Federal grants to Northeastern State University
Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma received $54.3 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 31 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $30.7 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $3.2 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$54.3 million
- Awards31
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.2 million
- Largest award$15.9 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 12 | $33.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 7 | $1.9 million |
| FY 2023 | 18 | $10.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 15 | $5.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 9 | $3.2 million |
Programs that fund Northeastern State University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $30.7 million |
| Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 2 | $2.8 million |
| TRIO Talent Search | 2 | $2.7 million |
| Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions | 1 | $2.1 million |
| Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | 3 | $1.6 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 1 | $1.5 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 1 | $1.4 million |
| TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers | 1 | $1.1 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 16 | $45.4 million |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 4 | $2.3 million |
| Department of Defense | 3 | $1.6 million |
| National Science Foundation | 4 | $1.3 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARES act funding for northeastern state university, institutional portion only | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $15.9 million |
| CARES act emergency aid for students | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $12.0 million |
| Project purpose: through project invests: inclusivity and next-generation vision to expand student and teaching success, northeastern state university (NSU) seeks to make an unprecedented investment in the expansion of its educational infrastructure to meet the needs of tribal and other low-income a | Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program | January 19, 2023 | $3.0 million |
| Nsu's nasnti CARES act supplemental funding program | Education Stabilization Fund | February 17, 2021 | $2.8 million |
| Native american student support - center for tribal studies | Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions | September 24, 2021 | $2.3 million |
| Nsu-tcc cooperative nasnti - strengthening the smart choice transfer program | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 26, 2023 | $1.6 million |
| Nsu - riverhawk center for techer excellence | Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | December 15, 2022 | $1.5 million |
| Talent search - northeastern state university broken arrow campus | TRIO Talent Search | August 5, 2021 | $1.4 million |
| Talent search - northeastern state university tahlequah campus | TRIO Talent Search | August 5, 2021 | $1.4 million |
| Trio student support services | TRIO Student Support Services | August 18, 2021 | $1.4 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Northeastern State University get?
$54.3 million in 31 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Northeastern State University the most?
The Department of Education, with $45.4 million in 16 awards. The Department of Commerce and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Northeastern State University's largest federal grant?
$15.9 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 19, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Northeastern State University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program and Higher Education Institutional Aid.
Other grant recipients in Tahlequah
- Cherokee Nation
- United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
- American Indian Resource Center Inc
- County of Cherokee School District 35 Independent
- Keetoowah Economic Development Authority
- Cherokee County Health Services Council
- City of Tahlequah
- Grand View Elementary School District
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