Largest federal grant recipients in Minnesota

877 organizations in Minnesota received at least $1 million or 10 federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, together $102 billion. Minnesota Department of Human Services received the most, $61 billion.

Recipients with a page, by type
Type	Recipients	Grants received
State and local governments	394	$90 billion
Nonprofits	218	$5.0 billion
Colleges and universities	61	$4.3 billion
Tribal governments and organizations	30	$870 million
Other	93	$602 million
Businesses	25	$471 million
Small businesses	56	$367 million

The 100 largest recipients

By federal grants received, fiscal 2021 to 2025
#	Recipient	Type	Awards	Amount
1	Minnesota Department of Human Services · Saint Paul	State and local governments	268	$61 billion
2	Minnesota Department of Education · Minneapolis	State and local governments	174	$7.5 billion
3	Minnesota Department of Transportation · Saint Paul	State and local governments	3,090	$5.2 billion
4	Regents of the University of Minnesota · Minneapolis	Colleges and universities	3,087	$3.2 billion
5	Metropolitan Council Minnesota · Minneapolis	State and local governments	64	$2.5 billion
6	Department of Commerce Minnesota · Saint Paul	State and local governments	36	$2.4 billion
7	Minnesota Department of Health · Saint Paul	State and local governments	272	$1.9 billion
8	The State of Minnesota of Employment & Economic Development · Saint Paul	State and local governments	85	$1.4 billion
9	Mayo Clinic Jacksonville (a Nonprofit Corporation) · Rochester	Nonprofits	875	$1.4 billion
10	Minnesota Department of Public Safety · Saint Paul	State and local governments	258	$1.2 billion
11	Great River Energy · Osseo	Nonprofits	1	$794 million
12	Judiciary Courts of State of Minnesota · Saint Paul	State and local governments	28	$614 million
13	Minnesota Public Facilities Authority · Saint Paul	State and local governments	24	$556 million
14	MN Department of Employment & Economic Development · Minneapolis	State and local governments	70	$492 million
15	Metropolitan Airports Commission · Minneapolis	State and local governments	77	$461 million
16	Department of Military Affairs Minnesota · Saint Paul	State and local governments	83	$398 million
17	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources · Saint Paul	State and local governments	296	$367 million
18	Minnesota Pollution Control Agency · Saint Paul	State and local governments	78	$333 million
19	Serveminnesota · Minneapolis	State and local governments	15	$244 million
20	City of Rochester · Rochester	State and local governments	48	$234 million
21	Minneapolis Public Housing Authority · Minneapolis	State and local governments	70	$225 million
22	Pheasants Forever, Inc. · Saint Paul	Nonprofits	185	$201 million
23	Xcel Energy Services Inc. · Minneapolis	Businesses	2	$170 million
24	Connexus Energy · Anoka	Nonprofits	1	$170 million
25	Minnesota Department of Human Services · Saint Paul	State and local governments	70	$169 million
26	City of Minneapolis · Minneapolis	State and local governments	60	$166 million
27	Parents in Community Action · Minneapolis	Nonprofits	4	$146 million
28	Talon Nickel (USA) LLC · Tamarack	Small businesses	2	$135 million
29	Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe · Cass Lake	Tribal governments and organizations	147	$125 million
30	Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs · Minneapolis	State and local governments	3	$125 million
31	Minnesota Housing Finance Agency · Saint Paul	State and local governments	26	$120 million
32	Hennepin County · Minneapolis	State and local governments	47	$113 million
33	Minnesota State Colleges & Universities · Saint Paul	Colleges and universities	12	$107 million
34	Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians · Red Lake	Tribal governments and organizations	144	$106 million
35	Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band · Ogema	Tribal governments and organizations	132	$104 million
36	Department of Veterans Affairs Minnesota · Saint Paul	State and local governments	6	$99.8 million
37	Land O'Lakes VENTURE37 · Saint Paul	Nonprofits	108	$98.2 million
38	Fond Du Lac Reservation · Carlton	Tribal governments and organizations	134	$92.8 million
39	Duluth, City of · Duluth	State and local governments	34	$89.9 million
40	Alight · Minneapolis	Nonprofits	18	$86.8 million
41	Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties · Saint Paul	Nonprofits	3	$85.6 million
42	Tri Valley Opportunity Council Inc · Crookston	Nonprofits	26	$85.0 million
43	Executive Office of the State of Minnesota · Saint Paul	State and local governments	2	$82.4 million
44	Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute · Minneapolis	Nonprofits	35	$80.7 million
45	Rural Health Resource Center · Duluth	Other	7	$70.5 million
46	City of Saint Paul · Saint Paul	State and local governments	26	$69.3 million
