Federal grants to Aurora University
Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois received $26.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 7 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $22.9 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $560,134.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$26.1 million
- Awards7
- Awarded in FY 2025$560,134
- Largest award$12.3 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $22.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 1 | $775,000 |
| FY 2023 | 2 | $1.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 1 | $10,000 |
| FY 2025 | 1 | $560,134 |
Programs that fund Aurora University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $22.9 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 1 | $955,000 |
| Congressional Directives | 1 | $775,000 |
| Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | 1 | $10,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 4 | $23.9 million |
| National Science Foundation | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1 | $775,000 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | 1 | $10,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency aid to the university and its students under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $12.3 million |
| Emergency financial aid grants to students under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 27, 2021 | $9.3 million |
| Community network practices to cultivate resilient stem educators -the project aims to serve the national need to prepare high-quality secondary stem teachers to fill major shortages. Recognizing that students often have multiple, overlapping identities that impact interest in and preparation for st | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | March 24, 2023 | $1.4 million |
| Emergency relief fund for minority serving institutions under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act | Education Stabilization Fund | February 17, 2021 | $1.4 million |
| Aurora university, emerging technologies learning lab | Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | June 14, 2023 | $955,000 |
| Community project funding/congressionally directed spending - construction - aurora university (AU) is located in aurora, Illinois, which is 35 miles west of chicago and the second largest city in the state. As the sixth largest private university in Illinois, the institution enrolls approximately 6 | Congressional Directives | August 9, 2022 | $775,000 |
| Purpose: to support a multimedia exhibition and related outreach activities. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | February 9, 2024 | $10,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Aurora University get?
$26.1 million in 7 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Aurora University the most?
The Department of Education, with $23.9 million in 4 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Aurora University's largest federal grant?
$12.3 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 19, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Aurora University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) and Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.
Other grant recipients in Aurora
- Vna Health Care, an Illinois Not-for-Profit Corporation
- Aurora Housing Authority
- City of Aurora Illinois
- Two Rivers Head Start Agency
- Association for Individual Development
- Public Action to Deliver Shelter Inc
- Fox Valley Park District
- Quad County Urban League, Inc
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