Federal grants in Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district (WI-02)
Federal grants for work carried out in Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district totaled $14 billion across 5,442 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $2.4 billion. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction received the most, $5.2 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$14 billion
- Awards5,442
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.8 billion
- Share of Wisconsin's total16%
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 district that runs a project in another shows up here under the district where the project runs.
Grants recorded for several districts or the whole state count in no district, so district totals add up to less than the Wisconsin total of $85 billion by place of performance. Districts are the current ones as USAspending maps them.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 1,756 | $3.9 billion |
| FY 2022 | 1,814 | $2.9 billion |
| FY 2023 | 1,873 | $2.1 billion |
| FY 2024 | 1,746 | $3.0 billion |
| FY 2025 | 1,550 | $1.8 billion |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | State and local governments | 99 | $5.2 billion |
| University of Wisconsin System | Colleges and universities | 2,905 | $3.5 billion |
| Public Service Commission of Wisconsin | State and local governments | 9 | $1.1 billion |
| Department of Military Affairs Wisconsin | State and local governments | 102 | $1.1 billion |
| Wisconsin Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 559 | $575 million |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development | State and local governments | 24 | $395 million |
| State of Wisconsin Dept of Admin | State and local governments | 48 | $388 million |
| State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services | State and local governments | 33 | $322 million |
| Department of Justice Wisconsin | State and local governments | 94 | $194 million |
| Wisconsin Technical College System Board | State and local governments | 21 | $141 million |
| Madison Area Technical College District | Colleges and universities | 21 | $68.4 million |
| Dane County Parent Council | Nonprofits | 4 | $62.4 million |
| City of Madison | Other | 54 | $59.8 million |
| County of Dane | State and local governments | 17 | $52.8 million |
| Wisconsin Power and Light Company | Businesses | 1 | $50.0 million |
| Herzing University, LTD | Businesses | 9 | $36.5 million |
| County of Dane | State and local governments | 33 | $31.1 million |
| Flugen Inc | Small businesses | 5 | $26.9 million |
| Access Community Health Centers, Inc. | Other | 7 | $25.9 million |
| The Morgridge Institute for Research, Inc. | Businesses | 15 | $22.7 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district?
$14 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 5,442 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district?
Education Stabilization Fund, with $2.4 billion in 18 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-district work count in no single district.