Largest federal grant recipients in Nevada

268 organizations in Nevada received at least $1 million or 10 federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, together $46 billion. Nevada Department of Human Services received the most, $23 billion.

Recipients with a page, by type
Type	Recipients	Grants received
State and local governments	122	$43 billion
Colleges and universities	12	$1.2 billion
Nonprofits	69	$914 million
Tribal governments and organizations	30	$736 million
Businesses	11	$457 million
Other	20	$188 million
Small businesses	4	$8.7 million

The 100 largest recipients

By federal grants received, fiscal 2021 to 2025
#	Recipient	Type	Awards	Amount
1	Nevada Department of Human Services · Carson City	State and local governments	60	$23 billion
2	Nevada Department of Education · Carson City	State and local governments	105	$3.3 billion
3	NV Department of Transportation · Carson City	State and local governments	60	$2.8 billion
4	Department of Transportation Nevada · Carson City	State and local governments	947	$2.8 billion
5	Nevada Department of Health and Human Services · Carson City	State and local governments	187	$1.4 billion
6	Department of Agriculture Nevada · Sparks	State and local governments	203	$971 million
7	Department of Health & Human Services · Carson City	State and local governments	86	$908 million
8	Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas	State and local governments	48	$809 million
9	Nevada Department of Health and Human Services · Carson City	State and local governments	24	$700 million
10	State of Nevada · Carson City	State and local governments	10	$656 million
11	Training and Rehabilitation, Nevada Department of Employment · Carson City	State and local governments	95	$608 million
12	Division of Child and Family Services · Carson City	State and local governments	102	$551 million
13	Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education · Reno	Colleges and universities	700	$533 million
14	Clark County Airport System · Las Vegas	State and local governments	52	$506 million
15	Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education · Las Vegas	Colleges and universities	350	$388 million
16	Department of Conservation and Natural Resources · Carson City	State and local governments	89	$336 million
17	Clark County, NV · Las Vegas	State and local governments	109	$329 million
18	Nevada Office of Emergency Management · Carson City	State and local governments	57	$238 million
19	American Battery Technology Company · Reno	Businesses	4	$193 million
20	Nevada Clean Energy Fund · Reno	Nonprofits	3	$185 million
21	Military Nevada Office of · Carson City	State and local governments	91	$171 million
22	City of Las Vegas · Las Vegas	State and local governments	55	$153 million
23	Nevada Department of Wildlife · Reno	State and local governments	204	$152 million
24	Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority · Las Vegas	Tribal governments and organizations	85	$151 million
25	Nevada State Veterans Home · Sparks	State and local governments	4	$142 million
26	Rite of Passage, Inc. · Minden	Businesses	5	$134 million
27	State of Nevada Gov Energy · Carson City	State and local governments	10	$131 million
28	The Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education · North Las Vegas	Colleges and universities	22	$128 million
29	Nevada Department of Health and Human Services · Carson City	State and local governments	99	$112 million
30	City of North Las Vegas · North Las Vegas	State and local governments	44	$108 million
31	Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, · Reno	Tribal governments and organizations	162	$101 million
32	Southern Nevada Health Dist · Las Vegas	State and local governments	31	$98.2 million
33	Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas	Nonprofits	14	$96.6 million
34	Nevada Gold Mines LLC · Elko	Businesses	1	$95.0 million
35	Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California · Gardnerville	Tribal governments and organizations	92	$92.7 million
36	Coral Academy of Science-Las Vegas · Las Vegas	State and local governments	7	$85.2 million
37	Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority · Reno	State and local governments	29	$85.1 million
38	Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County · Reno	State and local governments	30	$84.3 million
39	Nevada Department of Business and Industry · Carson City	State and local governments	19	$79.5 million
40	Nevada System of Higher Education · Reno	Nonprofits	152	$74.7 million
41	Nevada Health Centers, Inc. · Carson City	Other	13	$72.6 million
42	City of Henderson · Henderson	State and local governments	46	$72.1 million
43	The Great Basin Institute · Reno	Nonprofits	351	$69.6 million
44	Nevada Division of Forestry · Carson City	State and local governments	62	$61.3 million
45	Opportunity 180 · Las Vegas	Nonprofits	3	$53.6 million
