Federal grants to Nevada State University
Nevada State University in Henderson, Nevada received $43.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 29 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $15.9 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $3.4 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$43.4 million
- Awards29
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.4 million
- Largest award$8.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 11 | $18.3 million |
| FY 2022 | 11 | $7.4 million |
| FY 2023 | 13 | $9.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 10 | $5.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 6 | $3.4 million |
Programs that fund Nevada State University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $15.9 million |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 6 | $8.3 million |
| Congressional Directives | 3 | $3.9 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 3 | $3.3 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 4 | $3.2 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 2 | $2.8 million |
| Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects | 1 | $1.6 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 2 | $1.3 million |
| English Language Acquisition State Grants | 1 | $1.2 million |
| TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement | 1 | $1.1 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 22 | $36.2 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 3 | $3.9 million |
| National Science Foundation | 3 | $3.3 million |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 1 | $34,064 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada state college - institutional portion of the higher education emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $8.7 million |
| CARES act higher education relief fund: Nevada state college's direct-to-student allocation | Education Stabilization Fund | January 28, 2021 | $6.3 million |
| Transformando caminos (transforming pathways) | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 26, 2021 | $2.3 million |
| Mentoring support to accelerate retention and improve outcomes in science scholarship program -this project will contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | August 27, 2025 | $2.0 million |
| Community project funding/congressionally directed spending - construction - the consolidated appropriations act of 2022 allocated $1,882,000 in congressionally directed spending (CDS) funding to Nevada state college for facilities and equipment. In alignment with the appropriations act, the wellnes | Congressional Directives | September 26, 2022 | $1.9 million |
| Nevada state college-nurse educator faculty recruitment | Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | June 14, 2023 | $1.8 million |
| Night shift scholar | Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | June 14, 2023 | $1.7 million |
| Mental health informed skills training (MHIST) | Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | August 21, 2024 | $1.6 million |
| Nevada state early childhood education center (ECEC), inclusive early childhood education- access for all children | Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects | September 9, 2022 | $1.6 million |
| Career advancement & professional education (CAPE) project | Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | June 14, 2023 | $1.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Nevada State University get?
$43.4 million in 29 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Nevada State University the most?
The Department of Education, with $36.2 million in 22 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Nevada State University's largest federal grant?
$8.7 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 Nevada State University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education and Congressional Directives.
Other grant recipients in Henderson
- City of Henderson
- Hopelink of Southern Nevada
- Westcare Foundation, Inc.
- Roseman University of Health Sciences, a Nevada Non-Profit Corporation
- Touro University Nevada
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