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Grants Statistics

Originally published September 3, 2009 · Updated June 4, 2014

There is a lot of confusion and apprehension as to whether people actually receive money through government grants.

They do!

Here arevthe statistics taken from the official site, usaspending.gov

Federal Grants Spending For 2009

  • Department of Health and Human Services - $259.80 Billion

  • Department of Education - $100.83 Billion

  • Department of Housing and Urban Development - $42.70 Billion

  • Department of Transportation - $37.65 Billion

  • Department of Agriculture - $15.65 Billion

For more up-to-date statistics, please visit usaspending.gov.

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