Largest federal grant recipients in California

3,868 organizations in California received at least $1 million or 10 federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, together $797 billion. California Department of Health Care Services received the most, $472 billion.

Recipients with a page, by type
Type	Recipients	Grants received
State and local governments	1,137	$657 billion
Colleges and universities	197	$102 billion
Nonprofits	1,039	$24 billion
Other	419	$5.4 billion
Businesses	180	$3.3 billion
Tribal governments and organizations	179	$3.1 billion
Small businesses	717	$2.7 billion

The 100 largest recipients

By federal grants received, fiscal 2021 to 2025
#	Recipient	Type	Awards	Amount
1	California Department of Health Care Services · Sacramento	State and local governments	79	$472 billion
2	Department of Education California · Sacramento	Colleges and universities	155	$66 billion
3	Department of Social Services California · Sacramento	State and local governments	225	$47 billion
4	Department of Transportation California · Sacramento	State and local governments	7,340	$27 billion
5	Office of Emergency Services · Mather	State and local governments	215	$21 billion
6	California Department of Public Health · Sacramento	State and local governments	183	$8.6 billion
7	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority · Los Angeles	State and local governments	59	$7.9 billion
8	State of California Employment Development Department · Sacramento	State and local governments	96	$5.8 billion
9	The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco	Colleges and universities	3,175	$4.5 billion
10	The Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford	Colleges and universities	3,374	$4.0 billion
11	University of California, San Diego · La Jolla	Colleges and universities	3,156	$3.9 billion
12	University of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles	Colleges and universities	3,174	$3.9 billion
13	State of California Water Resources Control Board · Sacramento	State and local governments	71	$3.5 billion
14	Department of Housing & Community Development · Sacramento	State and local governments	34	$3.3 billion
15	California Department of Child Support Services · Rancho Cordova	State and local governments	15	$3.0 billion
16	San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District · Oakland	State and local governments	42	$3.0 billion
17	Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. · La Puente	State and local governments	58	$2.9 billion
18	University of Southern California · Los Angeles	Colleges and universities	1,928	$2.5 billion
19	University of California, Davis · Davis	Colleges and universities	2,263	$2.4 billion
20	California Public Utilities Commission · San Francisco	State and local governments	12	$2.2 billion
21	Department of Community Services & Development California · Sacramento	State and local governments	22	$2.1 billion
22	City & County of San Francisco · San Francisco	State and local governments	48	$2.1 billion
23	CA Dept of Rehabilitation · Sacramento	State and local governments	38	$1.9 billion
24	The Regents of the University of California · Berkeley	Colleges and universities	2,092	$1.8 billion
25	County of Los Angeles · Los Angeles	State and local governments	66	$1.8 billion
26	University of California Irvine · Irvine	Colleges and universities	1,723	$1.8 billion
27	State of California Energy Commission · Sacramento	State and local governments	14	$1.4 billion
28	Department of Aging California · Sacramento	State and local governments	78	$1.1 billion
29	California Institute of Technology · Pasadena	Colleges and universities	914	$1.1 billion
30	Los Angeles County Office of Education · Downey	Nonprofits	10	$979 million
31	The Scripps Research Institute · La Jolla	Nonprofits	426	$970 million
32	University of California, Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara	Colleges and universities	878	$826 million
33	Department of Airports of the City of Los Angeles · Los Angeles	State and local governments	33	$820 million
34	San Diego Association of Governments · San Diego	State and local governments	47	$798 million
35	The Workforce Investment Board of the City of Los Angeles · Los Angeles	State and local governments	24	$786 million
36	University of California San Diego · La Jolla	Colleges and universities	575	$777 million
37	Orange County Transportation Authority · Orange	State and local governments	44	$773 million
38	State of California Department of Finance · Sacramento	State and local governments	2	$722 million
39	Metropolitan Transit System · San Diego	State and local governments	24	$694 million
40	The Regents of the University of California · Riverside	Colleges and universities	894	$693 million
41	California Military Department · Rancho Cordova	State and local governments	118	$650 million
42	South Coast Air Quality Management District · Diamond Bar	State and local governments	35	$649 million
43	California Department of Food & Agriculture · Sacramento	State and local governments	229	$606 million
44	City & County of San Francisco · San Francisco	State and local governments	22	$606 million
