Largest federal grant recipients in New Jersey

699 organizations in New Jersey received at least $1 million or 10 federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, together $143 billion. New Jersey Department of Human Services received the most, $84 billion.

Recipients with a page, by type
Type	Recipients	Grants received
State and local governments	282	$134 billion
Colleges and universities	48	$4.6 billion
Nonprofits	185	$2.6 billion
Other	77	$736 million
Businesses	28	$609 million
Small businesses	64	$321 million
Tribal governments and organizations	15	$276 million

The 100 largest recipients

By federal grants received, fiscal 2021 to 2025
#	Recipient	Type	Awards	Amount
1	New Jersey Department of Human Services · Trenton	State and local governments	246	$84 billion
2	New Jersey Department of Education · Trenton	State and local governments	93	$9.3 billion
3	Transportation, New Jersey Dept of · Trenton	State and local governments	3,267	$7.3 billion
4	New Jersey Transit Corporation · Newark	State and local governments	85	$7.0 billion
5	New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety · Trenton	State and local governments	268	$4.5 billion
6	New Jersey Department of Agriculture · Trenton	State and local governments	174	$3.7 billion
7	New Jersey Department of Health · Trenton	State and local governments	231	$2.9 billion
8	New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance · Trenton	State and local governments	3	$2.1 billion
9	Community Affairs, New Jersey Dept of · Trenton	State and local governments	122	$1.9 billion
10	New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection · Trenton	State and local governments	238	$1.9 billion
11	New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development · Trenton	State and local governments	136	$1.8 billion
12	Executive Office of the State of New Jersey · Trenton	State and local governments	97	$1.3 billion
13	Rutgers, the State University · New Brunswick	Colleges and universities	1,038	$940 million
14	Rutgers the State University of New Jersey · Newark	Colleges and universities	643	$929 million
15	The Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton	Colleges and universities	1,022	$892 million
16	New Jersey Department of Treasury · Trenton	State and local governments	23	$671 million
17	Housing Authority of City of Newark · Newark	State and local governments	209	$398 million
18	New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness · Robbinsville	State and local governments	19	$289 million
19	International Rescue Committee Inc · Summit	Nonprofits	12	$236 million
20	New Jersey Department of Treasury · Trenton	State and local governments	81	$227 million
21	New Jersey Institute of Technology · Newark	Colleges and universities	372	$213 million
22	HMH Hospitals Corporation · Edison	Nonprofits	77	$208 million
23	Center for Family Services Inc · Camden	Nonprofits	77	$175 million
24	New Jersey, State of · Trenton	State and local governments	4	$170 million
25	Tri-County Community Action Agency, Inc. · Bridgeton	Nonprofits	20	$164 million
26	New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs · Lawrence Township	State and local governments	18	$161 million
27	Rowan University · Glassboro	Colleges and universities	172	$151 million
28	Evonik Corporation · Parsippany	Businesses	2	$149 million
29	Montclair State University · Montclair	Colleges and universities	102	$139 million
30	Delaware River Port Authority · Camden	State and local governments	17	$138 million
31	Greater Bergen Community Action, Inc. · Hackensack	Nonprofits	15	$133 million
32	Rutgers, the State University · Newark	Colleges and universities	155	$121 million
33	The Leaguers, Inc. · Newark	Nonprofits	6	$112 million
34	City of Newark New Jersey · Newark	State and local governments	16	$112 million
35	Housing Authority of City of Jersey · Jersey City	Tribal governments and organizations	162	$108 million
36	Holtec Government Services LLC · Camden	Businesses	2	$106 million
37	Housing Authority of the City of Camden · Camden	State and local governments	109	$101 million
38	Trenton Housing Authority · Trenton	State and local governments	43	$100 million
39	City of Newark · Newark	State and local governments	26	$98.7 million
40	Bergen Cty Dept of Planning · Hackensack	State and local governments	25	$94.4 million
41	Kean University · Union	Colleges and universities	38	$92.5 million
42	The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken	Colleges and universities	208	$91.3 million
43	North Hudson Community Action Corporation · Union City	Nonprofits	18	$86.1 million
44	Board of Education of North Hanover Town · Wrightstown	State and local governments	10	$77.3 million
45	Atlantic City Housing Authority & Urban Redevelopment Agency · Atlantic City	State and local governments	72	$76.7 million
