Federal grants to Missouri State University
Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri received $235 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 77 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $73.2 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $3.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$235 million
- Awards77
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.3 million
- Largest award$37.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 27 | $91.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 23 | $50.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 28 | $81.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 14 | $8.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 9 | $3.3 million |
Programs that fund Missouri State University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 6 | $73.2 million |
| Congressional Directives | 3 | $62.5 million |
| Congressionally-Identified Projects | 2 | $24.8 million |
| Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program | 2 | $18.3 million |
| Research and Technology Development | 1 | $11.2 million |
| Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | 3 | $11.1 million |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 4 | $8.0 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 3 | $4.1 million |
| Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund) | 1 | $4.0 million |
| English Language Acquisition State Grants | 1 | $2.9 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 15 | $91.1 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 7 | $63.4 million |
| Department of Defense | 9 | $41.7 million |
| Department of Commerce | 3 | $25.1 million |
| National Science Foundation | 13 | $6.7 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARES act funding - springfield campus | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $37.0 million |
| Community project funding/congressionally directed spending - construction | Congressional Directives | September 18, 2023 | $30.0 million |
| Community project funding/congressionally directed spending - construction - transformational education for life, physical and health sciences address: 901 s. National ave. Project director name: mark wheeler contact phone number: 417-836-5101 email address: markwheeler@missouristate.edu website add | Congressional Directives | August 31, 2022 | $30.0 million |
| Missouri state university - springfield campus CARES act funding | Education Stabilization Fund | February 26, 2021 | $27.7 million |
| Purpose - the project will consolidate department activities that are not currently located in temple hall and provide additional state of the art teaching and research laboratories. Activities to be performed - temple hall will be expanded by approximately 72,383 square feet while also renovating a | Congressionally-Identified Projects | April 5, 2023 | $19.8 million |
| This cooperative agreement shall be performed in accordance with the statement of work (SOW) "large scale prototyping development braider for rapid ma | Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program | June 8, 2021 | $13.9 million |
| This cooperative agreement shall be performed in accordance with the statement of work entitled, "cost- effective solutions for the reliability of com | Research and Technology Development | September 25, 2023 | $11.2 million |
| Quantitative water sensing array for rapid sensing and continuous monitoring | Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | April 15, 2021 | $8.5 million |
| Purpose/scope: cheek hall is an existing building located along national avenue on the campus of Missouri state university in springfield, Missouri. This project renovates a portion (approximately 15,200 of 57,100 total sf) of this building. Cheek hall was built in 1955 and served as the university' | Congressionally-Identified Projects | September 5, 2023 | $5.0 million |
| "prepeg tape braiding manufacture of affordable high temperature composite structures for hypersonic" cpff research and development new award, afrl a | Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program | June 6, 2024 | $4.4 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Missouri State University get?
$235 million in 77 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Missouri State University the most?
The Department of Education, with $91.1 million in 15 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense follow.
What is Missouri State University's largest federal grant?
$37.0 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 Missouri State University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Congressional Directives and Congressionally-Identified Projects.
Other grant recipients in Springfield
- Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation
- Ozarks Tech Community College
- City Utilities of Springfield
- Advocates for a Healthy Community Inc
- City of Springfield
- City of Springfield, Missouri
- Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center
- Housing Authority of the City of Springfield
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