Largest federal grant recipients in Ohio

1,159 organizations in Ohio received at least $1 million or 10 federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, together $205 billion. Ohio Department of Medicaid received the most, $125 billion.

Recipients with a page, by type
Type	Recipients	Grants received
State and local governments	465	$187 billion
Colleges and universities	91	$7.4 billion
Nonprofits	326	$6.6 billion
Businesses	34	$1.8 billion
Other	159	$1.8 billion
Tribal governments and organizations	18	$303 million
Small businesses	66	$260 million

The 100 largest recipients

By federal grants received, fiscal 2021 to 2025
#	Recipient	Type	Awards	Amount
1	Ohio Department of Medicaid · Columbus	State and local governments	21	$125 billion
2	Ohio Department of Education · Columbus	State and local governments	147	$18 billion
3	Ohio Department of Job & Family Services · Columbus	State and local governments	273	$12 billion
4	Ohio Department of Transportation · Columbus	State and local governments	11,508	$11 billion
5	Ohio Department of Development · Columbus	State and local governments	113	$3.4 billion
6	Ohio Department of Health · Columbus	State and local governments	199	$2.8 billion
7	The Ohio State University · Columbus	Colleges and universities	2,457	$2.3 billion
8	The State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management · Columbus	State and local governments	146	$1.7 billion
9	Ohio Department Mental Health · Columbus	State and local governments	44	$1.2 billion
10	Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland	Colleges and universities	967	$1.1 billion
11	Ohio Department of Children and Youth · Columbus	State and local governments	40	$1.0 billion
12	Childrens Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati	Nonprofits	647	$948 million
13	Ohio Department of Public Safety, Emergency Managment Agency · Columbus	State and local governments	58	$932 million
14	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority · Cleveland	State and local governments	32	$790 million
15	Cincinnati Univ of · Cincinnati	Colleges and universities	755	$789 million
16	Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency · Columbus	State and local governments	28	$684 million
17	Battelle Memorial Institute · Columbus	Businesses	45	$631 million
18	Executive Office State of Ohio · Columbus	State and local governments	5	$625 million
19	Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland	Colleges and universities	447	$599 million
20	Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation · West Chester	Businesses	2	$574 million
21	National Youth Advocate Program, Inc. · Columbus	Nonprofits	14	$533 million
22	Department of Natural Resources · Columbus	State and local governments	172	$451 million
23	Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority · Cleveland	State and local governments	159	$418 million
24	Ohio Department of Aging · Columbus	State and local governments	83	$396 million
25	Central Ohio Transit Authority · Columbus	State and local governments	21	$383 million
26	Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital · Columbus	Nonprofits	255	$374 million
27	Attorney General of Ohio · Columbus	State and local governments	31	$290 million
28	Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority · Cincinnati	Nonprofits	27	$272 million
29	National Guard Ohio · Columbus	State and local governments	73	$262 million
30	Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority · Dayton	Other	12	$219 million
31	Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority · Cincinnati	State and local governments	185	$209 million
32	Kent State University · Kent	Colleges and universities	188	$197 million
33	Ohio University · Athens	Colleges and universities	173	$194 million
34	Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority · Akron	State and local governments	207	$189 million
35	Miami Valley Child Development Centers, Inc. · Dayton	Nonprofits	6	$188 million
36	The Ohio State University · Columbus	Colleges and universities	7	$182 million
37	City of Cleveland · Cleveland	State and local governments	26	$180 million
38	Central State University · Wilberforce	Colleges and universities	87	$178 million
39	Natural Resources, Ohio Department of, Division of Wildlife · Columbus	State and local governments	56	$159 million
40	Growth Opportunity Partners, Inc · Cleveland	Nonprofits	1	$156 million
41	Ohio Air Quality Development Authority · Columbus	State and local governments	1	$156 million
42	City of Cincinnati · Cincinnati	State and local governments	62	$154 million
43	Columbus Regional Airport Authority · Columbus	State and local governments	32	$151 million
44	Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc. · Columbus	Nonprofits	3	$144 million
