City profileNew YorkFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does New York City get?
New York City received $15.3 billion in federal awards in FY2025: $1,787 per resident, 2nd of 99 large cities by total.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $15.3 billion in awards whose place of performance is New York City, NY, about $1,787 per resident.
New York City is 72nd of 99 large cities per resident
Federal awards per resident, FY2025, the 99 largest US cities on this site. Dashed line: median city.
What the money is
That is down 16.8% from FY2024 ($18.4 billion). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 24.3%. The largest share came as direct payments ($6.8 billion). The Department of Housing and Urban Development obligated the most ($7.8 billion), and the largest program was Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers ($3.1 billion). By this measure New York City ranks 2nd of the 99 large US cities on this site.
What is counted: contracts, grants, loans and payments that agencies report with this city as the place of performance (USAspending.gov city names NEW YORK, BROOKLYN, BRONX, STATEN ISLAND, QUEENS, LONG ISLAND CITY, ASTORIA, JAMAICA, FLUSHING, FOREST HILLS, ELMHURST, CORONA, JACKSON HEIGHTS, BAYSIDE, FAR ROCKAWAY, RIDGEWOOD, WOODSIDE, QUEENS VILLAGE, FRESH MEADOWS, RICHMOND HILL, OZONE PARK, SOUTH OZONE PARK, KEW GARDENS, REGO PARK, MASPETH, MIDDLE VILLAGE, EAST ELMHURST, WHITESTONE, COLLEGE POINT, HOLLIS, SAINT ALBANS, SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, ROSEDALE, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, HOWARD BEACH, SUNNYSIDE, LITTLE NECK, DOUGLASTON, OAKLAND GARDENS, GLEN OAKS, ARVERNE and ROCKAWAY PARK, state NY). Payments to individuals, such as Social Security, are published only as county totals to protect privacy, so most of them do not show up at city level. For the full picture see the New York page, which includes those payments.
New York City covers five boroughs that use different mailing names. The figures add up the names New York (Manhattan), Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island and the Queens neighborhood names listed in the methodology.
Federal money to New York City by year
New York City: $15B in FY2025, up 24% on FY2019
Federal award obligations by fiscal year and type, FY2018–FY2026, nominal dollars. FY26* is preliminary and still filling in.
- Insurance and other
- Loans (subsidy cost)
- Direct payments
- Grants
- Contracts
View every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments | Loans | Insurance and other | Total | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | $3.0B | $5.2B | $3.8B | -$5.2M | $533.1M | $12.5B | – |
| FY2019 | $2.8B | $5.6B | $4.0B | -$73.8M | $5.2M | $12.3B | – |
| FY2020 | $2.8B | $6.8B | $5.8B | -$6.6M | $96.8M | $15.5B | $1,767 |
| FY2021 | $15.6B | $10.2B | $11.0B | -$67.4M | $133.8M | $36.8B | $4,359 |
| FY2022 | $19.3B | $5.2B | $4.6B | -$174.3M | $203.5M | $29.2B | $3,488 |
| FY2023 | $5.0B | $5.7B | $5.0B | -$47.3M | $274.5M | $16.0B | $1,902 |
| FY2024 | $2.6B | $10.1B | $5.6B | -$70.3M | $216.3M | $18.4B | $2,144 |
| FY2025 | $2.1B | $6.4B | $6.8B | $27.7M | $66.0M | $15.3B | $1,787 |
| FY2026* | $2.6B | $6.2B | $5.7B | -$16.8M | $84.8M | $14.6B | – |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Cities with similar totals
New York City and the cities ranked either side of it
FY2025 federal awards performed in each city, total dollars.
| Fort Worth, TX | $32.8 billion |
| New York City, NY (this page) | $15.3 billion |
| Tucson, AZ | $13.7 billion |
| Huntsville, AL | $12.9 billion |
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to New York City, and the largest federal programs. Programs are federal Assistance Listings (formerly CFDA numbers); contracts have no listing number, so they do not appear there.
Top awarding agencies
| Agency | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $7.8 billion | 50.6% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $3.1 billion | 20.4% |
| Department of Education | $1.9 billion | 12.4% |
| Department of Defense | $880.5 million | 5.7% |
| General Services Administration | $311.4 million | 2.0% |
| Department of Transportation | $277.4 million | 1.8% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $203.3 million | 1.3% |
| National Science Foundation | $180.7 million | 1.2% |
| Department of Justice | $143.6 million | 0.9% |
| Department of Commerce | $97.4 million | 0.6% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Assistance Listing 14.871 | $3.1 billion | 20.2% |
| Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) Assistance Listing 14.195 | $1.7 billion | 11.4% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $1.7 billion | 10.8% |
| Public Housing Operating Fund Assistance Listing 14.850 | $1.5 billion | 10.0% |
| Public Housing Capital Fund Assistance Listing 14.872 | $737.1 million | 4.8% |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance Assistance Listing 93.243 | $320.0 million | 2.1% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $210.7 million | 1.4% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $205.1 million | 1.3% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $184.6 million | 1.2% |
| Head Start Assistance Listing 93.600 | $180.5 million | 1.2% |
Nearby on this site
Universities in New York City
- Columbia University in the City of New York$964M
- New York University$688M
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$606M
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University$322M
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine$194M
- Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York)$83M
- Fordham University$82M
- Rockefeller University$65M
Questions and answers
- How much federal money does New York City get?
- $15.3 billion in FY2025 in awards performed in New York City, NY, according to USAspending.gov. That excludes most payments to individuals, which are published only by county.
- How much is that per resident?
- About $1,787 per resident, using the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate of 8,584,629 people.
- Which agency spends the most in New York City?
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development, with $7.8 billion in FY2025.
Sources and notes
- USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), API endpoints spending_over_time and spending_by_category, filtered by place of performance city (NEW YORK, BROOKLYN, BRONX, STATEN ISLAND, QUEENS, LONG ISLAND CITY, ASTORIA, JAMAICA, FLUSHING, FOREST HILLS, ELMHURST, CORONA, JACKSON HEIGHTS, BAYSIDE, FAR ROCKAWAY, RIDGEWOOD, WOODSIDE, QUEENS VILLAGE, FRESH MEADOWS, RICHMOND HILL, OZONE PARK, SOUTH OZONE PARK, KEW GARDENS, REGO PARK, MASPETH, MIDDLE VILLAGE, EAST ELMHURST, WHITESTONE, COLLEGE POINT, HOLLIS, SAINT ALBANS, SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, ROSEDALE, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, HOWARD BEACH, SUNNYSIDE, LITTLE NECK, DOUGLASTON, OAKLAND GARDENS, GLEN OAKS, ARVERNE, ROCKAWAY PARK) in NY, fiscal years 2018–2026. Amounts are obligations in nominal dollars. Data retrieved 2026-10-04. Public domain.
- U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city estimates (New York city).
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: sources and methods.