Federal grants to Polk State College
Polk State College in Winter Haven, Florida received $44.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 12 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $37.9 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$44.1 million
- Awards12
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.7 million
- Largest award$21.3 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 8 | $39.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 4 | $922,857 |
| FY 2023 | 4 | $1.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 4 | $990,653 |
| FY 2025 | 5 | $1.7 million |
Programs that fund Polk State College
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 4 | $37.9 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 4 | $3.0 million |
| TRIO Talent Search | 1 | $1.6 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 2 | $1.3 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $494,795 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 11 | $43.7 million |
| National Science Foundation | 1 | $494,795 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk state college institutional portion of heefr formula grant | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $21.3 million |
| Recipient's funding certification and agreement - emergency financial aid grants to students under the CARES act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $14.9 million |
| Polk state college talent search program | TRIO Talent Search | August 5, 2021 | $1.6 million |
| East polk upward bound program | TRIO Upward Bound | May 23, 2022 | $1.3 million |
| West polk upward bound program | TRIO Upward Bound | May 23, 2022 | $1.2 million |
| American rescue plan minority serving institution grant | Education Stabilization Fund | September 20, 2021 | $1.2 million |
| Polk state college student support services program | TRIO Student Support Services | August 18, 2021 | $1.1 million |
| Polk state college heerf strengthening institutions program | Education Stabilization Fund | November 17, 2020 | $553,411 |
| Activating stem skills and efficacy for transfer -recognizing that many students enroll in community colleges undecided as to their academic pathways and career interests or have plans to obtain degrees in stem, the project team intends to create an ecosystem of curricular and co-curricular activiti | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | September 12, 2025 | $494,795 |
| Polk state college's east polk upward bound program | TRIO Upward Bound | July 8, 2021 | $297,272 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Polk State College get?
$44.1 million in 12 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Polk State College the most?
The Department of Education, with $43.7 million in 11 awards. The National Science Foundation follow.
What is Polk State College's largest federal grant?
$21.3 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 Polk State College?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, TRIO Upward Bound and TRIO Talent Search.
Other grant recipients in Winter Haven
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