This $27,720,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) supports the design, construction, and outfitting of the Aerospace Education Hub at Kansas State University Salina. The Hub will house three key facilities: the Applied Aerospace Research Center focused on UAS research and safety, the Aviation Maintenance Training Center for hands-on maintenance education, and the Advanced Composites Lab...
The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $275,028 Project Grant under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program to Kansas State University on September 1, 2025. This grant, with a performance period through August 31, 2026, will support comprehensive student services at the university to enhance academic potential, improve financial literacy, and foster a climate conducive to success for disadvantaged college students, including low-income,...
Kansas State University was awarded a $600,009 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success (CEVSS) program. The grant period runs from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026. The CEVSS program aims to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities for students through institutional reforms and innovative strategies....
This federal Project Grant award of $168,099.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program (CFDA 84.200). The grant supports graduate student fellowships at Kansas State University to enhance the university's capacity for advanced graduate education in critical STEM disciplines deemed areas of national need. The award will fund graduate student stipends and research activities from...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) provides $2,346,000.00 to Delaware State University to furnish the university's aviation program hangar facility. The award has a project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. As a historically Black, 1890 land-grant institution, Delaware State University is a key recipient of federal grants and contracts to support scientific research,...
This federal Project Grant award, with ID P042A250759, was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042). The $357,263 grant was awarded to Kansas State University (KSU) on September 1, 2025, with a performance period through August 31, 2026. The TRIO SSS Program aims to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities in...
This $279,480.00 Project Grant was awarded on June 28, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The funding will support Kansas State University in conducting activities related to the prevention, control, suppression, and prescribed use of fires on non-federal forest lands and other non-federal lands in the state of Kansas over the period of performance from June...
This $6,934,640 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act (CFDA 10.203) program supports agricultural research conducted by Kansas State University. The university will utilize this funding over the 2-year award period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026 to carry out a diverse portfolio of research projects addressing global food systems, water and...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,500,000.00 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) supports the development of a full motion custom flight simulator at Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus. The award will fund the design and implementation of this specialized flight simulation technology over a project period from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2029. As a NOAA...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The award to Delta State University supports the development of the Agricultural Aircraft Operations Career Pathways program, which will create specialized flight training simulators for agricultural and firefighting aircraft operations. A $31,081.20 sub-award was provided to...