Federal grants to Western Colorado University
Western Colorado University in Gunnison, Colorado received $10.9 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 17 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $6.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $221,801.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$10.9 million
- Awards17
- Awarded in FY 2025$221,801
- Largest award$3.9 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 6 | $9.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 2 | $60,996 |
| FY 2023 | 6 | $1.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 6 | $460,566 |
| FY 2025 | 4 | $221,801 |
Programs that fund Western Colorado University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $6.6 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | 1 | $720,630 |
| Geosciences | 3 | $380,223 |
| Wildlife Resource Management | 2 | $376,238 |
| Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) | 1 | $261,962 |
| Plant Conservation and Restoration Management | 1 | $199,000 |
| BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities | 1 | $110,000 |
| Biological Sciences | 1 | $84,950 |
| Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act | 1 | $81,616 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 2 | $6.6 million |
| National Science Foundation | 5 | $2.4 million |
| Department of the Interior | 8 | $891,968 |
| Department of Energy | 1 | $720,630 |
| Department of Agriculture | 1 | $261,962 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Colorado university CARES act - institutional funding | Education Stabilization Fund | January 16, 2021 | $3.9 million |
| Western Colorado university CARES act funding | Education Stabilization Fund | January 16, 2021 | $2.8 million |
| Nrt-hdr: convergent research in integrative and public land management | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | August 27, 2021 | $2.0 million |
| From forests to floodplains to functioning watersheds: catalyzing collaborative research and inclusive training partnerships between western Colorado university and doe's national laboratory system | Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | March 10, 2023 | $720,630 |
| ** awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** western Colorado university's clark school of environment & sustainability, its centers for cold climate food security and p | Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) | August 17, 2023 | $261,962 |
| Mca pilot pui: developing new and novel research into the miocene to quaternary geomorphology of the upper gunnison basin, Colorado -the Colorado river and its tributaries have carved some of the largest canyons in the united states. Millions of americans see these iconic landscapes in national park | Geosciences | June 11, 2024 | $244,580 |
| New agreement with western state Colorado university | Wildlife Resource Management | May 30, 2021 | $201,387 |
| Co cesu assessing long-term vegetation and fire regime change in gunnison sage-grouse habitat | Plant Conservation and Restoration Management | September 16, 2024 | $199,000 |
| The main objective of the project is to develop and or conduct standardized bird surveys on blm lands that provides status, density, and or occupancy of bird species the recipient, wcu professor pat magee and a selected graduate student, will work with blm wildlife biologists to implement standardiz | Wildlife Resource Management | September 14, 2022 | $174,851 |
| Improved understanding of relationships between vegetation, fuels, fire history, and species habitats in the upper gunnison basin (UGB) is needed in order to plan and monitor fuels reductions treatments and prescribed fire. Here, we proposed to conduct applied research synergistic with blm managemen | BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities | August 22, 2023 | $110,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Western Colorado University get?
$10.9 million in 17 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Western Colorado University the most?
The Department of Education, with $6.6 million in 2 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of the Interior follow.
What is Western Colorado University's largest federal grant?
$3.9 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 16, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Western Colorado University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) and Office of Science Financial Assistance Program.
Other grant recipients in Gunnison
- Gunnison, County of
- Gunnison County Electric Association
- City of Gunnison
- Mountain Roots Food Project
- Upper Gunnison Riv WTR Conservancy District
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