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Federal grant recipients

Largest federal grant recipients in Alabama

629 organizations in Alabama received at least $1 million or 10 federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, together $73 billion. Alabama Medicaid Agency received the most, $32 billion.

Recipients with a page, by type
TypeRecipientsGrants received
State and local governments331$63 billion
Colleges and universities52$5.8 billion
Nonprofits127$1.9 billion
Other62$944 million
Businesses29$624 million
Tribal governments and organizations16$378 million
Small businesses12$40.2 million

The 100 largest recipients

By federal grants received, fiscal 2021 to 2025
#RecipientTypeAwardsAmount
1Alabama Medicaid Agency · MontgomeryState and local governments34$32 billion
2Alabama State Department of Education · MontgomeryState and local governments173$8.9 billion
3Alabama Department of Transportation · MontgomeryState and local governments4,682$6.1 billion
4Department of Human Resources Alabama · MontgomeryState and local governments151$3.7 billion
5Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs · MontgomeryState and local governments215$3.1 billion
6University of Alabama at Birmingham · BirminghamColleges and universities1,498$2.1 billion
7Alabama Department of Health · MontgomeryState and local governments149$1.4 billion
8University of Alabama · TuscaloosaColleges and universities646$758 million
9AL Department Environmental Management · MontgomeryState and local governments92$692 million
10Auburn University · Auburn UniversityColleges and universities771$578 million
11Ala Emergency Management Agency · ClantonState and local governments54$527 million
12Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources · MontgomeryState and local governments196$498 million
13Alabama Port Authority · MobileState and local governments10$443 million
14Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services · MontgomeryState and local governments38$431 million
15Alabama Department of Workforce · MontgomeryState and local governments77$413 million
16AL Department of Mental Health & Ret · MontgomeryState and local governments67$386 million
17Department of Military Alabama · MontgomeryState and local governments75$344 million
18Civil Air Patrol · MontgomeryNonprofits2$306 million
19Alabama a & M University · HuntsvilleColleges and universities155$293 million
20University of South Alabama · MobileColleges and universities181$293 million
21Housing Authority of Birmingham District · BirminghamState and local governments157$289 million
22Veterans Affairs, Alabama Dept of · MontgomeryState and local governments25$288 million
23State of Alabama Department of Finance · MontgomeryState and local governments3$282 million
24The University of Alabama in Huntsville Research and Technology Corporation · HuntsvilleNonprofits259$278 million
25Tuskegee University · Tuskegee InstituteColleges and universities176$264 million
26Mobile Airport Authority · MobileState and local governments33$239 million
27Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc · HuntsvilleBusinesses1$216 million
28Alabama Department of Commerce · MontgomeryState and local governments29$197 million
29Alabama Department of Senior Services · MontgomeryState and local governments90$178 million
30Alabama State University · MontgomeryColleges and universities68$168 million
31Southern Company Services, Inc. · BirminghamBusinesses6$144 million
32Community Action Partnership of North Alabama, Inc. · DecaturNonprofits14$129 million
33Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency · MontgomeryState and local governments55$124 million
34City of Birmingham · BirminghamState and local governments46$106 million
35City of Mobile · MobileState and local governments34$105 million
36Quality of Life Health Services, Inc. · GadsdenOther6$101 million
37Alabama Housing Finance Authority · MontgomeryOther10$100 million
38Cahaba Medical Care Foundation · CentrevilleOther34$99.1 million
39City of Huntsville · HuntsvilleState and local governments32$96.1 million
40Lawson State Community College · BirminghamColleges and universities17$94.9 million
41Mobile Housing Authority · MobileState and local governments74$86.7 million
42Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority · HuntsvilleState and local governments15$85.7 million
43Bishop State Community College · MobileColleges and universities14$85.5 million
44Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority · BirminghamOther16$78.1 million
