Federal grants in Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district (WI-03)
Federal grants for work carried out in Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district totaled $2.1 billion across 2,962 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $730 million. Wisconsin Department of Transportation received the most, $733 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.1 billion
- Awards2,962
- Awarded in FY 2025$304 million
- Share of Wisconsin's total2.5%
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 | 724 | $439 million |
| FY 2022 | 683 | $271 million |
| FY 2023 | 688 | $351 million |
| FY 2024 | 729 | $719 million |
| FY 2025 | 601 | $304 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 809 | $733 million |
| Dairyland Power Cooperative | Nonprofits | 3 | $412 million |
| Department of Military Affairs Wisconsin | State and local governments | 39 | $102 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Colleges and universities | 32 | $47.6 million |
| Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council, Inc. | State and local governments | 21 | $41.7 million |
| Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs | State and local governments | 1 | $41.3 million |
| Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin | Tribal governments and organizations | 39 | $38.6 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Colleges and universities | 22 | $37.2 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Colleges and universities | 17 | $36.8 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Colleges and universities | 17 | $34.5 million |
| Ho-Chunk Housing & Community Development Agency | Other | 4 | $34.2 million |
| Wisconsin Balance of State Contiuum of Care, Inc. | Other | 29 | $32.1 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Colleges and universities | 21 | $31.1 million |
| Cap Services Inc | Other | 12 | $28.8 million |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College | Other | 10 | $26.8 million |
| UW River Falls | Colleges and universities | 19 | $26.5 million |
| City of Eau Claire | State and local governments | 23 | $21.6 million |
| County of Eau Claire | State and local governments | 16 | $21.4 million |
| Western Technical College | Colleges and universities | 7 | $19.3 million |
| City of La Crosse | State and local governments | 37 | $18.1 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district?
$2.1 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 2,962 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $730 million in 807 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.