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Federal grants to Salem State University

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Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts received $35.9 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 11 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $31.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.0 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Salem State University by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20216$31.8 million
FY 20224$888,377
FY 20234$1.3 million
FY 20243$840,928
FY 20253$1.0 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 Salem State University

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Education Stabilization Fund 84.4253$31.0 million
TRIO Student Support Services 84.0422$2.7 million
TRIO Upward Bound 84.0472$1.6 million
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) 47.0762$596,014
Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Programs 84.0161$86,256
Geosciences 47.0501$25,712

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Education8$35.4 million
National Science Foundation3$621,726

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Application for higher education emergency relief funds
ASST_NON_P425F200177_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 19, 2021$16.9 million
Application for emergency financial aid to students under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES
ASST_NON_P425E202526_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 18, 2021$12.8 million
Salem state university student support services program
ASST_NON_P042A201057_091 on USAspending
TRIO Student Support ServicesAugust 17, 2021$2.2 million
Upward bound program lawrence high school, lawrence, ma
ASST_NON_P047A221383_091 on USAspending
TRIO Upward BoundMay 23, 2022$1.5 million
Higher education emergency relief fund strengthening institutions
ASST_NON_P425M200053_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundOctober 26, 2020$1.3 million
Student support services project
ASST_NON_P042A251117_091 on USAspending
TRIO Student Support ServicesJuly 4, 2025$557,750
Collaborative research: advancing collaborations for equity in marine and climate sciences -marine and climate sciences (MCS) scientists play an important role in society because of their focus on both local and global issues affecting the environment and people. Yet mcs are some of the least divers
ASST_NON_2314916_049 on USAspending
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)September 11, 2023$327,270
Collaborative research: designing computational modeling curricula across science subjects to study how repeated engagement impacts student learning throughout high school -computational thinking is becoming an essential part of what students need to know as computer science and data science are mor
ASST_NON_2200918_049 on USAspending
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)July 29, 2022$268,744
Salem state university upward bound project
ASST_NON_P047A170991_091 on USAspending
TRIO Upward BoundJuly 9, 2021$144,425
Creating equitable pathways for global engagement
ASST_NON_P016A220002_091 on USAspending
Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language ProgramsSeptember 19, 2022$86,256

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 Salem State University get?

$35.9 million in 11 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Salem State University the most?

The Department of Education, with $35.4 million in 8 awards. The National Science Foundation follow.

What is Salem State University's largest federal grant?

$16.9 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 Salem State University?

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

Other grant recipients in Salem

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