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Kent State University: Ohio Government PaymentsGovernment payee

as recorded by Ohio: KENT STATE UNIVERSITY

This payee is itself a government entity, public authority, or public fund, not a private vendor. Its payments appear here because they are on the Ohio state government ledger.

Kent State University is the 25th-largest recipient of Ohio state government payments tracked by SpendLedger, and ranks 13th in Grant paid to govt or NFP enti spending. Its payments amount to 5.5% of everything the Department Of Higher Education has paid vendors in that span. Payments to it rose 20% year over year.

Primary spending category: Grant paid to govt or NFP enti

$597,269,874total received
1,102payments
28agencies
Jan 5, 2022 – Jun 25, 2025first / last payment
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Payments by fiscal year

The payment history

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4 fiscal years on record. The incoming flows below combine all recorded years.

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Jan 5, 2022 to Jun 25, 2025 · All recorded fiscal years

Showing 5 of 28 positive agencies in these records.

Flow widths compare the relationships shown. Percentages use the full recorded supplier total for this period: $597,269,873.79. Zero and net-negative relationships are excluded from positive flows.

The relationships at a glance

Total shown
$591,549,525.48
Payments represented
734
Paying agencies shown
5
Largest share of supplier total
69.1%

Largest displayed relationship: Department Of Higher Education. Select a flow to explore its details.

Jan 5, 2022 to Jun 25, 2025 · All recorded fiscal years. Amount and payment count cover the relationships shown; shares use the full supplier total.

Receiving supplier

Kent State University

$591,549,525from the agencies shown

Kent State University
$591,549,525 from the agencies shown

  1. $412,856,04369.1% of supplier total
  2. $171,127,70328.7% of supplier total
  3. $4,523,2360.8% of supplier total
  4. $1,973,6190.3% of supplier total
  5. $1,068,9250.2% of supplier total

This is a selection, not a full spending breakdown. Other agencies are not included in the flow. Some recorded agencies have no public profile link. Coverage may be partial. Review the agency table.

Payments by fiscal year and agency

Fiscal yearAgencyPaymentsTotal
FY 2025Department of Higher Education126$171,127,703
FY 2025Department Of Higher Education10$29,269,351
FY 2025Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency98$1,109,947
FY 2025Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services5$527,455
FY 2025Department of Education and Workforce22$516,798
FY 2025Attorney General38$318,290
FY 2025Ohio Arts Council16$180,809
FY 2025Bureau of Workers Compensation1$168,079
FY 2025Department of Development6$167,811
FY 2025Department of Health2$77,925
FY 2025Department of Public Safety25$71,441
FY 2025Department of Agriculture4$56,571
FY 2025Auditor of State5$48,266
FY 2025Department of Rehabilitation and Correction4$44,998
FY 2025Department of Transportation4$25,473
FY 2025Department of Administrative Services1$15,900
FY 2025Department of Children and Youth6$11,853
FY 2025Environmental Protection Agency1$10,000
FY 2025Department of Job and Family Services1$3,000
FY 2025Department of Natural Resources1$2,500
FY 2025Development Services Agency1$400
FY 2024Department Of Higher Education109$166,237,845
FY 2024Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency67$589,338
FY 2024Department of Education21$468,072
FY 2024Bureau of Workers Compensation3$403,614
FY 2024Department of Health7$372,799
FY 2024Department of Public Safety25$312,136
FY 2024Development Services Agency13$288,506
FY 2024Attorney General25$253,124
FY 2024Department of Transportation6$236,338
FY 2024Department of Education and Workforce8$198,677
FY 2024Ohio Arts Council13$149,617
FY 2024Department of Agriculture4$80,102
FY 2024Auditor of State6$46,575
FY 2024Environmental Protection Agency1$45,000
FY 2024Department of Natural Resources2$27,024
FY 2024Department of Job and Family Services6$22,313
FY 2024Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services5$15,600
FY 2024Department of Administrative Services1$12,000
FY 2024Department of Rehabilitation and Correction1$5,000
FY 2024Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs1$5,000
FY 2024Department of Veterans Services1$100
FY 2023Department Of Higher Education98$129,885,963
FY 2023Department of Education31$1,990,840
FY 2023Department of Transportation2$437,428
FY 2023Development Services Agency16$403,839
FY 2023Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency44$197,322
FY 2023Ohio Arts Council14$161,294
FY 2023Department of Health4$111,735
FY 2023Attorney General14$110,934
FY 2023Department of Agriculture6$98,311
FY 2023Department of Public Safety15$73,081
FY 2023Department of Job and Family Services6$51,130
FY 2023Auditor of State6$44,707
FY 2023Environmental Protection Agency1$41,861
FY 2023Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services3$15,180
FY 2023Department of Administrative Services1$12,000
FY 2023State Library Board1$2,000
FY 2023Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board1$1,668
FY 2023Department of Rehabilitation and Correction1$870
FY 2023Public Utilities Commission of Ohio1$50
FY 2022Department Of Higher Education60$87,462,884
FY 2022Department of Education13$2,064,323
FY 2022Development Services Agency19$376,180
FY 2022Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency8$77,013
FY 2022Department of Job and Family Services12$43,405
FY 2022Department of Public Safety10$32,691
FY 2022Auditor of State2$21,429
FY 2022Department of Agriculture3$18,582
FY 2022State Library Board3$4,558
FY 2022Department of Natural Resources1$2,500
FY 2022Ohio Arts Council1$1,497
FY 2022Department of Rehabilitation and Correction1$1,200
FY 2022Department of Youth Services1$25
FY 2022Attorney General1$25
Total1,102$597,269,874

