University profileFort Collins, COFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Colorado State University get?
Colorado State University received $656.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 23rd of 998 institutions (top 2%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $656.7 million to Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 23rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Colorado State University.
| New York University #20 · NY | $688M |
| Emory University #21 · GA | $672M |
| Pennsylvania State University (University Park) #22 · PA | $659M |
| Colorado State University #23 · CO | $657M |
| University of Minnesota #24 · MN | $653M |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai #25 · NY | $606M |
| Ohio State University #26 · OH | $586M |
What the money is
That is up 58.9% from FY2024 ($413.2 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 174.9%. The largest share came as grants ($591.8 million, 90.1%). The Department of Energy was the biggest funder ($335.4 million). Its largest programs were Fossil Energy Research and Development ($325.1 million); Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations ($68.2 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($36.8 million). It ranks 23rd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI CF4JCNKUD3M6, GFHUZQ7HRGZ7, JT72JJR5F5S7, LT9CXX8L19G1). 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
Colorado State University: $657M in FY2025, up 175% 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 | $3.7M | $226.1M | $0 | $0 | $13.1M | $242.9M |
| FY2019 | $6.2M | $219.9M | -$0 | $0 | $12.7M | $238.8M |
| FY2020 | $11.2M | $299.1M | $0 | $0 | $9.9M | $320.1M |
| FY2021 | $2.8M | $343.2M | $0 | $0 | $14.0M | $359.9M |
| FY2022 | $5.5M | $305.1M | $13.4M | $0 | $17.6M | $341.5M |
| FY2023 | $3.1M | $452.7M | $29.4M | $0 | $19.4M | $504.5M |
| FY2024 | $7.1M | $354.1M | $35.1M | $0 | $16.9M | $413.2M |
| FY2025 | $11.3M | $591.8M | $39.3M | $0 | $14.2M | $656.7M |
| FY2026* | $7.5M | $296.6M | $38.5M | $0 | $3.8M | $346.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Colorado 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 Energy | $335.4 million | 51.1% |
| Department of Defense | $78.4 million | 11.9% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $66.5 million | 10.1% |
| Department of Agriculture | $49.7 million | 7.6% |
| Department of Education | $43.0 million | 6.5% |
| Department of Commerce | $31.0 million | 4.7% |
| National Science Foundation | $22.7 million | 3.5% |
| Department of the Interior | $15.3 million | 2.3% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $12.8 million | 2.0% |
| Department of Labor | $1.2 million | 0.2% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fossil Energy Research and Development Assistance Listing 81.089 | $325.1 million | 49.5% |
| Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations Assistance Listing 12.005 | $68.2 million | 10.4% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $36.8 million | 5.6% |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes Assistance Listing 11.432 | $20.5 million | 3.1% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $17.1 million | 2.6% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $10.7 million | 1.6% |
| Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System Assistance Listing 15.945 | $9.7 million | 1.5% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $8.9 million | 1.4% |
| Research Joint Venture Agreement Assistance Listing 10.707 | $8.8 million | 1.3% |
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $8.1 million | 1.2% |
Other institutions in Colorado
- University of Colorado (Boulder)$482M
- University of Colorado (Aurora)$408M
- Colorado Technical University$166M
- Colorado School of Mines$58M
- Metropolitan State University of Denver$46M
- University of Denver$30M
- University of Colorado at Denver$29M
- Pikes Peak State College$26M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Colorado State University receive?
- $656.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Colorado State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Energy ($335.4 million, 51.1%). By type, grants were $591.8 million and contracts $11.3 million.
- Did Colorado State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $656.7 million; FY2024: $413.2 million (+58.9%).
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) 94d3fccc-8494-b483-af28-4af0be6ed7f8-C, f1d9d2e5-f256-1d58-0efd-28dd8de8aa36-C, 594844f3-bb25-c9f6-7d64-41c8e644c148-C, 3660ca74-034f-ad8d-c833-e1508a049102-C, 6c5edf16-5b83-6cea-f9e4-14ee1d19aa8c-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.