University profileNashville, TNFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Fisk University get?
Fisk University received $13.8 million in federal awards in FY2025, 717th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $13.8 million to Fisk University (Nashville, TN), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 717th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Fisk University.
| Salisbury University #714 · MD | $14M |
| North Shore Community College #715 · MA | $14M |
| University of Southern Indiana #716 · IN | $14M |
| Fisk University #717 · TN | $14M |
| Widener University #718 · PA | $14M |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey #719 · NJ | $14M |
| Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (Saint Cloud) #720 · MN | $14M |
What the money is
That is up 24.7% from FY2024 ($11.1 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 129.8%. The largest share came as grants ($10.2 million, 73.7%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($12.7 million). Its largest programs were Higher Education Institutional Aid ($7.1 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($3.2 million); Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions ($1.7 million). It ranks 717th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names FISK UNIVERSITY (UEI DRC6S9KLNLH1). 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
Fisk University: $14M in FY2025, up 130% 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 | $146,800 | $5.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5.2M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $6.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6.0M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $9.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9.9M |
| FY2021 | -$10,000 | $18.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18.7M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $7.8M | $7,933 | $0 | $0 | $7.8M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $15.8M | $3.0M | $0 | $0 | $18.7M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $6.1M | $5.0M | $0 | $0 | $11.1M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $10.2M | $3.6M | $0 | $0 | $13.8M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $6.6M | $3.0M | $0 | $0 | $9.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Fisk 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 | $12.7 million | 92.1% |
| Department of Energy | $604,999 | 4.4% |
| National Science Foundation | $491,381 | 3.6% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Defense | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $7.1 million | 51.5% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $3.2 million | 23.3% |
| Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Assistance Listing 84.382 | $1.7 million | 12.0% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $604,999 | 4.4% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $399,998 | 2.9% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $299,029 | 2.2% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $237,473 | 1.7% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $183,685 | 1.3% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $91,383 | 0.7% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Tennessee
- Vanderbilt University$218M
- University of Tennessee (Knoxville)$180M
- Tennessee State University$74M
- University of Memphis$69M
- University of Tennessee (Memphis)$58M
- Meharry Medical College$56M
- Middle Tennessee State University$54M
- East Tennessee State University$51M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Fisk University receive?
- $13.8 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Fisk University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($12.7 million, 92.1%). By type, grants were $10.2 million and contracts $0.
- Did Fisk University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $13.8 million; FY2024: $11.1 million (+24.7%).
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) e32b91a6-f36d-021d-b1b2-5a3649dd9ba5-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.