University profileWilberforce, OHFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Central State University get?
Central State University received $40.1 million in federal awards in FY2025, 326th of 998 institutions (top 33%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $40.1 million to Central State University (Wilberforce, OH), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 326th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Central State University.
| Tennessee Technological University #323 · TN | $41M |
| Winston-Salem State University #324 · NC | $41M |
| Corporation of Mercer University (Warner Robins) #325 · GA | $40M |
| Central State University #326 · OH | $40M |
| University of North Georgia #327 · GA | $40M |
| California State University Bakersfield #328 · CA | $40M |
| Western Kentucky University #329 · KY | $40M |
What the money is
That is up 2.1% from FY2024 ($39.3 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 220.9%. The largest share came as grants ($29.7 million, 74.0%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($26.4 million). Its largest programs were Higher Education Institutional Aid ($14.9 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($9.2 million); Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University ($5.6 million). It ranks 326th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI UZUVJXMDNZY6). 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 State University: $40M in FY2025, up 221% 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 | $8.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8.5M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $12.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12.5M |
| FY2020 | $1.3M | $24.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25.7M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $64.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $64.1M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $30.1M | $4.5M | $0 | $75,000 | $34.6M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $27.6M | $12.3M | $0 | $20,000 | $39.9M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $26.9M | $12.4M | $0 | -$36,595 | $39.3M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $29.7M | $10.4M | $0 | $0 | $40.1M |
| FY2026* | -$33,461 | $25.7M | $9.2M | $0 | $0 | $34.8M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Central 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 | $26.4 million | 65.7% |
| Department of Agriculture | $12.6 million | 31.5% |
| National Science Foundation | $684,725 | 1.7% |
| Department of the Interior | $507,400 | 1.3% |
| Department of Commerce | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Justice | -$75,704 | -0.2% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $14.9 million | 37.1% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $9.2 million | 23.0% |
| Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University Assistance Listing 10.205 | $5.6 million | 14.0% |
| Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University Assistance Listing 10.512 | $5.1 million | 12.6% |
| Cooperative Extension Service Assistance Listing 10.500 | $1.4 million | 3.5% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $733,586 | 1.8% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $684,725 | 1.7% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $563,048 | 1.4% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $547,128 | 1.4% |
| Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Assistance Listing 15.932 | $507,400 | 1.3% |
Other institutions in Ohio
- Ohio State University$586M
- University of Dayton$262M
- Case Western Reserve University$217M
- University of Cincinnati$199M
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University$117M
- Kent State University$83M
- Ohio University$61M
- University of Toledo$52M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Central State University receive?
- $40.1 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Central State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($26.4 million, 65.7%). By type, grants were $29.7 million and contracts $0.
- Did Central State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $40.1 million; FY2024: $39.3 million (+2.1%).
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) 3c59d9c2-b53a-fcc1-2710-28f5a8bd6050-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.