Largest federal grant recipients in Massachusetts

1,193 organizations in Massachusetts received at least $1 million or 10 federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, together $153 billion. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts received the most, $78 billion.

Recipients with a page, by type
Type	Recipients	Grants received
State and local governments	303	$120 billion
Nonprofits	335	$15 billion
Colleges and universities	99	$13 billion
Small businesses	282	$1.8 billion
Businesses	63	$1.5 billion
Other	90	$1.3 billion
Tribal governments and organizations	21	$504 million

The 100 largest recipients

By federal grants received, fiscal 2021 to 2025
#	Recipient	Type	Awards	Amount
1	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts · Boston	State and local governments	590	$78 billion
2	Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education · Everett	State and local governments	180	$9.1 billion
3	Massachusetts Department of Transportation · Boston	State and local governments	1,670	$4.8 billion
4	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · Boston	State and local governments	61	$4.0 billion
5	Emergency Management Agency Massachusetts · Framingham	State and local governments	60	$3.6 billion
6	Department of Transitional Assistan · Boston	State and local governments	24	$3.2 billion
7	The General Hospital Corporation · Boston	Nonprofits	2,205	$3.0 billion
8	Massachusetts Department of Public Health · Boston	State and local governments	261	$2.5 billion
9	Brigham & Womens Hospital Inc · Boston	Nonprofits	1,359	$2.0 billion
10	Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge	Colleges and universities	2,000	$2.0 billion
11	Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities · Boston	State and local governments	313	$1.8 billion
12	Massachusetts Department of Early Education & Care · Boston	State and local governments	18	$1.6 billion
13	The Children's Hospital Corporation · Boston	Nonprofits	877	$1.3 billion
14	Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dept of Children & Families · Boston	State and local governments	75	$1.1 billion
15	University of Massachusetts Medical School · Worcester	Colleges and universities	792	$1.1 billion
16	Massachusetts Clean Water Trust · Boston	State and local governments	34	$1.0 billion
17	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · Woods Hole	Colleges and universities	606	$962 million
18	Trustees of Boston University · Boston	Colleges and universities	644	$922 million
19	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. · Boston	Nonprofits	544	$908 million
20	President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge	Colleges and universities	953	$899 million
21	President and Fellows of Harvard College · Boston	Colleges and universities	777	$890 million
22	Executive Office of Labor & Wo · Boston	State and local governments	90	$860 million
23	Jsi Research & Training Institute Inc · Boston	Nonprofits	63	$855 million
24	Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources · Boston	State and local governments	19	$797 million
25	Trustees of Boston University · Boston	Colleges and universities	993	$756 million
26	Northeastern University · Boston	Colleges and universities	909	$729 million
27	President and Fellows of Harvard College · Boston	Colleges and universities	352	$711 million
28	University of Massachusetts Lowell · Amherst	Colleges and universities	984	$709 million
29	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. · Boston	Nonprofits	486	$702 million
30	The Broad Institute, Inc · Cambridge	Nonprofits	226	$589 million
31	Boston Housing Authority · Boston	State and local governments	413	$568 million
32	Massachusetts Port Authority · East Boston	State and local governments	60	$535 million
33	Trustees of Tufts College · Boston	Colleges and universities	355	$466 million
34	Boston, City of · Boston	State and local governments	230	$391 million
35	Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC · Marlborough	Businesses	2	$328 million
36	Ascend Elements, Inc. · Westborough	Small businesses	2	$319 million
37	Education Development Center, Inc. · Waltham	Nonprofits	70	$314 million
38	Commonwealth of Massachusetts Military Division · Hanscom Afb	State and local governments	80	$293 million
39	Massability · Boston	State and local governments	39	$270 million
40	Department of Public Safety · Boston	State and local governments	119	$260 million
41	Veterans' Home in Holyoke · Holyoke	State and local governments	6	$251 million
42	Massachusetts Executive Office of Aging and Independence · Boston	State and local governments	83	$239 million
43	University of Massachusetts Lowell · Lowell	Colleges and universities	298	$216 million
44	University of Mass at Boston · Dorchester	Colleges and universities	214	$214 million