45	Emerald Development & Economic Network Inc · Cleveland	State and local governments	48	$141 million
46	First Student, Inc. · Cincinnati	Businesses	6	$141 million
47	Cuyahoga County · Cleveland	State and local governments	6	$140 million
48	Metro Regional Transit Authority · Akron	Other	8	$138 million
49	Great Lakes Community Action Partnership · Fremont	Nonprofits	40	$136 million
50	Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority · Cleveland	State and local governments	6	$135 million
51	City of Columbus · Columbus	State and local governments	48	$134 million
52	City of Dayton · Dayton	State and local governments	65	$131 million
53	Step Forward · Cleveland	Nonprofits	3	$131 million
54	Strategies to End Homelessness Inc · Cincinnati	State and local governments	13	$130 million
55	University of Toledo · Toledo	Colleges and universities	150	$127 million
56	Cincinnati Hamilton County · Cincinnati	Nonprofits	5	$126 million
57	Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services · Columbus	State and local governments	55	$119 million
58	Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority · Toledo	State and local governments	64	$118 million
59	Cleveland State University · Cleveland	Colleges and universities	94	$116 million
60	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center · Cleveland	Nonprofits	24	$115 million
61	The University of Akron · Akron	Colleges and universities	116	$113 million
62	Miami University · Oxford	Colleges and universities	149	$111 million
63	Community Shelter Board · Columbus	State and local governments	12	$109 million
64	Executive Office State of Ohio · Columbus	State and local governments	11	$109 million
65	Columbus State Community College · Columbus	Colleges and universities	23	$108 million
66	Ohio Department of Agriculture · Reynoldsburg	State and local governments	146	$107 million
67	Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority · Toledo	Other	17	$104 million
68	Public Utilities Commission Ohio · Columbus	State and local governments	25	$103 million
69	University of Dayton · Dayton	Colleges and universities	77	$101 million
70	Stark Metropolitan Housing Aut · Canton	State and local governments	106	$100 million
71	Wright State University · Dayton	Colleges and universities	73	$99.3 million
72	Ohio Department of Public Safety, State Highway Patrol · Columbus	State and local governments	41	$95.2 million
73	City of Toledo · Toledo	State and local governments	36	$94.2 million
74	Bowling Green State University · Bowling Green	Colleges and universities	80	$93.7 million
75	Cuyahoga Community College · Cleveland	State and local governments	34	$93.1 million
76	Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority · Dayton	State and local governments	92	$92.6 million
77	The Centers for Families and Children · Cleveland	Nonprofits	7	$90.4 million
78	State of Ohio · Sandusky	State and local governments	5	$89.4 million
79	Akron Summit Community Action Inc · Akron	Nonprofits	13	$85.9 million
80	Cleveland, City of · Cleveland	State and local governments	17	$83.9 million
81	University of Toledo · Toledo	Colleges and universities	86	$82.9 million
82	Sinclair Community College · Dayton	Nonprofits	35	$82.8 million
83	Council on Rural Service Programs, Inc. · Piqua	Nonprofits	3	$81.6 million
84	Stark Area Regional Transit Authority · Canton	Other	15	$76.4 million
85	Toledo Public Schools · Toledo	State and local governments	13	$76.1 million
86	The Ohio State University · Columbus	Colleges and universities	15	$72.2 million
87	Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services Inc · Cleveland	Other	7	$69.3 million
88	Laketran · Painesville	Other	19	$68.2 million
89	Real Alloy Recycling, LLC. · Beachwood	Businesses	1	$67.3 million
90	Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority · Lorain	Tribal governments and organizations	41	$66.9 million
91	Ironton and Lawrence County Area Community Action Organization · Ironton	Nonprofits	13	$62.5 million
92	Ohio Commission on Service and Volunteerism · Columbus	State and local governments	16	$62.2 million
93	Butler County Educational Service Center · Hamilton	Nonprofits	7	$61.8 million
94	The Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland	Nonprofits	63	$61.8 million
95	Alta Care Group, Inc · Youngstown	Nonprofits	3	$61.2 million
96	Rail Development Commission Ohio · Columbus	State and local governments	10	$61.0 million
97	Cuyahoga County Board of Health · Cleveland	State and local governments	13	$59.6 million
98	Lorain County Community College District · Elyria	State and local governments	19	$59.2 million
99	Community Action Agency of Columbiana County, Inc. · Lisbon	Nonprofits	36	$59.2 million
100	Youngstown State University · Youngstown	Colleges and universities	23	$57.9 million

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