Federal grants to Kent State University
Kent State University in Kent, Ohio received $197 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 188 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $101 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $22.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$197 million
- Awards188
- Awarded in FY 2025$22.9 million
- Largest award$58.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 73 | $119 million |
| FY 2022 | 62 | $15.2 million |
| FY 2023 | 65 | $22.1 million |
| FY 2024 | 59 | $17.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 43 | $22.9 million |
Programs that fund Kent State University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 5 | $101 million |
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 7 | $10.2 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 6 | $5.9 million |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 17 | $5.7 million |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering | 17 | $4.9 million |
| Aging Research | 5 | $4.8 million |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | 6 | $4.6 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 7 | $4.6 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 7 | $4.6 million |
| Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research | 6 | $3.6 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 23 | $114 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 50 | $35.7 million |
| National Science Foundation | 75 | $26.2 million |
| Department of Transportation | 8 | $10.6 million |
| Department of Energy | 5 | $3.5 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent state university CARES institutional support | Education Stabilization Fund | February 16, 2021 | $58.0 million |
| Kent state university CARES for students | Education Stabilization Fund | February 16, 2021 | $42.6 million |
| Purpose: reconstruct runway; rehabilitate runway. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project reconstructs 1,000 feet of the existing runway 1/19 pavement that has reached the end of its useful life. This project rehabilitates 3,000 feet of the existing runway 1/19 to maintain the str | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | June 26, 2023 | $4.2 million |
| Purpose: reconstruct taxiway; reconstruct apron. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project reconstructs 1,500 square yards of the existing compass calibration pad apron pavement that has reached the end of its useful life. This project reconstructs 3,700 feet of existing paved taxiw | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | August 26, 2025 | $4.1 million |
| Supporting and harmonizing research endeavors (SHARE) -successful research requires skilled research leaders and administrators; without them research stagnates and students are not trained in the jobs of tomorrow. Mastering the complexity of research administration and development is essential for | Integrative Activities | August 7, 2025 | $3.0 million |
| Nurse education, practice, quality, and retention - interprofessional collborative practice | Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants | July 12, 2023 | $2.9 million |
| Summit county mat expansion (sc-matx) - the summit county medication-assisted treatment expansion (sc-matx) will enhance and expand services by providing robust, trauma-informed, evidence-based, and coordinated medication-assisted treatment (MAT) within community health center addiction services (ch | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | September 7, 2021 | $2.6 million |
| Using combinatorial therapies with dendritic cell therapies to improve survival and prevent recurrence of breast cancer leptomeningeal disease (LMD) | Military Medical Research and Development | July 21, 2025 | $2.5 million |
| Kent state university upward bound classic 2022-2027 | TRIO Upward Bound | May 23, 2022 | $2.4 million |
| Kent state university student support services program | TRIO Student Support Services | August 17, 2021 | $2.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Kent State University get?
$197 million in 188 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Kent State University the most?
The Department of Education, with $114 million in 23 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Kent State University's largest federal grant?
$58.0 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on February 16, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Kent State University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs and TRIO Upward Bound.
Other grant recipients in Kent
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