University profileBowie, MDFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Bowie State University get?
Bowie State University received $23.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 500th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $23.0 million to Bowie State University (Bowie, MD), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 500th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Bowie State University.
| Morehead State University #497 · KY | $23M |
| Middle Georgia State University #498 · GA | $23M |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center #499 · TX | $23M |
| Bowie State University #500 · MD | $23M |
| Youngstown State University #501 · OH | $23M |
| Angelo State University #502 · TX | $23M |
| University of Tennessee (Martin) #503 · TN | $23M |
What the money is
That is up 38.1% from FY2024 ($16.6 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 119.3%. The largest share came as grants ($22.9 million, 99.8%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($20.9 million). Its largest programs were Higher Education Institutional Aid ($17.4 million); Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities ($2.5 million); School Safely National Activities ($995,529). It ranks 500th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI WMEEHCAPGR65). 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
Bowie State University: $23M in FY2025, up 119% 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 | $9.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9.8M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $10.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10.5M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $32.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $32.6M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $93.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $93.8M |
| FY2022 | $124,000 | $19.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $19.4M |
| FY2023 | $124,000 | $22.5M | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $22.6M |
| FY2024 | $179,550 | $16.4M | $0 | $0 | $65,000 | $16.6M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $22.9M | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $23.0M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $12.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12.7M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Bowie 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 | $20.9 million | 90.9% |
| National Science Foundation | $2.0 million | 8.9% |
| Department of Agriculture | $50,000 | 0.2% |
| Department of the Interior | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Defense | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $17.4 million | 76.0% |
| Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Assistance Listing 84.325 | $2.5 million | 10.9% |
| School Safely National Activities Assistance Listing 84.184 | $995,529 | 4.3% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $968,601 | 4.2% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $614,827 | 2.7% |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Assistance Listing 47.084 | $499,543 | 2.2% |
| Child Care Access Means Parents in School Assistance Listing 84.335 | $348,687 | 1.5% |
| Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research Assistance Listing 10.001 | $50,000 | 0.2% |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Assistance Listing 10.310 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 12.630 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Maryland
- Johns Hopkins University$1.2B
- University of Maryland, College Park$504M
- University of Maryland, Baltimore$246M
- University of Maryland Global Campus$110M
- University of Maryland Baltimore County$103M
- Morgan State University$97M
- University of Maryland$56M
- Towson University$48M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Bowie State University receive?
- $23.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Bowie State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($20.9 million, 90.9%). By type, grants were $22.9 million and contracts $0.
- Did Bowie State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $23.0 million; FY2024: $16.6 million (+38.1%).
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) 5b220f4b-1801-3767-5eb6-1c80e246f2c2-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.