Federal grants to University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska in Kearney, Nebraska received $24.6 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 15 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $17.7 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $480,631.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$24.6 million
- Awards15
- Awarded in FY 2025$480,631
- Largest award$10.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 5 | $18.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 4 | $1.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 4 | $1.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 5 | $2.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $480,631 |
Programs that fund University of Nebraska
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $17.7 million |
| Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects | 1 | $2.0 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 2 | $1.7 million |
| Packaging and Spreading Proven Pediatric Weight Management Interventions for Use by Low-Income Families | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 2 | $797,639 |
| Mine Health and Safety Grants | 5 | $473,918 |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research | 1 | $394,781 |
| Candidate Species Conservation | 1 | $70,847 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 5 | $21.4 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 4 | $2.6 million |
| Department of Labor | 5 | $473,918 |
| Department of the Interior | 1 | $70,847 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska at kearney CARES higher education emergency relief fund-institutional portion | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $10.0 million |
| CARES act: higher education emergency relief fund for unk | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $7.7 million |
| Knowledge network for early childhood education workforce (KNEW) | Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects | August 20, 2024 | $2.0 million |
| Packaging and spreading proven pediatric weight management interventions for use by low-income families - 2019 | Packaging and Spreading Proven Pediatric Weight Management Interventions for Use by Low-Income Families | January 25, 2022 | $1.4 million |
| University of Nebraska at kearney trio student support services program | TRIO Student Support Services | August 17, 2021 | $1.4 million |
| Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex activation as a strategy to ameliorate metabolic disease - metabolic remodeling is an underlying theme in diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer, where cells deviate from their typical fuel utilization profile. The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (p | Biomedical Research and Research Training | September 19, 2023 | $402,782 |
| Development of a system to protect and concentrate large dna for genome analysis - project summary/abstract structural variation alters approximately 3.4 times more base pairs than point mutations within the human genome. Structural variations, such as amplification, deletion, inversions, or translo | Biomedical Research and Research Training | August 6, 2024 | $394,857 |
| Serotonin n-acetyl-transferase inhibitors for circadian rhythm disorders - circadian rhythm (CR) dysregulation contributes to mental health disorders, including major depressive disorder (MDD), bipolar disorder (BD), and seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Melatonin has been strongly associated with | Cardiovascular Diseases Research | August 9, 2022 | $394,781 |
| University of Nebraska at kearney trio student support services program | TRIO Student Support Services | July 3, 2025 | $353,851 |
| This grant program assists states in developing and enforcing state mining laws and regulations, improve state workers compensation and mining occupational disease laws and programs, and improve safety and health conditions in the nations mines through federal-state coordination and cooperation. The | Mine Health and Safety Grants | September 24, 2024 | $96,774 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does University of Nebraska get?
$24.6 million in 15 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives University of Nebraska the most?
The Department of Education, with $21.4 million in 5 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor follow.
What is University of Nebraska's largest federal grant?
$10.0 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 University of Nebraska?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects and TRIO Student Support Services.
Other grant recipients in Kearney
- City of Kearney
- Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska
- Kaapa Ethanol Holdings LLC
- City of Kearney Housing Authority
- Centennial Park Preservation LLC
- South Central Behavioral Services
- Grow Nebraska
- Two Rivers Public Health
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