University profileNew York, NYFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does American University in Cairo get?
American University in Cairo received $46.4 million in federal awards in FY2025, 299th of 998 institutions (top 30%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $46.4 million to American University in Cairo (New York, NY), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 299th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of American University in Cairo.
| Washington State Community College District 17 #296 · WA | $47M |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas #297 · TX | $47M |
| Western Michigan University #298 · MI | $47M |
| American University in Cairo #299 · NY | $46M |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver #300 · CO | $46M |
| Fort Valley State University #301 · GA | $46M |
| Kean University #302 · NJ | $46M |
What the money is
That is down 21.1% from FY2024 ($58.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 176.8%. The largest share came as grants ($46.4 million, 100.0%). The Agency for International Development was the biggest funder ($41.1 million). Its largest programs were USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas ($41.1 million); Middle East Partnership Initiative ($4.6 million); Aging Research ($523,204). It ranks 299th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO, THE (UEI XANUCRLGSEQ7). 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
American University in Cairo: $46M in FY2025, up 177% 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 | $673,390 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $673,390 |
| FY2019 | $0 | $16.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16.8M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $9.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9.1M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $18.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18.4M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $29.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29.7M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $74.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $74.3M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $58.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $58.8M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $46.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $46.4M |
| FY2026* | $0 | -$4,992 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$4,992 |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to American University in Cairo, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Agency for International Development | $41.1 million | 88.6% |
| Department of State | $4.5 million | 9.6% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $825,986 | 1.8% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas Assistance Listing 98.001 | $41.1 million | 88.6% |
| Middle East Partnership Initiative Assistance Listing 19.500 | $4.6 million | 9.9% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $523,204 | 1.1% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $292,782 | 0.6% |
| Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants Assistance Listing 19.022 | $28,062 | 0.1% |
| International Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.989 | $10,000 | 0.0% |
| Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs Assistance Listing 19.017 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Foreign Assistance to American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) Assistance Listing 98.006 | $0 | 0.0% |
| ECA – American Spaces Assistance Listing 19.441 | -$7,245 | -0.0% |
| Public Diplomacy Programs Assistance Listing 19.040 | -$157,506 | -0.3% |
Other institutions in New York
- Columbia University in the City of New York$964M
- New York University$688M
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$606M
- Cornell University$351M
- University of Rochester$346M
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University$322M
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine$194M
- Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Stony Brook)$190M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does American University in Cairo receive?
- $46.4 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does American University in Cairo's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Agency for International Development ($41.1 million, 88.6%). By type, grants were $46.4 million and contracts $0.
- Did American University in Cairo's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $46.4 million; FY2024: $58.8 million (-21.1%).
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) 54ffb512-2556-54ce-60d3-4c6b63df5089-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.