PRINTER-FRIENDLYFederal Assistance by Type of Recipient
Table shows amounts in billions of dollars, and is sorted by FY 2007 dollars.Switch to percentages or re-sort using column headers
| Recipient category | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 (partial year) | FY 2008 (partial year) | FY 2000-2008 | FY 2007 Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Government | $292.629 | $324.817 | $383.747 | $452.354 | $428.887 | $422.070 | $491.429 | $481.712 | $117.553 | $3,395.200 | 1 | |
| For Profits | $29.108 | $23.325 | $8.992 | $9.779 | $10.567 | $10.374 | $25.950 | $56.776 | $35.743 | $210.614 | 2 | |
| Higher Education | $39.619 | $40.085 | $40.457 | $53.371 | $43.721 | $47.211 | $45.213 | $42.228 | $50.455 | $402.361 | 3 | |
| Nonprofits | $15.215 | $14.491 | $27.000 | $23.343 | $22.914 | $21.662 | $23.459 | $33.234 | $7.055 | $188.374 | 4 | |
| Other | $1.099 | $2.807 | $2.220 | $2.573 | $1.877 | $2.635 | $3.348 | $25.957 | $2.826 | $45.341 | 5 | |
Individuals  | $1,227.206 | $1,401.558 | $1,558.822 | $1,678.510 | $1,666.178 | $1,713.440 | $1,862.299 | $0.063 | $0.010 | $11,108.088 | 6 | |
| Total | $1,604.877 | $1,807.084 | $2,021.239 | $2,219.931 | $2,174.144 | $2,217.393 | $2,451.697 | $639.970 | $213.643 | $15,349.978 | -- |
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