Federal grants to Eastern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois received $25.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 9 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $22.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $304,615.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$25.4 million
- Awards9
- Awarded in FY 2025$304,615
- Largest award$12.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 5 | $23.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 3 | $1.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 1 | $304,615 |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $659,826 |
| FY 2025 | 1 | $304,615 |
Programs that fund Eastern Illinois University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $22.5 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 1 | $750,000 |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 1 | $355,211 |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 1 | $250,000 |
| Engineering | 1 | $18,490 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 6 | $24.8 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1 | $355,211 |
| National Science Foundation | 2 | $268,490 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois university - higher education emergency relief fund institutional portion | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $12.4 million |
| CARES act: higher education emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $9.2 million |
| Student support services program at eastern Illinois university | TRIO Student Support Services | August 17, 2021 | $1.2 million |
| Eastern Illinois university - strengthening institutions program | Education Stabilization Fund | November 13, 2020 | $945,905 |
| Eiu grow your own teacher shortage program for rural and small urban districts | Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | September 13, 2022 | $750,000 |
| Chemical biology approaches to understand interindividual variability in carboxylesterase activity - project summary – michael w. Beck, eastern Illinois university before an orally delivered drug can reach its target in the body it must first be absorbed by the digestive system and pass through the | Biomedical Research and Research Training | February 1, 2024 | $355,211 |
| Student support services program at eastern Illinois university | TRIO Student Support Services | July 3, 2025 | $304,615 |
| Leaps-mps: peroxisome targeting chemical technologies and tools to study subcellular chemistry -this award is funded in whole or in part under the american rescue plan act of 2021 (public law 117-2). In this project, professor beck and his students at eastern Illinois university (EIU) intend to deve | Mathematical and Physical Sciences | June 24, 2022 | $250,000 |
| Collaborative research: characterization of transport properties and microstructures of battery electrolytes via in situ spectroscopy | Engineering | July 21, 2021 | $18,490 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Eastern Illinois University get?
$25.4 million in 9 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Eastern Illinois University the most?
The Department of Education, with $24.8 million in 6 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Eastern Illinois University's largest federal grant?
$12.4 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 Eastern Illinois University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, TRIO Student Support Services and Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.
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