City profileOhioFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Toledo get?
Toledo received $289.1 million in federal awards in FY2025: $1,098 per resident, 88th of 99 large cities by total.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $289.1 million in awards whose place of performance is Toledo, OH, about $1,098 per resident.
Toledo is 85th 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 up 37.2% from FY2024 ($210.7 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 56.5%. The largest share came as grants ($166.0 million). The Department of Housing and Urban Development obligated the most ($121.9 million), and the largest program was Clean Energy Demonstrations ($44.4 million). By this measure Toledo ranks 88th 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 name TOLEDO, state OH). 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 Ohio page, which includes those payments.
Federal money to Toledo by year
Toledo: $289M in FY2025, up 57% 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 | $21.7M | $67.8M | $89.9M | -$6,387 | $625,866 | $180.1M | – |
| FY2019 | $14.8M | $83.8M | $85.6M | -$102,314 | $660,814 | $184.7M | – |
| FY2020 | $15.0M | $106.0M | $90.6M | $8.5M | $541,421 | $220.6M | $816 |
| FY2021 | $102.7M | $190.5M | $284.1M | $641,551 | $511,057 | $578.4M | $2,152 |
| FY2022 | $12.2M | $91.0M | $102.0M | $16,070 | $2.5M | $207.6M | $779 |
| FY2023 | $17.1M | $103.1M | $121.6M | -$329,021 | $312,847 | $241.8M | $912 |
| FY2024 | $13.5M | $101.7M | $95.0M | -$9,905 | $503,161 | $210.7M | $797 |
| FY2025 | $17.2M | $166.0M | $105.3M | $390,340 | $235,155 | $289.1M | $1,098 |
| FY2026* | $12.1M | $41.8M | $100.9M | $239,168 | $20,965 | $155.1M | – |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Cities with similar totals
Toledo and the cities ranked either side of it
FY2025 federal awards performed in each city, total dollars.
| Lubbock, TX | $341.5 million |
| Jersey City, NJ | $322.1 million |
| Toledo, OH (this page) | $289.1 million |
| Chula Vista, CA | $180.6 million |
| Laredo, TX | $166.9 million |
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Toledo, 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 | $121.9 million | 42.2% |
| Department of Energy | $77.7 million | 26.9% |
| Department of Education | $31.4 million | 10.9% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $23.0 million | 8.0% |
| Department of Defense | $13.1 million | 4.5% |
| Federal Communications Commission | $3.9 million | 1.4% |
| General Services Administration | $3.1 million | 1.1% |
| Department of Justice | $2.3 million | 0.8% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $2.2 million | 0.8% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $2.2 million | 0.8% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clean Energy Demonstrations Assistance Listing 81.255 | $44.4 million | 15.4% |
| Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Assistance Listing 14.871 | $35.2 million | 12.2% |
| Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) Assistance Listing 14.195 | $33.4 million | 11.5% |
| Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications Assistance Listing 81.253 | $32.6 million | 11.3% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $27.6 million | 9.5% |
| Public Housing Operating Fund Assistance Listing 14.850 | $16.1 million | 5.6% |
| Public Housing Capital Fund Assistance Listing 14.872 | $8.8 million | 3.0% |
| Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants Assistance Listing 14.218 | $7.0 million | 2.4% |
| Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program Assistance Listing 14.905 | $7.0 million | 2.4% |
| Continuum of Care Program Assistance Listing 14.267 | $4.8 million | 1.7% |
Nearby on this site
Universities in Toledo
Questions and answers
- How much federal money does Toledo get?
- $289.1 million in FY2025 in awards performed in Toledo, OH, according to USAspending.gov. That excludes most payments to individuals, which are published only by county.
- How much is that per resident?
- About $1,098 per resident, using the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate of 263,423 people.
- Which agency spends the most in Toledo?
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development, with $121.9 million 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 (TOLEDO) in OH, 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 (Toledo city).
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: sources and methods.