Largest federal grant recipients in Connecticut

502 organizations in Connecticut received at least $1 million or 10 federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, together $69 billion. Department of Social Services Connecticut received the most, $37 billion.

Recipients with a page, by type
Type	Recipients	Grants received
State and local governments	150	$59 billion
Colleges and universities	34	$5.4 billion
Nonprofits	164	$3.2 billion
Other	74	$538 million
Businesses	27	$475 million
Small businesses	45	$169 million
Tribal governments and organizations	8	$163 million

The 100 largest recipients

By federal grants received, fiscal 2021 to 2025
#	Recipient	Type	Awards	Amount
1	Department of Social Services Connecticut · Hartford	State and local governments	155	$37 billion
2	Department of Transportation Connecticut · Newington	State and local governments	2,940	$7.5 billion
3	Connecticut Department of Education · Hartford	State and local governments	133	$4.8 billion
4	Yale Univ · New Haven	Colleges and universities	2,967	$3.6 billion
5	Department of Public Health Connecticut · Hartford	State and local governments	220	$1.4 billion
6	Dept of Energy & Environmental Protection · Hartford	State and local governments	275	$1.3 billion
7	Emergency Services and Public Protection, Department of · Middletown	State and local governments	115	$1.2 billion
8	Save the Children Federation, Inc. · Fairfield	Nonprofits	209	$1.2 billion
9	Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · Hartford	State and local governments	41	$930 million
10	University of Connecticut · Storrs Mansfield	Colleges and universities	1,007	$734 million
11	State of Connecticut Labor Dept · Wethersfield	State and local governments	101	$631 million
12	Department of Children & Families · Hartford	State and local governments	73	$575 million
13	Mental Health & Addiction Services Conne · Hartford	State and local governments	289	$495 million
14	University of Connecticut Health Center · Farmington	Colleges and universities	350	$417 million
15	State of Conn Department of Housing · Hartford	State and local governments	128	$313 million
16	Department of Aging & Disability Services · Hartford	State and local governments	122	$275 million
17	Inclusive Prosperity Capital Inc · Hartford	Nonprofits	1	$249 million
18	Office of Policy & Management · Hartford	State and local governments	44	$230 million
19	Scus Head Start Programs Inc · Fairfield	Nonprofits	19	$207 million
20	Military Department State of CT · Hartford	State and local governments	70	$174 million
21	Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport · Bridgeport	State and local governments	103	$137 million
22	Connecticut Airport Authority · Windsor Locks	State and local governments	33	$123 million
23	City of New Haven · New Haven	State and local governments	41	$122 million
24	Housing Authority of the City of New Haven · New Haven	State and local governments	22	$89.3 million
25	Community Health Center, Incorporated · Middletown	Nonprofits	30	$84.0 million
26	Connecticut Institute for Communities, Inc · Danbury	Nonprofits	19	$83.8 million
27	Point Stratford Renewal LLC · Stratford	Businesses	2	$83.6 million
28	Capitol Region Education Council · Hartford	State and local governments	12	$76.2 million
29	Judicial Branch, State of Connecticut · Hartford	State and local governments	17	$75.8 million
30	The Workplace Inc · Bridgeport	Nonprofits	29	$71.9 million
31	Proton Energy Systems Inc · Wallingford	Businesses	3	$68.4 million
32	Connecticut Children's Medical Center · Hartford	Nonprofits	20	$65.3 million
33	Alliance for Community Empowerment, Inc. · Bridgeport	Nonprofits	4	$61.8 million
34	Connecticut Airport Authority · Windsor Locks	State and local governments	14	$58.1 million
35	Connecticut Dept of Veterans Affairs · Rocky Hill	State and local governments	3	$55.7 million
36	Cornell Scott Hill Health Corporation · New Haven	Nonprofits	21	$54.6 million
37	RTX Corporation · East Hartford	Businesses	26	$54.0 million
38	Southern Connecticut State University · New Haven	Businesses	25	$53.1 million
39	Housing Authority of the City of Hartford · Hartford	State and local governments	40	$51.7 million
40	University of Connecticut · Storrs Mansfield	Colleges and universities	4	$50.5 million
41	National Coast Guard Museum Association, Inc. · New London	Nonprofits	1	$50.0 million
42	City of Waterbury · Waterbury	State and local governments	42	$49.7 million
43	Central Connecticut State University · New Britain	Colleges and universities	21	$49.0 million
44	Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority · Bridgeport	Other	10	$48.9 million
45	Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation · Mashantucket	Tribal governments and organizations	99	$48.3 million
