Federal grants to Christopher Newport University
Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia received $20.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 26 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $11.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$20.8 million
- Awards26
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.1 million
- Largest award$6.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 11 | $13.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 6 | $1.2 million |
| FY 2023 | 8 | $2.7 million |
| FY 2024 | 8 | $1.8 million |
| FY 2025 | 5 | $2.1 million |
Programs that fund Christopher Newport University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $11.5 million |
| Aeronautics | 2 | $2.6 million |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 8 | $2.2 million |
| American History and Civics Education | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | 1 | $799,996 |
| Biological Sciences | 1 | $484,314 |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 2 | $469,154 |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research | 1 | $437,097 |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering | 2 | $312,986 |
| Integrative Activities | 1 | $305,832 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 3 | $12.8 million |
| National Science Foundation | 15 | $4.6 million |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2 | $2.6 million |
| Department of Defense | 2 | $656,884 |
| Department of Energy | 1 | $130,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cnu application for CARES act funds part II | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $6.4 million |
| Higher education emergency relief fund (HEERF)_christopher newport university | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $5.1 million |
| The aeronautics research directorate (ARD) and the center chief technologist office (CCT) (both offices are part of the organization of NASA langley research center) desire to continue support for aerospace-focused research and engineering initiatives through a grant with christopher newport univers | Aeronautics | December 14, 2020 | $1.9 million |
| Center for american studies' K-12 teacher seminars to commemorate america 250 | American History and Civics Education | September 29, 2025 | $1.3 million |
| Collaborative research: epiic: developing emerging technology ecosystem partnerships for primarily undergraduate institutions -this is a collaborative project across the following institutions: champlain college, christopher newport university, and western Oregon university. The enabling partnership | Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | September 21, 2023 | $799,996 |
| 2024 NASA grant and cooperative agreement between langley aeronautics and christopher newport university dept of physics computer science and engineering | Aeronautics | September 17, 2024 | $666,007 |
| Rui: studies of nucleon structure at jefferson lab -it is now a well-established fact that nucleons (protons and neutrons) are made up of more elementary constituents - quarks and gluons. The main physics program supported by this award aims to study the internal structure of the proton and neutron. | Mathematical and Physical Sciences | August 7, 2024 | $570,000 |
| Rui: study of nucleon structure via electron scattering at jlab -it has been established that protons and neutrons (nucleons) have a substructure made up of elementary constituent particles called quarks and gluons. Quantum chromodynamics (QCD) is an established theory of how these constituents inte | Mathematical and Physical Sciences | August 29, 2022 | $538,403 |
| Brc-bio: interplay between intestinal barrier function, aging, and neurodegeneration -the world population is aging, with the number of people over 65 more than doubling to 1.57 billion by 2050, making a concomitant elevation in numerous age-related pathologies, including neurodegenerative diseases | Biological Sciences | July 10, 2023 | $484,314 |
| Capability-based synthesis for intelligent automation | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | May 17, 2023 | $437,097 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Christopher Newport University get?
$20.8 million in 26 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Christopher Newport University the most?
The Department of Education, with $12.8 million in 3 awards. The National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration follow.
What is Christopher Newport University's largest federal grant?
$6.4 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 Christopher Newport University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Aeronautics and Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
Other grant recipients in Newport News
- Hampton Roads Community Action
- Newport News Housing Authority
- Peninsula Institute for Community Health, Inc
- Peninsula Airport Commission
- City of Newport News
- Newport News Public Schools
- Link of Hampton Roads, Inc
- City of Newport News
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