Federal grants to Athens State University
Athens State University in Athens, Alabama received $13.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 11 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $8.9 million. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$13.7 million
- Awards11
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Largest award$3.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 6 | $10.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 4 | $767,250 |
| FY 2023 | 1 | $403,000 |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $2.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 0 | $0 |
Programs that fund Athens State University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 4 | $8.9 million |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 1 | $2.2 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 1 | $1.3 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $649,828 |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | 1 | $400,000 |
| Appalachian Area Development | 1 | $188,000 |
| Rural Business Development Grant | 1 | $125,000 |
| Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access | 1 | $10,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 6 | $12.4 million |
| National Science Foundation | 2 | $1.0 million |
| Appalachian Regional Commission | 1 | $188,000 |
| Department of Agriculture | 1 | $125,000 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 1 | $10,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens state university-cares act heerf -institutional portion funding | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $3.1 million |
| Athens state university - building resilience: reaching and retaining students using a blend of access to technology and emerging teaching practices | Education Stabilization Fund | August 4, 2021 | $2.8 million |
| Athens state university - CARES act heerf student emergency assistance funding | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $2.8 million |
| Athens state university - all roads lead to athens rural postsecondary & economic development proposal | Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | December 22, 2023 | $2.2 million |
| Pathways to success - improving campus to career success through a three pronged approach including mandatory advising, increased diversity and inclusion, and career readiness | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 16, 2021 | $1.3 million |
| Supporting the graduation of transfer students pursuing bachelor's degrees in mathematics, computer, and natural sciences | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | March 22, 2021 | $649,828 |
| Collaborative research: epiic: fostering unity and teamwork for rural excellence (FUTURE) -the future collaboration between athens state university (ASU), Georgia college & state university (GCSU), and southern Utah university (SUU), aims to bridge the gap between academia and local industries to fo | Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | August 29, 2024 | $400,000 |
| Athens state university-strengthening institutional program | Education Stabilization Fund | November 13, 2020 | $226,886 |
| Business incubator | Appalachian Area Development | March 21, 2022 | $188,000 |
| Rbdg rural business coop rural enterprise grant | Rural Business Development Grant | July 28, 2022 | $125,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Athens State University get?
$13.7 million in 11 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Athens State University the most?
The Department of Education, with $12.4 million in 6 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Appalachian Regional Commission follow.
What is Athens State University's largest federal grant?
$3.1 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 19, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Athens State University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education and Higher Education Institutional Aid.
Other grant recipients in Athens
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