University profileBluefield, WVFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Bluefield State Unversity get?
Bluefield State Unversity received $10.9 million in federal awards in FY2025, 818th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $10.9 million to Bluefield State Unversity (Bluefield, WV), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 818th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Bluefield State Unversity.
| Southwest Virginia Community College #815 · VA | $11M |
| Shaw University #816 · NC | $11M |
| University of Nebraska (Kearney) #817 · NE | $11M |
| Bluefield State Unversity #818 · WV | $11M |
| Auburn University Montgomery #819 · AL | $11M |
| Western Oregon University #820 · OR | $11M |
| Walters State Community College #821 · TN | $11M |
What the money is
That is up 46.2% from FY2024 ($7.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 246.8%. The largest share came as grants ($7.1 million, 64.7%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($10.9 million). Its largest programs were Higher Education Institutional Aid ($7.1 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($3.7 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($126,942). It ranks 818th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names BLUEFIELD STATE UNVERSITY (UEI T6YUD8W7T5N1). Money that reaches it as a subaward through another organization is not included. Separately incorporated foundations, hospitals and laboratories have their own records and are not added in. Grouping rules are explained in the methodology.
Federal awards by year
Bluefield State Unversity: $11M in FY2025, up 247% on FY2019
Federal award obligations by fiscal year and type, FY2018–FY2026, nominal dollars. FY26* is preliminary and still filling in.
- Insurance and other
- Loans (subsidy cost)
- Direct payments
- Grants
- Contracts
View every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments | Loans | Insurance and other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | $0 | $2.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.8M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $3.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.2M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $6.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6.0M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $20.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20.8M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $3.8M | $1.4M | $0 | $0 | $5.2M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $4.1M | $3.1M | $0 | $0 | $7.2M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $4.1M | $3.4M | $0 | $0 | $7.5M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $7.1M | $3.9M | $0 | $0 | $10.9M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $2.9M | $3.6M | $0 | $0 | $6.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Bluefield State Unversity, and the largest federal programs. Programs are federal Assistance Listings (formerly CFDA numbers); contracts have no listing number, so they do not appear there.
Top awarding agencies
| Agency | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | $10.9 million | 100.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $7.1 million | 64.7% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $3.7 million | 33.4% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $126,942 | 1.2% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $76,273 | 0.7% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in West Virginia
- West Virginia University Research Corporation$77M
- West Virginia University$68M
- Marshall University$25M
- Marshall University Research Corporation$19M
- West Virginia State University Research and Development Corporation$16M
- Fairmont State University$8.6M
- Shepherd University$7.1M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Bluefield State Unversity receive?
- $10.9 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Bluefield State Unversity's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($10.9 million, 100.0%). By type, grants were $7.1 million and contracts $0.
- Did Bluefield State Unversity's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $10.9 million; FY2024: $7.5 million (+46.2%).
Sources and notes
- USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), API endpoints spending_over_time and spending_by_category, filtered by recipient ID(s) f211b4d5-6a0d-cfd3-c0a2-323a5941c334-C, fiscal years 2018–2026. Amounts are obligations in nominal dollars. Data retrieved 2026-10-04. Public domain.
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: sources and methods.