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Federal grants to Compton College

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Compton College in Compton, California received $20.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 6 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $18.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.2 million.

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

By year

Federal grants to Compton College by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20214$18.6 million
FY 20221$297,601
FY 20231$309,505
FY 20241$309,505
FY 20252$1.2 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 Compton College

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Education Stabilization Fund 84.4253$18.3 million
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) 47.0762$1.2 million
TRIO Upward Bound 84.0471$1.2 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Education4$19.6 million
National Science Foundation2$1.2 million

Largest awards

The 6 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Institutional support
ASST_NON_P425F203657_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundMarch 18, 2021$10.8 million
Emergency financial aid grant to students under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act
ASST_NON_P425E204164_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundMarch 18, 2021$7.1 million
Compton upward bound math and science project (continuation)
ASST_NON_P047M220408_091 on USAspending
TRIO Upward BoundAugust 17, 2022$1.2 million
Breaking down barriers to biotech careers -a recent supply and demand analysis of the local labor market for biotechnology technicians in the greater los angeles region concluded that there is a supply gap between the number of available jobs and the number of qualified applicants. Compton college's
ASST_NON_2501203_049 on USAspending
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)September 17, 2025$930,833
Supplemental assistance for compton college that was not an hsi in 2020 but has gained that designation in 2021 (absolute priority 1)
ASST_NON_P425S210130_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundAugust 6, 2021$395,681
Creating equitable pathways to careers in biotechnology
ASST_NON_2100149_049 on USAspending
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)April 19, 2021$299,999

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 Compton College get?

$20.8 million in 6 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Compton College the most?

The Department of Education, with $19.6 million in 4 awards. The National Science Foundation follow.

What is Compton College's largest federal grant?

$10.8 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on March 18, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Compton College?

Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) and TRIO Upward Bound.

Other grant recipients in Compton

Largest federal grant recipients in California · Federal grants in California