University profileBoone, NCFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Appalachian State University get?
Appalachian State University received $56.9 million in federal awards in FY2025, 264th of 998 institutions (top 26%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $56.9 million to Appalachian State University (Boone, NC), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 264th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Appalachian State University.
| University of Connecticut (Storrs Mansfield) #261 · CT | $58M |
| Colorado School of Mines #262 · CO | $58M |
| South Dakota State University #263 · SD | $57M |
| Appalachian State University #264 · NC | $57M |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University #265 · FL | $57M |
| Fayetteville State University #266 · NC | $56M |
| Virginia State University #267 · VA | $56M |
What the money is
That is up 7.8% from FY2024 ($52.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 560.4%. The largest share came as direct payments ($40.4 million, 71.0%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($50.8 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($39.2 million); Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs ($9.2 million); STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) ($2.4 million). It ranks 264th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI F1NAKY5L1425). 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
Appalachian State University: $57M in FY2025, up 560% 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 | $37,000 | $9.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9.7M |
| FY2019 | $37,000 | $8.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8.6M |
| FY2020 | $37,000 | $29.8M | $0 | $0 | $6,720 | $29.8M |
| FY2021 | $37,000 | $86.6M | $331,920 | $0 | $86,000 | $87.1M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $11.5M | $14.3M | $0 | $0 | $25.8M |
| FY2023 | $123,067 | $9.6M | $29.1M | $0 | $232,000 | $39.1M |
| FY2024 | $30,000 | $17.9M | $34.8M | $0 | $142,384 | $52.8M |
| FY2025 | $12,777 | $16.3M | $40.4M | $0 | $178,779 | $56.9M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $21.8M | $41.3M | $0 | $0 | $63.1M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Appalachian 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 | $50.8 million | 89.2% |
| National Science Foundation | $4.0 million | 7.1% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $981,399 | 1.7% |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | $732,977 | 1.3% |
| Appalachian Regional Commission | $300,000 | 0.5% |
| Department of Agriculture | $178,779 | 0.3% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $80,000 | 0.1% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $63,767 | 0.1% |
| Department of Defense | $15,000 | 0.0% |
| Department of the Interior | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $39.2 million | 68.9% |
| Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Assistance Listing 84.334 | $9.2 million | 16.2% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $2.4 million | 4.1% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $818,934 | 1.4% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $717,673 | 1.3% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $649,693 | 1.1% |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.847 | $504,705 | 0.9% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $492,618 | 0.9% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $482,842 | 0.8% |
| AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) 94.011 Assistance Listing 94.011 | $440,378 | 0.8% |
Other institutions in North Carolina
- Duke University$762M
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$690M
- North Carolina State University$279M
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences$195M
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University$134M
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte$88M
- North Carolina Central University$68M
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro$68M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Appalachian State University receive?
- $56.9 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Appalachian State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($50.8 million, 89.2%). By type, grants were $16.3 million and contracts $12,777.
- Did Appalachian State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $56.9 million; FY2024: $52.8 million (+7.8%).
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) 765cb31f-d8ce-8525-2b06-de309c572007-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.