University profileCleveland, OHFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Cleveland State University get?
Cleveland State University received $37.8 million in federal awards in FY2025, 338th of 998 institutions (top 34%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $37.8 million to Cleveland State University (Cleveland, OH), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 338th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Cleveland State University.
| Depaul University #335 · IL | $38M |
| University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus #336 · PR | $38M |
| Community College of Rhode Island #337 · RI | $38M |
| Cleveland State University #338 · OH | $38M |
| St John's University, New York #339 · NY | $37M |
| California Polytechnic State University #340 · CA | $37M |
| Catholic University of America #341 · DC | $37M |
What the money is
That is up 3.9% from FY2024 ($36.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 742.4%. The largest share came as direct payments ($26.8 million, 71.0%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($29.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($25.5 million); American History and Civics Education ($1.5 million); Cardiovascular Diseases Research ($1.4 million). It ranks 338th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI YKGMTXA2NVL6). 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
Cleveland State University: $38M in FY2025, up 742% 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 | $5.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5.7M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $4.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.5M |
| FY2020 | $500 | $21.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21.9M |
| FY2021 | -$2,437 | $68.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $68.7M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $14.7M | $10.5M | $0 | $0 | $25.1M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $11.8M | $22.1M | $0 | $0 | $33.9M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $11.0M | $25.3M | $0 | $0 | $36.4M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $11.0M | $26.8M | $0 | $0 | $37.8M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $5.4M | $25.5M | $0 | $0 | $30.9M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Cleveland 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 | $29.2 million | 77.2% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $5.9 million | 15.6% |
| National Science Foundation | $2.3 million | 6.2% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $333,571 | 0.9% |
| Department of the Interior | $47,000 | 0.1% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Justice | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Defense | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $25.5 million | 67.5% |
| American History and Civics Education Assistance Listing 84.422 | $1.5 million | 3.9% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $1.4 million | 3.8% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $972,319 | 2.6% |
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $914,396 | 2.4% |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.847 | $886,057 | 2.3% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $800,000 | 2.1% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $717,125 | 1.9% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $670,091 | 1.8% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $643,802 | 1.7% |
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 Cleveland State University receive?
- $37.8 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Cleveland State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($29.2 million, 77.2%). By type, grants were $11.0 million and contracts $0.
- Did Cleveland State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $37.8 million; FY2024: $36.4 million (+3.9%).
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) c41f39dd-d8c9-9cf8-ed06-da1b5beee326-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.