University profileAlbany, GAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Albany State University get?
Albany State University received $58.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 259th of 998 institutions (top 26%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $58.0 million to Albany State University (Albany, GA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 259th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Albany State University.
| University of Puerto Rico (San Juan) #256 · PR | $60M |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette #257 · LA | $59M |
| Rowan University #258 · NJ | $59M |
| Albany State University #259 · GA | $58M |
| University of Tennessee (Memphis) #260 · TN | $58M |
| University of Connecticut (Storrs Mansfield) #261 · CT | $58M |
| Colorado School of Mines #262 · CO | $58M |
What the money is
That is up 27.6% from FY2024 ($45.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 599.3%. The largest share came as direct payments ($33.0 million, 56.9%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($55.9 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($32.1 million); Higher Education Institutional Aid ($21.2 million); STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) ($1.8 million). It ranks 259th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI JEJGGM9MT7V9). 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
Albany State University: $58M in FY2025, up 599% 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 | $0 | $9.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9.4M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $8.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8.3M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $23.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23.4M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $97.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $97.0M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $14.8M | $12.6M | $0 | $0 | $27.3M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $15.9M | $24.8M | $0 | $0 | $40.7M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $15.5M | $29.9M | $0 | $0 | $45.4M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $25.0M | $33.0M | $0 | $0 | $58.0M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $14.7M | $33.2M | $0 | $0 | $47.8M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Albany State 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 | $55.9 million | 96.5% |
| National Science Foundation | $1.8 million | 3.2% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $142,146 | 0.2% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $85,000 | 0.1% |
| Department of Justice | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Commerce | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $32.1 million | 55.4% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $21.2 million | 36.6% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $1.8 million | 3.2% |
| Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Assistance Listing 84.382 | $840,402 | 1.4% |
| Child Care Access Means Parents in School Assistance Listing 84.335 | $600,677 | 1.0% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $464,237 | 0.8% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $425,433 | 0.7% |
| TRIO Talent Search Assistance Listing 84.044 | $288,470 | 0.5% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $142,146 | 0.2% |
| Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) Assistance Listing 43.008 | $85,000 | 0.1% |
Other institutions in Georgia
- Emory University$672M
- Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp$478M
- Georgia Tech Research Corp$297M
- Georgia State University$159M
- Kennesaw State University$131M
- University of Georgia$83M
- Georgia State University Research Foundation$72M
- Georgia Southern University$67M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Albany State University receive?
- $58.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Albany State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($55.9 million, 96.5%). By type, grants were $25.0 million and contracts $0.
- Did Albany State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $58.0 million; FY2024: $45.4 million (+27.6%).
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) 2d36b5cf-5d86-af5a-49cd-16b1991126bd-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.