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Federal grants in North Carolina

Federal agencies awarded $174 billion in grants to recipients in North Carolina from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Grants to States for Medicaid, with $90 billion.

Grants in North Carolina by type of organization

Private foundations based in North Carolina: 1,683 foundations, with who accepts applications.

Largest federal grant programs in North Carolina

Grants to recipients in North Carolina, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Grants to States for Medicaid 93.77818$90 billion
Highway Planning and Construction 20.2054,593$8.1 billion
Education Stabilization Fund 84.425367$7.5 billion
National School Lunch Program 10.55523$4.0 billion
Children's Health Insurance Program 93.7677$3.5 billion
USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas 98.001149$3.2 billion
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) 97.03616$3.0 billion
Child Care and Development Block Grant 93.57516$2.6 billion
Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies 84.0106$2.6 billion
Special Education Grants to States 84.0277$2.1 billion
Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii 14.22817$2.0 billion
Head Start 93.600196$1.8 billion
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 93.55810$1.7 billion
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program 11.0351$1.5 billion
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research 93.855584$1.5 billion
Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs 20.106176$1.4 billion
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) 93.3234$1.0 billion
WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children 10.55745$1.0 billion
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 66.46816$976 million
Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund 93.59612$883 million

Largest grant recipients in North Carolina

The 20 largest recipients
RecipientTypeAwardsAmount
North Carolina Department of Health & Human ServicesState and local governments657$108 billion
North Carolina Department of Public InstructionState and local governments118$13 billion
Transportation North Carolina DepartmentState and local governments4,739$8.3 billion
North Carolina Department of Public SafetyOther288$4.0 billion
Duke UniversityColleges and universities2,693$3.7 billion
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillColleges and universities2,773$3.3 billion
North Carolina Department of Environmental QualityState and local governments250$2.6 billion
Family Health InternationalNonprofits161$2.4 billion
North Carolina Department of Public InstructionState and local governments26$2.4 billion
Department of Commerce North CarolinaState and local governments28$1.7 billion
Research Triangle InstituteNonprofits344$1.6 billion
Department of Information TechnologyState and local governments3$1.6 billion
North Carolina State UniversityColleges and universities1,718$1.3 billion
City of CharlotteState and local governments134$1.1 billion
Wake Forest University Health SciencesColleges and universities558$790 million
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityColleges and universities339$569 million
North Carolina Department of CommerceState and local governments53$565 million
North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural ResourcesState and local governments72$525 million
North Carolina Wildlife Resources CommissionState and local governments147$499 million
Governors OfficeState and local governments7$492 million

Browse all 978 federal grant recipients in North Carolina

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 North Carolina came to $171 billion. Grants for statewide or multi-county work count in no county, so county totals add up to less.

The 15 largest of 100 counties
CountyAwardsGrants
Wake County2,984$24 billion
Durham County2,955$5.2 billion
Orange County2,415$2.8 billion
Mecklenburg County1,014$2.1 billion
Forsyth County1,156$1.9 billion
Guilford County1,092$1.7 billion
Cumberland County450$995 million
Buncombe County493$827 million
Johnston County231$716 million
Harnett County230$617 million
Robeson County367$605 million
Pitt County380$444 million
New Hanover County436$414 million
Cleveland County213$369 million
Haywood County131$364 million

All 100 counties in North Carolina

Congressional districts
Congressional districtAwardsGrants
NC-011,610$1.3 billion
NC-022,483$22 billion
NC-031,143$1.4 billion
NC-045,349$8.2 billion
NC-051,371$1.5 billion
NC-06529$884 million
NC-071,168$1.3 billion
NC-08725$662 million
NC-09548$472 million
NC-101,418$1.8 billion
NC-111,609$2.6 billion
NC-12724$1.6 billion
NC-13804$1.2 billion
NC-14686$799 million