Federal grants to Southern Oregon University
Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon received $25.9 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 21 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $17.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.2 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$25.9 million
- Awards21
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.2 million
- Largest award$9.9 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 5 | $18.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 6 | $2.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 6 | $915,377 |
| FY 2024 | 8 | $3.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 6 | $1.2 million |
Programs that fund Southern Oregon University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $17.4 million |
| Renewable Energy Research and Development | 1 | $2.0 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 1 | $1.6 million |
| TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement | 2 | $1.4 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $999,806 |
| Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System | 4 | $690,348 |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 1 | $499,942 |
| Integrative Activities | 1 | $449,340 |
| Biological Sciences | 1 | $422,183 |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering | 1 | $164,123 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 7 | $20.9 million |
| National Science Foundation | 5 | $2.1 million |
| Department of Energy | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Department of the Interior | 7 | $819,129 |
| Department of Agriculture | 1 | $79,946 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARES act: institution portion | Education Stabilization Fund | February 19, 2021 | $9.9 million |
| CARES act: student financial aid support | Education Stabilization Fund | February 17, 2021 | $7.2 million |
| Southern Oregon university is a regionally engaged learning community committed to being the educational provider of choice for learners throughout their lives. Southern Oregon university is a liberal arts university focused on student’s success, promoting intellectual growth, continuous improvement | Renewable Energy Research and Development | May 1, 2024 | $2.0 million |
| Success at southern - student support services | TRIO Student Support Services | August 18, 2021 | $1.7 million |
| Southern Oregon university ronald e. Mcnair post-baccalaureate achievement program 2022-2027 | TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement | August 9, 2022 | $1.1 million |
| Supporting computational thinking across grade levels and content areas in K-5 education -computational thinking (CT) refers to a set of thought processes typically employed in computer science to solve large complex problems. Computational thinking itself does not require a computer and can be appl | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | August 2, 2022 | $999,806 |
| Oregon chinese diaspora project statewide inventory | Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | September 3, 2024 | $499,942 |
| Mri: acquisition of a 400 mhz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer to support research, research training, and education at southern Oregon university -this award is jointly supported by the major research instrumentation and the chemistry research instrumentation programs. Southern Oregon univer | Integrative Activities | August 4, 2022 | $449,340 |
| Brc-bio: how temperature-nutrient interactions affect the physiology and ecology of an insect herbivore -insect herbivores make up over a quarter of the world?s biodiversity and consume up to 18% of global crops each year. These important insects face rapidly changing environmental conditions, inclu | Biological Sciences | July 9, 2025 | $422,183 |
| Southern Oregon university ronald e. Mcnair post-baccalaureate achievement project | TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement | August 31, 2021 | $268,938 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Southern Oregon University get?
$25.9 million in 21 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Southern Oregon University the most?
The Department of Education, with $20.9 million in 7 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy follow.
What is Southern Oregon University's largest federal grant?
$9.9 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on February 19, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Southern Oregon University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Renewable Energy Research and Development and TRIO Student Support Services.
Other grant recipients in Ashland
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