University profilePetersburg, VAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Virginia State University get?
Virginia State University received $56.3 million in federal awards in FY2025, 267th of 998 institutions (top 27%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $56.3 million to Virginia State University (Petersburg, VA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 267th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Virginia State University.
| Appalachian State University #264 · NC | $57M |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University #265 · FL | $57M |
| Fayetteville State University #266 · NC | $56M |
| Virginia State University #267 · VA | $56M |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills #268 · CA | $56M |
| Meharry Medical College #269 · TN | $56M |
| University of Maryland #270 · MD | $56M |
What the money is
That is up 13.7% from FY2024 ($49.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 177.6%. The largest share came as grants ($33.4 million, 59.3%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($41.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($21.6 million); Higher Education Institutional Aid ($16.0 million); Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University ($4.5 million). It ranks 267th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI VKZLFK6M5DD3). 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
Virginia State University: $56M in FY2025, up 178% 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 | $20.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20.1M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $20.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20.3M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $36.1M | $0 | $0 | $130,404 | $36.2M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $81.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $81.3M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $16.2M | $8.0M | $0 | $0 | $24.2M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $37.2M | $18.1M | $0 | $83,730 | $55.4M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $27.2M | $22.3M | $0 | $50,438 | $49.5M |
| FY2025 | $234,891 | $33.4M | $22.7M | $0 | $0 | $56.3M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $25.0M | $23.5M | $0 | $0 | $48.4M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Virginia 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 | $41.2 million | 73.1% |
| Department of Agriculture | $10.2 million | 18.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $4.1 million | 7.3% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $420,388 | 0.7% |
| Department of Defense | $234,891 | 0.4% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $141,689 | 0.3% |
| Department of Transportation | $31,000 | 0.1% |
| Department of the Interior | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $21.6 million | 38.3% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $16.0 million | 28.4% |
| Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University Assistance Listing 10.205 | $4.5 million | 7.9% |
| Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University Assistance Listing 10.512 | $3.7 million | 6.6% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $2.2 million | 3.9% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $1.5 million | 2.6% |
| Cooperative Extension Service Assistance Listing 10.500 | $1.1 million | 2.0% |
| Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Assistance Listing 84.382 | $822,798 | 1.5% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $564,913 | 1.0% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $538,080 | 1.0% |
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 Virginia State University receive?
- $56.3 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Virginia State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($41.2 million, 73.1%). By type, grants were $33.4 million and contracts $234,891.
- Did Virginia State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $56.3 million; FY2024: $49.5 million (+13.7%).
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) 9e586b9b-e0dc-028d-6261-385c16e0617e-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.