47	Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe · Onamia	Tribal governments and organizations	101	$65.2 million
48	The Center for Victims of Torture · Saint Paul	Nonprofits	23	$65.0 million
49	Reading & Math, Inc. · Minneapolis	Nonprofits	5	$64.8 million
50	National Marrow Donor Program · Minneapolis	Nonprofits	6	$62.8 million
51	Bois Forte Reservation Tribal Council · Orr	Tribal governments and organizations	86	$61.9 million
52	Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis	Nonprofits	2	$60.0 million
53	Red Lake Public Schools · Red Lake	State and local governments	11	$58.0 million
54	Minnesota State University Mankato · Mankato	Colleges and universities	33	$57.3 million
55	Allete, Inc. · Duluth	Businesses	1	$50.0 million
56	West Side Community Health Services, Inc. · Saint Paul	Other	8	$48.9 million
57	Healthpartners Institute · Minneapolis	Nonprofits	23	$47.8 million
58	Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Saint Paul	State and local governments	138	$46.5 million
59	State of Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry · Saint Paul	State and local governments	19	$45.6 million
60	Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans · Saint Paul	Nonprofits	42	$44.8 million
61	St. Cloud State University · Saint Cloud	Colleges and universities	12	$44.6 million
62	Dakota County Community Development Agency · Saint Paul	State and local governments	41	$44.0 million
63	United Community Action Partnership · Willmar	Nonprofits	35	$42.3 million
64	Duluth Transit Authority · Duluth	Other	14	$40.7 million
65	Greater Minnesota Housing Fund · Saint Paul	Nonprofits	8	$40.5 million
66	Century College · Saint Paul	Colleges and universities	14	$40.4 million
67	Minnesota State Colleges & Universities · Saint Paul	Colleges and universities	17	$40.4 million
68	Minnesota State Colleges & Universities · Minneapolis	Colleges and universities	15	$39.2 million
69	Minneapolis Community and Technical College Foundation · Minneapolis	State and local governments	14	$39.1 million
70	Twin Cities Public Television Inc · Saint Paul	Businesses	6	$37.5 million
71	Red Lake Nation College · Redlake	Tribal governments and organizations	32	$37.2 million
72	Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs · Fergus Falls	State and local governments	1	$37.2 million
73	Child Care Resource & Referral Inc · Rochester	Nonprofits	5	$37.1 million
74	Anoka County Community Action Program, Inc. · Minneapolis	Nonprofits	3	$36.7 million
75	Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College · Cloquet	Colleges and universities	34	$36.6 million
76	City of Duluth · Duluth	State and local governments	45	$36.0 million
77	University of St. Thomas · Saint Paul	Colleges and universities	12	$35.8 million
78	White Earth Tribal and Community College · Mahnomen	Tribal governments and organizations	30	$35.2 million
79	Red Lake Reservation Housing Authority · Redlake	Tribal governments and organizations	3	$34.7 million
80	Solventum Us LLC · Saint Paul	Businesses	1	$34.2 million
81	BD of Trustee of the MN State Colleges and Universities on Behalf of St. Paul Technical College · Saint Paul	State and local governments	9	$34.1 million
82	Tri-County Community Action Partnership, Inc. · Little Falls	Nonprofits	5	$33.4 million
83	Mahube-Otwa Community Act Part · Detroit Lakes	Nonprofits	10	$33.0 million
84	Leech Lake Tribal College, Inc. · Cass Lake	Tribal governments and organizations	30	$32.9 million
85	Hennepin County · Minneapolis	State and local governments	30	$32.4 million
86	Children's Health Care · Minneapolis	Nonprofits	8	$32.2 million
87	Land O Lakes Inc · Saint Paul	Businesses	3	$32.1 million
88	Shelter for Life International, Inc. · Hopkins	Nonprofits	11	$31.9 million
89	Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Housing Authority · Cass Lake	Tribal governments and organizations	6	$30.7 million
90	Winona State University · Winona	Colleges and universities	15	$29.3 million
91	College of St. Scholastica, Inc. · Duluth	Colleges and universities	21	$28.9 million
92	Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota · Saint Paul	Nonprofits	74	$27.7 million
93	Esperanza United · Saint Paul	Nonprofits	16	$27.0 million
94	Minnesota Housing Partnership · Saint Paul	State and local governments	4	$26.7 million
95	Minnesota State Colleges & Universities · Bemidji	Colleges and universities	13	$26.4 million
96	Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota · Morton	Tribal governments and organizations	62	$26.1 million
97	St. Catherine University · Saint Paul	Colleges and universities	21	$26.1 million
98	Department of Veterans Affairs Minnesota · Silver Bay	State and local governments	1	$25.7 million
99	Cargill, Incorporated · Wayzata	Businesses	6	$25.7 million
100	Minnesota Healthsolutions Corporation · Minneapolis	Small businesses	28	$25.6 million

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