Federal Programs: Where $1.24 Trillion in Grants Goes

200 federal assistance programs tracked — from Medicaid to school lunch.

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💡 Medicaid alone accounts for $666B — more than the next 10 programs combined.

That's 52% of all federal grant spending in a single program.

$1.3T
Total Grant Spending
200
Programs Tracked
$6.4B
Average per Program

Top 20 Federal Programs by Spending

All 200 Federal Programs

#RankProgram NameAmount
11Medicaid$666.0B
22Highway Planning and Construction$67.0B
33National Institutes of Health Research Grants$35.0B
44Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$30.0B
55Disaster Grants - Public Assistance$28.0B
66National School Lunch Program$27.0B
77Pell Grants$26.0B
88Children's Health Insurance Program$20.0B
99Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies$18.0B
1010Temporary Assistance for Needy Families$17.0B
1111Broadband Equity Access and Deployment$17.0B
1212Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program$15.0B
1313Special Education Grants to States$14.0B
1414Federal Transit Formula Grants$13.0B
1515Head Start$12.0B
1616Foster Care Title IV-E$10.0B
1717National Science Foundation Research Grants$8.5B
1818Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works$8.0B
1919Child Care and Development Fund$8.0B
2020Department of Energy Science Grants$7.8B
2121Indian Health Service$7.2B
2222Centers for Disease Control Prevention Grants$7.0B
2323Community Health Centers$6.2B
2424Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children$6.0B
2525Foreign Military Financing$6.0B
2626School Breakfast Program$5.8B
2727Public Housing Operating Fund$5.3B
2828Veterans Health Administration Grants$5.0B
2929International Disaster Assistance$4.5B
3030Federal Emergency Management Agency Operations$4.5B
3131Adoption Assistance$4.4B
3232Child and Adult Care Food Program$4.2B
3333Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program$4.0B
3434Global Health Programs USAID$4.0B
3535Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation$3.6B
3636Weatherization Assistance Program$3.6B
3737Development Assistance USAID$3.5B
3838Economic Support Fund$3.5B
3939NASA Research and Development$3.5B
4040Airport Improvement Program$3.4B
4141Amtrak Operating and Capital Grants$3.4B
4242Community Development Block Grant$3.3B
4343Renewable Energy Research and Development$3.2B
4444Public Housing Capital Fund$3.2B
4545Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance$3.1B
4646Unemployment Insurance Administration$3.1B
4747Rural Development Loans and Grants$3.0B
4848Department of Defense Education Activity$3.0B
4949FEMA Individual Assistance$3.0B
5050Clean Water State Revolving Fund$2.8B
5151Refugee and Entrant Assistance$2.8B
5252Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$2.6B
5353Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Grants$2.5B
5454Federal Railroad Administration Grants$2.5B
5555Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program$2.4B
5656Bridge Investment Program$2.4B
5757Environmental Quality Incentives Program$2.3B
5858TIGER/BUILD/RAISE Transportation Grants$2.3B
5959Hazard Mitigation Grant Program$2.2B
6060Conservation Reserve Program$2.1B
6161Bureau of Reclamation Water Programs$2.0B
6262Small Business Administration Loans$2.0B
6363Federal Housing Administration Insurance$2.0B
6464Biomedical Research and Development$2.0B
6565Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant$1.9B
6666Homeland Security Grant Program$1.8B
6767Tribal Self-Governance Compacts$1.8B
6868Rural Housing Service Loans$1.8B
6969Unaccompanied Children Program$1.8B
7070Job Corps$1.8B
7171Superfund Site Cleanup$1.8B
7272Social Services Block Grant$1.7B
7373Nuclear Energy Research$1.6B
7474Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure$1.5B
7575CDBG Disaster Recovery$1.5B
7676HOME Investment Partnerships Program$1.5B
7777Impact Aid$1.5B
7878Opioid Response Grants$1.5B
7979Military Construction Grants$1.5B
8080Victims of Crime Act Assistance$1.4B
8181Conservation Stewardship Program$1.4B
8282Career and Technical Education$1.4B
8383Federal Pell Grant Program Administration$1.2B
8484Rural Broadband Access Loans and Grants$1.2B
8585Federal Work-Study Program$1.2B
8686TRIO Programs$1.1B
8787Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Dislocated Workers$1.0B
8888Corporation for National and Community Service AmeriCorps$1.0B
8989Federal Aviation Administration NextGen$1.0B
9090Safe Streets and Roads for All$1.0B
9191Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult$900.0M
9292Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth$900.0M
9393Millennium Challenge Corporation$900.0M
9494Emergency Food Assistance Program$900.0M
9595Rural Utilities Service$900.0M
9696Native American Housing Block Grant$900.0M
9797Land and Water Conservation Fund$900.0M
9898Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants$900.0M
9999Mental Health Block Grant$850.0M
100100English Language Acquisition Grants$800.0M
