University profileColumbus, OHFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Columbus State Community College get?
Columbus State Community College received $50.3 million in federal awards in FY2025, 284th of 998 institutions (top 28%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $50.3 million to Columbus State Community College (Columbus, OH), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 284th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Columbus State Community College.
| Cerritos Community College District #281 · CA | $51M |
| Riverside Community College District (Riverside) #282 · CA | $51M |
| East Tennessee State University #283 · TN | $51M |
| Columbus State Community College #284 · OH | $50M |
| University of West Florida #285 · FL | $50M |
| Tufts College (Medford) #286 · MA | $50M |
| Norfolk State University #287 · VA | $49M |
What the money is
That is down 3.2% from FY2024 ($52.0 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 686.3%. The largest share came as direct payments ($49.4 million, 98.2%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($50.8 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($47.6 million); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($1.1 million); STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) ($1.0 million). It ranks 284th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (UEI H7GFSFHXELW4). 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
Columbus State Community College: $50M in FY2025, up 686% 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 | $3.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.4M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $6.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6.4M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $15.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15.9M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $85.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $85.6M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $2.0M | $15.2M | $0 | $0 | $17.2M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $10.1M | $32.8M | $0 | $0 | $42.9M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $9.8M | $42.1M | $0 | $0 | $52.0M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $923,814 | $49.4M | $0 | $0 | $50.3M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $1.7M | $27.0M | $0 | $0 | $28.7M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Columbus State 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 | $50.8 million | 101.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $1.0 million | 2.1% |
| Department of Labor | -$728,571 | -1.4% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | -$792,876 | -1.6% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $47.6 million | 94.6% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $1.1 million | 2.1% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $1.0 million | 2.1% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $736,652 | 1.5% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $578,878 | 1.2% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $346,319 | 0.7% |
| TRIO Talent Search Assistance Listing 84.044 | $288,470 | 0.6% |
| Child Care Access Means Parents in School Assistance Listing 84.335 | $282,005 | 0.6% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Assistance Listing 47.084 | $0 | 0.0% |
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 Columbus State Community College receive?
- $50.3 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Columbus State Community College's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($50.8 million, 101.0%). By type, grants were $923,814 and contracts $0.
- Did Columbus State Community College's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $50.3 million; FY2024: $52.0 million (-3.2%).
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) 5b03eb57-3389-3315-1c73-cb4e3b9a527d-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.