Federal grants to WNET
WNET in New York, New York received $6.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 14 awards. Its largest program was STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources), with $3.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $729,608.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$6.1 million
- Awards14
- Awarded in FY 2025$729,608
- Largest award$3.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 4 | $2.8 million |
| FY 2022 | 2 | $620,000 |
| FY 2023 | 4 | $981,209 |
| FY 2024 | 4 | $972,247 |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $729,608 |
Programs that fund WNET
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $3.1 million |
| Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs | 7 | $2.9 million |
| Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | 6 | $135,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | 1 | $3.1 million |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 7 | $2.9 million |
| National Endowment for the Arts | 6 | $135,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Using media and texting to foster stem learning in low-income and latinx families | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | July 11, 2021 | $3.1 million |
| American masters: mary oliver: saved by the beauty of the world [mary oliver: saved by the beauty of the world will be a 90-MINUTE documentary film that explores the writing, life, and legacy of american poet, essayist, and teacher mary oliver (1935 ? 2019). This cinematic portrait, grounded in oliv | Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs | August 6, 2024 | $600,000 |
| American masters: elie wiesel: soul on fire [american masters--elie wiesel: soul on fire, a feature length documentary, will explore elie wiesel?s life through his own words, through interviews with his immediate family, friends, students and scholars who have studied him and through his work as a w | Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs | October 31, 2023 | $600,000 |
| The first folio: the making of shakespeare [the first folio: the making of shakespeare will be a two-hour pbs documentary marking the 400th anniversary of the most important publishing event in english literature: the publication, in 1623, of the first folio of the plays of william shakespeare. Crea | Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs | September 2, 2022 | $600,000 |
| Mission us: spirit of a nation [mission us: spirit of a nation is an online learning game about the apalachees, an indigenous people from northwestern Florida, spanning the 1500S to the MID-1600S. The eighth installment of mission us, wnet?s award-winning series of free classroom games on american h | Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs | January 30, 2023 | $399,207 |
| Mission us: isla preciosa [mission us: isla preciosa (w.t.) is a digital learning game about the U.S. Invasion of Puerto Rico in 1898 and its aftermath, centered on the experiences and perspectives of diverse puerto ricans. The ninth installment of wnet?s award-winning mission us series of immersive | Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs | January 23, 2025 | $300,000 |
| The bigger picture | Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs | June 1, 2021 | $299,775 |
| American masters: who is sabu? [who is sabu? Will explore the compelling life story of sabu dastagir (1924-1963), a pioneering indian american film actor. This documentary will chronicle dastagir's exceptional life journey and legacy, while also contextualizing his career within the larger framework | Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs | August 20, 2024 | $75,000 |
| Purpose: to support production costs for in the making, an american masters digital series of short films produced by thirteen in partnership with firelight media. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | August 21, 2024 | $30,000 |
| Purpose: to support production costs for one film in the public television series american masters. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | August 16, 2023 | $25,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does WNET get?
$6.1 million in 14 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives WNET the most?
The National Science Foundation, with $3.1 million in 1 award. The National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts follow.
What is WNET's largest federal grant?
$3.1 million under STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources), with its first action in the period on July 11, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund WNET?
Its largest are STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources), Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs and Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals.
Other grant recipients in New York
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- New York City Housing Authority
- Gateway Development Commission
- The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- New York University
- Inclusiv, Inc
- International Rescue Committee, Inc.
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