Federal grants to Carleton College
Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota received $18.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 44 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $4.7 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.6 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$18.4 million
- Awards44
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.6 million
- Largest award$2.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 11 | $6.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 7 | $1.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 17 | $5.0 million |
| FY 2024 | 15 | $3.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 6 | $1.6 million |
Programs that fund Carleton College
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $4.7 million |
| Biological Sciences | 3 | $3.1 million |
| Geosciences | 7 | $2.6 million |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 10 | $2.1 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 2 | $1.5 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 8 | $1.2 million |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering | 2 | $890,737 |
| AmeriCorps National Service and Civic Engagement Research Competition 94.026 | 1 | $573,904 |
| Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders | 1 | $435,885 |
| Aging Research | 1 | $421,309 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | 33 | $10.2 million |
| Department of Education | 4 | $6.2 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 3 | $1.3 million |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | 1 | $573,904 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 1 | $98,495 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton college heerf application – institutional portion | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $2.6 million |
| Rui: linking ecology, behavior, and immunology to spatio-temporal variation in helminth transmission -parasites are often spread unevenly across space, where some host populations have few parasites and others are heavily infected. This pattern is common, but still poorly understood and poses a cons | Biological Sciences | October 14, 2022 | $2.5 million |
| Carleton college heerf application | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $2.1 million |
| Collaborative research: cultural change in geoscience (c-change): transforming departmental culture through faculty agents of change -this project aims to serve the national interest by establishing practices to improve inclusivity in academic geoscience departments. Geoscience is a critical discipl | Geosciences | August 27, 2024 | $1.3 million |
| Carleton college trio student support services program | TRIO Student Support Services | August 18, 2021 | $1.2 million |
| The award approves funding for the FY2022 national service and civic engagement research funding opportunity described in the approved program narrative and budget. The 2022 required match is 0%. This award also forward funds $105,818 in funding for the 2023-24 program year.? | AmeriCorps National Service and Civic Engagement Research Competition 94.026 | September 23, 2022 | $574,364 |
| Career: algorithmic approaches for phylogenetic analysis of tumor evolution | Computer and Information Science and Engineering | March 31, 2021 | $536,321 |
| Rui: linking ecology, behavior, and immunology to spatio-temporal variation in helminth transmission -parasites are often spread unevenly across space, where some host populations have few parasites and others are heavily infected. This pattern is common, but still poorly understood and poses a cons | Mathematical and Physical Sciences | October 14, 2022 | $500,000 |
| Career: temporal dynamics of microbial and viral function and adaptation in hydrothermal vents | Geosciences | August 16, 2021 | $464,024 |
| Evaluating the listening effort associated with audiovisual speech | Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders | July 6, 2023 | $435,885 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Carleton College get?
$18.4 million in 44 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Carleton College the most?
The National Science Foundation, with $10.2 million in 33 awards. The Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Carleton College's largest federal grant?
$2.6 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 Carleton College?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Biological Sciences and Geosciences.
Other grant recipients in Northfield
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