Federal grants to Whatcom Community College
Whatcom Community College in Bellingham, Washington received $33.0 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 20 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $13.9 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $5.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$33.0 million
- Awards20
- Awarded in FY 2025$5.3 million
- Largest award$7.9 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 11 | $24.8 million |
| FY 2022 | 6 | $1.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $604,868 |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $580,185 |
| FY 2025 | 6 | $5.3 million |
Programs that fund Whatcom Community College
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $13.9 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 7 | $12.4 million |
| GenCyber Grants Program | 1 | $2.5 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 2 | $1.5 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 1 | $900,000 |
| Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach | 1 | $200,000 |
| Geosciences | 1 | $84,655 |
| Public Diplomacy Programs | 1 | $66,765 |
| Information Security Grants | 1 | $66,257 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 8 | $17.7 million |
| National Science Foundation | 8 | $12.5 million |
| Department of Defense | 2 | $2.6 million |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $200,000 |
| Department of State | 1 | $66,765 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whatcom community college's higher education emergency relief funds: part 2 | Education Stabilization Fund | February 19, 2021 | $7.9 million |
| National cybersecurity training & education (NCYTE) center | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | August 24, 2021 | $7.5 million |
| Whatcom community college's higher education emergency relief funds | Education Stabilization Fund | February 17, 2021 | $5.5 million |
| The recipient will function as lead administering the national centers of academic excellence in cybersecurity candidates program for the department of defense cyber academic engagement office | GenCyber Grants Program | September 10, 2025 | $2.5 million |
| Advancing stem excellence through engagement, research, and scholarships -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 fin | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | August 25, 2025 | $1.9 million |
| Whatcom community college's upward bound program | TRIO Upward Bound | May 23, 2022 | $1.2 million |
| Success from the start: whatcom community college’s trio sss program | TRIO Student Support Services | August 17, 2021 | $1.1 million |
| Guiding faculty, guiding students – transforming the entry and progression experience for lasting change | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 16, 2021 | $900,000 |
| Collaborative research: community college cyber pilot program (C3P) | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | April 1, 2021 | $899,621 |
| Catalyzing computing and cybersecurity in community colleges (C5) | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | October 6, 2020 | $858,009 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Whatcom Community College get?
$33.0 million in 20 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Whatcom Community College the most?
The Department of Education, with $17.7 million in 8 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense follow.
What is Whatcom Community College's largest federal grant?
$7.9 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on February 19, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Whatcom Community College?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) and GenCyber Grants Program.
Other grant recipients in Bellingham
- Lummi Indian Business Council
- Western Washington University
- Northwest Indian College Foundation
- Whatcom Transportation Authority
- Port of Bellingham
- Lummi Nation Housing Authority
- Opportunity Council
- Northwest Indian College
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