Federal grants to St. Olaf College
St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota received $22.9 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 28 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $8.8 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $3.0 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$22.9 million
- Awards28
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.0 million
- Largest award$4.9 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 9 | $10.8 million |
| FY 2022 | 12 | $3.5 million |
| FY 2023 | 12 | $3.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 9 | $2.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 11 | $3.0 million |
Programs that fund St. Olaf College
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $8.8 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 4 | $3.9 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 4 | $2.8 million |
| TRIO Talent Search | 2 | $1.8 million |
| Biological Sciences | 2 | $1.7 million |
| TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 2 | $634,968 |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | 1 | $519,979 |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | 1 | $497,848 |
| Geosciences | 2 | $228,282 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 14 | $18.7 million |
| National Science Foundation | 6 | $2.2 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 3 | $1.1 million |
| Department of Energy | 1 | $519,979 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 3 | $220,252 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Olaf college recipient's funding certification and agreement for CARES act: higher education emergency relief fund - institutions | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $4.9 million |
| St. Olaf college recipient's funding certification and agreement for CARES act: higher education emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $3.9 million |
| St. Olaf ub - central and humboldt | TRIO Upward Bound | May 23, 2022 | $1.9 million |
| St. Olaf college educational talent search | TRIO Talent Search | August 4, 2022 | $1.6 million |
| St. Olaf college ub - creative arts, highland, and owl | TRIO Upward Bound | May 23, 2022 | $1.2 million |
| St. Olaf college student support services | TRIO Student Support Services | August 18, 2021 | $1.2 million |
| St. Olaf college trio mcnair scholars project | TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement | August 9, 2022 | $1.1 million |
| St. Olaf college student support services - students with disabilities | TRIO Student Support Services | August 18, 2021 | $1.1 million |
| Career: the coevolution of an eavesdropper sensory system in response to an ever evolving communication system | Biological Sciences | December 31, 2021 | $980,509 |
| Collaborative research: rui: the role of polo kinases in maintaining chiral asymmetry in the ciliate, tetrahymena thermophila. -this project investigates how ?simple? Single-cell protozoa express organizational complexity rivaling that seen in higher organisms. Protozoa are rarely in the public mind, | Biological Sciences | August 18, 2025 | $682,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does St. Olaf College get?
$22.9 million in 28 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives St. Olaf College the most?
The Department of Education, with $18.7 million in 14 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is St. Olaf College's largest federal grant?
$4.9 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 St. Olaf College?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, TRIO Upward Bound and TRIO Student Support Services.
Other grant recipients in Northfield
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