Federal grants to Norfolk State University
Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia received $187 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 49 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $84.2 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $22.2 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$187 million
- Awards49
- Awarded in FY 2025$22.2 million
- Largest award$51.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 22 | $106 million |
| FY 2022 | 18 | $15.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 18 | $23.5 million |
| FY 2024 | 15 | $20.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 9 | $22.2 million |
Programs that fund Norfolk State University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 4 | $84.2 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 6 | $61.3 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 7 | $9.0 million |
| Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (The PHIT Workforce Development Program) | 1 | $5.1 million |
| Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program | 1 | $5.0 million |
| National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Program | 1 | $4.9 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 4 | $3.9 million |
| Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program | 1 | $3.4 million |
| Integrative Activities | 5 | $2.8 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 2 | $1.5 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 17 | $152 million |
| National Science Foundation | 22 | $14.8 million |
| Department of Energy | 3 | $5.8 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1 | $5.1 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 1 | $5.0 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk state university CARES act strengthening hbcus and hbgis program | Education Stabilization Fund | February 26, 2021 | $51.0 million |
| Historically black colleges and universities program | Higher Education Institutional Aid | August 3, 2022 | $37.7 million |
| Norfolk state university higher education emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $17.8 million |
| Norfolk state university higher education emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $13.5 million |
| Unknown title | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 9, 2021 | $6.8 million |
| Unknown title | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 20, 2021 | $5.8 million |
| The phit workforce development program | Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (The PHIT Workforce Development Program) | September 21, 2021 | $5.1 million |
| Norfolk state university project title: consortium for research and education in materials science and photonics engineering project description: in accordance with the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002144 and the needs of the nuclear security enterprise (NSE), the key objectives of | National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Program | August 18, 2021 | $5.0 million |
| Inflation reduction act urban and community forestry expansion | Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program | August 17, 2024 | $5.0 million |
| Crest center for research and education in quantum leap science and technology | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | August 31, 2021 | $5.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Norfolk State University get?
$187 million in 49 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Norfolk State University the most?
The Department of Education, with $152 million in 17 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy follow.
What is Norfolk State University's largest federal grant?
$51.0 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on February 26, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Norfolk State University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Higher Education Institutional Aid and STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources).
Other grant recipients in Norfolk
- Commonwealth of Virginia
- Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Old Dominion University
- City of Norfolk
- Old Dominion University Research Foundation
- Norfolk Airport Authority
- Tidewater Community College
- Roanoke Cement Company LLC
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