Federal grants to Adams State University
Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado received $33.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 20 awards. Its largest program was Higher Education Institutional Aid, with $9.9 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$33.1 million
- Awards20
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.7 million
- Largest award$5.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 11 | $12.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 8 | $4.5 million |
| FY 2023 | 10 | $9.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 7 | $3.8 million |
| FY 2025 | 5 | $2.7 million |
Programs that fund Adams State University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 4 | $9.9 million |
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $8.3 million |
| From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals | 1 | $4.6 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 4 | $4.2 million |
| Migrant Education College Assistance Migrant Program | 2 | $1.7 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 1 | $1.1 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $907,626 |
| Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus | 1 | $500,000 |
| Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants | 1 | $274,986 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 16 | $26.8 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 2 | $4.9 million |
| National Science Foundation | 1 | $907,626 |
| Department of Justice | 1 | $500,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| El centro sierra blanca: growing and inspiring hispanic talent in stem | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 17, 2021 | $5.2 million |
| ** awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** adams state university has obtained a grant to help people in the san luis valley and beyond prepare students for agriculture and re | From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals | May 17, 2023 | $4.6 million |
| Adams state university CARES act emergency relief (institutional) | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $4.5 million |
| Adams state university CARES emergency financial assistance to students | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $3.4 million |
| From cornerstone to capstone: building the adams experience"" | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 26, 2021 | $2.4 million |
| Adams state university upward bound program | TRIO Upward Bound | May 12, 2023 | $1.8 million |
| Expanding access to graduate programs in education across rural Colorado | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 15, 2021 | $1.8 million |
| Achieving college success for migrant students in southern Colorado: camp at adams state university | Migrant Education College Assistance Migrant Program | June 29, 2021 | $1.3 million |
| Adams state university upward bound math & science program | TRIO Upward Bound | August 17, 2022 | $1.2 million |
| Adams state university student support services program | TRIO Student Support Services | August 17, 2021 | $1.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Adams State University get?
$33.1 million in 20 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Adams State University the most?
The Department of Education, with $26.8 million in 16 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Adams State University's largest federal grant?
$5.2 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 Adams State University?
Its largest are Higher Education Institutional Aid, Education Stabilization Fund and From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals.
Other grant recipients in Alamosa
- Valley-Wide Health Systems
- Alamosa County
- The Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley
- Housing Authority of Alamosa
- First Southwest Bancorporation Inc
- Lutheran Hospital Association of the San Luis Valley
- Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area
- First Southwest Bank
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