Federal grants to Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University in Mississippi State, Mississippi received $643 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 758 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $76.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $96.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$643 million
- Awards758
- Awarded in FY 2025$96.7 million
- Largest award$42.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 183 | $170 million |
| FY 2022 | 261 | $120 million |
| FY 2023 | 210 | $132 million |
| FY 2024 | 180 | $124 million |
| FY 2025 | 144 | $96.7 million |
Programs that fund Mississippi State University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $76.1 million |
| Smith-Lever Extension Funding | 5 | $36.8 million |
| Head Start | 3 | $32.1 million |
| Integrative Activities | 39 | $27.8 million |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes | 2 | $26.4 million |
| Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | 10 | $25.8 million |
| Air Transportation Centers of Excellence | 3 | $22.3 million |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) | 49 | $22.0 million |
| Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research | 55 | $21.6 million |
| Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs | 1 | $20.0 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | 310 | $182 million |
| Department of Education | 15 | $114 million |
| Department of Commerce | 36 | $84.7 million |
| National Science Foundation | 182 | $79.5 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 49 | $67.1 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARES act higher education emergency relief fund-ihe/institution (part 2) | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $42.7 million |
| Emergency financial aid grants to students under the CARES act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $33.4 million |
| Northern gulf institute | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes | June 8, 2021 | $25.8 million |
| Gear up Mississippi | Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs | July 7, 2021 | $20.0 million |
| Head start and early head start | Head Start | December 21, 2020 | $20.0 million |
| This proposal calls for the acquisition of high performance computing resources, located at Mississippi state university (MSU) and supporting infrastructure, to build hpc capacity in support of NOAA research and development activities. This computing resource will provide hpc capacity to run larger, | Weather and Air Quality Research | September 14, 2023 | $15.0 million |
| Post-analysis of uas detection technologies to assess which demonstrate applicability and/or promise for use in and around airports. | Air Transportation Centers of Excellence | December 18, 2020 | $12.1 million |
| To add funding in the amount of $2M for the new feed the future innovation lab for fish | USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | March 19, 2021 | $12.1 million |
| Regional geospatial modeling award | Office for Coastal Management | July 20, 2021 | $11.9 million |
| Head start and early head start | Head Start | July 8, 2025 | $11.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Mississippi State University get?
$643 million in 758 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Mississippi State University the most?
The Department of Agriculture, with $182 million in 310 awards. The Department of Education and the Department of Commerce follow.
What is Mississippi State University's largest federal grant?
$42.7 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 Mississippi State University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Smith-Lever Extension Funding and Head Start.
Other grant recipients in Mississippi State
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