Federal grants to Utah State University
Utah State University in Logan, Utah received $408 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 625 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $86.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $49.0 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$408 million
- Awards625
- Awarded in FY 2025$49.0 million
- Largest award$48.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 193 | $160 million |
| FY 2022 | 198 | $58.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 184 | $64.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 206 | $75.8 million |
| FY 2025 | 135 | $49.0 million |
Programs that fund Utah State University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $86.1 million |
| Engineering | 24 | $36.0 million |
| Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs | 5 | $25.9 million |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) | 39 | $22.5 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 18 | $12.8 million |
| Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act | 10 | $12.2 million |
| Science | 6 | $11.0 million |
| Smith-Lever Extension Funding | 10 | $9.9 million |
| Biological Sciences | 19 | $9.1 million |
| Geosciences | 24 | $9.1 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 23 | $126 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 186 | $82.7 million |
| National Science Foundation | 124 | $78.9 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 64 | $52.6 million |
| Department of the Interior | 150 | $22.1 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application in response to emergency financial aid grants to students under the coronavirus aid,relief, and economic security (CARES) act. | Education Stabilization Fund | February 16, 2021 | $48.4 million |
| Application in response to emergency financial aid grants to students under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act. | Education Stabilization Fund | February 16, 2021 | $36.4 million |
| NSF engineering research center for advancing sustainability through powered infrastructure for roadway electrification (ASPIRE) | Engineering | June 24, 2021 | $28.9 million |
| The first technology is our active thermal architectures (ATA) a complete end-to-end solution for active thermal control of cryogenic instruments on nano and small satellites. | Science | September 23, 2021 | $10.2 million |
| Utah state university stars! Gear up partnership | Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs | July 7, 2021 | $9.5 million |
| ** awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** approximately six million beef calves are produced annually in the western U.S. Alone, and ranchers must maintain profitable operati | Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) | September 7, 2021 | $6.8 million |
| Utah state university stars! – gear up partnership | Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs | July 7, 2021 | $6.4 million |
| Utah state university - nuestra vision partnership | Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs | October 22, 2024 | $5.6 million |
| To improve compliance producer understanding and treatment of agricultural program payments and related farm tax challenges, creation of materials to assist farmers instituting tax and risk management strategies, and to assist farmers and ranchers to better understand available options and the tax i | Outreach Education and Technical Assistance | September 29, 2021 | $5.2 million |
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Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Utah State University get?
$408 million in 625 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Utah State University the most?
The Department of Education, with $126 million in 23 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Utah State University's largest federal grant?
$48.4 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on February 16, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Utah State University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Engineering and Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs.
Other grant recipients in Logan
- Cache Valley Transit District
- Bear River Head Start
- City of Logan
- Utah Association of Conservation Districts
- Americaview
- County of Cache
- Cache Water District
- Neighborhood Nonprofit Housing Corporation
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