Kentucky State University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Kentucky State University has received 19 federal grant awards totaling $40.5M across 10 assistance programs and 3 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

19awards

$40.5Mtotal funding

$22.5Mlargest award

$2.1Mavg award

10programs

🏆 Top 25% by total funding · Top 10% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants Kentucky State University could apply for now

Live opportunities in the federal programs Kentucky State University has previously been funded under — sorted by upcoming deadline.

1890 Institution Teaching, Research, and Extension Capacity Building Grants Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture CFDA 10.216

up to $750K Deadline: Nov 4, 2026 Open

Federal programs Kentucky State University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received.

Higher Education Institutional AidCFDA 84.031 $22.5M
Cooperative Extension ServiceCFDA 10.500 $10.3M
1890 Institution Capacity Building GrantsCFDA 10.216 $3.6M
Scholarships for Students at 1890 InstitutionsCFDA 10.524 $2M
Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and RanchersCFDA 10.443 $750K
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development ProgramCFDA 10.311 $709K
Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).CFDA 15.932 $495K
Rural Business Development GrantCFDA 10.351 $193K
Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 ClassroomCFDA 10.226 $50K
Regional Conservation Partnership ProgramCFDA 10.932 $-72,367

Top awarding agencies

Department of Education$22.5M
Department of Agriculture$17.5M
Department of the Interior$495K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $3K total:

Yum Brands Foundation INC $3K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: KY.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

Central State University 21 awards · $105.8M Kentucky Community and Technical College System 11 awards · $7.7M Kentucky Department of Education 23 awards · $908.3M Murray State University 9 awards · $8.2M Kansas State University 61 awards · $181M Western Kentucky University 4 awards · $3.7M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Kentucky State University received?

Kentucky State University has received 19 federal grant awards totaling $40.5M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Kentucky State University?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Education, Department of Agriculture, Department of the Interior.

Can Kentucky State University apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs Kentucky State University has previously been funded under. See the open grants section above.

Source: USAspending.gov assistance awards, aggregated by Grantoria. Historical record of awards received; not an endorsement or a guarantee of future funding.