University profileKent, OHFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Kent State University get?
Kent State University received $82.5 million in federal awards in FY2025, 201st of 998 institutions (top 20%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $82.5 million to Kent State University (Kent, OH), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 201st of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Kent State University.
| Utah Valley University #198 · UT | $84M |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York) #199 · NY | $83M |
| University of Georgia #200 · GA | $83M |
| Kent State University #201 · OH | $83M |
| Fordham University #202 · NY | $82M |
| Montclair State University #203 · NJ | $80M |
| University of Mississippi #204 · MS | $79M |
What the money is
That is up 16.1% from FY2024 ($71.1 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 336.6%. The largest share came as direct payments ($59.6 million, 72.2%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($62.7 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($56.9 million); Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs ($4.1 million); Integrative Activities ($3.0 million). It ranks 201st of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names KENT STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI KXNVA7JCC5K6). 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
Kent State University: $83M in FY2025, up 337% 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 | $168,921 | $14.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15.0M |
| FY2019 | $21,700 | $18.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18.9M |
| FY2020 | $500 | $35.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $35.1M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $118.1M | $390,837 | $0 | $0 | $118.5M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $15.2M | $21.8M | $0 | $0 | $37.1M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $22.1M | $44.3M | $0 | $389,170 | $66.8M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $17.3M | $53.8M | $0 | $0 | $71.1M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $22.9M | $59.6M | $0 | $0 | $82.5M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $11.5M | $55.3M | $0 | $561,686 | $67.3M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Kent 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 | $62.7 million | 76.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $7.4 million | 9.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $5.2 million | 6.3% |
| Department of Transportation | $4.1 million | 5.0% |
| Department of Defense | $2.5 million | 3.0% |
| Appalachian Regional Commission | $233,299 | 0.3% |
| Department of Energy | $225,627 | 0.3% |
| Department of Commerce | $60,000 | 0.1% |
| Department of the Interior | $50,000 | 0.1% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $56.9 million | 68.9% |
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs Assistance Listing 20.106 | $4.1 million | 5.0% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $3.0 million | 3.7% |
| Military Medical Research and Development Assistance Listing 12.420 | $2.5 million | 3.0% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.7 million | 2.0% |
| Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.865 | $1.4 million | 1.7% |
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $1.1 million | 1.3% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $1.0 million | 1.3% |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education Assistance Listing 84.116 | $990,000 | 1.2% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $983,216 | 1.2% |
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
- Ohio University$61M
- University of Toledo$52M
- Columbus State Community College$50M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Kent State University receive?
- $82.5 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Kent State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($62.7 million, 76.0%). By type, grants were $22.9 million and contracts $0.
- Did Kent State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $82.5 million; FY2024: $71.1 million (+16.1%).
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) 309be54a-7a34-a228-aa6b-9404d7086946-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.