University profileProvo, UTFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Brigham Young University get?
Brigham Young University received $99.2 million in federal awards in FY2025, 174th of 998 institutions (top 17%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $99.2 million to Brigham Young University (Provo, UT), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 174th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Brigham Young University.
| Utah State University #171 · UT | $100M |
| Boise State University #172 · ID | $100M |
| University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston #173 · TX | $99M |
| Brigham Young University #174 · UT | $99M |
| Oklahoma State University (Stillwater) #175 · OK | $99M |
| Georgetown University #176 · DC | $99M |
| California State University Sacramento #177 · CA | $99M |
What the money is
That is up 8.3% from FY2024 ($91.6 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 412.6%. The largest share came as direct payments ($80.0 million, 80.6%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($80.0 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($80.0 million); Aging Research ($2.7 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($1.7 million). It ranks 174th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (UEI JWSYC7RUMJD1). 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
Brigham Young University: $99M in FY2025, up 413% 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 | $231,542 | $16.6M | $0 | $0 | $650,632 | $17.5M |
| FY2019 | $373,724 | $18.8M | $0 | $0 | $156,508 | $19.4M |
| FY2020 | $276,372 | $21.8M | $0 | $0 | $569,573 | $22.7M |
| FY2021 | $447,185 | $17.7M | $0 | $0 | $263,692 | $18.4M |
| FY2022 | $278,950 | $17.4M | $31.3M | $0 | $93,674 | $49.1M |
| FY2023 | $159,360 | $15.6M | $60.9M | $0 | $52,793 | $76.7M |
| FY2024 | $945,737 | $20.4M | $70.1M | $0 | $173,452 | $91.6M |
| FY2025 | $718,515 | $18.5M | $80.0M | $0 | -$916 | $99.2M |
| FY2026* | $448,036 | $15.4M | $81.4M | $0 | $9,998 | $97.3M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Brigham Young 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 | $80.0 million | 80.6% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $9.8 million | 9.8% |
| National Science Foundation | $5.1 million | 5.2% |
| Department of Defense | $2.8 million | 2.8% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $1.4 million | 1.4% |
| Department of the Interior | $178,058 | 0.2% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Agriculture | -$916 | -0.0% |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | -$4,827 | -0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $80.0 million | 80.6% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $2.7 million | 2.8% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $1.7 million | 1.7% |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.847 | $1.5 million | 1.6% |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research Assistance Listing 12.300 | $1.2 million | 1.2% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $1.2 million | 1.2% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $1.1 million | 1.1% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $997,059 | 1.0% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $996,764 | 1.0% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $901,955 | 0.9% |
Other institutions in Utah
- Western Governors University$494M
- University of Utah$437M
- Utah State University$100M
- Utah Valley University$84M
- Weber State University$39M
- Southern Utah University$35M
- Salt Lake Community College$35M
- Utah Tech University$22M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Brigham Young University receive?
- $99.2 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Brigham Young University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($80.0 million, 80.6%). By type, grants were $18.5 million and contracts $718,515.
- Did Brigham Young University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $99.2 million; FY2024: $91.6 million (+8.3%).
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) 8a97b483-a237-d46a-d79b-15d987dc5a4f-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.