Federal grants to Indiana fell last year by more than $700M

When Medicaid is excluded from the results, the percentage drop in competitive federal grants grows to double digits.

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: August 14, 2026

Words: 581

Last Updated: 4 days, 8 hours ago

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The state of Indiana took in $733 million less from the federal government last year compared to the previous year, according to an analysis by award indexer Granted.

The grand total in the previous federal fiscal year — which ran from Oct. 1, 2024 through Sep. 30, 2025 — was $22.6 billion, down 3%.

That’s although Medicaid grants increased to $15.9 billion, up from $14.7 billion, according to the July analysis. Money for the …

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