45	University of California Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz	Colleges and universities	691	$589 million
46	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles	Nonprofits	413	$588 million
47	General Atomics · San Diego	Businesses	43	$588 million
48	Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles · Los Angeles	State and local governments	378	$569 million
49	Los Angeles County Development Authority Lacda · Alhambra	State and local governments	233	$559 million
50	Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem · Emeryville	Nonprofits	6	$551 million
51	Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board · San Carlos	State and local governments	17	$524 million
52	Port Department of the City of Oakland · Oakland	State and local governments	23	$520 million
53	California Office of Traffic Safety · Elk Grove	State and local governments	77	$513 million
54	Access Services · El Monte	Other	12	$508 million
55	National Cement Company of California, Inc. · Encino	Businesses	1	$500 million
56	Southern California Regional Rail Authority · Los Angeles	State and local governments	36	$483 million
57	Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Oakland	Nonprofits	236	$479 million
58	Neighborhood House Association · San Diego	Nonprofits	3	$478 million
59	Los Angeles, City of · San Pedro	State and local governments	12	$472 million
60	Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority · San Jose	State and local governments	28	$470 million
61	State of California Department of Transportation · Sacramento	State and local governments	29	$450 million
62	Sacramento Regional Transit District · Sacramento	State and local governments	24	$427 million
63	Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope · Duarte	Nonprofits	286	$410 million
64	Volunteers of America of Los Angeles · Los Angeles	Nonprofits	96	$406 million
65	California Department of Fish & Wildlife · Sacramento	State and local governments	528	$404 million
66	San Diego County Regional Airport Authority · San Diego	State and local governments	24	$402 million
67	Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District · Oakland	State and local governments	21	$391 million
68	Public Health Institute · Oakland	Nonprofits	77	$388 million
69	Omnitrans · San Bernardino	State and local governments	22	$381 million
70	Riverside County Office of Education · Riverside	State and local governments	17	$372 million
71	San Diego State University Foundation · San Diego	Nonprofits	474	$369 million
72	Sacramento Employment Training Agency · Sacramento	State and local governments	4	$355 million
73	State of California Department of Water Resources · Sacramento	State and local governments	38	$351 million
74	The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, California · La Jolla	Nonprofits	203	$345 million
75	Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc. · San Luis Obispo	Nonprofits	25	$338 million
76	Grid Alternatives · Emeryville	Nonprofits	5	$334 million
77	San Jose, City of · San Jose	State and local governments	73	$327 million
78	Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District · San Francisco	State and local governments	20	$326 million
79	San Bernardino, County of · San Bernardino	State and local governments	4	$325 million
80	California Department of Developmental Services · Sacramento	State and local governments	9	$317 million
81	International Medical Corps · Los Angeles	Nonprofits	78	$314 million
82	California Department of Parks & Recreation · Sacramento	State and local governments	122	$304 million
83	North County Transit District · Oceanside	State and local governments	24	$302 million
84	Children's Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles	Nonprofits	161	$302 million
85	Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority · Los Angeles	State and local governments	258	$291 million
86	Department of Justice California · Sacramento	State and local governments	23	$277 million
87	Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute · La Jolla	Nonprofits	141	$270 million
88	City and County of San Francisco · San Francisco	State and local governments	41	$264 million
89	University of California, Merced · Merced	Colleges and universities	320	$259 million
90	California High-Speed Rail Authority · Sacramento	State and local governments	5	$249 million
91	Child Care Resource Center Inc · Chatsworth	Nonprofits	3	$238 million
92	Orange County Head Start, Inc. · Santa Ana	Nonprofits	3	$236 million
93	Flextech Alliance, Inc. · San Jose	Nonprofits	1	$233 million
94	Wested · San Francisco	Businesses	72	$232 million
95	San Francisco State University · San Francisco	Colleges and universities	149	$229 million
96	J.david Gladstone Institutes · San Francisco	Nonprofits	135	$224 million
97	The Rand Corporation · Santa Monica	Nonprofits	174	$222 million
98	San Mateo County Transit District · San Carlos	State and local governments	14	$217 million
99	Foothill Transit · West Covina	Other	9	$217 million
100	California State University Northridge · Northridge	Colleges and universities	3	$216 million

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