University profileNorfolk, VAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Norfolk State University get?
Norfolk State University received $49.1 million in federal awards in FY2025, 287th of 998 institutions (top 29%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $49.1 million to Norfolk State University (Norfolk, VA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 287th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Norfolk State University.
| Columbus State Community College #284 · OH | $50M |
| University of West Florida #285 · FL | $50M |
| Tufts College (Medford) #286 · MA | $50M |
| Norfolk State University #287 · VA | $49M |
| Tuskegee University #288 · AL | $49M |
| Towson University #289 · MD | $48M |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center #290 · MS | $48M |
What the money is
That is up 10.3% from FY2024 ($44.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 234.7%. The largest share came as direct payments ($26.7 million, 54.3%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($47.7 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($25.6 million); Higher Education Institutional Aid ($19.8 million); National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Program ($1.0 million). It ranks 287th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI XAHKEJAWL1N6). 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
Norfolk State University: $49M in FY2025, up 235% 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 | $17.6M | -$497 | $0 | $0 | $17.6M |
| FY2019 | -$28,821 | $14.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14.7M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $34.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $34.2M |
| FY2021 | -$6,772 | $106.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $106.0M |
| FY2022 | $28,105 | $15.1M | $9.9M | $0 | $0 | $25.1M |
| FY2023 | $27,028 | $23.5M | $20.9M | $0 | $0 | $44.5M |
| FY2024 | $104,558 | $20.5M | $23.9M | $0 | $0 | $44.5M |
| FY2025 | $202,399 | $22.2M | $26.7M | $0 | $0 | $49.1M |
| FY2026* | $39,807 | $16.9M | $27.3M | $0 | $0 | $44.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Norfolk 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 | $47.7 million | 97.1% |
| Department of Energy | $1.7 million | 3.5% |
| Department of Defense | $202,399 | 0.4% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $0 | 0.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Commerce | -$501,830 | -1.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $25.6 million | 52.1% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $19.8 million | 40.2% |
| National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Program Assistance Listing 81.123 | $1.0 million | 2.0% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $793,113 | 1.6% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $700,000 | 1.4% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $630,050 | 1.3% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $451,243 | 0.9% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $309,384 | 0.6% |
| Child Care Access Means Parents in School Assistance Listing 84.335 | $168,663 | 0.3% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $11,292 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Virginia
- Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia$398M
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University$235M
- Virginia Commonwealth University$221M
- Liberty University$185M
- George Mason University$153M
- Strayer University, LLC$150M
- Virginia Community College System Office (Annandale)$79M
- Old Dominion University$66M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Norfolk State University receive?
- $49.1 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Norfolk State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($47.7 million, 97.1%). By type, grants were $22.2 million and contracts $202,399.
- Did Norfolk State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $49.1 million; FY2024: $44.5 million (+10.3%).
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) 21fa94d4-1bad-94c2-4238-76afa6f23138-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.