Recipient of federal assistance · CHARLOTTE, NC

CITY OF CHARLOTTE

CITY OF CHARLOTTE received $106.6M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 41 actions, −43% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $1.4B. Its largest awarding agency was Federal Aviation Administration ($100.6M).

Assistance · FY2026
$106.6M
Loan face value
$25M
lent or guaranteed
Actions
41
Since FY2021
$1.4B
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Location
CHARLOTTE, NC
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Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 357.7MFY2021
  2. 393.1MFY2022
  3. 190.3MFY2023
  4. 162.8MFY2024
  5. 187.4MFY2025
  6. 106.6MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$106.6M100.0%
  2. Direct payments$8,8200.0%
  3. Loans$00.0%
    $25M lent or guaranteed

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 20.117 · Airport Infrastructure Grants$47M44%
  2. 20.118 · Airport Terminal Program$28M26%
  3. 20.116 · Airport Improvement Program$25.7M24%
  4. 20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants$6.5M6.1%
  5. 20.939 · Safe Streets and Roads for All$4.1M3.9%
  6. 20.327 · Railroad Crossing Elimination$3.7M3.5%
  7. 20.205 · Highway Planning and Construction$1.4M1.3%
  8. 20.513 · Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities$1.3M1.2%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Aviation Administration$100.6M94%
    Department of Transportation
  2. Federal Highway Administration$6.8M6.4%
    Department of Transportation
  3. Federal Railroad Administration$3.7M3.5%
    Department of Transportation
  4. Offices, Boards and Divisions$325K0.3%
    Department of Justice
  5. Office of the National Drug Control Policy$160K0.2%
    Executive Office of the President
  6. Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity$130.3K0.1%
    Department of Housing and Urban Development
  7. Departmental Offices$8,8200.0%
    Department of the Treasury
  8. Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development$00.0%
    Department of Housing and Urban Development

Largest awards

  1. FFGA - LYNX BLUE LINE EXTENSION$240.1M
    20.500 · Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants· Federal Transit Administration· Project grant· Mar 22, 2024 – Aug 13, 2026· NC-03-0082
  2. FFY2020 CHARLOTTE AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM (5307) CARES ACT OPERATING AND CAPITAL; CHARLOTTE UZA NC$56.9M
    20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Mar 9, 2021 – Sep 14, 2026· NC-2020-031
  3. PURPOSE: EXPAND APRON. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT EXPANDS EXISTING SOUTH APRON AN ADDITIONAL 414,400 SQUARE…$33.8M
    20.117 · Airport Infrastructure Grants· Federal Aviation Administration· Project grant· Jun 9, 2026 – Jun 9, 2026· 33700121152026
  4. PURPOSE: RECONSTRUCT TERMINAL. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT REPLACES 230,000 SQUARE FEET OF EXISTING MAIN…$28M
    20.118 · Airport Terminal Program· Federal Aviation Administration· Project grant· Sep 11, 2026 – Sep 11, 2026· 33700121192026
  5. PURPOSE: CONSTRUCT RUNWAY. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT CONSTRUCTS A NEW 10,000-FOOT RUNWAY 1C-19C TO REDUCE…$21.5M
    20.116 · Airport Improvement Program· Federal Aviation Administration· Project grant· Apr 23, 2026 – Apr 23, 2026· 33700121132026
  6. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE TO THE CHARLOTTE AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM (CATS) FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF TRANSIT…$20.6M
    20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Apr 20, 2026 – Apr 20, 2026· NC-2019-050

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $5.8M (44 subawards)

19 sub-recipients

  1. RAO COMMUNITY HEALTH$2.3M40%
    CHARLOTTE, NC · 3 subawards
  2. ALBEMARLE LANDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$1M17%
    SUMMERFIELD, NC · 1 subaward
  3. DREAMKEY PARTNERS, INC.$405K7.0%
    CHARLOTTE, NC · 2 subawards
  4. ROOF ABOVE, INC.$294.6K5.1%
    CHARLOTTE, NC · 5 subawards
  5. HOUSE OF MERCY, INC.$287K5.0%
    BELMONT, NC · 3 subawards
  6. MECKLENBURG COUNTY$261.5K4.5%
    CHARLOTTE, NC · 4 subawards
  7. ROY CONSULTING GROUP CORP$154K2.7%
    CHARLOTTE, NC · 2 subawards
  8. THE SALVATION ARMY$150K2.6%
    CHARLOTTE, NC · 1 subaward
  9. COUNTY OF UNION$144.1K2.5%
    MONROE, NC · 1 subaward
  10. SAFE ALLIANCE, INC.$103K1.8%
    CHARLOTTE, NC · 2 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $2.2M (3 subawards)

2 primes

  1. TRANSPORTATION NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT$1.1M51%
    RALEIGH, NC · 2 subawards
  2. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$1.1M49%
    RALEIGH, NC · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $5.4M paid out · $6.5M received
  • FY2022: $5.1M paid out · $11.7M received
  • FY2023: $158.6K paid out · $3.5M received
  • FY2024: $7.1M paid out · $14.3M received
  • FY2025: $3.7M paid out · $4M received
  • FY2026: $5.8M paid out · $2.2M received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.