Largest federal grant recipients in North Carolina

978 organizations in North Carolina received at least $1 million or 10 federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, together $174 billion. North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services received the most, $108 billion.

Recipients with a page, by type
Type	Recipients	Grants received
State and local governments	367	$150 billion
Colleges and universities	69	$12 billion
Nonprofits	233	$7.5 billion
Other	117	$1.2 billion
Businesses	21	$929 million
Tribal governments and organizations	33	$774 million
Small businesses	138	$719 million

The 100 largest recipients

By federal grants received, fiscal 2021 to 2025
#	Recipient	Type	Awards	Amount
1	North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services · Raleigh	State and local governments	660	$108 billion
2	North Carolina Department of Public Instruction · Raleigh	State and local governments	118	$13 billion
3	Transportation North Carolina Department · Raleigh	State and local governments	4,732	$8.3 billion
4	North Carolina Department of Public Safety · Raleigh	State and local governments	287	$4.0 billion
5	Duke University · Durham	Colleges and universities	2,696	$3.7 billion
6	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill	Colleges and universities	2,767	$3.3 billion
7	North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality · Raleigh	State and local governments	250	$2.6 billion
8	Family Health International · Durham	Nonprofits	162	$2.4 billion
9	North Carolina Department of Public Instruction · Raleigh	State and local governments	26	$2.4 billion
10	Department of Commerce North Carolina · Raleigh	State and local governments	28	$1.7 billion
11	Research Triangle Institute · Research Triangle Park	Nonprofits	346	$1.6 billion
12	Department of Information Technology · Raleigh	State and local governments	3	$1.6 billion
13	North Carolina State University · Raleigh	Colleges and universities	1,718	$1.3 billion
14	City of Charlotte · Charlotte	State and local governments	136	$1.1 billion
15	Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Winston Salem	Colleges and universities	559	$790 million
16	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University · Greensboro	Colleges and universities	339	$568 million
17	North Carolina Department of Commerce · Raleigh	State and local governments	58	$553 million
18	North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources · Raleigh	State and local governments	71	$523 million
19	North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission · Raleigh	State and local governments	147	$499 million
20	Governors Office · Raleigh	State and local governments	7	$492 million
21	Division of Employment Security · Raleigh	State and local governments	24	$447 million
22	Grow Early Learning Corp. · Raleigh	Nonprofits	7	$356 million
23	North Carolina Department of Transportation · Raleigh	State and local governments	51	$356 million
24	Albemarle U.S., Inc. · Charlotte	Businesses	3	$307 million
25	Telamon Corporation · Raleigh	Nonprofits	69	$300 million
26	Asheville, City of · Asheville	State and local governments	54	$279 million
27	North Carolina Central University · Durham	Colleges and universities	108	$257 million
28	University of North Carolina at Charlotte · Charlotte	Colleges and universities	320	$252 million
29	Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority · Raleigh	State and local governments	21	$244 million
30	Volvo Technology of America, LLC · Greensboro	Businesses	2	$225 million
31	East Carolina University · Greenville	Colleges and universities	216	$211 million
32	North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services · Raleigh	State and local governments	259	$207 million
33	Cirba Solutions, LLC · Charlotte	Businesses	3	$205 million
34	Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians · Cherokee	Tribal governments and organizations	257	$200 million
35	North Carolina Housing Finance Agency · Raleigh	State and local governments	13	$195 million
36	University of North Carolina at Greensboro · Greensboro	Colleges and universities	149	$189 million
37	Winston-Salem State University · Winston Salem	Colleges and universities	56	$174 million
38	City of Raleigh · Raleigh	State and local governments	51	$170 million
39	Fayetteville State University · Fayetteville	Colleges and universities	74	$169 million
40	Aviation Division · Raleigh	State and local governments	32	$149 million
41	Appalachian State University · Boone	Colleges and universities	81	$142 million
42	Lumbee Land Development, Inc · Pembroke	Tribal governments and organizations	21	$133 million
43	North Carolina Community College System Office · Raleigh	State and local governments	10	$125 million
44	Department of Military & Veterans Affairs North Carolina · Raleigh	State and local governments	11	$123 million
