Federal grants to Westminster University
Westminster University in Salt Lake City, Utah received $12.6 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 15 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $8.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.6 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$12.6 million
- Awards15
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.6 million
- Largest award$4.5 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 5 | $8.5 million |
| FY 2022 | 3 | $738,542 |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $507,911 |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $290,032 |
| FY 2025 | 6 | $2.6 million |
Programs that fund Westminster University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $8.0 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 2 | $2.4 million |
| TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program | 5 | $647,139 |
| Low Income Taxpayer Clinics | 3 | $146,658 |
| Geosciences | 1 | $18,238 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 4 | $9.4 million |
| National Science Foundation | 3 | $2.4 million |
| Department of the Treasury | 8 | $793,797 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institutional portion of the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $4.5 million |
| Emergency financial aid grants to students under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $3.5 million |
| Guiding readiness and opportunities in the workforce for stem -this project will contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students with demonstrated financial need | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | September 10, 2025 | $2.0 million |
| Westminster college mcnair scholars program | TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement | September 26, 2022 | $1.1 million |
| Exploring the impact of pogil on student engagement and conceptual understanding -this project aims to serve the national interest by improving undergraduate stem education and identifying best practices to increase student engagement. Numerous studies have shown that evidence-based teaching strateg | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | June 3, 2022 | $359,339 |
| Westminster college mcnair scholars program | TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement | August 31, 2021 | $274,983 |
| Purpose: the volunteer income tax assistance (VITA) grant was established as a matching grant program to provide funding for organizations who support community volunteer income tax assistance. Activities to be performed: the vita grant program provides financial support to organizations who 1) exte | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program | November 1, 2024 | $187,461 |
| Purpose: the volunteer income tax assistance (VITA) grant was established as a matching grant program to provide funding for organizations who support community volunteer income tax assistance. Activities to be performed: the vita grant program provides financial support to organizations who 1) exte | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program | March 6, 2023 | $161,578 |
| Purpose: the volunteer income tax assistance (VITA) grant was established as a matching grant program to provide funding for organizations who support community volunteer income tax assistance. Activities to be performed: the vita grant program provides financial support to organizations who 1) exte | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program | April 27, 2022 | $112,144 |
| Purpose: the volunteer income tax assistance (VITA) grant was established as a matching grant program to provide funding for organizations who support community volunteer income tax assistance. Activities to be performed: the vita grant program provides financial support to organizations who 1) exte | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program | January 22, 2025 | $110,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Westminster University get?
$12.6 million in 15 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Westminster University the most?
The Department of Education, with $9.4 million in 4 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of the Treasury follow.
What is Westminster University's largest federal grant?
$4.5 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 19, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Westminster University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) and TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement.
Other grant recipients in Salt Lake City
- Utah Department of Health and Human Services
- Utah State Board of Education
- Utah Department of Workforce Services
- University of Utah
- Department of Public Safety State Utah
- Utah Transit Authority
- Utah Department of Health and Human Services
- State of Utah Dept of Environmental Quality
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