Federal grants in Louisiana
Federal agencies awarded $120 billion in grants to recipients in Louisiana from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Grants to States for Medicaid, with $64 billion.
- Louisiana ranks 17th of the 50 states and DC for federal grant awards over five years.
- Federal grant money to recipients in Louisiana fell from $27 billion in fiscal 2021 to $22 billion in fiscal 2025.
- State and local governments received the largest share, 90%.
- Grants to States for Medicaid alone accounted for 53%.
Grants in Louisiana by type of organization
- Grants for state and local governments in Louisiana
- Grants for colleges and universities in Louisiana
- Grants for nonprofits in Louisiana
- Grants for businesses in Louisiana
- Grants for tribes in Louisiana
- Grants for small businesses in Louisiana
- Grants for individuals in Louisiana
Private foundations based in Louisiana: 625 foundations, with who accepts applications.
Project grants won in Louisiana
Most federal grant money is formula and block grants that go to the state by law: $85 billion in Louisiana, 71% of the total. Programs that pay project grants and cooperative agreements, which organizations apply for, brought $20 billion to recipients in Louisiana. These are the largest:
Largest federal grant programs in Louisiana
Largest grant recipients in Louisiana
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lousiana Department of Health | State and local governments | 24 | $66 billion |
| LA Dept. of Admin | State and local governments | 165 | $13 billion |
| Homeland Security & Emergency | State and local governments | 127 | $9.4 billion |
| Transportation & Development Louisiana D | State and local governments | 4,369 | $5.9 billion |
| Administration, Louisiana Division of | State and local governments | 31 | $5.1 billion |
| Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services | State and local governments | 147 | $2.4 billion |
| Louisiana Department of Health | State and local governments | 208 | $2.1 billion |
| Department of Conservation and Energy, State of Louisiana | State and local governments | 60 | $820 million |
| Louisiana Works | State and local governments | 118 | $782 million |
| Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority of Louisiana | State and local governments | 25 | $721 million |
| The Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund | Colleges and universities | 541 | $651 million |
| Louisiana Housing Corporation | Nonprofits | 75 | $633 million |
| Louisiana State University | Colleges and universities | 677 | $567 million |
| Department of Military Affairs Louisiana | State and local governments | 107 | $292 million |
| Southern University and a & M College | Colleges and universities | 88 | $251 million |
| Louisiana Department of Health | State and local governments | 39 | $248 million |
| Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries | State and local governments | 166 | $235 million |
| Louisiana Department of Health | State and local governments | 33 | $229 million |
| LA Department of Environmental Quality | State and local governments | 78 | $216 million |
| Regional Transit Authority | Other | 27 | $215 million |
Browse all 725 federal grant recipients in Louisiana
Where the work happens
The totals above count grants by where the recipient is based. Counted by place of performance, where the funded work happens, grants in Louisiana came to $120 billion. Grants for statewide or multi-county work count in no county, so county totals add up to less.
| County | Awards | Grants |
|---|---|---|
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 2,303 | $26 billion |
| Orleans Parish | 1,791 | $2.9 billion |
| Jefferson Parish | 410 | $856 million |
| Calcasieu Parish | 411 | $771 million |
| Lafayette Parish | 477 | $522 million |
| Bossier Parish | 184 | $487 million |
| Ouachita Parish | 433 | $472 million |
| Caddo Parish | 417 | $460 million |
| Terrebonne Parish | 307 | $448 million |
| St. James Parish | 77 | $400 million |
| Lafourche Parish | 228 | $396 million |
| Ascension Parish | 191 | $350 million |
| St. Tammany Parish | 370 | $348 million |
| Lincoln Parish | 168 | $343 million |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 248 | $337 million |