Federal grants to Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana received $567 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 678 awards. Its largest program was State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program, with $108 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $96.4 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$567 million
- Awards678
- Awarded in FY 2025$96.4 million
- Largest award$45.8 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 156 | $160 million |
| FY 2022 | 208 | $102 million |
| FY 2023 | 197 | $93.1 million |
| FY 2024 | 222 | $115 million |
| FY 2025 | 184 | $96.4 million |
Programs that fund Louisiana State University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program | 5 | $108 million |
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $81.2 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 19 | $51.6 million |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 103 | $28.3 million |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | 28 | $21.8 million |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | 15 | $19.4 million |
| Integrative Activities | 55 | $18.9 million |
| Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | 6 | $17.9 million |
| Biological Sciences | 34 | $16.5 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 24 | $16.0 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | 347 | $130 million |
| Department of Homeland Security | 5 | $108 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 88 | $101 million |
| Department of Education | 16 | $92.4 million |
| Department of Energy | 33 | $28.3 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARES act: higher education emergency relief fund-institutional portion | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $45.8 million |
| CARES act: higher education emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $35.4 million |
| State and local homeland security national training program | State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program | September 11, 2023 | $22.0 million |
| State and local homeland security national training program | State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program | September 13, 2022 | $22.0 million |
| State and local homeland security national training program | State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program | August 25, 2021 | $22.0 million |
| Homeland security national training program national domestic preparedness consortium | State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program | September 21, 2025 | $20.8 million |
| Homeland security national training program national domestic preparedness consortium | State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program | August 28, 2024 | $20.8 million |
| Louisiana biomedical research network (LBRN) | Biomedical Research and Research Training | February 19, 2021 | $18.6 million |
| NSF engines: Louisiana energy transition engine -this NSF engines award to the Louisiana energy transition engine will advance our nation?s capacity for innovation in clean energy by driving research and commercialization efforts in carbon capture, hydrogen as an alternative fuel, carbon dioxide as | Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | January 29, 2024 | $15.0 million |
| Center for pre-clinical cancer research - summary overall core. The center for pre-clinical cancer research (cancer cobre) aims to identify clinically relevant mechanisms of human cancer disease using models that closely reflect the disease state in the context of the tumor microenvironment. Recent | Biomedical Research and Research Training | February 26, 2021 | $11.3 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Louisiana State University get?
$567 million in 678 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Louisiana State University the most?
The National Science Foundation, with $130 million in 347 awards. The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Louisiana State University's largest federal grant?
$45.8 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 Louisiana State University?
Its largest are State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program, Education Stabilization Fund and Biomedical Research and Research Training.
Other grant recipients in Baton Rouge
- Lousiana Department of Health
- LA Dept. of Admin
- Homeland Security & Emergency
- Transportation & Development Louisiana D
- Administration, Louisiana Division of
- Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
- Department of Conservation and Energy, State of Louisiana
- Louisiana Works
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