Who receives the most federal grant money in FY2023?

California Department of Health Care Services, with $85.1B in federal assistance in FY2023.

Is a grant the same as a contract?

No. A contract buys something for the government; a grant funds the recipient to carry out a public purpose of its own. They are recorded separately in the source and ranked separately here.

Where does this ranking come from?

It is computed from USASpending.gov award records, which are U.S. government works and in the public domain. Each figure is total obligations minus contract-coded obligations for FY2023. TheFiscalFinder does the ranking; the underlying figures are the government's own.

How many recipients are shown?

The top 100 for FY2023. Each row opens that recipient's own page, where the same money is broken out by year, by counterparty and by place.

Does a high position mean anything is wrong?

No. This is a description of where public money went in FY2023, computed from public records. It is not an allegation about anyone on it.

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Top federal grant recipients: FY2023

FY2023 · complete year · data as of 2026-07-03

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California Department of Health Care Services received $85.1B in federal assistance in FY2023, more than any other recipient. Assistance means everything that is not a contract: grants, direct payments and loans. Computed as a recipient's total obligations minus its contract-coded ones. Computed

Ranked from USASpending records. FY2020 to FY2026 are loaded. Rank vs FY2022 is each name's change in position from FY2022; a dash means the name was not in FY2022's data.

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The top 10 account for 36% of the $1.2T combined total of all 100 recipients listed.
Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. rose the most, from #945 in FY2022 to #69 in FY2023.
Florida Department of Education fell the most among those listed, from #49 in FY2022 to #98 in FY2023.

