Well Told Grants

Federal grant recipients / Massachusetts

Federal grants to Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts · Colleges and universities · UEI RHN6A3PEC8A7

Fitchburg State University in Fitchburg, Massachusetts received $25.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 12 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $19.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.8 million.

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

By year

Federal grants to Fitchburg State University by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20216$20.0 million
FY 20225$1.1 million
FY 20234$1.1 million
FY 20244$1.4 million
FY 20255$1.8 million

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 Fitchburg State University

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Education Stabilization Fund 84.4253$19.1 million
TRIO Upward Bound 84.0474$3.6 million
TRIO Student Support Services 84.0422$1.5 million
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) 47.0761$1.0 million
Science 43.0011$178,886
Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences 47.0751$55,488

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Education9$24.2 million
National Science Foundation2$1.1 million
National Aeronautics and Space Administration1$178,886

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
CARES act higher education emergency relief fund institutional portion
ASST_NON_P425F202995_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 17, 2021$10.5 million
CARES act higher education emergency relief fund
ASST_NON_P425E204070_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 16, 2021$7.7 million
Fitchburg state university upward bound program
ASST_NON_P047A220873_091 on USAspending
TRIO Upward BoundMay 23, 2022$1.8 million
Fitchburg state university upward bound math and science program
ASST_NON_P047M220215_091 on USAspending
TRIO Upward BoundAugust 17, 2022$1.2 million
Fitchburg state university student support services program
ASST_NON_P042A200098_091 on USAspending
TRIO Student Support ServicesAugust 17, 2021$1.2 million
Building institutional capacity to support stem scholars through pedagogy of real talk -this project will contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students with de
ASST_NON_2325760_049 on USAspending
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)January 24, 2024$1.0 million
Higher education emergency relief fund
ASST_NON_P425M200690_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundNovember 13, 2020$809,119
Fitchburg state university's student support services program
ASST_NON_P042A250291_091 on USAspending
TRIO Student Support ServicesJuly 3, 2025$304,609
Fitchburg state university upward bound program
ASST_NON_P047A171236_091 on USAspending
TRIO Upward BoundJuly 9, 2021$303,138
Fitchburg state university upward bound math and science program
ASST_NON_P047M170436_091 on USAspending
TRIO Upward BoundJuly 9, 2021$297,601

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 Fitchburg State University get?

$25.4 million in 12 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Fitchburg State University the most?

The Department of Education, with $24.2 million in 9 awards. The National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration follow.

What is Fitchburg State University's largest federal grant?

$10.5 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 Fitchburg State University?

Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, TRIO Upward Bound and TRIO Student Support Services.

Other grant recipients in Fitchburg

Largest federal grant recipients in Massachusetts · Federal grants in Massachusetts