45	Trustees of Boston College · Chestnut Hill	Colleges and universities	288	$213 million
46	Brandeis University · Waltham	Colleges and universities	213	$210 million
47	Trustees of Tufts College · Somerville	Colleges and universities	328	$209 million
48	Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection · Boston	State and local governments	50	$206 million
49	Boston Medical Center Corporation · Boston	Nonprofits	167	$202 million
50	Action for Boston Community Development, Inc · Boston	Nonprofits	11	$200 million
51	The McLean Hospital Corporation · Belmont	Nonprofits	140	$193 million
52	Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · Boston	Nonprofits	115	$189 million
53	Massachusetts Cultural Council · Boston	State and local governments	7	$182 million
54	Cape Cod Regional Transit Auth · Hyannis	Other	13	$178 million
55	Boston, City of · Boston	State and local governments	61	$158 million
56	Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester	Colleges and universities	260	$151 million
57	Form Factory 1, LLC · Somerville	Businesses	1	$150 million
58	Pioneer Valley Transit Authority · Springfield	Other	16	$147 million
59	Boston Public Health Commission · Boston	State and local governments	25	$140 million
60	Massachusetts Department of Mental Health · Boston	State and local governments	24	$131 million
61	Tufts Medical Center Parent, Inc. · Boston	Nonprofits	89	$126 million
62	Highland CSB 1, LLC · Beverly	Businesses	5	$124 million
63	Commonwealth of Massachusetts · Boston	State and local governments	7	$124 million
64	Worcester Housing Authority · Worcester	Tribal governments and organizations	105	$123 million
65	Worcester Regional Transit Authority · Worcester	Other	10	$116 million
66	National Bureau of Economic Research Inc · Cambridge	Nonprofits	123	$111 million
67	Joslin Diabetes Center, Inc. · Boston	Nonprofits	62	$104 million
68	Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc. · Canton	Nonprofits	63	$104 million
69	Orsted Star P2X LLC · Boston	Businesses	1	$99.0 million
70	Sublime Systems, Inc. · Somerville	Small businesses	4	$97.7 million
71	Smithsonian Institution · Cambridge	Nonprofits	193	$96.8 million
72	New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission · Lowell	Nonprofits	30	$96.3 million
73	Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services · Boston	State and local governments	7	$95.1 million
74	City of Worcester · Worcester	State and local governments	47	$92.4 million
75	Mineral Basin Solar Power, LLC · Boston	Businesses	1	$90.0 million
76	City Year, Inc. · Boston	Nonprofits	2	$87.1 million
77	Springfield Housing Authority · Springfield	State and local governments	74	$86.6 million
78	Massachusetts Service Alliance, Inc · Boston	State and local governments	20	$86.5 million
79	Holyoke.chicopee.springfield Head Start, Inc. · Springfield	Nonprofits	6	$86.0 million
80	The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Inc. · Boston	Nonprofits	76	$85.4 million
81	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth · North Dartmouth	Colleges and universities	116	$84.8 million
82	New Bedford Housing Authority · New Bedford	State and local governments	64	$82.6 million
83	City of Springfield · Springfield	State and local governments	37	$82.2 million
84	Fall River Housing Authority · Fall River	State and local governments	78	$81.8 million
85	Soldier on, Inc · Pittsfield	Nonprofits	13	$79.2 million
86	Lowell Housing Authority · Lowell	State and local governments	39	$77.5 million
87	Brockton Housing Authority · Brockton	Tribal governments and organizations	22	$74.6 million
88	Massachusetts Office of Executive Education · Boston	State and local governments	3	$71.7 million
89	Health Resources in Action, Inc. · Boston	Nonprofits	16	$70.8 million
90	The Marine Biological Laboratory · Woods Hole	Nonprofits	82	$69.9 million
91	Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dept. of Conservation & Recreation · Boston	State and local governments	75	$69.5 million
92	Jobs for the Future, Inc · Boston	Nonprofits	11	$69.0 million
93	Southeastern Regional Transit Authority · New Bedford	Other	20	$67.3 million
94	Neighborhealth Corporation · East Boston	Nonprofits	12	$65.1 million
95	Bunker Hill Community College · Charlestown	Colleges and universities	10	$65.0 million
96	State Police Department · Framingham	State and local governments	37	$64.2 million
97	Community Action Pioneer Valley, Inc. · Greenfield	Nonprofits	91	$64.1 million
98	Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority · Haverhill	Other	15	$63.3 million
99	Lawrence F Quigley Memorial Hospital Inc · Chelsea	State and local governments	5	$62.2 million
100	City of Cambridge · Cambridge	State and local governments	109	$60.8 million

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