University profileCharlotte, NCFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Central Piedmont Community College get?
Central Piedmont Community College received $43.5 million in federal awards in FY2025, 310th of 998 institutions (top 31%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $43.5 million to Central Piedmont Community College (Charlotte, NC), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 310th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Central Piedmont Community College.
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans #307 · LA | $45M |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi #308 · TX | $45M |
| Ball State University #309 · IN | $44M |
| Central Piedmont Community College #310 · NC | $44M |
| Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville) #311 · IL | $43M |
| Lehigh University #312 · PA | $43M |
| Indian River State College #313 · FL | $43M |
What the money is
That is up 25.6% from FY2024 ($34.7 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 15692.2%. The largest share came as direct payments ($42.7 million, 98.2%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($43.0 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($41.3 million); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($818,634); Federal Work-Study Program ($550,000). It ranks 310th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (UEI JG8JXHNVQD65). 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 Piedmont Community College: $44M in FY2025, up 15692% 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 | $1.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.9M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $275,572 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $275,572 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $11.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11.6M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $64.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $64.2M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $315,283 | $12.4M | $0 | $0 | $12.7M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $902,894 | $27.2M | $0 | $0 | $28.1M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $327,894 | $34.3M | $0 | $0 | $34.7M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $801,932 | $42.7M | $0 | $0 | $43.5M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $327,894 | $47.2M | $0 | $0 | $47.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Central Piedmont Community College, 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 | $43.0 million | 98.9% |
| National Science Foundation | $474,038 | 1.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $41.3 million | 95.0% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $818,634 | 1.9% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $550,000 | 1.3% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $474,038 | 1.1% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $327,894 | 0.8% |
Other institutions in North Carolina
- Duke University$762M
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$690M
- North Carolina State University$279M
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences$195M
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University$134M
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte$88M
- North Carolina Central University$68M
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro$68M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Central Piedmont Community College receive?
- $43.5 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Central Piedmont Community College's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($43.0 million, 98.9%). By type, grants were $801,932 and contracts $0.
- Did Central Piedmont Community College's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $43.5 million; FY2024: $34.7 million (+25.6%).
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) edf1d3ba-b7f1-36f0-e5a1-5032252ba7b0-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.