GoKawiilFederal grants to states, localities and nonprofits totaled over $2 trillion in FY2022
In fiscal year 2022, the federal government distributed $1.26 trillion to state and local governments, mostly through grant programs. States then passed along $662 billion to local governments, while nonprofits separately received $294 billion in government grants that year.
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The figures suggest that grant-making has become a massive channel for public spending, running through multiple layers of government and into the nonprofit sector. This scale could mean that even small improvements in how grants are administered or how grantees are supported might have outsized effects on public services nationwide.
- Federal government sent $1.26 trillion to state and local governments in FY2022
- States redistributed $662 billion of that to local governments
- Nonprofits received $294 billion in government grants during the same year
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-10-15
Published there as: “Government has perfected awarding grants”
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