The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Kentucky State University $1.862 million on October 1, 2025, under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031), Part F component for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The award supports institutional capacity-building activities to strengthen management, fiscal operations, and academic quality at the Kentucky 1890 land-grant institution through September 30, 2027. Place of performance is Frankfort, Kentucky.