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Federal grants to Arkansas Department of Human Services

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Arkansas Department of Human Services in Little Rock, Arkansas received $280 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 64 awards. Its largest program was National School Lunch Program, with $155 million. In fiscal 2025 more was taken back from its awards than added, a net -$7.2 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Arkansas Department of Human Services by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 202132$115 million
FY 202228$108 million
FY 202320$76.7 million
FY 20240-$12.2 million
FY 20250-$7.2 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Arkansas Department of Human Services

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
National School Lunch Program 10.5557$155 million
State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 10.56114$94.2 million
Child and Adult Care Food Program 10.5587$10.3 million
Pandemic EBT Administrative Costs 10.6492$9.2 million
State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition 10.5604$6.7 million
Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs) 10.56813$5.3 million
Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program 10.1851$2.2 million
Commodity Supplemental Food Program 10.5654$1.8 million
Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grant 10.5412$1.1 million
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program 10.5765$81,725

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Agriculture61$282 million

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Cnp cn block prog
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National School Lunch ProgramOctober 5, 2021$49.4 million
Cnp cn block prog
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National School Lunch ProgramOctober 31, 2022$49.0 million
State administrative matching grants for supplemental nutrition assistance program
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State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramOctober 1, 2020$42.4 million
SNAP state administrative costs
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State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramOctober 6, 2021$40.2 million
School food programs
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National School Lunch ProgramOctober 21, 2020$34.0 million
School food programs
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National School Lunch ProgramNovember 4, 2020$13.3 million
School food programs
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National School Lunch ProgramJuly 28, 2021$10.8 million
Pandemic ebt admin
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Pandemic EBT Administrative CostsOctober 12, 2021$5.3 million
Pandemic ebt admin
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Pandemic EBT Administrative CostsApril 13, 2021$3.9 million
Child and adult care food program
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Child and Adult Care Food ProgramAugust 18, 2021$3.9 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Arkansas Department of Human Services get?

$280 million in 64 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Arkansas Department of Human Services the most?

The Department of Agriculture, with $282 million in 61 awards.

What is Arkansas Department of Human Services's largest federal grant?

$49.4 million under National School Lunch Program, with its first action in the period on October 5, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Arkansas Department of Human Services?

Its largest are National School Lunch Program, State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program.

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