University profileCleveland, MSFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Delta State University get?
Delta State University received $10.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 826th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $10.7 million to Delta State University (Cleveland, MS), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 826th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Delta State University.
| Cameron University #823 · OK | $11M |
| Quinnipiac University #824 · CT | $11M |
| Loyola University Maryland #825 · MD | $11M |
| Delta State University #826 · MS | $11M |
| Broome Community College #827 · NY | $11M |
| Huston-Tillotson University #828 · TX | $11M |
| Sowela Technical Community College #829 · LA | $11M |
What the money is
That is down 2.2% from FY2024 ($11.0 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 1739.4%. The largest share came as direct payments ($6.9 million, 64.5%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($10.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($6.4 million); Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs ($2.2 million); Higher Education Institutional Aid ($573,426). It ranks 826th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI K6K5WKBAYGQ1). 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
Delta State University: $11M in FY2025, up 1739% 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 | $6,500 | $1.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.2M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $583,668 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $583,668 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $3.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.9M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $15.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15.1M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $5.2M | $2.6M | $0 | $0 | $7.8M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $5.2M | $5.4M | $0 | $0 | $10.6M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $5.2M | $5.8M | $0 | $0 | $11.0M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $3.8M | $6.9M | $0 | $0 | $10.7M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $5.4M | $7.2M | $0 | $0 | $12.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Delta 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 | $10.2 million | 95.3% |
| Department of the Interior | $500,000 | 4.7% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $6.4 million | 60.1% |
| Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Assistance Listing 84.334 | $2.2 million | 20.3% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $573,426 | 5.3% |
| Heritage Partnership Assistance Listing 15.939 | $500,000 | 4.7% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $377,071 | 3.5% |
| TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers Assistance Listing 84.066 | $283,920 | 2.6% |
| TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Assistance Listing 84.217 | $271,205 | 2.5% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $101,653 | 0.9% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Mississippi
- Mississippi State University$160M
- University of Mississippi$79M
- Jackson State University$73M
- University of Southern Mississippi$67M
- University of Mississippi Medical Center$48M
- Alcorn State University$42M
- Northwest Miss Community College$24M
- Tougaloo College$24M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Delta State University receive?
- $10.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Delta State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($10.2 million, 95.3%). By type, grants were $3.8 million and contracts $0.
- Did Delta State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $10.7 million; FY2024: $11.0 million (-2.2%).
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) d9aecdf8-3852-9769-33ef-2dbac2c8bdc1-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.