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Pawtucket, City of
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USAspending records $22M in award obligations to Pawtucket, City of (Pawtucket, RI) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $6.9M, with contracts under the listing floor.
Pawtucket, City of ranks 81 of 174 listed organisations located in RI by five-year obligations, and 17,103 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Agriculture: 7 awards worth $20M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,028,675 | under $1.0M | $12,028,675 | — |
| FY2024 | $3,000,000 | under $1.0M | $3,000,000 | -75% |
| FY2025 | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
| FY2026 | $6,851,911 | under $1.0M | $6,851,911 | — |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in RI | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $22M | $11B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $6.9M | $3.1B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $22M | $11B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 17,103 of 30,989 | 1 of 174 in RI | 1 |
Largest in state: State of Rhode Island Department of Administration. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | 6 | $17M | 85% |
| 2 | Department of Agriculture | 1 | $3.0M | 15% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Providence County, RI $17M · Bristol County, RI $3.0M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantProject Grant (B) | 14.251 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants | $4.5M | 4 Aug 2023 | RI | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentOffice of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes | GrantProject Grant (B) | 14.900 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program | $4.4M | 20 Nov 2025 | RI | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantProject Grant (B) | 14.251 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants | $3.0M | 4 Aug 2023 | RI | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 10.727 Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program | $3.0M | 8 Jul 2024 | RI | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantProject Grant (B) | 14.251 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants | $2.0M | 4 Aug 2023 | RI | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 14.218 Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | $1.8M | 22 Dec 2025 | RI | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 14.218 Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | $1.8M | 21 Oct 2022 | RI | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $4.5M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 4 Aug 2023: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS
- $4.4M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 20 Nov 2025: PURPOSE: THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION (LHR) GRANT PROGRAM IS TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF SIX PROTECTED FROM LEAD POISONING BY A
- $3.0M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 4 Aug 2023: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS
- $3.0M, Department of Agriculture, 8 Jul 2024: TREE GREENING OF PAWTUCKET
- $2.0M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 4 Aug 2023: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS
- $1.8M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 22 Dec 2025: PURPOSE: THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM PROVIDES ANNUAL GRANTS ON A FORMULA BASIS TO STATES, CITIES, AND COUNTIES TO DEVELOP VIABLE URBAN
- $1.8M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 21 Oct 2022: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Pawtucket, City of receive?
$22M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $12M; FY2024: $3.0M; FY2026: $6.9M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Pawtucket, City of?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Housing and Urban Development ($17M) and Department of Agriculture ($3.0M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants (14.251), Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (14.900) and Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants (14.218).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: RI ($20M).
Is Pawtucket, City of a large federal recipient?
It ranks 17,103 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 81 of 174 located in RI. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.