Federal grants in Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district (MA-03)
Federal grants for work carried out in Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district totaled $1.1 billion across 976 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Head Start, with $123 million. University of Massachusetts Lowell received the most, $128 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.1 billion
- Awards976
- Awarded in FY 2025$190 million
- Share of Massachusetts's total0.7%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts total of $150 billion by place of performance. Districts are the current ones as USAspending maps them.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 300 | $279 million |
| FY 2022 | 296 | $160 million |
| FY 2023 | 313 | $191 million |
| FY 2024 | 290 | $262 million |
| FY 2025 | 227 | $190 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | Colleges and universities | 224 | $128 million |
| Lowell Housing Authority | Other | 39 | $77.5 million |
| Lawrence Housing Authority | State and local governments | 32 | $47.8 million |
| Abside Networks Inc | Small businesses | 1 | $46.8 million |
| Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Inc | Other | 13 | $45.9 million |
| Community Teamwork Inc | Other | 16 | $42.9 million |
| Electric Hydrogen Co | Small businesses | 1 | $41.2 million |
| Community Health Connections Inc | Other | 7 | $34.6 million |
| Mount Wachusett Community College | Colleges and universities | 21 | $33.7 million |
| Lowell Community Health Center, Inc. | Other | 8 | $32.5 million |
| City of Lowell | Other | 26 | $31.3 million |
| Making Opportunity Count Inc | Other | 3 | $31.2 million |
| Nuvera Fuel Cells LLC | Businesses | 1 | $30.0 million |
| Concord Consortium Inc | Small businesses | 22 | $26.9 million |
| Community Action Inc | Other | 3 | $26.7 million |
| Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc. | Nonprofits | 2 | $26.2 million |
| Fitchburg State University | State and local governments | 12 | $25.4 million |
| University of Massachusetts | Colleges and universities | 2 | $24.7 million |
| City of Lawrence | State and local governments | 18 | $24.0 million |
| Northern Essex Community College | Colleges and universities | 4 | $22.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district?
$1.1 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 976 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district?
Head Start, with $123 million in 11 awards.
Why is this different from the Massachusetts total?
The Massachusetts 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.