Rank	Name	FY2023	FY2022	Change	Rank vs FY2022
01	California Department of Health Care Servicesof $85.1B total	$85.1B	$92.8B	−8%	same
02	Lockheed Martin Corporationof $69.1B total	$69.1B	$561.9M	—	▲ 255
03	NYS Department of Healthof $55.2B total	$55.2B	$59B	−6%	▼ 1
04	Health & Human SVC Commn TXof $50.4B total	$50.4B	$52.9B	−5%	▼ 1
05	PA Department of Human Servicesof $37.5B total	$37.5B	$37.1B	+1%	same
06	Central States Pension Planof $35.8B total	$35.8B	—	—	—
07	RTX Corporationof $26.8B total	$26.8B	$10.5M	—	▲ 832
08	Department of Social Services Californiaof $26.5B total	$26.5B	$27.1B	−2%	▼ 2
09	General Dynamics Corporationof $25.9B total	$25.9B	—	—	—
10	Ohio Department of Medicaidof $24.6B total	$24.6B	$25B	−2%	▼ 3
11	Michigan Department of Health and Human Servicesof $23.9B total	$23.9B	$24.2B	−1%	▼ 2
12	Florida Agency for Health Care Administrationof $22.7B total	$22.7B	$24.9B	−9%	▼ 4
13	North Carolina Department of Health & Human Servicesof $22.7B total	$22.7B	$21.8B	+4%	▼ 3
14	The Boeing Companyof $22.6B total	$22.6B	$508.4K	—	▲ 868
15	Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Servicesof $20.9B total	$20.9B	$18B	+16%	▼ 2
16	Department of Social & Health Servicesof $20.3B total	$20.3B	$17.4B	+16%	▼ 1
17	The Commonwealth of Massachusettsof $19.6B total	$19.6B	$18.9B	+4%	▼ 5
18	New Jersey Department of Human Servicesof $19.3B total	$19.3B	$20B	−4%	▼ 7
19	Arizona Health Care Cost Containment Systemof $19.1B total	$19.1B	$18B	+6%	▼ 5
20	UnitedHealth Groupof $17B total	$17B	$37.4B	−55%	▼ 16
21	Health Services Kentucky Cabinet forof $16.7B total	$16.7B	$14.8B	+13%	▼ 4
22	Indiana Family and Social Servof $15.9B total	$15.9B	$15.7B	+1%	▼ 6
23	International Bank for Reconstruction and Developmentof $15.8B total	$15.8B	$9.1B	+73%	▲ 7
24	Department of Social Services Missoof $15.6B total	$15.6B	$13.1B	+19%	▼ 2
25	Northrop Grumman Systems Corpof $15.2B total	$15.2B	$223.9M	—	▲ 491
26	VA Department of Medical Assistance Serviceof $14.6B total	$14.6B	$12.4B	+18%	▼ 3
27	New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistanceof $14.4B total	$14.4B	$14.2B	+1%	▼ 8
28	Minnesota Department of Human Servicesof $14.3B total	$14.3B	$13.8B	+3%	▼ 8
29	Lousiana Department of Healthof $14.1B total	$14.1B	$11.4B	+23%	▼ 3
30	Maryland Department of Healthof $12.4B total	$12.4B	—	—	—
31	Georgia Department of Community Healthof $12.3B total	$12.3B	$11.7B	+4%	▼ 7
32	Oregon Health Authority-Public Healthof $11.9B total	$11.9B	$10.8B	+10%	▼ 5
33	Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.of $11.1B total	$11.1B	$53.5K	—	▲ 874
34	State of Wisconsin Department of Health Servicesof $10.9B total	$10.9B	$11.6B	−6%	▼ 9
35	Mckesson Corporationof $10.1B total	$10.1B	—	—	—
36	Florida Department of Children and Familiesof $10.1B total	$10.1B	$7.7B	+30%	same
37	Mckesson Corporationof $9.5B total	$9.5B	$8.4B	+14%	▼ 4
38	Finance & Administration Tennessee Deparof $9.4B total	$9.4B	$9.4B	0%	▼ 10
39	Department of Social Services Connecticutof $9B total	$9B	$8.4B	+8%	▼ 5
40	State of Colorado - Dept of Health Care Policy & Financingof $9B total	$9B	$8.7B	+3%	▼ 8
41	New Mexico Health Care Authorityof $8.9B total	$8.9B	$9.4B	−5%	▼ 12
42	Leidos, Inc.of $8.5B total	$8.5B	$621.5M	—	▲ 200
43	Department of Health Human Servicesof $8.5B total	$8.5B	$8.1B	+5%	▼ 8
44	Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corpof $8B total	$8B	—	—	—
45	Arkansas Department of Human Servicesof $8B total	$8B	—	—	—
46	Illinois Department of Human Serviceof $7.8B total	$7.8B	$7.7B	+2%	▼ 9
47	Arkansas Department of Human Servicesof $7.8B total	$7.8B	$7.3B	+7%	▼ 9
48	Humana Government Business Incof $7.8B total	$7.8B	—	—	—
49	Oklahoma Health Care Authorityof $7.7B total	$7.7B	$6.6B	+17%	▼ 8
50	BAE Systems, Inc.of $7.4B total	$7.4B	$5M	—	▲ 804
51	Department of Education Californiaof $7.4B total	$7.4B	$13.3B	−45%	▼ 30
52	Booz Allen Hamilton Incof $7.3B total	$7.3B	$5.2M	—	▲ 800
53	Alabama Medicaid Agencyof $7B total	$7B	$6.2B	+14%	▼ 8
54	National Railroad Passenger Corporationof $6.9B total	$6.9B	$6.6B	+4%	▼ 14
55	L3Harris Technologies, Inc.of $6.3B total	$6.3B	$220.9M	—	▲ 464
56	IA Department of Human Servicesof $6.2B total	$6.2B	$6.3B	−2%	▼ 14
57	Ohio Department of Job & Family Servicesof $6.1B total	$6.1B	$6.9B	−11%	▼ 18
58	West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resourcesof $6.1B total	$6.1B	$6.2B	−1%	▼ 14
