Federal grants to Otterbein University
Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio received $11.5 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 7 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $9.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $763,944.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$11.5 million
- Awards7
- Awarded in FY 2025$763,944
- Largest award$5.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $9.8 million |
| FY 2022 | 0 | $0 |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $721,216 |
| FY 2024 | 1 | $270,309 |
| FY 2025 | 2 | $763,944 |
Programs that fund Otterbein University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $9.3 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $951,517 |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 1 | $742,156 |
| Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus | 1 | $386,777 |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 1 | $104,816 |
| Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access | 1 | $50,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 3 | $10.0 million |
| National Science Foundation | 2 | $1.1 million |
| Department of Justice | 1 | $386,777 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 1 | $50,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heerf/institution | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $5.2 million |
| Higher education emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $4.1 million |
| Recruiting and preparing undergraduate mathematics majors for teaching careers in urban high need schools | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | February 10, 2021 | $951,517 |
| Cardinals first: data-driven student success initiative for underserved students | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 10, 2024 | $742,156 |
| The grants to reduce domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus program (campus program) is authorized by 34 u.s.c. 20125. The program provides a unique opportunity for institutions of higher education to establish multidisciplinary approaches to combat domestic viole | Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus | September 26, 2023 | $400,000 |
| Rui: cas: solvent-free synthesis of transition metal halide clusters -with the support of the chemical synthesis program in the division of chemistry, professor dean johnston of otterbein university will develop new synthetic routes to substituted transition metal halide cluster materials that have | Mathematical and Physical Sciences | April 3, 2023 | $271,216 |
| University archives: planning for compact shelving [otterbein university respectfully requests a national endowment for the humanities (NEH) sustaining cultural heritage collections planning grant to improve the outdated courtright memorial library archives facility and better preserve the universit | Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access | September 22, 2023 | $50,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Otterbein University get?
$11.5 million in 7 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Otterbein University the most?
The Department of Education, with $10.0 million in 3 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Justice follow.
What is Otterbein University's largest federal grant?
$5.2 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 17, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Otterbein University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) and Higher Education Institutional Aid.
Other grant recipients in Westerville
- Materials Engineering and Technical Support Services Corp.
- State Science & Technology Institute, Inc.
- Glass Manufacturing Industry Council
- American Public University System, Inc.
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