Congressional Grants (59.059)
Congressional Grants (Assistance Listing 59.059) is run by the Small Business Administration. It awarded $374 million in 471 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $794,681 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $619,000. Half of the 471 awards fell between $300,000 and $1.0 million, and they ranged from $50,000 to $8.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$374 million
- Grant awards471
- Typical award$619,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Size rank441 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants (capacity building and complaint processing, training), project grants (discretionary), project grants (for specified projects), project grants (including individual awards)
Key findings
- It is the 441st largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 23% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 41 states and territories.
What the program funds
Allocate targeted funding for impactful community projects that promote small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives, supporting both programmatic and construction efforts.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
What the money can and cannot pay for
Specific grants for research, training, demonstration projects, small business assistance, construction, community and economic development, educational programs, business and infrastructure development, and/or rural development. Grant project funding can only be used for the specific purpose directed in the statutory language.;
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Awards are in the range of $50,000 to $3,000,000 with an average of $648,607
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Congressional Grants (59.059) awarded $374 million across 471 grant awards, an average of $794,681 per award.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 50% of the money, colleges and universities 27% and state and local governments 20%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 268 | $188 million | 50% |
| Colleges and universities | 102 | $101 million | 27% |
| State and local governments | 85 | $74.2 million | 20% |
| Other | 10 | $7.1 million | 1.9% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 5 | $3.9 million | 1.0% |
| Small businesses | 1 | $150,000 | less than 0.1% |
By state
37 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 37 | $34.2 million |
| Maryland | 28 | $32.0 million |
| Maine | 18 | $18.8 million |
| Mississippi | 10 | $18.7 million |
| Vermont | 16 | $17.4 million |
| California | 21 | $16.4 million |
| Pennsylvania | 27 | $14.9 million |
| Washington | 14 | $14.4 million |
| Ohio | 19 | $13.4 million |
| West Virginia | 18 | $12.9 million |
| Michigan | 16 | $11.7 million |
| Oregon | 16 | $11.6 million |
| Minnesota | 11 | $11.3 million |
| Delaware | 15 | $10.8 million |
| Illinois | 20 | $10.7 million |
| Nevada | 8 | $10.0 million |
| Connecticut | 11 | $9.8 million |
| New Jersey | 17 | $9.6 million |
| Rhode Island | 14 | $8.7 million |
| Louisiana | 4 | $8.0 million |
| New Mexico | 31 | $7.9 million |
| Wisconsin | 7 | $7.5 million |
| Hawaii | 8 | $7.5 million |
| Massachusetts | 12 | $7.3 million |
| Colorado | 13 | $6.5 million |
| Georgia | 13 | $6.2 million |
| Alaska | 6 | $6.2 million |
| Virginia | 7 | $6.0 million |
| North Carolina | 3 | $4.3 million |
| Arizona | 6 | $3.9 million |
| Texas | 6 | $3.4 million |
| Florida | 4 | $3.1 million |
| Alabama | 3 | $1.4 million |
| Tennessee | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Kentucky | 3 | $1.4 million |
| Arkansas | 1 | $1.0 million |
| South Carolina | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Kansas | 1 | $958,000 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | $952,394 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | $903,000 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $250,000 |