Well Told Grants

Federal grant recipients: who gets the most

38,834 organizations received at least $1 million or 10 federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest was California Department of Health Care Services, with $472 billion.

Each recipient page shows the money by year, the programs and agencies behind it and its largest awards, with a link to each award on USAspending.gov. State agencies top the list because Medicaid, highway and school formula grants pass through them.

By state

StateRecipientsGrants received
California3,869$797 billion
New York2,141$532 billion
Texas1,893$389 billion
Florida1,187$247 billion
Pennsylvania1,280$247 billion
Ohio1,159$205 billion
Illinois1,235$197 billion
North Carolina978$174 billion
Michigan1,086$169 billion
Massachusetts1,193$153 billion
New Jersey699$143 billion
Arizona629$137 billion
Georgia955$134 billion
Virginia961$134 billion
Washington956$133 billion
Maryland781$126 billion
Louisiana725$120 billion
District of Columbia629$115 billion
Indiana562$114 billion
Kentucky655$110 billion
Missouri707$105 billion
Minnesota878$102 billion
Tennessee686$98 billion
Oregon693$97 billion
Colorado832$89 billion
Wisconsin696$85 billion
Puerto Rico356$83 billion
Alabama629$73 billion
Oklahoma925$70 billion
South Carolina508$69 billion
Connecticut502$69 billion
New Mexico504$60 billion
Arkansas480$59 billion
Mississippi540$57 billion
Iowa492$51 billion
Nevada268$46 billion
West Virginia494$43 billion
Utah369$40 billion
Kansas489$38 billion
Alaska583$35 billion
Nebraska410$31 billion
Maine456$30 billion
Hawaii295$29 billion
Idaho267$28 billion
Rhode Island261$27 billion
Montana385$27 billion
U.S. Virgin Islands52$23 billion
Delaware181$22 billion
New Hampshire255$19 billion
North Dakota248$17 billion
Vermont215$17 billion
South Dakota285$17 billion
Wyoming175$10 billion
Guam40$4.5 billion
Northern Mariana Islands42$3.1 billion
American Samoa34$2.3 billion
Federated States of Micronesia14$1.0 billion
Marshall Islands9$787 million
Palau6$402 million

The largest recipients nationwide

The 50 largest, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
California Department of Health Care ServicesCalifornia79$472 billion
NYS Department of HealthNew York200$310 billion
Health & Human Svc Commn TXTexas261$189 billion
PA Department of Human ServicesPennsylvania280$156 billion
Ohio Department of MedicaidOhio21$125 billion
Florida Agency for Health Care AdministrationFlorida21$111 billion
North Carolina Department of Health & Human ServicesNorth Carolina660$108 billion
Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMichigan642$103 billion
Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family ServicesIllinois36$99 billion
New Jersey Department of Human ServicesNew Jersey246$84 billion
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment SystemArizona58$84 billion
The Commonwealth of MassachusettsMassachusetts590$78 billion
Health Services Kentucky Cabinet forKentucky583$78 billion
Indiana Family and Social ServIndiana239$73 billion
Department of Social & Health ServicesWashington224$71 billion
VA Department of Medical Assistance ServiceVirginia21$70 billion
Lousiana Department of HealthLouisiana24$66 billion
Department of Education CaliforniaCalifornia155$66 billion
Department of Social Services MissoMissouri231$62 billion
Minnesota Department of Human ServicesMinnesota268$61 billion
Oregon Health Authority-Public HealthOregon253$60 billion
Georgia Department of Community HealthGeorgia25$58 billion
Maryland Department of HealthMaryland54$54 billion
Finance & Administration Tennessee DeparTennessee22$50 billion
Department of Social Services CaliforniaCalifornia225$47 billion
State of Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsin450$45 billion
State of Colorado - Dept of Health Care Policy & FinancingColorado25$43 billion
National Railroad Passenger CorporationDistrict of Columbia46$40 billion
New Mexico Health Care AuthorityNew Mexico184$38 billion
TX Education AgencyTexas103$37 billion
Department of Social Services ConnecticutConnecticut155$37 billion
New York State Education DepartmentNew York183$36 billion
Arkansas Department of Human ServicesArkansas31$35 billion
Oklahoma Health Care AuthorityOklahoma25$34 billion
Department of Health Human ServicesSouth Carolina36$34 billion
Alabama Medicaid AgencyAlabama34$32 billion
IA Department of Human ServicesIowa252$31 billion
Florida Department of EducationFlorida157$29 billion
Texas Department of TransportationTexas8,533$29 billion
Mississippi Division of MedicaidMississippi24$28 billion
Department of Transportation CaliforniaCalifornia7,340$27 billion
Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityNew York83$27 billion
Nevada Department of Human ServicesNevada60$23 billion
West Virginia Department of Health and Human ResourcesWest Virginia24$22 billion
New York State Office of Temporary & Disability AssistanceNew York116$21 billion
Office of Emergency ServicesCalifornia215$21 billion
Illinois State Board of EducationIllinois159$20 billion
Government of the Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands44$19 billion
Kansas Department of Health & EnvironmentKansas336$19 billion
Utah Department of Health and Human ServicesUtah259$19 billion

From USAspending.gov grant records. Amounts are net obligations. See how our data works.