101101Housing for the Elderly$800.0M
102102National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Grants$800.0M
103103HIV/AIDS Prevention Grants$800.0M
104104Flood Mitigation Assistance$800.0M
105105Summer Food Service Program$700.0M
106106Forest Service Grants and Agreements$700.0M
107107Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant$700.0M
108108Adult Education and Family Literacy$700.0M
109109Maternal and Child Health Block Grant$700.0M
110110Public Health Emergency Preparedness$700.0M
111111Immunization Grants$700.0M
112112Port Infrastructure Development Program$700.0M
113113Urban Area Security Initiative$615.0M
114114Supportive Services for Veteran Families$600.0M
115115Refugee Resettlement Program$600.0M
116116Health Professions Training Grants$600.0M
117117Legal Services Corporation$600.0M
118118Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant$550.0M
119119Corporation for Public Broadcasting$535.0M
120120Agricultural Conservation Easement Program$500.0M
121121Fish and Wildlife Service Grants$500.0M
122122Economic Development Administration Grants$500.0M
123123Trade Adjustment Assistance$500.0M
124124School Improvement Grants$500.0M
125125ARPA-E Energy Research$500.0M
126126Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities$500.0M
127127Home Visiting Program MIECHV$500.0M
128128Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program$500.0M
129129Charter Schools Program$450.0M
130130State Homeland Security Program$430.0M
131131Community Facilities Grants$400.0M
132132Emergency Solutions Grant$400.0M
133133Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration$400.0M
134134Senior Community Service Employment Program$400.0M
135135GEAR UP$400.0M
136136National Park Service Grants$400.0M
137137State Energy Program$400.0M
138138Peace Corps Operations$400.0M
139139Emergency Management Performance Grants$400.0M
140140Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Grants$400.0M
141141Assistance to Firefighters Grant$370.0M
142142Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response$370.0M
143143Choice Neighborhoods Implementation$350.0M
144144Water Pollution Control Grants$350.0M
145145Cooperative Threat Reduction$350.0M
146146Commodity Supplemental Food Program$300.0M
147147Juvenile Justice Programs$300.0M
148148Apprenticeship Programs$300.0M
149149Veterans Employment and Training$300.0M
150150Housing for Persons with Disabilities$300.0M
151151EPA Brownfields Grants$300.0M
152152Hospital Preparedness Program$300.0M
153153National Telecommunications and Information Administration$300.0M
154154Family Planning Services$290.0M
155155Institute of Museum and Library Services$260.0M
156156Air Quality Management Grants$250.0M
157157Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation$250.0M
158158COPS Hiring Program$250.0M
159159Senior Corps Programs$250.0M
160160State Criminal Alien Assistance Program$244.0M
161161Violence Against Women Formula Grants$220.0M
162162National Guard Counter-Drug Program$200.0M
163163Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations$200.0M
164164Tribal Energy Program$200.0M
165165National Endowment for the Arts Grants$200.0M
166166National Endowment for the Humanities Grants$200.0M
167167Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety$200.0M
168168Community Mental Health Services$200.0M
169169Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control$200.0M
170170Manufacturing Extension Partnership$170.0M
171171Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations$160.0M
172172Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant$160.0M
173173Small Business Development Centers$150.0M
174174Historic Preservation Fund Grants$150.0M
175175Coast Guard Boating Safety Grants$130.0M
176176Magnet Schools Assistance$120.0M
177177International Military Education and Training$120.0M
178178Indian Education Formula Grants$110.0M
179179Promise Zones Initiative$100.0M
180180Environmental Justice Grants$100.0M
181181Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Programs$100.0M
182182YouthBuild$100.0M
183183Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program$100.0M
184184Drug-Free Communities Support Program$100.0M
185185NOAA Sea Grant Program$100.0M
186186Defense Community Infrastructure Program$100.0M
187187Independent Living State Grants$100.0M
188188NOAA Coastal Zone Management$80.0M
189189Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants$80.0M
190190Nurse Education Practice and Retention$80.0M
191191Surface Mining Regulatory Grants$70.0M
192192Teacher Quality Partnership Grants$60.0M
193193Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program$60.0M
194194Social Innovation Fund$50.0M
195195Patent and Trademark Office Programs$50.0M
196196Minority Business Development Agency Grants$50.0M
197197Healthy Homes Production Program$50.0M
198198Assistive Technology State Grants$35.0M
199199Farmers Market Nutrition Program$30.0M
200200Census Bureau State Data Center Program$30.0M

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