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Federal grants to Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University

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Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Illinois received $136 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 55 awards. Its largest program was Head Start, with $59.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $20.4 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 202124$62.5 million
FY 202224$22.7 million
FY 202323$13.9 million
FY 202417$16.6 million
FY 202514$20.4 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Head Start 93.6002$59.0 million
Education Stabilization Fund 84.4252$42.6 million
Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants 93.3595$10.3 million
TRIO Upward Bound 84.04710$8.3 million
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) 47.0764$3.4 million
Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants 93.7321$2.4 million
Biomedical Research and Research Training 93.8594$2.0 million
Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant Program 93.2471$1.3 million
Child Care Access Means Parents in School 84.3352$1.3 million
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) 10.3102$1.3 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Health and Human Services16$76.1 million
Department of Education15$52.4 million
National Science Foundation12$5.1 million
Department of Agriculture3$1.2 million
Institute of Museum and Library Services3$576,254

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Head start and early head start
ASST_NON_05CH012061_075 on USAspending
Head StartJune 29, 2021$60.0 million
Recipient's funding certification and agreement - emergency financial aid grants to students under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act
ASST_NON_P425F200234_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 17, 2021$24.1 million
Recipient's funding certification and agreement - emergency financial aid grants to students under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act
ASST_NON_P425E201839_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 17, 2021$18.5 million
Nurse education, practice, quality and retention
ASST_NON_UK146063_075 on USAspending
Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention GrantsJune 28, 2022$3.9 million
Nurse education practice quality and retention: clinical faculty and preceptor academy - the primary goal of this project is to recruit and train clinical faculty and preceptors in local and regional community healthcare and academic organizations which serve rural and medically underserved populati
ASST_NON_T1Q47318_075 on USAspending
Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention GrantsSeptember 23, 2022$3.8 million
Trio upward bound ec serving 150 students (east st. Louis high school / southern Illinois university edwardsville charter school)
ASST_NON_P047A220769_091 on USAspending
TRIO Upward BoundMay 23, 2022$2.8 million
Behavioral health workforce education and training program
ASST_NON_M0141990_075 on USAspending
Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training GrantsMay 25, 2021$2.4 million
Trio upward bound mlc serving 75 students (madison high school, love-joy technical high school, cahokia high school)
ASST_NON_P047A220772_091 on USAspending
TRIO Upward BoundMay 23, 2022$1.5 million
At the confluence: supporting critical transitions for graduate students in sustainable watersheds research
ASST_NON_2130471_049 on USAspending
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)December 17, 2021$1.5 million
Advanced nursing education workforce
ASST_NON_T9433212_075 on USAspending
Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant ProgramMay 28, 2021$1.3 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University get?

$136 million in 55 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University the most?

The Department of Health and Human Services, with $76.1 million in 16 awards. The Department of Education and the National Science Foundation follow.

What is Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University's largest federal grant?

$60.0 million under Head Start, with its first action in the period on June 29, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University?

Its largest are Head Start, Education Stabilization Fund and Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants.

Other grant recipients in Edwardsville

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