Federal grants in Massachusetts
Federal agencies awarded $153 billion in grants to recipients in Massachusetts from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Grants to States for Medicaid, with $73 billion.
- Massachusetts ranks 10th of the 50 states and DC for federal grant awards over five years.
- Federal grant money to recipients in Massachusetts fell from $33 billion in fiscal 2021 to $30 billion in fiscal 2025.
- State and local governments received the largest share, 74%.
- Grants to States for Medicaid alone accounted for 47%.
Grants in Massachusetts by type of organization
- Grants for state and local governments in Massachusetts
- Grants for nonprofits in Massachusetts
- Grants for colleges and universities in Massachusetts
- Grants for businesses in Massachusetts
- Grants for small businesses in Massachusetts
- Grants for tribes in Massachusetts
- Grants for individuals in Massachusetts
Private foundations based in Massachusetts: 3,274 foundations, with who accepts applications.
Project grants won in Massachusetts
Most federal grant money is formula and block grants that go to the state by law: $99 billion in Massachusetts, 64% of the total. Programs that pay project grants and cooperative agreements, which organizations apply for, brought $40 billion to recipients in Massachusetts. These are the largest:
Largest federal grant programs in Massachusetts
Largest grant recipients in Massachusetts
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Commonwealth of Massachusetts | State and local governments | 592 | $78 billion |
| Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | State and local governments | 179 | $9.1 billion |
| Massachusetts Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 1,672 | $4.8 billion |
| Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | State and local governments | 61 | $4.0 billion |
| Emergency Management Agency Massachusetts | State and local governments | 60 | $3.6 billion |
| Department of Transitional Assistan | State and local governments | 24 | $3.2 billion |
| The General Hospital Corporation | Nonprofits | 2,205 | $3.0 billion |
| Massachusetts Department of Public Health | State and local governments | 261 | $2.5 billion |
| Brigham & Womens Hospital Inc | Nonprofits | 1,359 | $2.0 billion |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Colleges and universities | 1,998 | $2.0 billion |
| Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities | State and local governments | 313 | $1.8 billion |
| Massachusetts Department of Early Education & Care | State and local governments | 18 | $1.6 billion |
| The Children's Hospital Corporation | Nonprofits | 877 | $1.3 billion |
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dept of Children & Families | State and local governments | 75 | $1.1 billion |
| University of Massachusetts Medical School | Colleges and universities | 791 | $1.1 billion |
| Massachusetts Clean Water Trust | State and local governments | 34 | $1.0 billion |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Nonprofits | 606 | $962 million |
| Trustees of Boston University | Colleges and universities | 644 | $923 million |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. | Nonprofits | 544 | $908 million |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Colleges and universities | 953 | $899 million |
Browse all 1,193 federal grant recipients in Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts came to $150 billion. Grants for statewide or multi-county work count in no county, so county totals add up to less.
| County | Awards | Grants |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesex County | 6,158 | $17 billion |
| Suffolk County | 9,256 | $16 billion |
| Worcester County | 2,393 | $2.8 billion |
| Essex County | 973 | $1.7 billion |
| Barnstable County | 1,264 | $1.7 billion |
| Bristol County | 873 | $1.4 billion |
| Hampden County | 697 | $1.3 billion |
| Hampshire County | 1,289 | $957 million |
| Norfolk County | 656 | $787 million |
| Plymouth County | 503 | $550 million |
| Berkshire County | 437 | $327 million |
| Franklin County | 377 | $165 million |
| Dukes County | 125 | $74.2 million |
| Nantucket County | 41 | $63.4 million |