Federal grants to Department of Education Arkansas
Department of Education Arkansas in Little Rock, Arkansas received $5.9 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 160 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $1.8 billion. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.0 billion.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$5.9 billion
- Awards160
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.0 billion
- Largest award$1.3 billion
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 36 | $2.5 billion |
| FY 2022 | 33 | $750 million |
| FY 2023 | 46 | $760 million |
| FY 2024 | 48 | $918 million |
| FY 2025 | 47 | $1.0 billion |
Programs that fund Department of Education Arkansas
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 5 | $1.8 billion |
| National School Lunch Program | 12 | $1.7 billion |
| Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | 6 | $873 million |
| Special Education Grants to States | 7 | $692 million |
| Child Care and Development Block Grant | 3 | $214 million |
| Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) | 6 | $115 million |
| Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program | 6 | $72.2 million |
| Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers | 5 | $52.8 million |
| Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund | 4 | $52.4 million |
| Every Student Succeeds Act/Preschool Development Grants | 1 | $35.6 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 88 | $3.8 billion |
| Department of Agriculture | 53 | $1.8 billion |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 18 | $325 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 1 | $430,000 |
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 | $1.3 billion |
| Elementary and secondary school emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 6, 2021 | $558 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | November 8, 2024 | $410 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | October 25, 2023 | $397 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | October 5, 2021 | $300 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | October 31, 2022 | $248 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2023 | $177 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2024 | $176 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2022 | $174 million |
| School food programs | National School Lunch Program | October 21, 2020 | $169 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Department of Education Arkansas get?
$5.9 billion in 160 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Department of Education Arkansas the most?
The Department of Education, with $3.8 billion in 88 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Department of Education Arkansas's largest federal grant?
$1.3 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 Department of Education Arkansas?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, National School Lunch Program and Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies.
Other grant recipients in Little Rock
- Arkansas Department of Human Services
- Arkansas Department of Transportation
- Arkansas Department of Human Services
- Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- Arkansas Department of Health
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Arkansas Division of Workforce Services
- Arkansas Department of Human Services
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