Federal grants to Howard Community College
Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland received $30.6 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 8 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $27.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$30.6 million
- Awards8
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.9 million
- Largest award$16.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 4 | $28.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 0 | -$50,690 |
| FY 2023 | 1 | $270,065 |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $470,065 |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $1.9 million |
Programs that fund Howard Community College
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $27.6 million |
| Child Care Access Means Parents in School | 1 | $1.1 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $767,503 |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 1 | $613,025 |
| Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Talent Challenge Program | 1 | $300,000 |
| Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach | 1 | $200,000 |
| Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development | 1 | $75,290 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 4 | $29.3 million |
| National Science Foundation | 1 | $767,503 |
| Department of Commerce | 2 | $500,000 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 1 | $75,290 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard community college - institutional portion of the higher education emergency relief fund formula grants | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $16.4 million |
| Howard community college - emergency financial aid grants to students under the CARES act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $11.3 million |
| Howard community college campus child care center | Child Care Access Means Parents in School | September 26, 2023 | $1.1 million |
| Cybersecurity, compliance, and health informatics: education for the future -this project aims to serve the national interest by producing more qualified technicians to meet workforce demands in cybersecurity. Keeping computers and information systems secure is a critical need and a major challenge | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | August 28, 2025 | $767,503 |
| One front door at howard community college: building the howard hub for student success | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 29, 2025 | $613,025 |
| A response to the cyber workforce demand in central Maryland | Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Talent Challenge Program | January 6, 2021 | $300,000 |
| Purpose: howard community college (HCC) plans to address the region's cybersecurity workforce needs by expanding its cybersecurity registered apprenticeship program, which partners with at&t to provide apprentices with top-secret security clearances and promotes diversity among participants. The col | Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach | September 20, 2024 | $200,000 |
| Trans-border dialogues on the global: a coil-based approach to deepening humanities learning | Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development | February 22, 2021 | $75,290 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Howard Community College get?
$30.6 million in 8 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Howard Community College the most?
The Department of Education, with $29.3 million in 4 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Commerce follow.
What is Howard Community College's largest federal grant?
$16.4 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 19, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Howard Community College?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Child Care Access Means Parents in School and STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources).
Other grant recipients in Columbia
- Power Forward Communities, Inc
- Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
- Medstar Health Research Institute Inc.
- Enterprise Community Loan Fund Inc
- Community Action Council of Howard County, Maryland, Inc.
- Maryland Technology Development Corporation
- Maryland Mep Inc
- Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association, Inc.
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