Recipient of federal assistance · KENNESAW, GA

KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY

KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY received $2.2M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 36 actions, −45% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $155.7M. Its largest awarding agency was National Institutes of Health ($2.3M).

Assistance · FY2026
$2.2M
New awards
5
Actions
36
Since FY2021
$155.7M
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Parent organization
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
Location
KENNESAW, GA
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Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 133.6MFY2021
  2. 4.1MFY2022
  3. 6.7MFY2023
  4. 5MFY2024
  5. 4MFY2025
  6. 2.2MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$2.2M100%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$949.6K43%
  2. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$797.5K36%
  3. 93.121 · Oral Diseases and Disorders Research$452.3K20%
  4. 93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research$235.5K11%
  5. 93.989 · International Research and Research Training$180K8.1%
  6. 93.867 · Vision Research$170.9K7.7%
  7. 93.242 · Mental Health Research Grants$96.3K4.3%
  8. 93.866 · Aging Research-$26.9K0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$2.3M100%
    Department of Health and Human Services

Largest awards

  1. HIT-TO-LEAD OPTIMIZATION FOR SLEEPING SICKNESS DRUG DISCOVERY$6M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Mar 23, 2021 – Mar 2, 2026· R01AI124046
  2. TOPOWA STUDY: SOCIAL DRIVERS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AMONG AGYW IN SLUMS. - PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT DESPITE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH LINKING POVERTY…$3.4M
    93.242 · Mental Health Research Grants· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Jan 18, 2022 – Sep 21, 2026· R01MH128930
  3. ELUCIDATION OF MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF PRENATAL CANNABINOID EXPOSURE: IDENTIFICATION OF TARGETS AND THERAPIES$1.6M
    93.279 · Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Feb 5, 2021 – Feb 12, 2026· R01DA046723
  4. PEACH STATE BRIDGES TO THE DOCTORATE - PROJECT SUMMARY ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE IS ENHANCED WHEN RESEARCHERS HAVE DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS…$1.3M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Jul 26, 2023 – Jul 29, 2026· T32GM150548
  5. REMOVING BARRIERS TO FLUORIDE VARNISH APPLICATION IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS (SUPPLEMENT) - REMOVING BARRIERS TO FLUORIDE VARNISH APPLICATION…$1M
    93.121 · Oral Diseases and Disorders Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Feb 10, 2022 – Mar 5, 2026· R15DE031428
  6. CELL-PENETRATING PEPTIDE-ADAPTORS FOR INTRACELLULAR CARGO DELIVERY$802.1K
    93.286 · Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Mar 10, 2023 – Jul 15, 2026· R15EB028609

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $237K (2 subawards)

2 sub-recipients

  1. UGANDA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LINK$180.5K76%
    KAMPALA, UGA · 1 subaward
  2. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY$56.5K24%
    RICHMOND, VA · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $233.7K (3 subawards)

1 prime

  1. CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL$233.7K100%
    ATLANTA, GA · 3 subawards

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $811.4K paid out · $443.2K received
  • FY2022: $365.4K paid out · $1.2M received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $188.9K received
  • FY2026: $237K paid out · $233.7K received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.