Federal grants to Lincoln University
Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri received $156 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 90 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $28.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $20.8 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$156 million
- Awards90
- Awarded in FY 2025$20.8 million
- Largest award$19.3 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 25 | $48.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 21 | $20.5 million |
| FY 2023 | 28 | $44.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 19 | $22.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 12 | $20.8 million |
Programs that fund Lincoln University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $28.5 million |
| Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University | 5 | $27.8 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 4 | $27.4 million |
| Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University | 5 | $24.5 million |
| From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals | 1 | $10.0 million |
| Cooperative Extension Service | 2 | $7.5 million |
| 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants | 14 | $6.5 million |
| Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities | 1 | $5.0 million |
| Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions | 9 | $4.6 million |
| Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program | 1 | $3.0 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | 71 | $92.9 million |
| Department of Education | 7 | $55.9 million |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $3.0 million |
| National Science Foundation | 5 | $1.8 million |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 3 | $1.8 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historically black colleges and universities program | Higher Education Institutional Aid | August 3, 2022 | $19.3 million |
| HBCU CARES funds | Education Stabilization Fund | February 26, 2021 | $15.9 million |
| ** awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the U.S. Is currently facing a substantial shortfall of talented workforce in the food, agriculture, and natural resources sectors i | From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals | May 17, 2023 | $10.0 million |
| Care act funds - institutional | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $7.3 million |
| Missouri is well-known for the diversity of its natural resources that are essential to the environmental and economic vitality of the state. The quality of life of the state's citizens also depends on the health of its natural resources and the surrounding environment, particularly that of the air, | Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University | December 10, 2024 | $6.0 million |
| In alignment with the usda-nifa's top research and extension priority areas, lincoln university's cooperative extension and research program conduct research and extension activities in animal science, plant science, food safety, natural resource, social economics, human health, and youth areas that | Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University | February 15, 2024 | $6.0 million |
| In alignment with the usda-nifa's top research and extension priority areas, lincoln university's cooperative extension and research program conduct research and extension activities in animal science, plant science, food safety, natural resource, social economics, human health, and youth areas that | Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University | November 25, 2022 | $6.0 million |
| Lincoln university CARES act funds | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $5.3 million |
| In alignment with the usda-nifa's top research and extension priority areas, lincoln university's cooperative extension and research program conduct research and extension activities in animal science, plant science, food safety, natural resource, social economics, human health, and youth areas that | Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University | December 3, 2024 | $5.1 million |
| In alignment with the usda-nifa's top research and extension priority areas, lincoln university's cooperative extension and research program conduct research and extension activities in animal science, plant science, food safety, natural resource, social economics, human health, and youth areas that | Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University | February 14, 2024 | $5.1 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Lincoln University get?
$156 million in 90 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Lincoln University the most?
The Department of Agriculture, with $92.9 million in 71 awards. The Department of Education and the Department of Commerce follow.
What is Lincoln University's largest federal grant?
$19.3 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 Lincoln University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University and Higher Education Institutional Aid.
Other grant recipients in Jefferson City
- Department of Social Services Misso
- Elementary & Secondary Education Missouri Department of
- Missouri Department of Transportation
- Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
- Missouri Department of Economic Development
- Missouri Department of Natural R
- Missouri Department of Public Safety
- Missouri Department of Mental Health
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