Federal grants to Kern Community College District
Kern Community College District in Bakersfield, California received $19.9 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 35 awards. Its largest program was Higher Education Institutional Aid, with $10.7 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$19.9 million
- Awards35
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.1 million
- Largest award$4.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 14 | $3.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 10 | $3.6 million |
| FY 2023 | 10 | $4.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 14 | $6.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 8 | $1.1 million |
Programs that fund Kern Community College District
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 6 | $10.7 million |
| Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance | 2 | $2.5 million |
| Child Care Access Means Parents in School | 2 | $2.3 million |
| Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs | 1 | $1.5 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Conservation Research and Development | 1 | $847,404 |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 2 | $599,704 |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 1 | $450,000 |
| Highway Training and Education | 18 | $90,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 12 | $16.2 million |
| Department of Energy | 3 | $3.3 million |
| National Science Foundation | 2 | $599,704 |
| Department of Transportation | 18 | $90,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Step up to stem: start strong, stay strong, finish strong | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 17, 2021 | $4.0 million |
| “camino conectado—increasing hispanic student access & completion with a regionally high-demand, high-wage pathway to health science careers” | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 26, 2021 | $2.4 million |
| Kern ccd bakersfield college's child care access means parents in school (ccampis) project | Child Care Access Means Parents in School | September 26, 2023 | $2.0 million |
| Comunidades de conexiÓnes: strengthening bakersfield college’s hispanic-serving early college pathways program | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 29, 2022 | $1.8 million |
| Porterville gearup | Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs | September 28, 2021 | $1.5 million |
| Central California industrial assessment center (IAC) | Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance | May 17, 2024 | $1.5 million |
| “camino conectado—increasing hispanic student access & completion with a regionally high-demand, high-wage pathway to health science careers” | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 26, 2021 | $1.4 million |
| Bakersfield college trio sss teacher prep | TRIO Student Support Services | August 17, 2021 | $1.1 million |
| The objective of the solar homes and careers for JUSTICE40 communities (SHCJ40) project is to provide demand-driven and worker-centric solar installation career-track training, electrical apprenticeship readiness training with opportunities for union membership, career-track business development tra | Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance | April 30, 2024 | $1.0 million |
| South san joaquin valley zero emissions vehicle talent pipeline the objective of the south san joaquin valley zero emissions vehicle talent pipeline project is to develop a workforce talent pipeline to support the installation, operations, and maintenance of electric vehicle charging infrastructure | Conservation Research and Development | September 27, 2023 | $847,404 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Kern Community College District get?
$19.9 million in 35 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Kern Community College District the most?
The Department of Education, with $16.2 million in 12 awards. The Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Kern Community College District's largest federal grant?
$4.0 million under Higher Education Institutional Aid, with its first action in the period on September 17, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Kern Community College District?
Its largest are Higher Education Institutional Aid, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance and Child Care Access Means Parents in School.
Other grant recipients in Bakersfield
- Community Action Partnership of Kern
- Clinica Sierra Vista
- Ufw Foundation
- Kern Community College District
- Omni Family Health
- Golden Empire Transit District
- City of Bakersfield
- California State University Bakersfield
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