University profilePortsmouth, OHFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Shawnee State University get?
Shawnee State University received $10.2 million in federal awards in FY2025, 853rd of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $10.2 million to Shawnee State University (Portsmouth, OH), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 853rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Shawnee State University.
| Chippewa Valley Technical College #850 · WI | $10M |
| St. Mary's University of San Antonio, Texas #851 · TX | $10M |
| Barry University #852 · FL | $10M |
| Shawnee State University #853 · OH | $10M |
| Shorter College #854 · AR | $10M |
| Oakwood University #855 · AL | $10M |
| North Idaho College #856 · ID | $10M |
What the money is
That is up 14.3% from FY2024 ($8.9 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 189.2%. The largest share came as direct payments ($8.0 million, 78.6%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($8.8 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($7.7 million); Appalachian Area Development ($1.0 million); TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers ($464,576). It ranks 853rd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI LHJGNFRKQ6J9). 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
Shawnee State University: $10M in FY2025, up 189% 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 | $3.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.9M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $3.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.5M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $4.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.9M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $16.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16.6M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $1.5M | $3.1M | $0 | $0 | $4.6M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $1.1M | $6.5M | $0 | $0 | $7.7M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $1.5M | $7.4M | $0 | $0 | $8.9M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $2.2M | $8.0M | $0 | $0 | $10.2M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $1.6M | $8.0M | $0 | $0 | $9.7M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Shawnee 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 | $8.8 million | 86.3% |
| Appalachian Regional Commission | $1.0 million | 9.8% |
| National Science Foundation | $399,944 | 3.9% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $7.7 million | 75.0% |
| Appalachian Area Development Assistance Listing 23.002 | $1.0 million | 9.8% |
| TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers Assistance Listing 84.066 | $464,576 | 4.5% |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Assistance Listing 47.084 | $399,944 | 3.9% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $323,385 | 3.2% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $152,288 | 1.5% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $117,710 | 1.2% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $96,971 | 0.9% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
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
- Kent State University$83M
- Ohio University$61M
- University of Toledo$52M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Shawnee State University receive?
- $10.2 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Shawnee State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($8.8 million, 86.3%). By type, grants were $2.2 million and contracts $0.
- Did Shawnee State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $10.2 million; FY2024: $8.9 million (+14.3%).
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) 3435b60c-1960-e94c-732f-29ff8285657b-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.