Federal grants to East Tennessee State University
East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee received $153 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 132 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $51.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $23.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$153 million
- Awards132
- Awarded in FY 2025$23.1 million
- Largest award$27.8 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 53 | $70.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 53 | $19.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 54 | $20.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 53 | $18.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 44 | $23.1 million |
Programs that fund East Tennessee State University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $51.3 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 10 | $8.9 million |
| Health Center Program | 3 | $8.8 million |
| Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program | 2 | $5.8 million |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | 10 | $5.8 million |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research | 5 | $5.6 million |
| Supporting Effective Educator Development Program | 1 | $5.4 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 5 | $4.1 million |
| Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs | 1 | $4.1 million |
| Rural Health Research Centers | 1 | $3.3 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 30 | $86.5 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 68 | $61.0 million |
| Appalachian Regional Commission | 8 | $1.6 million |
| National Science Foundation | 4 | $1.2 million |
| Department of Defense | 2 | $999,999 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identify and disburse emergency financial aid grants (HEERF) to students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus, as set forth in section 18004 of the CARES, act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $27.8 million |
| Identify and disburse emergency financial aid grants (HEERF) to students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus, as set forth in section 18004 of the CARES, act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $21.4 million |
| Health center cluster | Health Center Program | March 23, 2021 | $6.3 million |
| Health center cluster | Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program | January 15, 2021 | $5.7 million |
| Stem, literacy and computation in education for school leaders (slice-sl) | Supporting Effective Educator Development Program | September 27, 2022 | $5.4 million |
| Etsu gear up | Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs | September 29, 2025 | $4.1 million |
| Rural health research grant program cooperative agreement | Rural Health Research Centers | October 15, 2020 | $3.3 million |
| Value-based medical student education training program - applicant organization: division of rural and community programs, james h. Quillen college of medicine, east Tennessee state university (ETSU) address: PO box 70412, johnson city, tn 37614-1709 project director: thomas g. Kincer II, md contact | Medical Student Education | August 5, 2025 | $2.6 million |
| Behavioral health workforce education and training program | Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants | May 25, 2021 | $2.5 million |
| The etsu ccampis project | Child Care Access Means Parents in School | September 20, 2022 | $2.3 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does East Tennessee State University get?
$153 million in 132 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives East Tennessee State University the most?
The Department of Education, with $86.5 million in 30 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Appalachian Regional Commission follow.
What is East Tennessee State University's largest federal grant?
$27.8 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 East Tennessee State University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, TRIO Upward Bound and Health Center Program.
Other grant recipients in Johnson City
- City of Johnson City
- Johnson City Housing Authority
- Appalachia Service Project, Inc.
- Frontier Health
- Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union
- First Tennessee Human Resource Agency
- Appalachian Resource Conservation and Development Council
- Mountain States Health Alliance
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