitiativesOther3$27.8 million
Black Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc.Other1$20.5 million
Community Health Center of the Black Hills, Inc.Other6$18.4 million
Pennington County Housing and Redevelopment CommissionOther17$13.9 million
VRC Metal Systems, LLCSmall businesses5$11.7 million
West River Foundation for Economic and Community DevelopmentOther1$7.0 million
City of WallState and local governments7$5.9 million
Western Dakota Technical CollegeColleges and universities4$5.0 million
Rapid City Area School District 51-4Nonprofits9$4.9 million
Black Hills Center for American Indian HealthNonprofits4$4.1 million
Western South Dakota Community Action, Inc.Other2$3.4 million
Black Hills Area Habitat for HumanityOther1$3.0 million
Green Valley Sanitary DistrictState and local governments1$2.7 million
Family Connections Center, IncOther9$2.5 million

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money goes to Pennington County, South Dakota?

$592 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 465 awards.

What is the largest federal grant program in Pennington County, South Dakota?

Highway Planning and Construction, with $130 million in 113 awards.

Why is this different from the South Dakota total?

The South Dakota 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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