Largest federal grant recipients in Mississippi

540 organizations in Mississippi received at least $1 million or 10 federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, together $57 billion. Mississippi Division of Medicaid received the most, $28 billion.

Recipients with a page, by type
Type	Recipients	Grants received
State and local governments	249	$51 billion
Colleges and universities	22	$2.3 billion
Nonprofits	100	$2.3 billion
Other	87	$850 million
Businesses	67	$510 million
Tribal governments and organizations	7	$242 million
Small businesses	8	$17.8 million

The 100 largest recipients

By federal grants received, fiscal 2021 to 2025
#	Recipient	Type	Awards	Amount
1	Mississippi Division of Medicaid · Jackson	State and local governments	24	$28 billion
2	Mississippi Department of Education · Jackson	State and local governments	134	$6.6 billion
3	Mississippi Department of Transportation · Jackson	State and local governments	2,396	$4.2 billion
4	Mississippi Department of Human Services · Jackson	State and local governments	246	$2.7 billion
5	Mississippi State Department of Health · Jackson	State and local governments	204	$1.7 billion
6	Mississippi Department of Finance & Administration · Jackson	State and local governments	5	$1.4 billion
7	Mississippi Military Department · Jackson	State and local governments	108	$719 million
8	Mississippi Emergency Management Agency · Pearl	State and local governments	65	$695 million
9	Mississippi State University · Mississippi State	Colleges and universities	758	$643 million
10	Mississippi Development Authority · Jackson	State and local governments	36	$501 million
11	Department of Environmental Quality Mississippi · Jackson	State and local governments	160	$443 million
12	Mississippi Department of Employment Security · Jackson	State and local governments	94	$409 million
13	Mississippi Action for Progress, Inc. · Jackson	Nonprofits	10	$319 million
14	Jackson State University · Jackson	Colleges and universities	151	$286 million
15	The University of Mississippi · University	Colleges and universities	269	$270 million
16	University of Mississippi Medical Center · Jackson	Colleges and universities	194	$270 million
17	Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Service · Madison	State and local governments	33	$263 million
18	The University of Southern Mississippi · Hattiesburg	Colleges and universities	237	$252 million
19	Institute of Community Services Inc · Holly Springs	Nonprofits	5	$204 million
20	Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians · Philadelphia	Tribal governments and organizations	234	$202 million
21	Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission · Jackson	State and local governments	12	$197 million
22	MS Department of Child Protection Services · Jackson	State and local governments	39	$196 million
23	Delta Health Alliance, Inc. · Stoneville	Nonprofits	44	$195 million
24	Hinds Community College · Raymond	State and local governments	47	$188 million
25	Mississippi Department of Mental Health · Jackson	State and local governments	52	$180 million
26	Hope Enterprise Corporation · Jackson	Nonprofits	8	$179 million
27	Alcorn State University · Lorman	Colleges and universities	100	$178 million
28	Friends of Children of Mississippi, Inc. · Flowood	Nonprofits	4	$176 million
29	Ducks Unlimited, Inc. · Ridgeland	Nonprofits	125	$158 million
30	JXN Water · Jackson	Businesses	3	$151 million
31	Mississippi Home Corporation · Jackson	State and local governments	26	$140 million
32	MS Department of Public Safety · Jackson	State and local governments	57	$131 million
33	Veterans Affairs Board, Mississippi State · Oxford	State and local governments	6	$123 million
34	State of Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks · Jackson	State and local governments	159	$114 million
35	Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission · Ocean Springs	State and local governments	21	$113 million
36	Tougaloo College · Tougaloo	Colleges and universities	34	$78.6 million
37	Treasurer Mississippi Office of State · Jackson	State and local governments	4	$77.4 million
38	City of Jackson · Pearl	State and local governments	25	$76.5 million
39	Mississippi Department of Public Safety · Ridgeland	State and local governments	77	$72.8 million
40	Mississippi Valley State University · Itta Bena	Colleges and universities	21	$72.0 million
41	Mississippi State Veterans Home · Collins	State and local governments	2	$71.2 million
42	Hinds County Human Resource Agency · Jackson	Nonprofits	3	$68.2 million
43	Bolivar County Community Action Agency, Inc. · Cleveland	Nonprofits	15	$63.5 million
44	Washington County Opportunities Inc · Greenville	Nonprofits	7	$63.0 million
