Federal grants to Georgia Department of Agriculture
Georgia Department of Agriculture in Atlanta, Georgia received $49.9 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 106 awards. Its largest program was Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection, with $12.4 million. In fiscal 2025 more was taken back from its awards than added, a net -$10.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$49.9 million
- Awards106
- Awarded in FY 2025-$10.3 million
- Largest award$11.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 19 | $9.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 36 | $23.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 26 | $18.0 million |
| FY 2024 | 27 | $10.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 25 | -$10.3 million |
Programs that fund Georgia Department of Agriculture
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection | 10 | $12.4 million |
| Food and Drug Administration Research | 9 | $9.2 million |
| Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill | 6 | $9.2 million |
| Resilient Food System Infrastructure Program | 1 | $8.5 million |
| Animal Disease and Animal Care | 64 | $8.5 million |
| Cooperative Agreements with States for Intrastate Meat and Poultry Inspection | 5 | $7.5 million |
| Performance Partnership Grants | 2 | $4.2 million |
| Flexible Funding Model - Infrastructure Development and Maintenance for State Manufactured Food Regulatory Programs | 1 | $772,738 |
| Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens | 1 | $750,220 |
| Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Competitive Grants Program | 1 | $510,612 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | 91 | $34.9 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 11 | $10.7 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 4 | $4.3 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
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| State of Georgia rfsi | Resilient Food System Infrastructure Program | August 31, 2023 | $8.5 million |
| Path c Georgia cooperative agreement to implement, improve, and sustain the state produce safety program - application id 977350 grant number tbd Georgia department of agriculture the fda's cooperative agreement program for states and territories to implement a national produce safety program PAR-21 | Food and Drug Administration Research | June 28, 2021 | $3.9 million |
| To supply federal assistance to Georgia to operate a meat and poultry inspection program in order to assure the consumer an adequate supply of safe, wholesome, and properly labeled meat and poultry products. | Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection | October 1, 2024 | $3.4 million |
| Award purpose: to improve the ylh eradication response through research and knowledge transfer. Activities to be performed: delimit a 2.5-MILE (4KM) area around confirmed or suspected detections of ylh in savannah, ga, and around any areas where ylh is detected in Georgia, conduct a detection survey | Animal Disease and Animal Care | May 7, 2025 | $2.6 million |
| Description: this action provides funding in the amount of $165,489 to support the Georgia department of agriculture's highest environmental priorities, which include improving environmental performance, achieving administrative savings and ensuring that pesticides are used and disposed of in the man | Performance Partnership Grants | May 23, 2023 | $2.5 million |
| To supply federal assistance to Georgia to operate a meat and poultry inspection program in order to assure the consumer an adequate supply of safe, wholesome, and properly labeled meat and poultry products. | Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection | October 1, 2023 | $2.0 million |
| To supply federal assistance to Georgia to operate a meat and poultry inspection program in order to assure the consumer an adequate supply of safe, wholesome, and properly labeled meat and poultry products. | Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection | October 1, 2022 | $1.9 million |
| Georgia department of agriculture's laboratory flexible funding model project | Food and Drug Administration Research | October 30, 2020 | $1.9 million |
| To supply federal assistance to Georgia to operate a meat and poultry inspection program in order to assure the consumer an adequate supply of safe, wholesome, and properly labeled meat and poultry products. | Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection | October 1, 2021 | $1.9 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Georgia Department of Agriculture get?
$49.9 million in 106 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Georgia Department of Agriculture the most?
The Department of Agriculture, with $34.9 million in 91 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency follow.
What is Georgia Department of Agriculture's largest federal grant?
$11.1 million under Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments, with its first action in the period on August 24, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Georgia Department of Agriculture?
Its largest are Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection, Food and Drug Administration Research and Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill.
Other grant recipients in Atlanta
- Georgia Department of Community Health
- Georgia Dept of Education
- Georgia Department of Transportation
- Department of Early Care & Learning Georgia
- State of Georgia Department of Public Health
- Emory University
- Department of Insurance of the State of Georgia
- Department of Human Services
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