45	City of Greensboro · Greensboro	State and local governments	79	$120 million
46	Housing Authority of the City of Durham · Durham	State and local governments	88	$115 million
47	Mecklenburg County · Charlotte	State and local governments	71	$112 million
48	Intrahealth International, Inc. · Chapel Hill	Nonprofits	7	$109 million
49	Rho Federal Systems Division Inc · Durham	Small businesses	8	$109 million
50	Generationed · Greensboro	Nonprofits	7	$108 million
51	Samaritans Purse · Boone	Nonprofits	11	$99.8 million
52	Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority · Fletcher	State and local governments	20	$98.1 million
53	City of Durham · Durham	State and local governments	32	$89.5 million
54	North Carolina Department of Transportation · Raleigh	State and local governments	12	$88.6 million
55	Elizabeth City State University · Elizabeth City	Colleges and universities	53	$80.4 million
56	The Trust for Tomorrow · Fairfield	Nonprofits	44	$78.8 million
57	University of North Carolina at Wilmington · Wilmington	Colleges and universities	100	$78.7 million
58	Economic Improvement Council, Inc. · Edenton	Nonprofits	13	$73.1 million
59	New Hanover County Airport Authority · Wilmington	State and local governments	17	$70.6 million
60	Families & Communities Rising, Inc. · Durham	Nonprofits	7	$70.2 million
61	Wake Technical Community College · Raleigh	State and local governments	13	$70.1 million
62	Tri County Community Health Council, Inc · Dunn	Other	9	$69.9 million
63	Exela Pharma Sciences LLC · Lenoir	Small businesses	2	$68.7 million
64	Gaston Family Health Services, Inc. · Gastonia	Other	15	$66.7 million
65	Goshen Medical Center, Inc · Faison	Other	12	$66.7 million
66	Central Piedmont Community College · Charlotte	Colleges and universities	7	$66.6 million
67	Southeastern Community Action Partnership, Inc. · Lumberton	Nonprofits	5	$66.6 million
68	Town of Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill	State and local governments	43	$64.8 million
69	Wake Forest University · Winston Salem	Colleges and universities	86	$62.5 million
70	Li Industries, Inc. · Pineville	Businesses	4	$62.1 million
71	Piedmont Triad Airport Authority · Greensboro	State and local governments	12	$61.7 million
72	Housing Authority of the City of Winston-Salem · Winston Salem	State and local governments	113	$61.6 million
73	Piedmont Health Services Inc · Chapel Hill	Nonprofits	10	$61.0 million
74	Greene County Health Care, Incorporated · Snow Hill	Other	8	$60.9 million
75	Western Carolina University · Cullowhee	Colleges and universities	40	$58.7 million
76	Wayne Action Group for Economic Solvency, Inc. · Goldsboro	Nonprofits	12	$58.7 million
77	Johnson C. Smith University, Incorporated · Charlotte	Colleges and universities	29	$58.2 million
78	Housing Authority of the City of Goldsboro, N.C · Goldsboro	State and local governments	49	$58.2 million
79	The University of North Carolina at Pembroke · Pembroke	Colleges and universities	46	$57.9 million
80	Action Pathways Inc · Fayetteville	Nonprofits	6	$55.6 million
81	Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc. · Hendersonville	Other	11	$55.4 million
82	City of Concord · Concord	State and local governments	52	$55.1 million
83	Western Carolina Community Action, Inc · Hendersonville	Nonprofits	12	$55.0 million
84	North Carolina Department of Transportation · Garner	State and local governments	31	$53.8 million
85	NC Commission on Volunteerism & Community Service · Raleigh	State and local governments	17	$51.7 million
86	Guilford Technical Community College · Jamestown	Colleges and universities	5	$50.6 million
87	City of Winston-Salem · Winston Salem	State and local governments	18	$49.1 million
88	Wake County Public Schools · Cary	State and local governments	11	$48.5 million
89	Lincoln Community Health Center Incorporated · Durham	Nonprofits	10	$48.1 million
90	Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, Inc · Arden	Nonprofits	40	$47.8 million
91	Epicypher, Inc. · Research Triangle Park	Small businesses	27	$47.3 million
92	Shaw University · Raleigh	Colleges and universities	21	$47.2 million
93	Onslow County Schools · Jacksonville	State and local governments	17	$46.6 million
94	Housing Authority of the City of Raleigh North Carolina · Raleigh	State and local governments	89	$46.4 million
95	Wilmington Housing Authority · Wilmington	Tribal governments and organizations	97	$46.4 million
96	Volunteers of America of the Carolinas, Inc. · Durham	Nonprofits	16	$45.5 million
97	Livingstone College, Inc. · Salisbury	Colleges and universities	13	$44.2 million
98	Saint Augustine's University · Raleigh	Colleges and universities	30	$43.0 million
99	Housing Authority of City of High Po · High Point	Tribal governments and organizations	110	$42.9 million
100	Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corp · Jacksonville	Other	2	$42.6 million

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