46	Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe · Nixon	Tribal governments and organizations	116	$53.3 million
47	Community Services Agency · Reno	Nonprofits	7	$52.7 million
48	Walker River Paiute Tribe · Schurz	Tribal governments and organizations	52	$44.3 million
49	Nevada State University · Henderson	Colleges and universities	29	$43.4 million
50	Sunrise Childrens Foundation · Las Vegas	Nonprofits	3	$42.6 million
51	Nevada Department of Public Safety · Carson City	State and local governments	79	$41.8 million
52	Reno, City of · Reno	State and local governments	39	$41.7 million
53	National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges · Reno	Nonprofits	23	$40.1 million
54	Reno-Sparks Indian Colony · Reno	Tribal governments and organizations	57	$37.0 million
55	Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources · Carson City	State and local governments	8	$37.0 million
56	Shoshone-Paiute Tribes · Owyhee	Tribal governments and organizations	83	$33.4 million
57	Southern Nevada Water Authority · Las Vegas	State and local governments	24	$33.3 million
58	Attorney General Nevada Office of · Carson City	State and local governments	21	$33.1 million
59	Truckee Meadows Water Authority · Reno	State and local governments	2	$33.0 million
60	Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education · Reno	Colleges and universities	24	$32.6 million
61	Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe · Fallon	Tribal governments and organizations	77	$31.8 million
62	Carson City, Nevada · Carson City	State and local governments	44	$31.6 million
63	Tahoe Transportation District · Stateline	State and local governments	23	$31.1 million
64	Community Health Alliance · Reno	Other	7	$31.0 million
65	Nevada System of Higher Education · Reno	Colleges and universities	11	$30.8 million
66	Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department · Las Vegas	State and local governments	18	$29.7 million
67	Tahoe Regional Planning Agency · Stateline	State and local governments	12	$29.0 million
68	County of White Pine · Ely	State and local governments	11	$28.5 million
69	Washoe County · Reno	State and local governments	52	$28.3 million
70	Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development · Carson City	State and local governments	19	$27.5 million
71	United States Veterans Initiative · Las Vegas	Nonprofits	21	$25.9 million
72	Nevada Department of Public Safety · Carson City	State and local governments	37	$24.8 million
73	Nevada Volunteers · Sparks	State and local governments	18	$24.5 million
74	Northern Nevada HIV Outpatient Program, Education and Services · Reno	Nonprofits	14	$21.6 million
75	Duck Valley Housing Authority · Owyhee	Tribal governments and organizations	3	$21.2 million
76	Housing Authority of the City of Reno · Reno	Tribal governments and organizations	59	$19.7 million
77	Parks Division · Carson City	State and local governments	46	$19.6 million
78	Department of Public Safety Nevada · Carson City	State and local governments	7	$19.2 million
79	Nevadaworks · Reno	Other	2	$18.9 million
80	Washoe Housing Authority · Gardnerville	Tribal governments and organizations	4	$17.5 million
81	Clark County Fire Dept-Admin · Las Vegas	State and local governments	12	$17.4 million
82	Nevada System of Higher Education · Carson City	Colleges and universities	10	$17.4 million
83	Nevada Department of Tourism & Cultural Affairs · Carson City	State and local governments	2	$17.3 million
84	Firstmed Health and Wellness Center · Las Vegas	Other	7	$17.0 million
85	Moapa Band Paiute · Moapa	Tribal governments and organizations	6	$15.9 million
86	Help of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas	State and local governments	30	$15.7 million
87	Moapa Band of Paiute Indians · Moapa	Tribal governments and organizations	13	$14.7 million
88	Clark County School District · Las Vegas	State and local governments	15	$14.6 million
89	Nevada Primary Care Association · Carson City	Nonprofits	7	$14.4 million
90	County of Elko · Elko	State and local governments	20	$14.2 million
91	Pyramid Lake Housing Authority · Nixon	Tribal governments and organizations	3	$14.1 million
92	Department of Business & Industry Nevada · Carson City	State and local governments	19	$13.9 million
93	City of Boulder City · Boulder City	State and local governments	10	$13.9 million
94	Head Start of Northeastern Nevada · Elko	Nonprofits	3	$13.8 million
95	Nevada State Lib & Archives · Carson City	State and local governments	12	$13.6 million
96	Las Vegas Paiute Tribe · Las Vegas	Tribal governments and organizations	18	$12.9 million
97	Elko County School District · Elko	State and local governments	13	$12.5 million
98	Westcare Nevada, Inc. · Las Vegas	Nonprofits	13	$11.9 million
99	Lithium Nevada Corp. · Reno	Businesses	1	$11.8 million
100	Duckwater Shoshone Tribe · Duckwater	Tribal governments and organizations	28	$11.8 million

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