Federal grants in Cameron County, Texas
Federal grants for work carried out in Cameron County, Texas totaled $1.1 billion across 456 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Unaccompanied Alien Children Program, with $248 million. Compass Connections received the most, $285 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.1 billion
- Awards456
- Awarded in FY 2025$234 million
- Share of Texas's total0.3%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Texas 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 Texas that came to $248 billion of $389 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 134 | $185 million |
| FY 2022 | 110 | $187 million |
| FY 2023 | 148 | $229 million |
| FY 2024 | 132 | $249 million |
| FY 2025 | 128 | $234 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Connections | Nonprofits | 2 | $285 million |
| Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc N.I.N.O.S | Nonprofits | 3 | $135 million |
| Texas Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 70 | $122 million |
| Sunny Glen Children's Home | Nonprofits | 2 | $63.7 million |
| City of Harlingen | State and local governments | 21 | $61.6 million |
| Su Clinica Familiar | Other | 8 | $57.3 million |
| Brownsville Community Health Clinic Corporation | Other | 6 | $42.2 million |
| Brownsville, City of | State and local governments | 14 | $37.6 million |
| Brownsville, City of | State and local governments | 25 | $27.3 million |
| Texas Southmost College District | Colleges and universities | 2 | $24.2 million |
| BCFS Health and Human Services | Nonprofits | 1 | $20.9 million |
| Housing Authority City of Harlingen | State and local governments | 23 | $20.0 million |
| Cameron County | Other | 16 | $19.2 million |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Colleges and universities | 13 | $18.5 million |
| Brownsville Navigation District of Cameron County, TX | State and local governments | 2 | $14.5 million |
| City of Harlingen | State and local governments | 16 | $14.2 million |
| Cameron, County of | State and local governments | 4 | $12.9 million |
| Cameron County Housing Authority Inc | Other | 11 | $10.9 million |
| City of Santa Rosa | State and local governments | 1 | $9.5 million |
| Valley AIDS Council | Other | 6 | $9.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Cameron County, Texas?
$1.1 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 456 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Cameron County, Texas?
Unaccompanied Alien Children Program, with $248 million in 3 awards.
Why is this different from the Texas total?
The Texas 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.