Federal grants in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Federal grants for work carried out in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin totaled $3.7 billion across 2,317 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $1.1 billion. Wisconsin Department of Transportation received the most, $1.1 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$3.7 billion
- Awards2,317
- Awarded in FY 2025$763 million
- Share of Wisconsin's total4.4%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin that came to $59 billion of $85 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 765 | $878 million |
| FY 2022 | 729 | $485 million |
| FY 2023 | 791 | $832 million |
| FY 2024 | 803 | $771 million |
| FY 2025 | 676 | $763 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 535 | $1.1 billion |
| The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. | Colleges and universities | 499 | $582 million |
| City of Milwaukee | State and local governments | 65 | $338 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Colleges and universities | 147 | $182 million |
| Marquette University | Colleges and universities | 115 | $109 million |
| Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | State and local governments | 18 | $93.1 million |
| Versiti Blood Health, Inc. | Nonprofits | 47 | $87.5 million |
| Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee | State and local governments | 96 | $79.3 million |
| Next Door Foundation | Nonprofits | 5 | $78.6 million |
| Milwaukee Board of School Directors | State and local governments | 26 | $70.0 million |
| Milwaukee County | State and local governments | 54 | $66.1 million |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Foundation, Inc. | Other | 6 | $60.6 million |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Inc. | Nonprofits | 7 | $52.0 million |
| Acelero Inc | Businesses | 3 | $48.5 million |
| United Community Center Inc | Nonprofits | 12 | $45.8 million |
| Sixteenth Street Community Health Center | Other | 10 | $35.5 million |
| City of Milwaukee | State and local governments | 15 | $35.2 million |
| Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | State and local governments | 12 | $33.3 million |
| Johnson Controls, Inc | Businesses | 1 | $33.1 million |
| United Migrant Opportunity Services/Umos Inc. | Nonprofits | 7 | $32.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Milwaukee County, Wisconsin?
$3.7 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 2,317 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $1.1 billion in 534 awards.
Why is this different from the Wisconsin total?
The Wisconsin 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.