PRINTER-FRIENDLYFederal Assistance by Type of Recipient
| Table shows amounts in billions of dollars, and is sorted by FY 2009 dollars. Switch to percentages or re-sort using column headers |   Show only Recovery Act grants/other data |
| Recipient category | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 | FY 2009 | FY 2000-2009 | FY 2009 Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Government | $290.936 | $322.781 | $380.649 | $451.058 | $427.549 | $420.128 | $490.074 | $132.104 | $378.760 | $211.472 | $3,505.512 | 1 | |
| Higher Education | $24.573 | $32.938 | $28.888 | $53.372 | $43.723 | $30.399 | $44.856 | $28.296 | $55.758 | $19.954 | $362.756 | 2 | |
| For Profits | $24.113 | $19.663 | $5.919 | $7.197 | $8.077 | $6.521 | $8.943 | $9.782 | $24.230 | $7.857 | $122.300 | 3 | |
| Nonprofits | $11.967 | $10.935 | $20.963 | $18.504 | $17.638 | $18.063 | $20.665 | $5.675 | $20.774 | $4.926 | $150.110 | 4 | |
| Other | $1.099 | $2.400 | $1.601 | $2.578 | $1.886 | $2.640 | $3.877 | $279.589 | $13.010 | $4.407 | $313.086 | 5 | |
Individuals  | $1,144.214 | $1,276.553 | $1,366.470 | $1,476.425 | $1,520.536 | $1,620.975 | $1,788.588 | $0.084 | $0.057 | $0.016 | $10,193.918 | 6 | |
| Total | $1,496.901 | $1,665.270 | $1,804.491 | $2,009.134 | $2,019.409 | $2,098.725 | $2,357.002 | $455.529 | $492.589 | $248.632 | $14,647.682 | -- |
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