Federal grants to Alabama State Department of Education
Alabama State Department of Education in Montgomery, Alabama received $8.9 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 173 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $3.0 billion. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.2 billion.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$8.9 billion
- Awards173
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.2 billion
- Largest award$2.0 billion
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 53 | $4.0 billion |
| FY 2022 | 43 | $1.3 billion |
| FY 2023 | 38 | $1.1 billion |
| FY 2024 | 36 | $1.2 billion |
| FY 2025 | 39 | $1.2 billion |
Programs that fund Alabama State Department of Education
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 5 | $3.0 billion |
| National School Lunch Program | 14 | $2.6 billion |
| Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | 6 | $1.5 billion |
| Special Education Grants to States | 7 | $1.1 billion |
| Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) | 6 | $190 million |
| Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program | 7 | $121 million |
| Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States | 7 | $119 million |
| Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers | 5 | $103 million |
| State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition | 6 | $36.6 million |
| Special Education Preschool Grants | 6 | $32.9 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 91 | $6.2 billion |
| Department of Agriculture | 78 | $2.7 billion |
| Department of Labor | 2 | $21.1 million |
| Department of Justice | 1 | $427,455 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American rescue plan - elementary and secondary schools emergency relief fund (arp-esser) | Education Stabilization Fund | March 24, 2021 | $2.0 billion |
| Elementary and secondary school emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 6, 2021 | $899 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | October 24, 2023 | $512 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | October 13, 2021 | $465 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | October 26, 2022 | $461 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | November 7, 2024 | $460 million |
| School food programs | National School Lunch Program | October 23, 2020 | $378 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2023 | $303 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2024 | $303 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2022 | $279 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Alabama State Department of Education get?
$8.9 billion in 173 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Alabama State Department of Education the most?
The Department of Education, with $6.2 billion in 91 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Labor follow.
What is Alabama State Department of Education's largest federal grant?
$2.0 billion under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on March 24, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Alabama State Department of Education?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, National School Lunch Program and Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies.
Other grant recipients in Montgomery
- Alabama Medicaid Agency
- Alabama Department of Transportation
- Department of Human Resources Alabama
- Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
- Alabama Department of Health
- AL Department Environmental Management
- Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
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