University profileNormal, ALFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Alabama A & M University get?
Alabama A & M University received $66.3 million in federal awards in FY2025, 239th of 998 institutions (top 24%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $66.3 million to Alabama A & M University (Normal, AL), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 239th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Alabama A & M University.
| University of Southern Mississippi #236 · MS | $67M |
| Georgia Southern University #237 · GA | $67M |
| Florida Atlantic University Alumni Association #238 · FL | $66M |
| Alabama A & M University #239 · AL | $66M |
| Southern University and A & M College #240 · LA | $66M |
| Old Dominion University #241 · VA | $66M |
| Rockefeller University #242 · NY | $65M |
What the money is
That is down 15.1% from FY2024 ($78.1 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 251.7%. The largest share came as grants ($36.7 million, 55.4%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($53.4 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($29.0 million); Higher Education Institutional Aid ($22.0 million); Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University ($3.3 million). It ranks 239th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY, ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY (UEI JDVGS67MSLH7, L79FNCLU3496). Money that reaches it as a subaward through another organization is not included. Separately incorporated foundations, hospitals and laboratories have their own records and are not added in. Grouping rules are explained in the methodology.
Federal awards by year
Alabama A & M University: $66M in FY2025, up 252% on FY2019
Federal award obligations by fiscal year and type, FY2018–FY2026, nominal dollars. FY26* is preliminary and still filling in.
- Insurance and other
- Loans (subsidy cost)
- Direct payments
- Grants
- Contracts
View every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments | Loans | Insurance and other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | -$24,056 | $22.1M | $0 | $0 | $191,443 | $22.3M |
| FY2019 | $5,000 | $18.6M | $0 | $0 | $189,852 | $18.8M |
| FY2020 | $225,658 | $57.4M | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $57.8M |
| FY2021 | -$9 | $130.8M | $0 | $0 | $592,213 | $131.4M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $37.9M | $10.4M | $0 | $688,526 | $49.0M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $35.1M | $20.6M | $0 | $618,976 | $56.3M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $52.6M | $24.8M | $0 | $688,960 | $78.1M |
| FY2025 | -$11,640 | $36.7M | $29.8M | $0 | -$234,869 | $66.3M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $26.5M | $30.0M | $0 | -$20,680 | $56.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Alabama A & M University, and the largest federal programs. Programs are federal Assistance Listings (formerly CFDA numbers); contracts have no listing number, so they do not appear there.
Top awarding agencies
| Agency | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | $53.4 million | 80.6% |
| Department of Agriculture | $9.3 million | 14.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $1.2 million | 1.8% |
| Department of Defense | $999,996 | 1.5% |
| Department of Energy | $810,473 | 1.2% |
| National Science Foundation | $483,070 | 0.7% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $59,903 | 0.1% |
| Department of the Treasury | $30,000 | 0.0% |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of the Interior | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $29.0 million | 43.7% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $22.0 million | 33.3% |
| Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University Assistance Listing 10.512 | $3.3 million | 5.0% |
| Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University Assistance Listing 10.205 | $3.1 million | 4.6% |
| Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program Assistance Listing 10.727 | $1.5 million | 2.3% |
| Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Assistance Listing 84.325 | $1.2 million | 1.9% |
| Cooperative Extension Service Assistance Listing 10.500 | $1.0 million | 1.6% |
| Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 12.630 | $999,996 | 1.5% |
| National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Program Assistance Listing 81.123 | $810,473 | 1.2% |
| PPHF Geriatric Education Centers Assistance Listing 93.969 | $699,666 | 1.1% |
Other institutions in Alabama
- University of Alabama at Birmingham$398M
- Auburn University$164M
- University of Alabama$149M
- University of Alabama in Huntsville$89M
- University of South Alabama$69M
- Tuskegee University$49M
- Alabama State University$43M
- Troy University$34M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Alabama A & M University receive?
- $66.3 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Alabama A & M University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($53.4 million, 80.6%). By type, grants were $36.7 million and contracts -$11,640.
- Did Alabama A & M University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $66.3 million; FY2024: $78.1 million (-15.1%).
Sources and notes
- USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), API endpoints spending_over_time and spending_by_category, filtered by recipient ID(s) ca1ec54a-d12d-0a55-4916-398db302cda5-C, 956dd115-ab17-108d-a04e-fd5eae996fab-C, fiscal years 2018–2026. Amounts are obligations in nominal dollars. Data retrieved 2026-10-04. Public domain.
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: sources and methods.