Federal grants to Bradley University
Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois received $24.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 13 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $17.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$24.8 million
- Awards13
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.3 million
- Largest award$9.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $17.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 2 | $938,897 |
| FY 2023 | 1 | $993,878 |
| FY 2024 | 5 | $3.2 million |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $2.3 million |
Programs that fund Bradley University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $17.4 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 4 | $3.1 million |
| Integrative Activities | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Congressionally-Identified Projects | 1 | $950,000 |
| Congressional Directives | 1 | $693,676 |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | 1 | $400,000 |
| Business and International Education Projects | 1 | $174,622 |
| Engineering | 1 | $87,482 |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering | 1 | $87,482 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 3 | $17.5 million |
| National Science Foundation | 8 | $5.6 million |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $950,000 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1 | $693,676 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARES act funding for bradley university - institutional | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $9.7 million |
| CARES act funding for students at bradley university | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $7.7 million |
| S-stem: scholarships for an undergraduate stem access and inclusion nexus -this project, scholarships for an undergraduate stem access and inclusion nexus (sustain), will contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the retent | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | January 16, 2025 | $2.0 million |
| Partnerships for enhancing eri research (PEER) -bradley university's partnerships for enhancing eri research (PEER) is an NSF granted project that will transform the research enterprise at a mid-sized emerging research institution (ERI). Limited research administration and support can hamper competi | Integrative Activities | April 1, 2024 | $1.9 million |
| Advance adaptation: advancing and maintaining equity in stem (AMES) -the advancing and maintaining equity in stem (AMES) advance adaptation project at bradley university (BU) will implement interventions to improve campus climate and develop policies and procedures that can be used across bradley un | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | July 14, 2023 | $993,878 |
| Purpose: the purpose of this project is to purchase capital equipment for training college students in photoelectric solar power systems, (natural) gas turbine generators, and heat pumps. This project does not include curriculum development or operations. Indeed, the evaluation criteria for the proj | Congressionally-Identified Projects | September 11, 2024 | $950,000 |
| Community project funding/congressionally directed spending - non-construction - address: 1501 w. Bradley ave.; peoria, il 61625 project director name: amy grugan, phd, rn contact phone numbers: voice: (309)-677-2568, fax: (309)-677-2527 email address: agrugan@fsmail.bradley.edu website address: bra | Congressional Directives | August 22, 2022 | $693,676 |
| Collaborative research: epiic: building relationships in innovation and development for growth in emerging technologies (bridge-tech) -the bridge-tech (building relationships in innovation and development for growth in emerging technologies) project brings together a cohort of five primarily undergr | Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | August 29, 2025 | $400,000 |
| Southeast asia change (sea change) - application for funding under the business and international education (BIE) program | Business and International Education Projects | September 27, 2021 | $174,622 |
| Crii: frr: cooperative multi-agent systems cognitive modeling -the project aims to develop models for analyzing artificial intelligence (AI) robots? (ai agents) motivations and behaviors and to understand their diverse relationships as they cooperate and adapt to the needs and behaviors of humans an | Computer and Information Science and Engineering | June 28, 2024 | $87,482 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Bradley University get?
$24.8 million in 13 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Bradley University the most?
The Department of Education, with $17.5 million in 3 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Commerce follow.
What is Bradley University's largest federal grant?
$9.7 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 Bradley University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) and Integrative Activities.
Other grant recipients in Peoria
- Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria
- Greater Peoria Mass Transit District
- Peoria Housing Auth
- City of Peoria
- Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center
- The Salvation Army-Heartland Div.
- Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity, Inc
- Agricultural Research Service
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