Federal grants in Arkansas's 2nd congressional district (AR-02)
Federal grants for work carried out in Arkansas's 2nd congressional district totaled $8.9 billion across 2,123 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $2.1 billion. Department of Education Arkansas received the most, $3.8 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$8.9 billion
- Awards2,123
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.1 billion
- Share of Arkansas's total15%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Arkansas page and recipient pages count by the recipient's address instead. A university based in one district that runs a project in another shows up here under the district where the project runs.
Grants recorded for several districts or the whole state count in no district, so district totals add up to less than the Arkansas total of $59 billion by place of performance. Districts are the current ones as USAspending maps them.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 620 | $3.2 billion |
| FY 2022 | 613 | $1.2 billion |
| FY 2023 | 582 | $1.1 billion |
| FY 2024 | 631 | $1.2 billion |
| FY 2025 | 568 | $2.1 billion |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Education Arkansas | State and local governments | 89 | $3.8 billion |
| Arkansas Economic Development Commission | Other | 32 | $1.2 billion |
| Arkansas Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 477 | $1.1 billion |
| Arkansas Division of Emergency Management | State and local governments | 75 | $484 million |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Colleges and universities | 165 | $281 million |
| Rehabilitation Services, Arkansas | State and local governments | 15 | $172 million |
| Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission | State and local governments | 22 | $115 million |
| Dept of Finance & Administration | State and local governments | 42 | $104 million |
| University of Arkansas System | Colleges and universities | 63 | $96.5 million |
| Arkansas Department of Health | State and local governments | 23 | $86.5 million |
| Arkansa Department of Human Services | State and local governments | 17 | $85.6 million |
| Arkansas Department of Human Services | State and local governments | 10 | $79.2 million |
| Arkansas Department of Veterans' Affairs | State and local governments | 3 | $69.4 million |
| Arkansas Department of Career Education | State and local governments | 7 | $65.3 million |
| Arkansas Children's Research Institute | Nonprofits | 27 | $65.1 million |
| University of Central Arkansas | Colleges and universities | 14 | $61.6 million |
| Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas | Colleges and universities | 34 | $56.1 million |
| AR Public School Resource Center | State and local governments | 4 | $53.1 million |
| City of Little Rock | State and local governments | 36 | $47.4 million |
| Arkansas Children's Hosp | Other | 1 | $46.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Arkansas's 2nd congressional district?
$8.9 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 2,123 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Arkansas's 2nd congressional district?
Education Stabilization Fund, with $2.1 billion in 54 awards.
Why is this different from the Arkansas total?
The Arkansas page counts grants by where the recipient is based. This page counts where the work is done, and grants for statewide or multi-district work count in no single district.