Federal grants to Wilkes University
Wilkes University in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania received $15.5 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 12 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $10.9 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.8 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$15.5 million
- Awards12
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.8 million
- Largest award$6.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 5 | $11.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 3 | $705,698 |
| FY 2023 | 1 | $477,960 |
| FY 2024 | 3 | $700,480 |
| FY 2025 | 4 | $1.8 million |
Programs that fund Wilkes University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $10.9 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 2 | $2.4 million |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Polar Programs | 1 | $512,776 |
| Nursing Student Loans | 1 | $241,091 |
| Integrative Activities | 1 | $199,200 |
| Geosciences | 1 | $115,508 |
| National Cooperative Geologic Mapping | 1 | $23,320 |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders | 1 | $0 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 4 | $13.2 million |
| National Science Foundation | 5 | $2.0 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2 | $241,091 |
| Department of the Interior | 1 | $23,320 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkes university CARES act heerf part II | Education Stabilization Fund | February 19, 2021 | $6.2 million |
| Wilkes university CARES act agreement submission | Education Stabilization Fund | February 19, 2021 | $4.7 million |
| Wilkes university upward bound project 2022-2027 | TRIO Upward Bound | May 23, 2022 | $1.9 million |
| Explorations: experiential learning for autonomous systems and ai-driven robotics in northeast Pennsylvania -this project, explor-nepa: experiential learning for ai-driven robotics in northeast Pennsylvania, will expand access to high-quality stem learning experiences in emerging technology fields. | Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | August 20, 2025 | $806,408 |
| Collaborative research: plant phenology, local adaptation, and growing season length in the changing arctic tundra | Polar Programs | August 1, 2021 | $512,776 |
| Wilkes university upward bound project 2017-2022 | TRIO Upward Bound | May 25, 2021 | $459,577 |
| 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 | $400,000 |
| Nsl - baccalaureate nursing - other admin changes | Nursing Student Loans | November 23, 2021 | $241,091 |
| Equipment: acquisition of antenna measurement laboratory -the goal of this program is to create an antenna design and measurement lab at wilkes university by obtaining an anechoic chamber for antenna testing. The establishment of a dedicated laboratory for wireless systems at wilkes university aims | Integrative Activities | August 8, 2024 | $199,200 |
| Equipment: mri track 1: acquisition of an ion chromatograph for environmental research, student training, and community engagement -this grant acquires an ion chromatograph, enhancing the stem undergraduate research performed at wilkes university and with the local community. This instrument will al | Geosciences | August 5, 2025 | $115,508 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Wilkes University get?
$15.5 million in 12 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Wilkes University the most?
The Department of Education, with $13.2 million in 4 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Wilkes University's largest federal grant?
$6.2 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 Wilkes University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, TRIO Upward Bound and Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships.
Other grant recipients in Wilkes Barre
- Luzerne County Head Start, Inc
- County of Luzerne
- Luzerne County Transportation Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
- City of Wilkes Barre
- Commission on Economic Opportunity of Luzerne County
- Maternal & Family Health Services Inc
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