What the payments were for

Spending categories exactly as Ohio state government codes them in its own accounting; we do not reclassify.

CategoryPaymentsTotalFirst / last
ADMINISTRATIVE AND MGMT SERV7$9,490Apr 18, 2022 – May 22, 2024
Research Services25$818,500Feb 7, 2022 – May 27, 2025
OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS14$75,909Jan 24, 2022 – Apr 30, 2025
Vendor offered train/Cert fee31$75,286Mar 17, 2022 – Sep 4, 2024
Medical/Rehab svc-grant recip13$716Mar 2, 2022 – Sep 17, 2024
Grant paid to govt or NFP enti513$553,938,936Jan 5, 2022 – Jun 25, 2025
ADVERT PROMOTIONAL SUPPLIES2$5,025Apr 6, 2023 – Dec 19, 2023
Project Management19$483,481Apr 1, 2022 – Apr 1, 2025
Education/Training Services-Wa2$39,848May 21, 2025 – May 21, 2025
STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU63$37,570,527Jan 6, 2022 – May 19, 2025
STATE PLANNED TRAINING/EMP2$34,270Feb 23, 2023 – Apr 11, 2023
ADVERT PROMOTIONAL SERVICE3$29,650Jul 14, 2022 – Sep 26, 2024
Grant dependent on service265$2,548,904Jan 10, 2022 – Jun 24, 2025
Membership Dues1$25Apr 20, 2022 – Apr 20, 2022
ADVERTISING-RECRUITMENT2$240Nov 4, 2022 – Feb 7, 2025
FOOD-State Function3$2,323Nov 6, 2024 – Nov 7, 2024
SPACE RENTAL30$216,695Feb 4, 2022 – May 6, 2025
Schlarshp/loan/asst-entity-NR14$168,852Jan 21, 2022 – Feb 6, 2025
GOODS - RESALE - ALL OTHER1$1,668Feb 6, 2023 – Feb 6, 2023
OTHER RENTALS14$1,561Sep 7, 2022 – Jan 22, 2025
OTHER PERSONAL SERVICE77$1,246,768Apr 21, 2022 – Jun 16, 2025
ISTV-Other Goods & Service1$1,200Jan 31, 2022 – Jan 31, 2022

Largest payments by fiscal year

The biggest individual payments in each fiscal year, up to 20 per year. Where the source publishes a purchase order behind a payment, the PO description appears; older payments may carry a bare PO reference because the government's published PO files do not reach back that far.