46	City of Hartford · Hartford	State and local governments	30	$45.0 million
47	City of Bridgeport · Bridgeport	State and local governments	44	$44.9 million
48	Housing Authority of the City of Waterbury · Waterbury	State and local governments	43	$44.6 million
49	Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation · Stratford	Businesses	5	$44.2 million
50	Optimus Health Care, Inc. · Bridgeport	Other	13	$43.8 million
51	Team Inc · Derby	Nonprofits	6	$43.0 million
52	Greater Hartford Transit District · Hartford	Other	9	$42.9 million
53	City of New Haven · New Haven	State and local governments	11	$41.9 million
54	Norwalk Housing Authority · Norwalk	State and local governments	71	$36.4 million
55	Charter Oak Health Center, Inc. · Hartford	Other	7	$36.0 million
56	Fair Haven Community Health Clinic, Inc. · New Haven	Nonprofits	15	$35.9 million
57	Enstructure New Haven Holdings LLC · East Haven	Businesses	2	$35.0 million
58	Sacred Heart University Incorporated · Fairfield	Colleges and universities	17	$35.0 million
59	Americares Foundation, Inc. · Stamford	Nonprofits	13	$34.8 million
60	City of New Britain · New Britain	Tribal governments and organizations	30	$34.3 million
61	Wesleyan University · Middletown	Colleges and universities	70	$34.2 million
62	University of New Haven, Incorporated · West Haven	Colleges and universities	29	$33.3 million
63	Department of Motor Vehicles Connecticut · Hartford	State and local governments	17	$33.0 million
64	Naugatuck Valley Community College · Waterbury	Colleges and universities	13	$33.0 million
65	Thames Valley Council for Community Action, Inc. · Jewett City	Nonprofits	11	$31.7 million
66	Higher Education, Connecticut Board of Regents for · New Haven	Colleges and universities	6	$30.6 million
67	Eastconn Regional Educational Service Center, Incorporated · Hampton	State and local governments	8	$30.3 million
68	Edadvance · Litchfield	Nonprofits	16	$29.4 million
69	Southwest Community Health Center Inc · Bridgeport	Other	9	$28.8 million
70	Community Health Services, Incorporated · Hartford	Other	7	$28.6 million
71	Higher Education Connecticut Board of Regents for · Bridgeport	Colleges and universities	10	$27.8 million
72	Human Resources Agency of New Britain, Inc. · New Britain	Nonprofits	8	$27.4 million
73	Norwalk Transit District · Norwalk	Other	5	$27.3 million
74	Staywell Health Care, Inc. · Waterbury	Nonprofits	10	$26.9 million
75	City of Hartford · Hartford	State and local governments	8	$26.7 million
76	Goodwin University Inc · East Hartford	Businesses	12	$26.4 million
77	Norwalk Community College · Norwalk	Colleges and universities	7	$26.3 million
78	Generations Family Health Center, Inc · Willimantic	Other	8	$26.0 million
79	Groton Board of Education · Mystic	State and local governments	12	$25.5 million
80	Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments · Waterbury	State and local governments	14	$24.8 million
81	The University of Hartford · West Hartford	Colleges and universities	10	$24.5 million
82	The Children's Community Programs of Connecticut, Inc. · New Haven	Nonprofits	5	$24.3 million
83	Children's Learning Centers of Fairfield County, Inc. · Stamford	Nonprofits	4	$24.2 million
84	Office of Workforce Strategy · Hartford	Other	1	$23.9 million
85	East Hartford Housing Authority · East Hartford	State and local governments	17	$23.8 million
86	Western Connecticut State University Alumni Association, Inc. · Danbury	Colleges and universities	9	$23.7 million
87	City of Stamford · Stamford	State and local governments	36	$23.2 million
88	Quinnipiac University · Hamden	Colleges and universities	10	$23.2 million
89	Columbus House, Inc · New Haven	Nonprofits	21	$23.0 million
90	Wheeler Clinic Inc · Plainville	Nonprofits	17	$22.9 million
91	Housing Authority City of Bristol · Bristol	Tribal governments and organizations	31	$22.9 million
92	Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station · New Haven	State and local governments	60	$22.8 million
93	City of Norwich Department of Public Utilities · Norwich	State and local governments	3	$22.5 million
94	Board of Trustee of Community-Technical College · Hartford	Colleges and universities	7	$22.4 million
95	Community Renewal Team, Inc. · Hartford	Nonprofits	40	$22.3 million
96	Tweed New Haven Airport Authority · East Haven	State and local governments	18	$22.2 million
97	Board of Trust of Community Technical College · Manchester	Colleges and universities	6	$22.2 million
98	The New Haven Jewish Community Council Housing Cor · New Haven	Businesses	3	$22.0 million
99	LULAC Head Start Inc. · New Haven	Nonprofits	4	$21.3 million
100	Norwalk Community Health Center, Inc. · Norwalk	Nonprofits	9	$21.3 million

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