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Federal grants in McLennan County, Texas

Federal grants for work carried out in McLennan County, Texas totaled $673 million across 564 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $238 million. Texas Department of Transportation received the most, $238 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 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

Federal grants for work in McLennan County, Texas
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 2021140$261 million
FY 2022141$78.3 million
FY 2023161$89.8 million
FY 2024183$106 million
FY 2025164$137 million

Largest programs

The 20 largest, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Highway Planning and Construction 20.20581$238 million
Education Stabilization Fund 84.42510$140 million
Head Start 93.6003$45.6 million
Health Center Program 93.2243$23.7 million
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs 84.3342$19.6 million
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program 66.6161$18.8 million
Public Housing Operating Fund 14.85034$17.2 million
Public Housing Capital Fund 14.87220$12.3 million
Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs 20.10610$10.4 million
Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program 93.5273$10.1 million
Continuum of Care Program 14.26779$10.0 million
TRIO Upward Bound 84.04710$9.3 million
Mathematical and Physical Sciences 47.04933$9.1 million
Biomedical Research and Research Training 93.85911$8.8 million
Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities 10.7603$8.8 million
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants 14.2186$7.9 million
Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability 10.5793$7.4 million
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) 47.07610$6.9 million
Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants 14.2512$6.5 million
Home Investment Partnerships Program 14.2396$6.2 million

Largest recipients

Recipients of grants for work in McLennan County, Texas
RecipientTypeAwardsAmount
Texas Department of TransportationState and local governments85$238 million
Baylor UniversityColleges and universities175$77.7 million
Texas State Technical CollegeColleges and universities10$72.9 million
Economic Opportunities Advancement Corporation of Planning Region XINonprofits3$45.6 million
McLennan County Junior College DistrictColleges and universities15$45.0 million
City of WacoState and local governments39$43.5 million
Heart of Texas Community Health Center IncOther7$35.0 million
Housing Authority of City of WAOther26$26.3 million
Education Service Ctr Region XIINonprofits9$24.9 million
Mission Waco Mission WorldNonprofits1$18.8 million
Heart of Texas Region Mental Health & Mental Retardation CenterOther40$10.7 million
City of Bruceville EddyState and local governments1$4.5 million
Leroy-Tours-Gerald Water Supply CorpNonprofits1$4.1 million
McLennan County Medical Education and Research FoundationOther2$2.5 million
County of MC LennanState and local governments6$2.4 million
Family Abuse CenterOther25$2.1 million
Birkeland Current LLCSmall businesses2$2.1 million
Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc.Other1$1.8 million
Greater Waco Collective Impact InitiativeOther5$1.8 million
McGregor Housing AuthorityState and local governments11$1.8 million

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money goes to McLennan County, Texas?

$673 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 564 awards.

What is the largest federal grant program in McLennan County, Texas?

Highway Planning and Construction, with $238 million in 81 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.

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