University profileFrankfort, KYFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Kentucky State University get?
Kentucky State University received $31.9 million in federal awards in FY2025, 392nd of 998 institutions (top 39%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $31.9 million to Kentucky State University (Frankfort, KY), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 392nd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Kentucky State University.
| University of Hawaii Systems #389 · HI | $32M |
| Central Michigan University #390 · MI | $32M |
| District Board of Trustees of Pensacola State College, Florida #391 · FL | $32M |
| Kentucky State University #392 · KY | $32M |
| Southeastern la University #393 · LA | $32M |
| Navajo Technical University #394 · NM | $31M |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania #395 · PA | $31M |
What the money is
That is up 0.3% from FY2024 ($31.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 114.4%. The largest share came as grants ($24.4 million, 76.5%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($19.6 million). Its largest programs were Higher Education Institutional Aid ($9.5 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($7.2 million); Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University ($5.6 million). It ranks 392nd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI HT6FA2BL8JG7). 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
Kentucky State University: $32M in FY2025, up 114% 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 | $12.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12.7M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $14.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14.9M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $21.4M | $0 | $0 | $111,166 | $21.5M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $43.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $43.2M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $20.9M | $3.0M | $0 | $0 | $23.9M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $22.1M | $5.8M | $0 | $0 | $28.0M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $25.3M | $6.1M | $0 | $380,000 | $31.8M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $24.4M | $7.5M | $0 | $0 | $31.9M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $19.7M | $4.0M | $0 | $0 | $23.8M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Kentucky 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 | $19.6 million | 61.4% |
| Department of Agriculture | $12.3 million | 38.6% |
| National Science Foundation | $19,917 | 0.1% |
| Department of the Interior | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Justice | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $9.5 million | 29.9% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $7.2 million | 22.4% |
| Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University Assistance Listing 10.205 | $5.6 million | 17.6% |
| Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University Assistance Listing 10.512 | $4.7 million | 14.9% |
| Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Assistance Listing 84.382 | $2.0 million | 6.2% |
| Cooperative Extension Service Assistance Listing 10.500 | $1.2 million | 3.6% |
| Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Assistance Listing 10.524 | $505,263 | 1.6% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $309,505 | 1.0% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $272,365 | 0.9% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $195,881 | 0.6% |
Other institutions in Kentucky
- University of Kentucky Research Foundation$263M
- University of Louisville$142M
- University of Kentucky$88M
- University of the Cumberlands$42M
- Eastern Kentucky University$42M
- Western Kentucky University$40M
- Bluegrass Community & Technical College$27M
- Kentucky Community & Tech College System (Louisville)$26M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Kentucky State University receive?
- $31.9 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Kentucky State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($19.6 million, 61.4%). By type, grants were $24.4 million and contracts $0.
- Did Kentucky State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $31.9 million; FY2024: $31.8 million (+0.3%).
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) 36cc7b39-cea8-bc30-74b2-e89d88d9ca88-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.