45Franklin Primary Health Center, Inc. · MobileOther8$76.1 million
46American Cast Iron Pipe Company · BirminghamBusinesses1$75.0 million
47Troy University · TroyColleges and universities45$72.3 million
48Birmingham Airport Authority · BirminghamState and local governments28$70.2 million
49Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education · MontgomeryState and local governments10$69.5 million
50Huntsville Housing Authority · HuntsvilleTribal governments and organizations114$69.1 million
51Alabama Forestry Commission · MontgomeryState and local governments59$68.4 million
52Mobile County Board of Health · MobileState and local governments17$67.7 million
53City of Montgomery · MontgomeryState and local governments53$67.7 million
54Poarch Band of Creek Indians · AtmoreTribal governments and organizations95$63.8 million
55Shelton State Community College · TuscaloosaColleges and universities7$62.2 million
56Mobile Community Action Inc · MobileNonprofits3$60.2 million
57Montgomery Community Action Committee & Community Development Corp Inc · MontgomeryNonprofits3$59.6 million
58H. Councill Trenholm State Community College · MontgomeryColleges and universities12$58.4 million
59Miles College, Inc. · FairfieldColleges and universities20$56.4 million
60Talladega-Clay-Randolph Child Care Corp · TalladegaNonprofits3$54.1 million
61Stillman College · TuscaloosaColleges and universities34$52.3 million
62Talladega College · TalladegaColleges and universities14$51.2 million
63Alabama Community College System · MontgomeryState and local governments5$50.6 million
64Housing Authority City of Montgomery · MontgomeryTribal governments and organizations71$50.0 million
65Family Guidance Center of Alabama, Inc. · MontgomeryNonprofits4$48.9 million
66Whatley Health Services Inc · TuscaloosaOther9$48.4 million
67Spring Hill College · MobileColleges and universities12$47.8 million
68Health Services Inc · MontgomeryOther5$46.0 million
69Oakwood University, Inc. · HuntsvilleColleges and universities17$43.2 million
70City of Tuscaloosa · TuscaloosaState and local governments35$42.5 million
71Coastal Alabama Community College · Bay MinetteColleges and universities16$42.3 million
72Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc · TuscaloosaNonprofits10$41.5 million
73New Schools for Alabama · BirminghamNonprofits3$40.9 million
74Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services Inc · MobileNonprofits6$40.5 million
75Bessemer Housing Authority · BessemerTribal governments and organizations32$40.2 million
76Bevill State Community College · JasperColleges and universities31$39.6 million
77Greater Gadsden Housing Authority · GadsdenState and local governments41$38.9 million
78Marion Military Institute · MarionColleges and universities6$37.2 million
79University of North Alabama · FlorenceColleges and universities18$37.2 million
80Alabama Council on Human Relations Inc. · AuburnNonprofits4$37.1 million
81Tuscaloosa Housing Authority · TuscaloosaTribal governments and organizations85$36.7 million
82Montgomery Airport Authority · MontgomeryState and local governments17$36.0 million
83Jacksonville State University · JacksonvilleColleges and universities20$35.4 million
84JF Drake State Technical College · HuntsvilleColleges and universities11$34.9 million
85The Children's Hospital of Alabama · BirminghamOther2$34.5 million
86County of Jefferson · BirminghamState and local governments28$34.4 million
87Gadsden State Community College · GadsdenState and local governments7$34.2 million
88George C Wallace Community College-Dothan · DothanColleges and universities11$34.1 million
89University of Montevallo · MontevalloColleges and universities13$34.0 million
90Jefferson County Housing Authority · BirminghamTribal governments and organizations38$34.0 million
91United Bank · AtmoreBusinesses9$33.6 million
92Alabama Regional Medical Services · BirminghamOther9$33.3 million
93Southeast Alabama Rural Health Associate · TroyNonprofits7$33.1 million
94Childcare Resources · BirminghamNonprofits2$32.7 million
95Hudsonalpha Institute for Biotechnology · HuntsvilleNonprofits36$32.4 million
96Samford University · BirminghamColleges and universities13$32.2 million
97University of West Alabama · LivingstonColleges and universities20$31.9 million
98Hope for All Gulf Coast · MobileNonprofits55$31.1 million
99Auburn University Montgomery · MontgomeryColleges and universities18$30.4 million
100JC Calhoun State Community College Inc · TannerColleges and universities5$29.8 million

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