Federal grants in Minnesota's 8th congressional district (MN-08)
Federal grants for work carried out in Minnesota's 8th congressional district totaled $2.6 billion across 3,208 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $835 million. Minnesota Department of Transportation received the most, $854 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.6 billion
- Awards3,208
- Awarded in FY 2025$390 million
- Share of Minnesota's total2.5%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Minnesota 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 Minnesota total of $101 billion by place of performance. Districts are the current ones as USAspending maps them.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 837 | $593 million |
| FY 2022 | 751 | $502 million |
| FY 2023 | 862 | $419 million |
| FY 2024 | 844 | $674 million |
| FY 2025 | 767 | $390 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 455 | $854 million |
| Talon Nickel (USA) LLC | Small businesses | 1 | $115 million |
| Duluth, City of | State and local governments | 34 | $89.9 million |
| Rural Health Resource Center | Other | 7 | $70.5 million |
| Fond Du Lac Reservation | Tribal governments and organizations | 60 | $65.1 million |
| Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe | Tribal governments and organizations | 40 | $56.5 million |
| Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe | Tribal governments and organizations | 50 | $54.3 million |
| Allete, Inc. | Businesses | 1 | $50.0 million |
| Red Lake Public Schools | State and local governments | 7 | $43.5 million |
| City of Duluth | State and local governments | 44 | $35.9 million |
| Bois Forte Reservation Tribal Council | Tribal governments and organizations | 34 | $33.9 million |
| Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College | Colleges and universities | 29 | $31.9 million |
| Leech Lake Tribal College, Inc. | Colleges and universities | 29 | $31.4 million |
| Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Housing Authority | Tribal governments and organizations | 6 | $30.7 million |
| White Earth Tribal and Community College | Colleges and universities | 26 | $30.5 million |
| College of St. Scholastica, Inc. | Colleges and universities | 20 | $28.6 million |
| Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band | Tribal governments and organizations | 44 | $28.0 million |
| Department of Veterans Affairs Minnesota | State and local governments | 1 | $25.7 million |
| Minnesota State Colleges & Universities | Colleges and universities | 8 | $25.5 million |
| Minnesota State Colleges & Universities | Colleges and universities | 11 | $24.7 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Minnesota's 8th congressional district?
$2.6 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 3,208 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Minnesota's 8th congressional district?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $835 million in 431 awards.
Why is this different from the Minnesota total?
The Minnesota 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.