University profileNew Britain, CTFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Central Connecticut State University get?
Central Connecticut State University received $24.5 million in federal awards in FY2025, 467th of 998 institutions (top 47%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $24.5 million to Central Connecticut State University (New Britain, CT), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 467th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Central Connecticut State University.
| Elizabeth City State University #464 · NC | $25M |
| Marshall University #465 · WV | $25M |
| Bishop State Community College #466 · AL | $25M |
| Central Connecticut State University #467 · CT | $25M |
| Union College of Union County, New Jersey #468 · NJ | $25M |
| Georgia Institute of Technology #469 · GA | $24M |
| Pennsylvania Western University #470 · PA | $24M |
What the money is
That is up 26.2% from FY2024 ($19.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 1949.1%. The largest share came as direct payments ($22.6 million, 92.2%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($23.4 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($21.6 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($591,506); TRIO Student Support Services ($544,728). It ranks 467th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI VWQNND6KLQQ5). 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
Central Connecticut State University: $25M in FY2025, up 1949% 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 | $5.9M | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $5.9M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $1.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.2M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $12.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12.1M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $44.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $44.0M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $1.1M | $6.5M | $0 | $0 | $7.6M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $1.3M | $15.2M | $0 | $0 | $16.5M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $656,768 | $18.8M | $0 | -$47 | $19.4M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $1.9M | $22.6M | $0 | $0 | $24.5M |
| FY2026* | $0 | -$139,409 | $24.3M | $0 | $0 | $24.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Central Connecticut State University, 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 | $23.4 million | 95.5% |
| National Science Foundation | $1.0 million | 4.1% |
| Department of Labor | $87,741 | 0.4% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $21.6 million | 88.3% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $591,506 | 2.4% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $544,728 | 2.2% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $500,000 | 2.0% |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Assistance Listing 47.084 | $453,549 | 1.8% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $366,302 | 1.5% |
| TRIO Talent Search Assistance Listing 84.044 | $288,470 | 1.2% |
| Mine Health and Safety Grants Assistance Listing 17.600 | $87,741 | 0.4% |
| Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Assistance Listing 47.075 | $57,833 | 0.2% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Connecticut
- Yale University$796M
- University of Connecticut (Storrs)$129M
- Post University$94M
- Community-Technical College$87M
- University of Connecticut Health Center$60M
- University of Connecticut (Storrs Mansfield)$58M
- University of New Haven$14M
- Sacred Heart University$12M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Central Connecticut State University receive?
- $24.5 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Central Connecticut State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($23.4 million, 95.5%). By type, grants were $1.9 million and contracts $0.
- Did Central Connecticut State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $24.5 million; FY2024: $19.4 million (+26.2%).
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) 4b56c36e-f5f5-492d-0641-707768cf445f-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.