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Milwaukee County
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Federal agencies obligated $302M to Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, WI, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $79M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 27% on FY2025 ($108M).
Milwaukee County ranks 27 of 395 listed organisations located in WI by five-year obligations, and 2,227 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Transportation, Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Justice: 23 awards worth $205M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $62,518,828 | under $1.0M | $62,518,828 | — |
| FY2024 | $51,960,101 | under $1.0M | $51,960,101 | -17% |
| FY2025 | $108,251,066 | under $1.0M | $108,251,066 | +108% |
| FY2026 | $79,292,713 | under $1.0M | $79,292,713 | -27% |
| 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 WI | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $302M | $79B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $79M | $20B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | $79B | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $302M | $1 | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 2,227 of 30,000 | 1 of 395 in WI | 1 |
Largest in state: Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.. 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 Transportation | 6 | $162M | 79% |
| 2 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | 16 | $41M | 20% |
| 3 | Department of Justice | 1 | $1.0M | 0% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Milwaukee County, WI $42M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $63M | 8 Apr 2025 | WI | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $35M | 3 Sep 2025 | WI | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $31M | 1 Sep 2026 | WI | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $17M | 6 Feb 2024 | WI | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants | $10M | 30 May 2023 | WI | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentOffice of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes | GrantProject Grant (B) | 14.900 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program | $7.8M | 30 Sep 2024 | WI | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.513 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals With Disabilities | $6.5M | 25 Sep 2023 | WI | 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 | $5.0M | 4 Aug 2023 | WI | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantProject Grant (B) | 14.267 Continuum of Care Program | $4.1M | 14 May 2026 | WI | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantProject Grant (B) | 14.267 Continuum of Care Program | $3.9M | 11 Mar 2025 | WI | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantProject Grant (B) | 14.267 Continuum of Care Program | $3.4M | 22 May 2024 | WI | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantProject Grant (B) | 14.267 Continuum of Care Program | $3.1M | 18 May 2023 | WI | 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.
- $63M, Department of Transportation, 8 Apr 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: FUNDS AWARDED WILL:-FUND VEHICLE PURCHASES THAT WILL ASSIST THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEMS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE MORE EFFICIENT AND RELI
- $35M, Department of Transportation, 3 Sep 2025: APPLICATION PURPOSE: FUNDS AWARDED WILL BE USED FOR VEHICLE PURCHASES THAT WILL ASSIST THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEMS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE MORE EFFICIENT AN
- $31M, Department of Transportation, 1 Sep 2026: APPLICATION PURPOSE: FUNDS AWARDED WILL:-PROVIDE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON BUSES-SUPPORT FOR CAPITAL COST OF PARATRANSIT OPERATIONS-FUND PROVISIONS FOR IMPROV
- $17M, Department of Transportation, 6 Feb 2024: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS APPLICATION IS TO REQUEST 5307 FORMULA GRANT FUNDS FOR THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM (MILWAUKEE UZA) IN THE AMOUNT OF $16858375
- $10M, Department of Transportation, 30 May 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO COVER OPERATING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATION OF THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM.; ACTIVITIES PERFORM
- $7.8M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 30 Sep 2024: 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
- $6.5M, Department of Transportation, 25 Sep 2023: APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS AWARD IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT TO THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED POPULATION OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.;
- $5.0M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 4 Aug 2023: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Milwaukee County receive?
$302M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $63M; FY2024: $52M; FY2025: $108M; FY2026: $79M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Milwaukee County?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Transportation ($162M), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($41M) and Department of Justice ($1.0M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Federal Transit Formula Grants (20.507), Continuum of Care Program (14.267) and Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (14.900).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: WI ($205M).
Is Milwaukee County a large federal recipient?
It ranks 2,227 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 27 of 395 located in WI. 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.