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Federal grants to California Lutheran University

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California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California received $32.5 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 27 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $15.7 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.8 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to California Lutheran University by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 202115$19.0 million
FY 202212$4.8 million
FY 202310$3.0 million
FY 20249$2.9 million
FY 20259$2.8 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund California Lutheran University

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Education Stabilization Fund 84.4253$15.7 million
TRIO Upward Bound 84.0476$5.3 million
Higher Education Institutional Aid 84.0313$4.1 million
TRIO Student Support Services 84.0422$1.5 million
TRIO Talent Search 84.0441$1.4 million
TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement 84.2172$1.3 million
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) 47.0761$1.1 million
Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities 84.3251$743,485
Mathematical and Physical Sciences 47.0492$472,902
Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Programs 84.0162$438,400

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Education21$30.6 million
National Science Foundation6$1.9 million

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
California lutheran university institutional relief - CARES act
ASST_NON_P425F200341_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 17, 2021$8.3 million
California lutheran university emergency financial aid grants to students
ASST_NON_P425E201504_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 17, 2021$6.4 million
California lutheran university, upward bound
ASST_NON_P047A220984_091 on USAspending
TRIO Upward BoundMay 23, 2022$1.7 million
Vocational identity and talent in academic learning (VITAL): a five-year plan for student success at California lutheran university
ASST_NON_P031S220132_091 on USAspending
Higher Education Institutional AidSeptember 29, 2022$1.6 million
Cal lutheran, upward bound math and science
ASST_NON_P047M220166_091 on USAspending
TRIO Upward BoundAugust 17, 2022$1.5 million
Cal lutheran & moorpark college cooperative for hispanics in higher education & student success
ASST_NON_P031S180135_091 on USAspending
Higher Education Institutional AidJuly 26, 2021$1.5 million
Talent search program for middle and high schools in oxnard, California
ASST_NON_P044A211006_091 on USAspending
TRIO Talent SearchAugust 5, 2021$1.4 million
California lutheran university, upward bound - centinela
ASST_NON_P047A220981_091 on USAspending
TRIO Upward BoundMay 23, 2022$1.2 million
California lutheran university student support services project
ASST_NON_P042A201951_091 on USAspending
TRIO Student Support ServicesAugust 18, 2021$1.2 million
Project educal at California lutheran university
ASST_NON_P031S180139_091 on USAspending
Higher Education Institutional AidJuly 26, 2021$1.1 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does California Lutheran University get?

$32.5 million in 27 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives California Lutheran University the most?

The Department of Education, with $30.6 million in 21 awards. The National Science Foundation follow.

What is California Lutheran University's largest federal grant?

$8.3 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 17, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund California Lutheran University?

Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, TRIO Upward Bound and Higher Education Institutional Aid.

Other grant recipients in Thousand Oaks

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