Federal grants in Ohio

Federal agencies awarded $206 billion in grants to recipients in Ohio from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Grants to States for Medicaid, with $121 billion.

Ohio ranks 6th of the 50 states and DC for federal grant awards over five years.
Federal grant money to recipients in Ohio fell from $47 billion in fiscal 2021 to $43 billion in fiscal 2025.
State and local governments received the largest share, 89%.
Grants to States for Medicaid alone accounted for 59%.

FY 2021$47 billion

FY 2022$38 billion

FY 2023$39 billion

FY 2024$39 billion

FY 2025$43 billion

Grants in Ohio by type of organization

Grants for state and local governments in Ohio
$183 billion in 17,352 awards
Grants for colleges and universities in Ohio
$7.3 billion in 6,362 awards
Grants for nonprofits in Ohio
$5.8 billion in 3,368 awards
Grants for businesses in Ohio
$1.6 billion in 149 awards
Grants for small businesses in Ohio
$298 million in 477 awards
Grants for tribes in Ohio
$21.9 million in 177 awards
Grants for individuals in Ohio
$12.8 million in 1,612 awards

Private foundations based in Ohio: 3,983 foundations, with who accepts applications.

Largest federal grant programs in Ohio

Grants to recipients in Ohio, fiscal 2021 to 2025
Program	Awards	Amount
Grants to States for Medicaid 93.778	16	$121 billion
Highway Planning and Construction 20.205	11,351	$10 billion
Education Stabilization Fund 84.425	428	$8.7 billion
National School Lunch Program 10.555	13	$3.9 billion
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 93.558	5	$3.7 billion
Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies 84.010	6	$3.2 billion
Children's Health Insurance Program 93.767	9	$3.0 billion
Child Care and Development Block Grant 93.575	10	$2.7 billion
Special Education Grants to States 84.027	7	$2.6 billion
Head Start 93.600	181	$2.1 billion
Federal Transit Formula Grants 20.507	156	$1.7 billion
Foster Care Title IV-E 93.658	8	$1.3 billion
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 93.568	15	$1.2 billion
Public Housing Operating Fund 14.850	1,354	$981 million
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) 93.323	4	$962 million
Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund 93.596	9	$922 million
Adoption Assistance 93.659	6	$907 million
Clean Energy Demonstrations 81.255	8	$830 million
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 66.468	18	$812 million
WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children 10.557	28	$804 million

Largest grant recipients in Ohio

The 20 largest recipients
Recipient	Type	Awards	Amount
Ohio Department of Medicaid	State and local governments	21	$125 billion
Ohio Department of Education	State and local governments	147	$18 billion
Ohio Department of Job & Family Services	State and local governments	272	$13 billion
Ohio Department of Transportation	State and local governments	11,522	$11 billion
Ohio Department of Development	State and local governments	113	$3.4 billion
Ohio Department of Health	State and local governments	194	$3.0 billion
The Ohio State University	Colleges and universities	2,457	$2.3 billion
The State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management	State and local governments	146	$1.7 billion
Ohio Department Mental Health	State and local governments	44	$1.2 billion
Case Western Reserve University	Colleges and universities	967	$1.1 billion
Ohio Department of Children and Youth	State and local governments	40	$1.0 billion
Childrens Hospital Medical Center	Nonprofits	646	$945 million
Ohio Department of Public Safety, Emergency Managment Agency	State and local governments	58	$932 million
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority	Other	32	$790 million
Cincinnati Univ of	Colleges and universities	754	$790 million
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency	State and local governments	28	$684 million
Battelle Memorial Institute	Nonprofits	45	$631 million
Executive Office State of Ohio	State and local governments	5	$625 million
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University	Colleges and universities	451	$603 million
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation	Businesses	2	$575 million

Browse all 1,159 federal grant recipients in Ohio

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 Ohio came to $204 billion. Grants for statewide or multi-county work count in no county, so county totals add up to less.

The 15 largest of 88 counties
County	Awards	Grants
Franklin County	3,814	$24 billion
Cuyahoga County	3,077	$5.0 billion
Hamilton County	2,305	$4.1 billion
Summit County	1,065	$1.3 billion
Montgomery County	1,017	$1.1 billion
Lucas County	905	$1.1 billion
Butler County	510	$936 million
Delaware County	319	$541 million
Stark County	685	$529 million
Lorain County	486	$503 million
Greene County	431	$478 million
Portage County	475	$373 million
Mahoning County	474	$364 million
Athens County	434	$348 million
Lake County	304	$325 million

All 88 counties in Ohio

Congressional districts
Congressional district	Awards	Grants
OH-01	1,806	$2.2 billion
OH-02	2,514	$1.7 billion
OH-03	2,612	$4.7 billion
OH-04	1,608	$1.1 billion
OH-05	1,843	$1.2 billion
OH-06	2,353	$1.3 billion
OH-07	758	$498 million
OH-08	858	$1.1 billion
OH-09	1,824	$1.9 billion
OH-10	1,567	$1.7 billion
OH-11	2,267	$3.3 billion
OH-12	1,955	$1.4 billion
OH-13	1,380	$1.6 billion
OH-14	1,688	$1.2 billion
OH-15	917	$16 billion