University profileBowling Green, OHFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Bowling Green State University get?
Bowling Green State University received $36.6 million in federal awards in FY2025, 346th of 998 institutions (top 35%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $36.6 million to Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 346th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Bowling Green State University.
| Pima County Community College District #343 · AZ | $37M |
| University of Arkansas System (Little Rock) #344 · AR | $37M |
| Arkansas State University (Jonesboro) #345 · AR | $37M |
| Bowling Green State University #346 · OH | $37M |
| Nova Southeastern University #347 · FL | $37M |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College #348 · NC | $36M |
| Texas Womans University #349 · TX | $36M |
What the money is
That is up 6.1% from FY2024 ($34.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 351.2%. The largest share came as direct payments ($30.7 million, 83.9%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($33.1 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($28.6 million); Mathematical and Physical Sciences ($1.5 million); STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) ($1.3 million). It ranks 346th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI SLT3EB6G3FA9). 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
Bowling Green State University: $37M in FY2025, up 351% 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 | $29,297 | $6.0M | $0 | $0 | $13,001 | $6.0M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $8.0M | $0 | $0 | $102,500 | $8.1M |
| FY2020 | $500 | $22.4M | $0 | $0 | $96,001 | $22.5M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $65.8M | $0 | $0 | -$21,588 | $65.8M |
| FY2022 | $20,000 | $7.2M | $0 | $0 | -$6,415 | $7.3M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $8.9M | $21.9M | $0 | $0 | $30.8M |
| FY2024 | $669,383 | $6.5M | $27.4M | $0 | $0 | $34.5M |
| FY2025 | -$30,555 | $5.9M | $30.7M | $0 | $0 | $36.6M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $2.0M | $30.7M | $0 | $0 | $32.7M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Bowling Green 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 | $33.1 million | 90.5% |
| National Science Foundation | $3.2 million | 8.7% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $326,877 | 0.9% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Defense | $0 | 0.0% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | -$3,033 | -0.0% |
| National Endowment for the Arts | -$25,000 | -0.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $28.6 million | 78.3% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $1.5 million | 4.2% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $1.3 million | 3.4% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $764,052 | 2.1% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $706,967 | 1.9% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $702,625 | 1.9% |
| American History and Civics Education Assistance Listing 84.422 | $620,539 | 1.7% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $589,863 | 1.6% |
| TRIO Talent Search Assistance Listing 84.044 | $427,513 | 1.2% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $422,008 | 1.2% |
Other institutions in Ohio
- Ohio State University$586M
- University of Dayton$262M
- Case Western Reserve University$217M
- University of Cincinnati$199M
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University$117M
- Kent State University$83M
- Ohio University$61M
- University of Toledo$52M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Bowling Green State University receive?
- $36.6 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Bowling Green State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($33.1 million, 90.5%). By type, grants were $5.9 million and contracts -$30,555.
- Did Bowling Green State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $36.6 million; FY2024: $34.5 million (+6.1%).
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) 8ace0b9f-f1c1-8295-0116-ed723e820d59-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.