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Louisiana grants for nonprofits & individuals

Open federal and state grants Louisiana organizations and individuals can apply for — with who qualifies, how much, the deadline, and exactly what each one requires.

Federal grant funding to Louisiana (FY2025)
$22.7B
#20 of 50 states
Per resident
$4,884
federal grants per capita

State-specific Louisiana grant programs are being added; federal opportunities below are open to Louisiana applicants.

Which federal programs actually fund Louisiana

Competitively awarded federal grant dollars that went to Louisiana recipients in FY2025 — project grants and cooperative agreements only. Formula and block funding (Medicaid, highways) is excluded because it is allocated to state government, not won by applicants.

ProgramAssistance listingAwarded in Louisiana
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)97.036$605.0M
Clean Energy Demonstrations81.255$282.9M
Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications81.253$246.8M
Head Start93.600$203.0M
Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs20.106$150.1M
Health Center Program (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care)93.224$114.8M
Continuum of Care Program14.267$92.2M
Hazard Mitigation Grant97.039$88.3M

Who won competitive federal grants in Louisiana

The largest Louisiana recipients of competitive federal grant awards in FY2025. Useful for two things: seeing who your likely co-applicants and partners are, and seeing which programs have a track record of paying out in this state.

RecipientAwarded
HOMELAND SECURITY & EMERGENCY$784.0M
VALE USA LLC$282.9M
COASTAL PROTECTION & RESTORATION AUTHORITY OF LOUISIANA$129.2M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC$123.8M
ELEMENT 25 LOUISIANA LLC$123.0M
THE ADMINISTRATORS OF TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND$112.5M
HEALTH, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF$103.7M
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY$96.4M

Open federal grants for Louisiana applicants

A sample of the 2,243 federal opportunities open now — each links to a full breakdown of eligibility, required documents, and deadlines. Listed first: the 12 whose program has a record of awarding money in Louisiana.

Fiscal Year 2027 Expanding Nutrition ServicesHealth Resources and Services Administration · $350,000 – $350,000 · due 2026-09-09 · funded in LouisianaFY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grants NOFODepartment of Housing and Urban Development · $2,500 – $25,000,000 · due 2026-08-26 · funded in LouisianaFertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply (FIELDS)Arti Kshirsagar Business Loan and Grant Analyst · $15,000,000 – $150,000,000 · due 2026-08-17 · funded in LouisianaNational Institute of General Medical Sciences Predoctoral Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Training Program (T32)National Institutes of Health · due 2026-09-25 · funded in LouisianaTribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) Program (UE5/T32)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-01-25 · funded in LouisianaMedical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) (T32)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-01-25 · funded in LouisianaNational Centers for Cryo-electron Tomography (cryoET) (R24 -Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-01-26 · funded in LouisianaTribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE) (R24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-01-27 · funded in LouisianaNIGMS National and Regional Resources (R24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-06-14 · funded in LouisianaFocused Technology Research and Development (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2028-01-07 · funded in LouisianaMaximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Health · due 2028-05-26 · funded in LouisianaNIGMS Institutional Biomedical Undergraduate Research Training (BURT) Program (T34)National Institutes of Health · due 2028-09-25 · funded in Louisiana
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This report compiles and structures publicly available grant information from official federal and state sources. It is not legal, financial, or grant-writing advice, is not an endorsement by any grantor, and does not replace reading the official grant solicitation or consulting a grants professional. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are current as of the source’s publication date — always confirm against the official notice of funding opportunity before you apply. Many federal grants are not available to for-profit businesses or individuals; where that applies, the report says so.