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FY 2025top 20 of 377 payments$203,754,569
DateAgencyAmountCategoryPurchase order
Jun 18, 2025Department of Higher Education$13,041,146.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Feb 20, 2025Department of Higher Education$13,041,141.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Apr 16, 2025Department of Higher Education$13,041,141.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Dec 18, 2024Department of Higher Education$13,041,141.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Sep 18, 2024Department of Higher Education$13,041,141.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Jan 15, 2025Department of Higher Education$13,041,141.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Oct 16, 2024Department of Higher Education$13,041,141.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
May 21, 2025Department of Higher Education$13,041,141.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Jul 17, 2024Department Of Higher Education$13,041,141.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Aug 22, 2024Department Of Higher Education$13,041,141.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Nov 20, 2024Department of Higher Education$13,041,141.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Mar 19, 2025Department of Higher Education$13,041,141.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Aug 22, 2024Department of Higher Education$13,041,141.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Sep 17, 2024Department of Higher Education$8,949,533.00STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU–
Feb 19, 2025Department of Higher Education$8,094,489.00STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU–
Jul 17, 2024Department Of Higher Education$1,049,714.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Jan 13, 2025Department of Higher Education$857,494.13Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
May 7, 2025Department of Higher Education$763,912.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Aug 26, 2024Department Of Higher Education$725,579.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Aug 26, 2024Department of Higher Education$725,579.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
FY 2024top 20 of 325 payments$169,768,782
DateAgencyAmountCategoryPurchase order
Jul 19, 2023Department Of Higher Education$13,236,451.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Aug 16, 2023Department Of Higher Education$13,236,451.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Dec 20, 2023Department Of Higher Education$13,190,355.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Mar 20, 2024Department Of Higher Education$13,190,355.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Jan 17, 2024Department Of Higher Education$13,190,355.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Sep 20, 2023Department Of Higher Education$13,190,355.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Apr 17, 2024Department Of Higher Education$13,190,355.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Feb 21, 2024Department Of Higher Education$13,190,355.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
May 15, 2024Department Of Higher Education$13,190,355.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Oct 18, 2023Department Of Higher Education$13,190,355.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Nov 15, 2023Department Of Higher Education$13,190,355.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Feb 13, 2024Department Of Higher Education$5,032,497.00STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU–
Sep 8, 2023Department Of Higher Education$4,664,602.00STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU–
Feb 23, 2024Department Of Higher Education$1,146,291.25Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Mar 12, 2024Department Of Higher Education$1,010,000.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Sep 26, 2023Department Of Higher Education$962,207.00STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU–
Jan 22, 2024Department Of Higher Education$696,714.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Dec 20, 2023Department Of Higher Education$656,742.13Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Apr 26, 2024Department Of Higher Education$583,983.38Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Nov 30, 2023Department Of Higher Education$562,998.44Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
FY 2023top 20 of 265 payments$133,640,212
DateAgencyAmountCategoryPurchase order
Feb 15, 2023Department Of Higher Education$13,247,194.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Apr 19, 2023Department Of Higher Education$13,247,194.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Sep 21, 2022Department Of Higher Education$13,247,194.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Jan 18, 2023Department Of Higher Education$13,247,194.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Aug 17, 2022Department Of Higher Education$13,247,194.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Jul 20, 2022Department Of Higher Education$13,247,193.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Oct 17, 2022Department Of Higher Education$13,247,193.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Mar 15, 2023Department Of Higher Education$13,247,193.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Jun 21, 2023Department Of Higher Education$13,247,192.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Feb 24, 2023Department Of Higher Education$3,297,702.50STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU–
Aug 1, 2022Department of Education$1,490,263.50Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Sep 15, 2022Department Of Higher Education$712,060.63Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Mar 7, 2023Department Of Higher Education$708,852.13Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Dec 7, 2022Department Of Higher Education$606,440.38Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Apr 12, 2023Department Of Higher Education$569,187.88Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Apr 25, 2023Department Of Higher Education$560,225.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Aug 26, 2022Department Of Higher Education$450,747.81STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU–
Apr 20, 2023Department of Transportation$434,745.91Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Sep 29, 2022Department Of Higher Education$301,755.19Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Jul 20, 2022Department Of Higher Education$300,000.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
FY 2022top 20 of 135 payments$90,106,311
DateAgencyAmountCategoryPurchase order
Mar 16, 2022Department Of Higher Education$13,304,174.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
May 18, 2022Department Of Higher Education$13,304,173.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Jun 15, 2022Department Of Higher Education$13,304,173.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Jan 19, 2022Department Of Higher Education$13,304,173.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Apr 20, 2022Department Of Higher Education$13,304,173.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Feb 16, 2022Department Of Higher Education$13,304,173.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Feb 25, 2022Department Of Higher Education$3,148,643.00STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU–
Jan 31, 2022Department of Education$1,822,922.38Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Apr 18, 2022Department Of Higher Education$781,749.06Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Jan 12, 2022Department Of Higher Education$573,881.06Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Mar 30, 2022Department Of Higher Education$476,773.16Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Feb 16, 2022Department Of Higher Education$337,500.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Jun 6, 2022Department Of Higher Education$241,209.73Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Mar 8, 2022Department Of Higher Education$190,784.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Apr 1, 2022Department Of Higher Education$179,613.48Project Management–
Mar 8, 2022Department Of Higher Education$126,660.50Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Apr 7, 2022Department Of Higher Education$118,408.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
May 18, 2022Department Of Higher Education$112,500.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Mar 3, 2022Department Of Higher Education$109,620.16Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–
Feb 25, 2022Department Of Higher Education$100,000.00Grant paid to govt or NFP enti–

