University profileRussellville, ARFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Arkansas Tech University get?
Arkansas Tech University received $22.6 million in federal awards in FY2025, 507th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $22.6 million to Arkansas Tech University (Russellville, AR), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 507th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Arkansas Tech University.
| Augusta University #504 · GA | $23M |
| Northern Kentucky University #505 · KY | $23M |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College #506 · VA | $23M |
| Arkansas Tech University #507 · AR | $23M |
| University of the Virgin Islands #508 · VI | $23M |
| South Louisiana Community College #509 · LA | $23M |
| Savannah College of Art and Design #510 · GA | $23M |
What the money is
That is up 4.1% from FY2024 ($21.7 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 1628.9%. The largest share came as direct payments ($19.4 million, 85.7%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($22.6 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($18.7 million); TRIO Upward Bound ($928,515); Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs ($912,000). It ranks 507th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (UEI GJKNWWCG6J26). 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
Arkansas Tech University: $23M in FY2025, up 1629% 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 | $1.4M | $0 | $0 | $13,437 | $1.4M |
| FY2019 | $22,797 | $1.3M | $0 | $0 | $21,577 | $1.3M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $9.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9.3M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $38.6M | $0 | $0 | $20,160 | $38.7M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $4.9M | $8.3M | $0 | $15,050 | $13.2M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $3.0M | $17.1M | $0 | $20,000 | $20.1M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $3.3M | $18.4M | $0 | $23,569 | $21.7M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $3.2M | $19.4M | $0 | $8,000 | $22.6M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $4.6M | $17.9M | $0 | -$268 | $22.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Arkansas Tech 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 | $22.6 million | 99.8% |
| Department of Defense | $48,000 | 0.2% |
| Department of Agriculture | $8,000 | 0.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $18.7 million | 82.8% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $928,515 | 4.1% |
| Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Assistance Listing 84.334 | $912,000 | 4.0% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $817,092 | 3.6% |
| Child Care Access Means Parents in School Assistance Listing 84.335 | $514,478 | 2.3% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $362,331 | 1.6% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $296,209 | 1.3% |
| Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 12.630 | $48,000 | 0.2% |
| Partnership Agreements Assistance Listing 10.699 | $8,000 | 0.0% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Arkansas
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences$96M
- University of Arkansas$95M
- University of Arkansas System (Little Rock)$37M
- Arkansas State University (Jonesboro)$37M
- University of Arkansas System (Pine Bluff)$34M
- University of Central Arkansas$30M
- Southern Arkansas University$20M
- University of Arkansas-Fort Smith$16M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Arkansas Tech University receive?
- $22.6 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Arkansas Tech University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($22.6 million, 99.8%). By type, grants were $3.2 million and contracts $0.
- Did Arkansas Tech University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $22.6 million; FY2024: $21.7 million (+4.1%).
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) c2c9d50f-b14a-1a55-1cfb-470d81c11763-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.