Federal funding is a significant part of New York State’s Budget: In State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026, federal receipts totaled $98.9 billion, 37 percent of receipts in the State’s budget. Federal receipts grew after the onset of the Great Recession and sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning in SFY 2021, New York State financial plans indicate that $62.2 billion in pandemic relief assistance plus $12.8 billion from the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund was expected to flow through the New York State Financial Plan. 

According to DOB, the State disbursed the last significant portion of pandemic assistance in SFY 2026; as of the FY 2027 NYS Enacted Budget Financial Plan, the State expected to receive almost $98 billion in federal funding in SFY 2027.

Federal Receipts Received by New York State, SFYs 2006 – 2026

Data Table – Federal Receipts Received by New York State, SFYs 2006 – 2026

Year	Total Federal Receipts
2005	$36,213
2006	$35,129
2007	$35,579
2008	$34,909
2009	$38,833
2010	$45,524
2011	$49,304
2012	$44,610
2013	$42,843
2014	$43,789
2015	$48,637
2016	$51,324
2017	$55,407
2018	$58,942
2019	$61,344
2020	$65,080
2021	$78,152
2022	$95,306
2023	$89,563
2024	$94,276
2025	$96,712
2026	$98,899

Federal Receipts as Share of All Receipts, SFYs 2006 – 2026

Data Table – Federal Receipts as Share of All Receipts, SFYs 2006 – 2026

Year	Federal Share of All
2006	32.8%
2007	31.7%
2008	30.2%
2009	32.6%
2010	35.9%
2011	37.0%
2012	33.6%
2013	32.2%
2014	31.8%
2015	32.6%
2016	33.5%
2017	35.4%
2018	35.6%
2019	36.5%
2020	36.7%
2021	40.9%
2022	39.0%
2023	38.4%
2024	40.2%
2025	38.8%
2026	37.0%

Sources: Office of the New York State Comptroller, Annual Cash-Basis Reports; Governmental Funds: Combined Statement of Cash Receipts, Disbursements and Changes in Fund Balances; Exhibit A; New York State Division of the Budget, FY 2027 NYS Enacted Budget Financial Plan.