Recent payments

DateAgencyAmountCategoryMethod
Jun 25, 2025Department of Education and Workforce$6,624.23Grant paid to govt or NFP entiEFT
Jun 24, 2025Attorney General$5,960.19Grant paid to govt or NFP entiCHK
Jun 24, 2025Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency$2,730.44Grant dependent on serviceEFT
Jun 24, 2025Department of Higher Education$148,914.58Grant paid to govt or NFP entiEFT
Jun 23, 2025Department of Education and Workforce$54,967.48Grant paid to govt or NFP entiEFT
Jun 23, 2025Department of Children and Youth$219.20Grant paid to govt or NFP entiEFT
Jun 20, 2025Department of Higher Education$50,000.00Grant paid to govt or NFP entiEFT
Jun 18, 2025Department of Higher Education$13,041,146.00Grant paid to govt or NFP entiEFT
Jun 17, 2025Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency$15,342.48Grant dependent on serviceEFT
Jun 16, 2025Attorney General$3,590.40OTHER PERSONAL SERVICECHK
Jun 16, 2025Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency$8,006.91Grant dependent on serviceEFT
Jun 16, 2025Attorney General$8,342.40OTHER PERSONAL SERVICECHK
Jun 13, 2025Attorney General$17,072.00OTHER PERSONAL SERVICECHK
Jun 12, 2025Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency$1,884.22Grant dependent on serviceEFT
Jun 12, 2025Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency$27,074.05Grant dependent on serviceEFT
Jun 11, 2025Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency$49,927.83Grant dependent on serviceEFT
Jun 10, 2025Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency$55,593.64Grant dependent on serviceEFT
Jun 9, 2025Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency$91,285.33Grant dependent on serviceEFT
Jun 6, 2025Department of Education and Workforce$67,630.04Grant paid to govt or NFP entiEFT
Jun 6, 2025Department of Higher Education$25,000.00Grant paid to govt or NFP entiEFT
Jun 5, 2025Department of Education and Workforce$8,921.72Grant paid to govt or NFP entiEFT
Jun 3, 2025Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency$1,956.00Grant dependent on serviceEFT
Jun 3, 2025Department of Children and Youth$441.63Grant paid to govt or NFP entiEFT
Jun 2, 2025Department of Higher Education$19,549.96Grant paid to govt or NFP entiEFT
Jun 2, 2025Department of Higher Education$515,320.00Grant paid to govt or NFP entiEFT

Other vendors serving Department Of Higher Education

VerifiedData refreshed Sep 24, 2026 from Ohio Checkbook (checkbook.ohio.gov): 24,768,843 payments on record, Jan 3, 2022 to Jun 26, 2025. How we verify this data