Federal grants to Dickinson College
Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania received $7.6 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 14 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $5.7 million. In fiscal 2025 more was taken back from its awards than added, a net -$315,603.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$7.6 million
- Awards14
- Awarded in FY 2025-$315,603
- Largest award$3.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 7 | $6.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 4 | $533,246 |
| FY 2023 | 4 | $935,755 |
| FY 2024 | 3 | $183,874 |
| FY 2025 | 0 | -$315,603 |
Programs that fund Dickinson College
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $5.7 million |
| Biological Sciences | 2 | $499,637 |
| Geosciences | 3 | $381,464 |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 1 | $351,294 |
| Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants | 1 | $329,988 |
| Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System | 2 | $155,374 |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $86,588 |
| Great Lakes Restoration | 2 | $75,467 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 2 | $5.7 million |
| National Science Foundation | 6 | $967,689 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1 | $351,294 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 1 | $329,988 |
| Department of the Interior | 4 | $230,841 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dept of education heerf CARES act institutional funding - dickinson | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $3.1 million |
| Dickinson college : dept of education CARES act higher education emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $2.5 million |
| Orthogonal split luciferases for imaging multiplexed cellular behaviors - project summary disease states are characterized by complex interactions that occur between a variety of cell types and biomolecules in an organism. Researchers have turned to bioluminescence imaging (BLI) to track the behavio | Biomedical Research and Research Training | September 25, 2023 | $351,294 |
| These funds will be used to support development of a food waste and dairy manure digestion system appropriate for small to mid-size dairies (100-300 cows). Project personnel have partnered with the carlisle area school district and a local brewery to increase diversion of food residues to the farm f | Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants | March 8, 2021 | $329,988 |
| Rui: epigenetic weapons in plant-herbivore interactions: sulforaphane as a natural histone deacetylase inhibitor in lepidopteran pests -this project will investigate a novel ?epigenetic weapon? That cruciferous plants deploy against destructive insect pests. Epigenetic systems regulate the expressio | Biological Sciences | June 2, 2022 | $329,556 |
| Collaborative research: network cluster: bedrock controls on the deep critical zone, landscapes, and ecosystems | Geosciences | October 13, 2020 | $253,685 |
| Brc-bio: trade-offs in locomotor performance: comparing hoppers and jumpers in variable environments -the way an organism navigates an environment or habitat can be influenced by an individual?s physiology and the physical properties of its environment. More specifically, the substrate an organism i | Biological Sciences | February 9, 2023 | $170,081 |
| Nps financial assistance agreement project abstractcompetitive award agreement requirementsfunding opportunity number n afunding opportunity goals text n arequirements for all agreementsa project title prepare special history of Kentucky slave stampedes at camp nelson national monument b performance | Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System | September 1, 2022 | $154,669 |
| Collaborative research: ice forcing in arc magma plumbing systems (if-amps) | Geosciences | August 16, 2021 | $94,945 |
| Collaborative research: broadening participation in computing through authentic, collaborative engagement with computing for the greater good | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | September 5, 2023 | $86,588 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Dickinson College get?
$7.6 million in 14 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Dickinson College the most?
The Department of Education, with $5.7 million in 2 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Dickinson College's largest federal grant?
$3.1 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 Dickinson College?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Biological Sciences and Geosciences.
Other grant recipients in Carlisle
- Housing Authority of County of Cumberland
- County of Cumberland
- Sadler Health Center Corp
- Capital Resource Conservation and Development Area Council, Incorporated
- Borough of Carlisle
- Carlisle Area School District
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