University profileElizabeth City, NCFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Elizabeth City State University get?
Elizabeth City State University received $25.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 464th of 998 institutions (top 46%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $25.0 million to Elizabeth City State University (Elizabeth City, NC), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 464th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Elizabeth City State University.
| University of Massachusetts Dartmouth #461 · MA | $25M |
| American University #462 · DC | $25M |
| West Texas A & M University #463 · TX | $25M |
| Elizabeth City State University #464 · NC | $25M |
| Marshall University #465 · WV | $25M |
| Bishop State Community College #466 · AL | $25M |
| Central Connecticut State University #467 · CT | $25M |
What the money is
That is up 33.5% from FY2024 ($18.7 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 304.9%. The largest share came as grants ($15.7 million, 62.7%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($22.3 million). Its largest programs were Higher Education Institutional Aid ($10.8 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($8.6 million); National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Program ($1.0 million). It ranks 464th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI K2QMZUVDPKW1). 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
Elizabeth City State University: $25M in FY2025, up 305% 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 | $6.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6.3M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $6.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6.2M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $13.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13.8M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $32.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $32.6M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $7.9M | $3.5M | $0 | $0 | $11.4M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $13.7M | $7.2M | $0 | $0 | $20.9M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $10.6M | $8.2M | $0 | $0 | $18.7M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $15.7M | $9.3M | $0 | $0 | $25.0M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $13.7M | $8.9M | $0 | $0 | $22.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Elizabeth City 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 | $22.3 million | 89.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $1.4 million | 5.4% |
| Department of Energy | $910,562 | 3.6% |
| Department of Defense | $422,862 | 1.7% |
| Department of Transportation | $35,000 | 0.1% |
| Department of Commerce | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of the Interior | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Justice | $0 | 0.0% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $0 | 0.0% |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | -$361 | -0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $10.8 million | 43.1% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $8.6 million | 34.5% |
| National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Program Assistance Listing 81.123 | $1.0 million | 4.0% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $878,965 | 3.5% |
| Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Assistance Listing 84.382 | $852,341 | 3.4% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $475,855 | 1.9% |
| Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach and Workforce Program Assistance Listing 12.330 | $422,862 | 1.7% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $405,063 | 1.6% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $384,601 | 1.5% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $362,889 | 1.5% |
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 Elizabeth City State University receive?
- $25.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Elizabeth City State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($22.3 million, 89.1%). By type, grants were $15.7 million and contracts $0.
- Did Elizabeth City State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $25.0 million; FY2024: $18.7 million (+33.5%).
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) ff45d480-54d6-0c0a-6b51-2ab60076b5c0-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.