Federal grants to Mississippi Department of Education
Mississippi Department of Education in Jackson, Mississippi received $6.6 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 134 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $2.4 billion. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $843 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$6.6 billion
- Awards134
- Awarded in FY 2025$843 million
- Largest award$1.6 billion
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 37 | $2.6 billion |
| FY 2022 | 33 | $1.4 billion |
| FY 2023 | 34 | $860 million |
| FY 2024 | 29 | $817 million |
| FY 2025 | 35 | $843 million |
Programs that fund Mississippi Department of Education
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $2.4 billion |
| National School Lunch Program | 12 | $1.7 billion |
| Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | 6 | $1.2 billion |
| Special Education Grants to States | 7 | $725 million |
| Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) | 6 | $147 million |
| Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program | 6 | $96.2 million |
| Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States | 7 | $77.2 million |
| Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers | 5 | $77.1 million |
| Rural Education | 5 | $31.4 million |
| State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition | 6 | $25.6 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 82 | $4.8 billion |
| Department of Agriculture | 47 | $1.8 billion |
| Department of Labor | 2 | $11.8 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 3 | $382,367 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American rescue plan - elementary and secondary schools emergency relief fund (arp-esser) | Education Stabilization Fund | March 24, 2021 | $1.6 billion |
| Elementary and secondary school emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 6, 2021 | $725 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | October 25, 2023 | $345 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | November 7, 2024 | $325 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | October 26, 2022 | $320 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | October 13, 2021 | $314 million |
| School food programs | National School Lunch Program | October 23, 2020 | $280 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2024 | $242 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2022 | $235 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2023 | $234 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Mississippi Department of Education get?
$6.6 billion in 134 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Mississippi Department of Education the most?
The Department of Education, with $4.8 billion in 82 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Labor follow.
What is Mississippi Department of Education's largest federal grant?
$1.6 billion under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on March 24, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Mississippi Department of Education?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, National School Lunch Program and Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies.
Other grant recipients in Jackson
- Mississippi Division of Medicaid
- Mississippi Department of Transportation
- Mississippi Department of Human Services
- Mississippi State Department of Health
- Mississippi Department of Finance & Administration
- Mississippi Military Department
- Mississippi Development Authority
- Department of Environmental Quality Mississippi
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