Federal grants to Widener University
Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania received $18.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 20 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $12.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $674,407.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$18.1 million
- Awards20
- Awarded in FY 2025$674,407
- Largest award$7.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 6 | $13.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 6 | $1.4 million |
| FY 2023 | 8 | $1.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 6 | $1.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $674,407 |
Programs that fund Widener University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $12.5 million |
| Nursing Workforce Development | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Nursing Student Loans | 4 | $1.4 million |
| Biological Sciences | 1 | $499,811 |
| Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) | 1 | $459,601 |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | 1 | $399,781 |
| Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus | 1 | $399,078 |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | 1 | $300,372 |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research | 1 | $225,000 |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $143,609 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 2 | $12.5 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 9 | $3.7 million |
| National Science Foundation | 6 | $1.2 million |
| Department of Justice | 1 | $399,078 |
| Department of Defense | 1 | $225,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widener univ - he emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $7.1 million |
| Widener univ - he emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $5.4 million |
| Nursing workforce diversity | Nursing Workforce Development | May 27, 2021 | $1.6 million |
| Nsl - baccalaureate nursing - new | Nursing Student Loans | July 26, 2022 | $790,905 |
| Rcn-ube: broadening undergraduate participation in ecology and evolution research through cures using digitized natural history collections data | Biological Sciences | June 29, 2021 | $499,811 |
| Nsl - baccalaureate nursing - loan grant with funds for new budget period | Nursing Student Loans | August 22, 2023 | $490,345 |
| Nurse faculty loan program | Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) | June 9, 2021 | $459,601 |
| Collaborative research: epiic: building relationships in innovation and development for growth in emerging technologies (bridge-tech) -the bridge-tech (building relationships in innovation and development for growth in emerging technologies) project brings together a cohort of five primarily undergr | Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | August 29, 2025 | $399,781 |
| 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 | $399,078 |
| You belong here: strengthening mental health & well-being at widener university - you belong here: strengthening mental health & well-being at widener university will strengthen the university's infrastructure to support a comprehensive suicide prevention program for its 3,166 full-time undergraduat | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | September 10, 2024 | $300,372 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Widener University get?
$18.1 million in 20 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Widener University the most?
The Department of Education, with $12.5 million in 2 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Widener University's largest federal grant?
$7.1 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 Widener University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Nursing Workforce Development and Nursing Student Loans.
Other grant recipients in Chester
- Chester Housing Authority
- Chester Economic Development Authority
- AIDS Care Group
- Chester Community Charter School
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