Assistance listing (financial assistance)

Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education

Assistance Listing 84.116

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

$432.8M
Federal awards
FY2026 · data still posting
25
Recipients
Assistance Listing 84.116
Code

CFDA 84.116 (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education) accounted for $432.8M in federal grants in FY2026, led by the Department of Education, across 25 recipients. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Obligations by year

Computed
$37.8M
FY21
$302M
FY22
$72.5M
FY25
$432.8M
FY26 partial
▲ 92%
FY21 to FY25

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (Assistance Listing 84.116) accounted for $432.8M in federal obligations in FY2026, compared with $72.5M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Education provided 85% of it.

Top recipients

Computed

The five largest recipients on record received 6% of this category's FY2026 obligations, and the ten largest 11%.

Mississippi State University$8.5M
Clemson University$7.5M
Kansas State University$4.9M
University of Texas at Dallas$4M
The Regents of the University of California$4M
Howard University$4M
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York$4M
Department of Education Iowa$4M
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$3.7M
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees$3.4M

Recipient breakdown available for 18% of obligations shown

Top funding agencies

Computed
Department of Education$369M
Department of Labor$63.9M

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