University profileFresno, CAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does California State University, Fresno get?
California State University, Fresno received $93.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 185th of 998 institutions (top 19%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $93.7 million to California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 185th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of California State University, Fresno.
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences #182 · AR | $96M |
| University of Arkansas #183 · AR | $95M |
| Post University #184 · CT | $94M |
| California State University, Fresno #185 · CA | $94M |
| Wichita State University #186 · KS | $92M |
| San Francisco State University #187 · CA | $91M |
| Thomas Jefferson University #188 · PA | $90M |
What the money is
That is down 18.7% from FY2024 ($115.2 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 8411.1%. The largest share came as direct payments ($94.0 million, 100.3%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($94.0 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($91.7 million); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($1.2 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($1.0 million). It ranks 185th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO (UEI GBATCBNV1SH8, JLQBUB5SG3L5). 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
California State University, Fresno: $94M in FY2025, up 8411% 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 | $1.0M | $0 | $0 | $195,932 | $1.2M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $1.0M | $0 | $0 | $51,146 | $1.1M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $20.2M | $0 | $0 | $5,131 | $20.2M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $93.3M | $0 | $0 | -$0 | $93.3M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $1.6M | $34.4M | $0 | $0 | $36.0M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $3.9M | $39.5M | $0 | $0 | $43.3M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $1.3M | $113.9M | $0 | $0 | $115.2M |
| FY2025 | $0 | -$283,727 | $94.0M | $0 | $0 | $93.7M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $593,368 | $94.9M | $0 | $0 | $95.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to California State University, Fresno, 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 | $94.0 million | 100.3% |
| Department of Commerce | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | -$283,727 | -0.3% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $91.7 million | 97.9% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $1.2 million | 1.3% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.0 million | 1.1% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $175,000 | 0.2% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $16,974 | 0.0% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program Assistance Listing 11.028 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Cancer Biology Research Assistance Listing 93.396 | -$77,338 | -0.1% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | -$381,389 | -0.4% |
Other institutions in California
- California Institute of Technology$2.6B
- Stanford University$1.6B
- University of California (Oakland)$1.3B
- University of California, San Diego$1.1B
- University of California, San Francisco$934M
- University of California, Los Angeles$832M
- University of Southern California$549M
- University of California, Davis$532M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does California State University, Fresno receive?
- $93.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does California State University, Fresno's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($94.0 million, 100.3%). By type, grants were -$283,727 and contracts $0.
- Did California State University, Fresno's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $93.7 million; FY2024: $115.2 million (-18.7%).
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) 7a383236-e245-f1a4-5a0d-28c21bab74b9-C, 64ddc35b-e228-8ee6-aeb4-c52c684ad418-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.