Federal grants to Rust College
Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi received $40.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 23 awards. Its largest program was Higher Education Institutional Aid, with $14.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $7.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$40.1 million
- Awards23
- Awarded in FY 2025$7.3 million
- Largest award$9.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 5 | $15.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 8 | $4.6 million |
| FY 2023 | 9 | $7.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 8 | $4.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 8 | $7.3 million |
Programs that fund Rust College
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 4 | $14.1 million |
| Education Stabilization Fund | 4 | $13.2 million |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 2 | $4.0 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 3 | $3.6 million |
| Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). | 4 | $2.8 million |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid | 1 | $500,000 |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $399,099 |
| Minority Science and Engineering Improvement | 1 | $288,202 |
| Appalachian Research, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects | 1 | $20,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 14 | $32.4 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 2 | $4.0 million |
| Department of the Interior | 5 | $3.3 million |
| National Science Foundation | 1 | $399,099 |
| Appalachian Regional Commission | 1 | $20,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historically black colleges and universities program | Higher Education Institutional Aid | August 3, 2022 | $9.7 million |
| Higher education emergency relief fund-historically black colleges and universities | Education Stabilization Fund | February 26, 2021 | $5.7 million |
| Higher education emergency relief / ihe | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $4.3 million |
| Economic development initiative, community project funding, and miscellaneous grants | Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | August 4, 2023 | $3.0 million |
| Emergency relief for students | Education Stabilization Fund | February 17, 2021 | $3.0 million |
| Historically black colleges and universities program (future act) | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 20, 2021 | $2.0 million |
| Unknown title | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 20, 2021 | $1.9 million |
| Trio - ubms | TRIO Upward Bound | September 30, 2022 | $1.2 million |
| Rust - ubms | TRIO Upward Bound | September 30, 2022 | $1.2 million |
| Trio - ub | TRIO Upward Bound | May 23, 2022 | $1.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Rust College get?
$40.1 million in 23 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Rust College the most?
The Department of Education, with $32.4 million in 14 awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of the Interior follow.
What is Rust College's largest federal grant?
$9.7 million under Higher Education Institutional Aid, with its first action in the period on August 3, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Rust College?
Its largest are Higher Education Institutional Aid, Education Stabilization Fund and Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants.
Other grant recipients in Holly Springs
- Institute of Community Services Inc
- County of Marshall
- The Bank of Holly Springs
- Unity Bank of Mississippi
- Holly Springs Housing Authority
- Holly Springs Bancshares Inc
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