46	Croda Inc · Plainsboro	Small businesses	2	$75.0 million
47	Basf Corporation · Florham Park	Businesses	1	$75.0 million
48	Union, County of · Elizabeth	State and local governments	123	$74.3 million
49	William Paterson University of New Jersey · Wayne	Colleges and universities	31	$68.2 million
50	New Jersey Department of State · Trenton	State and local governments	31	$67.6 million
51	Housing Authority of the City of Hoboken · Hoboken	State and local governments	34	$67.5 million
52	NJ Veterans Memorial Home of Vineland · Vineland	State and local governments	4	$66.6 million
53	Gerresheimer Glass Inc · Vineland	Businesses	2	$65.5 million
54	Housing Authority of City of Elizabe · Elizabeth	State and local governments	65	$64.7 million
55	Newark Public Schools · Newark	State and local governments	11	$63.8 million
56	Hopes Community Action Partnership Inc · Hoboken	Nonprofits	12	$63.0 million
57	Hudson County Community College · Jersey City	State and local governments	12	$61.5 million
58	Passaic County Community College · Paterson	Colleges and universities	25	$61.4 million
59	City of Trenton · Trenton	State and local governments	111	$56.2 million
60	Community Health Care Inc · Bridgeton	Other	6	$55.7 million
61	Seastreak, LLC · Atlantic Highlands	Businesses	1	$55.0 million
62	New Jersey City University · Jersey City	Colleges and universities	16	$54.4 million
63	Bergen Community College · Paramus	State and local governments	10	$53.2 million
64	Newark Community Health Centers Inc · Newark	Other	15	$52.2 million
65	Economic Development Authority, New Jersey · Trenton	State and local governments	3	$52.1 million
66	Housing Authority of Bayonne · Bayonne	State and local governments	23	$50.3 million
67	Stockton University · Absecon	Colleges and universities	16	$50.0 million
68	Gridunity, Inc. · Summit	Small businesses	1	$49.5 million
69	City of Jersey City Hall · Jersey City	State and local governments	18	$48.9 million
70	Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers, Inc. · Hammonton	Other	6	$48.8 million
71	Middlesex College · Edison	State and local governments	8	$48.5 million
72	Christopher Reeve Foundation, a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation · Short Hills	Nonprofits	2	$48.3 million
73	Zufall Health Center, Inc. · Dover	Other	18	$48.3 million
74	Union College of Union County, New Jersey · Cranford	Colleges and universities	7	$47.8 million
75	Coriell Institute for Medical Research, Inc. · Camden	Nonprofits	15	$47.6 million
76	New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association a NJ Nonprofit Corp · Robbinsville	Nonprofits	1	$47.5 million
77	Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation · Jersey City	Other	2	$47.2 million
78	Nokia of America Corporation · New Providence	Businesses	2	$47.0 million
79	City of Paterson · Paterson	State and local governments	31	$46.7 million
80	Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program Inc · Phillipsburg	Nonprofits	16	$46.3 million
81	Rutgers, the State University · Piscataway	Colleges and universities	66	$45.1 million
82	Essex County College · Newark	State and local governments	4	$44.8 million
83	Henry J. Austin Health Center, Inc. · Trenton	Other	15	$44.6 million
84	Ru School of Osteopathic Medicine · Stratford	Colleges and universities	42	$44.5 million
85	Ocean County College · Toms River	State and local governments	18	$43.0 million
86	South Jersey Transportation Authority · Hammonton	State and local governments	15	$42.9 million
87	Paterson Housing Authority · Paterson	State and local governments	75	$42.1 million
88	The Children's Home Society of New Jersey · Trenton	Nonprofits	12	$41.4 million
89	County of Essex · East Orange	State and local governments	17	$40.8 million
90	Kessler Foundation, Inc · East Hanover	Nonprofits	31	$40.5 million
91	New Jersey Family Planning League Inc. · Newark	Nonprofits	4	$40.3 million
92	Rutgers, the State University · Newark	Colleges and universities	60	$40.1 million
93	Board of County Commissioners of the County of Hudson · Jersey City	State and local governments	19	$39.5 million
94	Township of Irvington Housing Authority · Irvington	Tribal governments and organizations	40	$39.5 million
95	County of Monmouth · Freehold	State and local governments	40	$39.2 million
96	Camden County College · Blackwood	Colleges and universities	7	$38.9 million
97	Fairleigh Dickinson University · Teaneck	Colleges and universities	16	$38.8 million
98	South Ward Alliance · Newark	Nonprofits	3	$38.4 million
99	Rutgers the State University of New Jersey · Piscataway	Colleges and universities	35	$38.3 million
100	Seton Hall University · South Orange	Colleges and universities	24	$38.1 million

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