Federal grants to Eastern Oregon University
Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Oregon received $22.9 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 14 awards. Its largest program was Head Start, with $11.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $3.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$22.9 million
- Awards14
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.1 million
- Largest award$6.3 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 7 | $10.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 4 | $3.9 million |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $2.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 3 | $2.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $3.1 million |
Programs that fund Eastern Oregon University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Head Start | 3 | $11.4 million |
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $7.4 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 1 | $1.8 million |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Mine Health and Safety Grants | 5 | $827,936 |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 1 | $272,364 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 3 | $11.4 million |
| Department of Education | 6 | $10.7 million |
| Department of Labor | 5 | $827,936 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head start | Head Start | June 8, 2021 | $6.3 million |
| Head start | Head Start | June 13, 2024 | $4.9 million |
| Provide emergency financial relief to students and areas of the university that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $4.1 million |
| Provide emergency financial relief to students and areas of the university that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $3.0 million |
| Building roadmaps in development of guided experiences for students (bridges) | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 27, 2021 | $1.8 million |
| Achieving careers for rural Oregon student success (ACROSS) at eou | Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | June 7, 2022 | $1.2 million |
| Provide emergency financial relief to areas of the university that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. | Education Stabilization Fund | March 4, 2021 | $294,781 |
| Trio student support services project | TRIO Student Support Services | September 26, 2025 | $272,364 |
| Provide federally mandated safety and health training to miners and contractors in the state of Oregon. | Mine Health and Safety Grants | September 8, 2025 | $182,743 |
| This grant program assists states in developing and enforcing state mining laws and regulations, improve state workers compensation and mining occupational disease laws and programs, and improve safety and health conditions in the nations mines through federal-state coordination and cooperation. The | Mine Health and Safety Grants | September 3, 2024 | $179,731 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Eastern Oregon University get?
$22.9 million in 14 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Eastern Oregon University the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $11.4 million in 3 awards. The Department of Education and the Department of Labor follow.
What is Eastern Oregon University's largest federal grant?
$6.3 million under Head Start, with its first action in the period on June 8, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Eastern Oregon University?
Its largest are Head Start, Education Stabilization Fund and Higher Education Institutional Aid.
Other grant recipients in La Grande
- County of Union
- Northeast Oregon Network
- Grande Ronde Hospital, Inc.
- Shelter from the Storm
- Union Soil and Water Conservation District
- Tri County Cwma
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