59	Department of Transportation Californiaof $5.7B total	$5.7B	$5.8B	−1%	▼ 13
60	Mississippi Division of Medicaidof $5.7B total	$5.7B	$5.6B	+1%	▼ 12
61	Texas Department of Transportationof $5.5B total	$5.5B	$5.8B	−4%	▼ 14
62	Miscellaneous Foreign Awardeesof $4.9B total	$4.9B	$4.1B	+20%	▼ 6
63	West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resourcesof $4.8B total	$4.8B	$4.6B	+5%	▼ 11
64	Department of Human Servicesof $4.8B total	$4.8B	$6.3B	−24%	▼ 21
65	Science Applications International Corporationof $4.7B total	$4.7B	$303.2M	—	▲ 342
66	New York State Education Departmentof $4.7B total	$4.7B	$4.9B	−5%	▼ 16
67	National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLCof $4.7B total	$4.7B	$1.2M	—	▲ 804
68	Triad National Security, LLCof $4.6B total	$4.6B	$6.1M	—	▲ 782
69	Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc.of $4.6B total	$4.6B	$1.1K	—	▲ 876
70	Science Applications International Corporationof $4.5B total	$4.5B	$4B	+14%	▼ 11
71	Nevada Department of Health & Human Servicesof $4.5B total	$4.5B	$4.5B	−1%	▼ 18
72	Puerto Rico Department of Healthof $4.4B total	$4.4B	$3B	+49%	▲ 9
73	Amerisourcebergen Drug Corpof $4.4B total	$4.4B	—	—	—
74	Battelle Memorial Instituteof $4.4B total	$4.4B	$104M	—	▲ 721
75	Nevada Department of Human Servicesof $4.3B total	$4.3B	$4.4B	−2%	▼ 21
76	New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Servicesof $4.1B total	$4.1B	$9.1B	−55%	▼ 45
77	Government of District of Columbiaof $4.1B total	$4.1B	$3.8B	+8%	▼ 15
78	Maine Department of Health and Human Servicesof $4B total	$4B	$3.9B	+3%	▼ 18
79	Kansas Department of Health & Environmentof $4B total	$4B	$3.5B	+15%	▼ 10
80	TX Education Agencyof $3.9B total	$3.9B	$3.8B	+3%	▼ 19
81	General Electric Companyof $3.9B total	$3.9B	$8M	—	▲ 764
82	Nebraska Department of Health & Human Servicesof $3.8B total	$3.8B	$3.6B	+6%	▼ 17
83	United Nations World Food Programmeof $3.8B total	$3.8B	$4.7B	−18%	▼ 32
84	New York City Housing Authorityof $3.8B total	$3.8B	$3.5B	+8%	▼ 16
85	Utah Department of Health and Human Servicesof $3.7B total	$3.7B	$4.1B	−9%	▼ 28
86	CACI International Incof $3.7B total	$3.7B	$34.7M	—	▲ 730
87	Idaho Department of Health & Welfareof $3.7B total	$3.7B	$3.2B	+15%	▼ 12
88	Governor's Authorized Representativeof $3.7B total	$3.7B	$3.7B	−1%	▼ 24
89	Deloitte LLPof $3.6B total	$3.6B	—	—	—
90	Health Net Federal Services, LLCof $3.6B total	$3.6B	—	—	—
91	Department of Human Services Hawaiiof $3.6B total	$3.6B	$3.4B	+5%	▼ 20
92	Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLCof $3.5B total	$3.5B	—	—	—
93	Peraton Corp.of $3.5B total	$3.5B	$6.3M	—	▲ 755
94	Arizona Department of Economic Securityof $3.5B total	$3.5B	$3.1B	+13%	▼ 17
95	Texas Department of Agricultureof $3.5B total	$3.5B	$4.2B	−18%	▼ 40
96	Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLCof $3.3B total	$3.3B	—	—	—
97	Virginia Department of Social Servicesof $3.3B total	$3.3B	$3.5B	−6%	▼ 30
98	Florida Department of Educationof $3.3B total	$3.3B	$5.4B	−39%	▼ 49
99	KBR, Inc.of $3.3B total	$3.3B	$326.7M	+900%	▲ 291
100	Pfizer Incof $3.3B total	$3.3B	$1.4B	+141%	▲ 30

Assistance dollars often pass THROUGH the named recipient — a state agency administering a federal program is the recipient of record, not the ultimate beneficiary.

Questions

Who receives the most federal grant money in FY2023?: California Department of Health Care Services, with $85.1B in federal assistance in FY2023.
Is a grant the same as a contract?: No. A contract buys something for the government; a grant funds the recipient to carry out a public purpose of its own. They are recorded separately in the source and ranked separately here.
Where does this ranking come from?: It is computed from USASpending.gov award records, which are U.S. government works and in the public domain. Each figure is total obligations minus contract-coded obligations for FY2023. TheFiscalFinder does the ranking; the underlying figures are the government's own.
How many recipients are shown?: The top 100 for FY2023. Each row opens that recipient's own page, where the same money is broken out by year, by counterparty and by place.
Does a high position mean anything is wrong?: No. This is a description of where public money went in FY2023, computed from public records. It is not an allegation about anyone on it.

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