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Federal grants to Thomas College

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Thomas College in Waterville, Maine received $7.2 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 6 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $4.2 million. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.

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

By year

Federal grants to Thomas College by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20215$4.9 million
FY 20222$747,247
FY 20232$1.2 million
FY 20241$269,871
FY 20250$0

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 Thomas College

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Education Stabilization Fund 84.4253$4.2 million
TRIO Student Support Services 84.0421$1.1 million
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education 84.1161$974,000
Higher Education Institutional Aid 84.0311$968,254

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Education6$7.2 million

Largest awards

The 6 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Helps to cover institutional costs associated with significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus.
ASST_NON_P425F201259_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 17, 2021$2.3 million
Thomas college seeks funds to provide emergency financial aid grants to its students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus.
ASST_NON_P425E200949_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 17, 2021$1.7 million
Thomas college intends to increase the college retention and graduation rates of students identified as low-income, first-generation, and/or having a disability.
ASST_NON_P042A200521_091 on USAspending
TRIO Student Support ServicesAugust 17, 2021$1.1 million
Project sentinel: building community capacity to counter cybersecurity threats
ASST_NON_P116Z230083_091 on USAspending
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary EducationMay 5, 2023$974,000
Thomas college intends to implement title III funding to strengthen the institution with a three-pronged approach to increasing retention and graduation rates.
ASST_NON_P031A180069_091 on USAspending
Higher Education Institutional AidSeptember 16, 2021$968,254
CARES higher education emergency relief fund -- strengthening institutions program
ASST_NON_P425M200183_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundOctober 28, 2020$177,690

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 Thomas College get?

$7.2 million in 6 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Thomas College the most?

The Department of Education, with $7.2 million in 6 awards.

What is Thomas College's largest federal grant?

$2.3 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 Thomas College?

Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, TRIO Student Support Services and Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.

Other grant recipients in Waterville

Largest federal grant recipients in Maine · Federal grants in Maine