Federal grants in Forrest County, Mississippi
Federal grants for work carried out in Forrest County, Mississippi totaled $508 million across 329 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Military Construction, National Guard, with $87.7 million. The University of Southern Mississippi received the most, $204 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$508 million
- Awards329
- Awarded in FY 2025$76.2 million
- Share of Mississippi's total0.9%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Mississippi page and recipient pages count by the recipient's address instead. A university based in one county that runs a project in another shows up here under the county where the project runs.
Grants for statewide or multi-county work name no county. In Mississippi that came to $37 billion of $57 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 81 | $136 million |
| FY 2022 | 90 | $154 million |
| FY 2023 | 92 | $65.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 106 | $76.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 94 | $76.2 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Southern Mississippi | Colleges and universities | 159 | $204 million |
| Mississippi Military Department | State and local governments | 6 | $111 million |
| Mississippi Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 62 | $97.4 million |
| Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative, Inc. | Other | 5 | $20.7 million |
| William Carey University | Colleges and universities | 4 | $15.3 million |
| The Housing Authority of the City of Hattiesburg | Other | 19 | $14.4 million |
| Pearl River Valley Opportunity Inc | Nonprofits | 2 | $11.6 million |
| Hattiesburg City Clerk | State and local governments | 23 | $10.3 million |
| Forrest County General Hospital | Other | 1 | $7.6 million |
| Region 12 Commission on Mental Health & Mental Retardation | Nonprofits | 5 | $4.4 million |
| Aaa Ambulance Service | Other | 1 | $2.8 million |
| Forrest County Mississippi | Other | 4 | $2.6 million |
| AIDS Services Coalition | Other | 9 | $1.4 million |
| City of Wiggins | State and local governments | 6 | $1.3 million |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship of Mississippi, Inc. | Nonprofits | 1 | $999,721 |
| State of Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks | State and local governments | 1 | $710,606 |
| The Shafer Center for Cri | Nonprofits | 1 | $700,000 |
| Mississippi Department of Mental Health | State and local governments | 1 | $251,201 |
| PTCL, LP | Other | 1 | $206,021 |
| Dream of Hattiesburg Inc | Nonprofits | 1 | $200,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Forrest County, Mississippi?
$508 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 329 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Forrest County, Mississippi?
Military Construction, National Guard, with $87.7 million in 3 awards.
Why is this different from the Mississippi total?
The Mississippi page counts grants by where the recipient is based. This page counts where the work is done, and grants for statewide or multi-county work count in no single county.