45	City of Jackson Mississippi · Jackson	State and local governments	47	$62.8 million
46	Coastal Family Health Center Inc · Biloxi	Other	12	$61.5 million
47	Central Mississippi Civic Improvement Association Inc · Jackson	Other	8	$61.2 million
48	Family Health Care Clinic, Inc. · Pearl	Other	8	$59.3 million
49	Mississippi Forestry Commission · Jackson	State and local governments	56	$59.2 million
50	The Five County Child Development Program, Inc. · Prentiss	Nonprofits	5	$58.3 million
51	Coahoma Community College · Clarksdale	State and local governments	15	$54.6 million
52	Pearl River Valley Opportunity Inc · Columbia	Nonprofits	5	$53.0 million
53	Mississippi Department of Marine Resources · Biloxi	State and local governments	72	$49.6 million
54	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · Perkinston	State and local governments	9	$47.9 million
55	Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative, Inc. · Hattiesburg	Nonprofits	9	$44.2 million
56	Northwest Miss Community College · Senatobia	Colleges and universities	8	$43.2 million
57	Meridian Housing Authority for City · Meridian	Nonprofits	57	$42.6 million
58	Rust College · Holly Springs	Colleges and universities	23	$40.1 million
59	Mississippi Coast Transportation Authority · Gulfport	Other	16	$38.2 million
60	Meridian Airport Authority · Meridian	State and local governments	21	$37.1 million
61	Delta Health Center, Inc. · Mound Bayou	Other	11	$36.9 million
62	Mississippi Delta Council for Farm Workers Opportunities Inc · Clarksdale	Nonprofits	10	$36.0 million
63	Delta State University · Cleveland	Colleges and universities	16	$34.5 million
64	Mississippi VA · Jackson	State and local governments	3	$33.3 million
65	Mississippi Community College Board · Jackson	State and local governments	8	$33.1 million
66	North Mississippi Commission on Mental Illness & Retardation · Oxford	Nonprofits	18	$32.2 million
67	Uplink LLC · Clarksdale	Other	2	$31.7 million
68	Community Action of South Mississippi · Moss Point	Nonprofits	8	$31.1 million
69	Pearl River Community College · Poplarville	State and local governments	8	$30.9 million
70	Tec of Jackson Inc · Jackson	Other	2	$30.8 million
71	G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center, Inc · Canton	Other	10	$30.7 million
72	Coahoma Opportunities, Inc. · Clarksdale	Nonprofits	5	$30.6 million
73	Wildlife Mississippi · Leland	Nonprofits	21	$27.9 million
74	Choctaw Housing Authority · Philadelphia	Tribal governments and organizations	5	$27.8 million
75	Holmes Community College · Goodman	State and local governments	7	$27.6 million
76	Converge, Inc. · Ridgeland	Nonprofits	3	$27.4 million
77	Gulfport Biloxi Regional Airport Authority · Gulfport	State and local governments	19	$27.1 million
78	Picayune School District · Picayune	Nonprofits	6	$26.7 million
79	Aaron e. Henry Community Health Services Center, Inc · Clarksdale	Other	9	$25.8 million
80	Golden Triangle Regional Airport · Columbus	State and local governments	19	$25.7 million
81	Jefferson Comprehensive Health Center Inc · Fayette	Other	9	$25.6 million
82	Attorney General's Office, Mississippi · Jackson	State and local governments	17	$25.5 million
83	East Mississippi Community College · Scooba	State and local governments	13	$25.4 million
84	Culleywood Capital LLC · Jackson	Businesses	8	$24.8 million
85	Greater Meridian Health Clinic Inc · Meridian	Other	5	$24.3 million
86	Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission · Kiln	State and local governments	14	$23.4 million
87	Hattiesburg City Clerk · Hattiesburg	State and local governments	39	$23.2 million
88	Itawamba Community College · Fulton	State and local governments	4	$22.7 million
89	MS Consortion for International Development · Jackson	Nonprofits	2	$22.3 million
90	2CMISSISSIPPI: Towards Sustainable, Educated and Empowered Mississippi · Ridgeland	Nonprofits	4	$22.0 million
91	Tecinfo Communications, LLC · Leland	Other	1	$20.8 million
92	Family Health Center · Laurel	Other	6	$19.9 million
93	Agriculture & Commerce Mississippi Depar · Jackson	State and local governments	32	$19.7 million
94	Community Health Center Association of Mississippi · Jackson	Nonprofits	4	$19.6 million
95	Biloxi Public School Dist · Biloxi	State and local governments	10	$19.4 million
96	Gulf of Mexico Alliance · Ocean Springs	Nonprofits	11	$19.4 million
97	Laurel Housing Authority · Laurel	State and local governments	34	$19.1 million
98	Jones County Junior College · Ellisville	State and local governments	3	$18.8 million
99	City of Greenville · Greenville	State and local governments	19	$18.2 million
100	Mississippi Regional Housing Authority #5 · Newton	State and local governments	23	$18.1 million

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