Federal grants to Fisk University
Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee received $58.5 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 35 awards. Its largest program was Higher Education Institutional Aid, with $20.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $10.2 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$58.5 million
- Awards35
- Awarded in FY 2025$10.2 million
- Largest award$14.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 16 | $18.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 14 | $7.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 16 | $15.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 7 | $6.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 7 | $10.2 million |
Programs that fund Fisk University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 4 | $20.5 million |
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $11.8 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 10 | $8.0 million |
| Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions | 2 | $7.3 million |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 1 | $4.0 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 2 | $1.0 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | 2 | $904,999 |
| Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | 1 | $800,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 13 | $42.6 million |
| National Science Foundation | 12 | $8.2 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 1 | $4.0 million |
| Department of Defense | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Department of Energy | 2 | $904,999 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historically black colleges and universities program | Higher Education Institutional Aid | August 3, 2022 | $14.6 million |
| CARES act | Education Stabilization Fund | February 27, 2021 | $6.8 million |
| Historically black colleges and universities (graduate) | Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions | September 12, 2023 | $5.3 million |
| Crest center for biological signatures and sensing (BIOSS) phase II | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | August 19, 2021 | $5.0 million |
| Economic development initiative, community project funding, and miscellaneous grants | Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | August 4, 2023 | $4.0 million |
| CARES -act institutional portion | Education Stabilization Fund | February 19, 2021 | $2.9 million |
| Historically black colleges and universities program (future act) | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 20, 2021 | $2.8 million |
| Unknown title | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 20, 2021 | $2.3 million |
| Cares-act | Education Stabilization Fund | February 19, 2021 | $2.1 million |
| Unknown title | Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions | August 25, 2021 | $2.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Fisk University get?
$58.5 million in 35 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Fisk University the most?
The Department of Education, with $42.6 million in 13 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development follow.
What is Fisk University's largest federal grant?
$14.6 million under Higher Education Institutional Aid, with its first action in the period on August 3, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Fisk University?
Its largest are Higher Education Institutional Aid, Education Stabilization Fund and STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources).
Other grant recipients in Nashville
- Finance & Administration Tennessee Depar
- Department of Education Tennessee
- Tennessee Department of Transportation
- Tennessee Department of Human Services
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Tennessee Department of Health
- Tennessee Emergency Management Authority
- Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee
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