University profileNew York, NYFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does American University of Beirut get?
American University of Beirut received $27.2 million in federal awards in FY2025, 441st of 998 institutions (top 44%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $27.2 million to American University of Beirut (New York, NY), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 441st of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of American University of Beirut.
| Lincoln University (MO) #438 · MO | $28M |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey #439 · NJ | $28M |
| University of Massachusetts (Shrewsbury) #440 · MA | $27M |
| American University of Beirut #441 · NY | $27M |
| Bluegrass Community & Technical College #442 · KY | $27M |
| University of Northern Iowa #443 · IA | $27M |
| Illinois Institute of Technology #444 · IL | $27M |
What the money is
That is up 6.8% from FY2024 ($25.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 97.8%. The largest share came as grants ($27.2 million, 100.0%). The Agency for International Development was the biggest funder ($22.2 million). Its largest programs were USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas ($22.2 million); Middle East Partnership Initiative ($4.8 million); International Research and Research Training ($177,368). It ranks 441st 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 OF BEIRUT (UEI JA17A756E3E1). 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 of Beirut: $27M in FY2025, up 98% 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 | $393,064 | $15.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16.1M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $13.8M | $0 | $0 | $11,475 | $13.8M |
| FY2020 | $392,685 | $22.1M | $0 | $0 | $10,856 | $22.6M |
| FY2021 | $386,832 | $21.9M | $0 | $0 | -$86 | $22.3M |
| FY2022 | -$10,944 | $35.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $35.8M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $16.4M | $0 | $0 | -$218 | $16.4M |
| FY2024 | $684,279 | $24.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25.5M |
| FY2025 | -$6,058 | $27.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $27.2M |
| FY2026* | $0 | -$924,952 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$924,952 |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to American University of Beirut, 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 | $22.2 million | 81.5% |
| Department of State | $4.8 million | 17.4% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $288,542 | 1.1% |
| Department of Education | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of the Interior | -$6,058 | -0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas Assistance Listing 98.001 | $22.2 million | 81.5% |
| Middle East Partnership Initiative Assistance Listing 19.500 | $4.8 million | 17.4% |
| International Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.989 | $177,368 | 0.7% |
| Environmental Health Assistance Listing 93.113 | $111,174 | 0.4% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research Assistance Listing 93.077 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Foreign Assistance to American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) Assistance Listing 98.006 | $0 | 0.0% |
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 of Beirut receive?
- $27.2 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does American University of Beirut's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Agency for International Development ($22.2 million, 81.5%). By type, grants were $27.2 million and contracts -$6,058.
- Did American University of Beirut's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $27.2 million; FY2024: $25.5 million (+6.8%).
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) 7f5b7ee5-cead-0e6a-02df-fe8efa7bf49f-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.