Federal grants to Western Carolina University
Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina received $58.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 40 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $41.9 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $3.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$58.7 million
- Awards40
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.3 million
- Largest award$22.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 17 | $45.8 million |
| FY 2022 | 17 | $4.6 million |
| FY 2023 | 11 | $2.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 8 | $2.2 million |
| FY 2025 | 10 | $3.3 million |
Programs that fund Western Carolina University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $41.9 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 3 | $2.8 million |
| Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants | 1 | $2.4 million |
| Nursing Workforce Development | 1 | $2.2 million |
| TRIO Talent Search | 1 | $2.1 million |
| Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System | 3 | $2.0 million |
| Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities | 3 | $1.2 million |
| Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants | 1 | $679,629 |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 2 | $544,728 |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | 1 | $399,286 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 15 | $46.2 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 5 | $5.7 million |
| National Science Foundation | 11 | $3.8 million |
| Department of the Interior | 4 | $2.4 million |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 1 | $199,702 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education emergency relief fund-institutional portion for western carolina university | Education Stabilization Fund | April 7, 2021 | $22.6 million |
| CARES heerf application for western carolina university | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $17.6 million |
| Behavioral health workforce education and training (BHWET) program | Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants | March 25, 2021 | $2.5 million |
| Nursing workforce diversity | Nursing Workforce Development | May 27, 2021 | $2.2 million |
| Educational talent search | TRIO Talent Search | August 5, 2021 | $2.2 million |
| Higher education emergency relief fund - strengthening institutions for wcu | Education Stabilization Fund | October 29, 2020 | $1.7 million |
| Fostering technology entrepreneurship through a project?based learning community | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | January 4, 2022 | $1.5 million |
| Smoky mountain noyce scholars program: recruiting, preparing, and retaining secondary mathematics teachers for high-need schools -the project aims to meet the national need to recruit and train high school mathematics teachers in the rural areas of western North Carolina. It will collaboratively dev | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | September 10, 2024 | $1.2 million |
| Climate change vulnerability assessments for coastal infrastructure programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the national park system. The study unit | Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System | August 28, 2024 | $940,563 |
| Interprofessional autism collaborative training – project interact (absolute priority, 84.325K) focus area b | Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities | September 30, 2021 | $750,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Western Carolina University get?
$58.7 million in 40 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Western Carolina University the most?
The Department of Education, with $46.2 million in 15 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Western Carolina University's largest federal grant?
$22.6 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on April 7, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Western Carolina University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) and Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants.
Other grant recipients in Cullowhee
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