Federal grants to Benedict College
Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina received $84.2 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 43 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $35.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $9.8 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$84.2 million
- Awards43
- Awarded in FY 2025$9.8 million
- Largest award$16.3 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 15 | $41.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 11 | $6.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 18 | $19.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 9 | $6.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 8 | $9.8 million |
Programs that fund Benedict College
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $35.3 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 4 | $22.3 million |
| Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). | 7 | $4.0 million |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 2 | $3.9 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 4 | $3.7 million |
| Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending | 1 | $3.2 million |
| Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program | 1 | $2.9 million |
| MBDA Capital Readiness Program | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Integrative Activities | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Minority Science and Engineering Improvement | 2 | $975,951 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 13 | $62.2 million |
| Department of Commerce | 4 | $5.6 million |
| Department of the Interior | 9 | $4.7 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 2 | $3.9 million |
| Department of Labor | 1 | $3.2 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education emergency relief fund-hbcu | Education Stabilization Fund | February 27, 2021 | $16.3 million |
| Historically black colleges and universities program | Higher Education Institutional Aid | August 3, 2022 | $15.4 million |
| Funding from the us department of education CARES act emergency funding in support of benedict college | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $10.7 million |
| Higher education emergency relief fund – ihes-benedict college | Education Stabilization Fund | January 28, 2021 | $8.2 million |
| Project location: benedict college, 1600 harden st., columbia, sc 29204PROJECT purpose and goals: benedict colleges proposed b.e.s.t. Lives center(BLC) is a state-of-art learning that centers military families, former foster care, formerly incarcerated, and adult learners. The mission of the b.e.s.t | Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending | April 25, 2023 | $3.2 million |
| Historically black colleges and universities program (future act) | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 20, 2021 | $3.2 million |
| Economic development initiative, community project funding, and miscellaneous grants | Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | August 4, 2023 | $3.0 million |
| Unknown title | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 20, 2021 | $2.9 million |
| Project purpose: benedict college's connecting minority communities & innovation initiative pilot program will decrease the digital divide for college students and members of the targeted anchor communities by improving it infrastructure through the installation hotspot towers, increasing student aca | Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program | January 25, 2023 | $2.9 million |
| Providing necessary guidance and facilitating collaborations with other mbda programs and initiatives, jurisdictions receiving ssbci funds from the U.S. Department of treasury, and federal agencies other than mbda, as appropriate. Monitoring activities carried out by the awardee, including by solici | MBDA Capital Readiness Program | August 10, 2023 | $2.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Benedict College get?
$84.2 million in 43 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Benedict College the most?
The Department of Education, with $62.2 million in 13 awards. The Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interior follow.
What is Benedict College's largest federal grant?
$16.3 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on February 27, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Benedict College?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Higher Education Institutional Aid and Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)..
Other grant recipients in Columbia
- Department of Health Human Services
- South Carolina Department of Education
- South Carolina Department of Transportation
- Social Services South Carolina Department
- South Carolina Department of Public Health
- South Carolina Department of Social Services
- Adjutant General South Carolina
- University of South Carolina
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