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Federal grants to Elizabeth City State University

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Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, North Carolina received $80.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 53 awards. Its largest program was Higher Education Institutional Aid, with $30.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $15.7 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Elizabeth City State University by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 202115$32.6 million
FY 202212$7.9 million
FY 202322$13.7 million
FY 202419$10.6 million
FY 202516$15.7 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Elizabeth City State University

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Higher Education Institutional Aid 84.0314$30.0 million
Education Stabilization Fund 84.4253$24.9 million
Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions 84.3822$4.5 million
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Program 81.1231$3.0 million
Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program 11.0281$2.1 million
TRIO Upward Bound 84.0472$2.0 million
TRIO Student Support Services 84.0422$1.9 million
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) 47.0763$1.8 million
TRIO Talent Search 84.0441$1.4 million
Integrative Activities 47.0832$1.2 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Education15$65.9 million
National Science Foundation8$3.6 million
Department of Energy2$3.1 million
Department of Commerce1$2.1 million
Department of the Interior3$1.6 million

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Historically black colleges and universities program
ASST_NON_P031B220022_091 on USAspending
Higher Education Institutional AidAugust 3, 2022$21.9 million
Higher education emergency relief fund - hbcus
ASST_NON_P425J200069_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundFebruary 26, 2021$14.8 million
Ecsu higher education emergency relief fund
ASST_NON_P425F200587_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 17, 2021$5.7 million
Ecsu higher education emergency relief funds
ASST_NON_P425E201686_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 17, 2021$4.3 million
Historically black colleges and universities program (future act)
ASST_NON_P031E200028_091 on USAspending
Higher Education Institutional AidJuly 20, 2021$3.6 million
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ASST_NON_P031B170012_091 on USAspending
Higher Education Institutional AidJuly 20, 2021$3.6 million
Historically black colleges and universities (graduate)
ASST_NON_P382G230006_091 on USAspending
Strengthening Minority-Serving InstitutionsSeptember 12, 2023$3.1 million
The minority serving institutions partnership program (MSIPP) is a vital program within the doe/nnsa management and budget, learning and career management which awards grants to minority serving institutions (MSI) to prepare nnsa’s next-generation technical workforce. Msipp aligns investments in uni
ASST_NON_DENA0004112_089 on USAspending
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) ProgramSeptember 22, 2023$3.0 million
Project purpose: the elizabeth city state university (ECSU) connecting minority communities (CMC) project aims to bridge the digital divide and amplify educational opportunities and workforce development to ensure that university students and residents of the surrounding anchor communities have acces
ASST_NON_3709C13016_013 on USAspending
Connecting Minority Communities Pilot ProgramJanuary 12, 2023$2.1 million
Elizabeth city state university trio student support services program
ASST_NON_P042A200405_091 on USAspending
TRIO Student Support ServicesAugust 17, 2021$1.5 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Elizabeth City State University get?

$80.4 million in 53 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Elizabeth City State University the most?

The Department of Education, with $65.9 million in 15 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy follow.

What is Elizabeth City State University's largest federal grant?

$21.9 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 Elizabeth City State University?

Its largest are Higher Education Institutional Aid, Education Stabilization Fund and Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions.

Other grant recipients in Elizabeth City

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