Fed Spend Map

Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary EducationFederal awards under assistance listing 84.116

  • Assistance listing 84.116

Federal agencies obligated $160M to awards under assistance listing 84.116 in FY2026.

The obligations since FY2023 are $1.2B.

The obligations in FY2027 to date are $0.

The largest award value came from the Department of Education.

The state with the largest amount by place of performance is Alabama.

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Obligations by fiscal year

Obligations under assistance listing 84.116 by fiscal yearFY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. USAspending loaded these data on 30 Sep 2026, so the figures of FY2027 stop on that date.
Fiscal yearObligations
FY2023$484M
FY2024$441M
FY2025$73M
FY2026$160M
FY2027 to date$0

Recipients

Recipients by obligations, FY2022 to FY2025Largest first. The table is a list of awards. It is not a grade of a recipient.
RecipientObligations
University of Alabama$110M
University of Vermont & State Agricultural College$35M
Research Foundation of the City University of New York$18M
The University of South Dakota$9.8M
Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education$9.2M
University of Missouri System$9.0M
Csu Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation$9.0M
Sam Houston State University$8.8M
Portland State University$8.6M
University of Maryland Es$8.4M
Nevada State University$8.3M
Hampton University$8.1M
Missouri State University$8.0M
Center for Collaborative Education Inc$8.0M
Virginia Community College System Office$8.0M
California State University, Fresno Foundation$8.0M
Colorado State University-Pueblo$7.8M
University of North Carolina System Office$7.8M
Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education$7.6M
Georgia State University$7.6M
Riverside Community College District$7.5M
The University of Texas at San Antonio$7.3M
Morgan State University$7.0M
Saint Michael's College, Inc.$6.9M
Tuskegee University$6.7M

Agencies and states

Awarding agencies by the award value of awards of $1 million or moreLargest first.
AgencyAward value
Department of Education$963M
States by obligationsBy place of performance, largest first.
StateObligations
Alabama$127M
Vermont$53M

Awards of $1 million or more

Awards that started in FY2023 or laterThe awards with the largest award value, largest first.
RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueStart datePlaceRecord
University of AlabamaDepartment of EducationGrantProject Grant (B)$50M14 Jun 2023ALUSAspending
University of Vermont & State Agricultural CollegeDepartment of EducationGrantProject Grant (B)$30M5 May 2023VTUSAspending
University of AlabamaDepartment of EducationGrantProject Grant (B)$10M14 Jun 2023ALUSAspending
Center for Collaborative Education IncDepartment of EducationGrantProject Grant (B)$8.0M14 Aug 2024MAUSAspending
Portland State UniversityDepartment of EducationGrantProject Grant (B)$8.0M14 Aug 2024ORUSAspending
California State University, Fresno FoundationDepartment of EducationGrantProject Grant (B)$8.0M14 Aug 2024CAUSAspending
Colorado State University-PuebloDepartment of EducationGrantProject Grant (B)$7.8M8 Dec 2023COUSAspending
University of North Carolina System OfficeDepartment of EducationGrantProject Grant (B)$7.8M3 Sep 2024NCUSAspending
Georgia State UniversityDepartment of EducationGrantProject Grant (B)$7.6M8 Dec 2023GAUSAspending
Research Foundation of the City University of New YorkDepartment of EducationGrantProject Grant (B)$7.3M8 Dec 2023NYUSAspending

Other assistance listings with a number that starts with 84

In order of number. The figure is the obligations since FY2023.

Official records

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Fed Spend Map. "Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (84.116)". Data: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, loaded .

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Where the figures come from

USAspending.gov API v2: spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, the table by recipient for FY2022 to FY2025, and the award search. USAspending loaded the data on 30 Sep 2026. See how the atlas is made.

Questions

How many recipients are in the list on this page?

The list has 25 recipients.

It counts the obligations of FY2022 to FY2025.

How many awards of $1 million or more are on record?

400 awards started in FY2023 or later.

Their award value is $963M.

What is an assistance listing?

It is the number of one federal assistance program on SAM.gov. Each grant, loan or direct payment record has one.

This listing is 84.116.

Contracts have no assistance listing and are not in these figures.

How complete are the amounts by state?

The amounts by state come from the 100 largest entries of each state. A small amount in a state can be absent.

The total since FY2023, $1.2B, is complete.