University profileOmaha, NEFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Creighton University get?
Creighton University received $18.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 590th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $18.7 million to Creighton University (Omaha, NE), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 590th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Creighton University.
| Eastern New Mexico University #587 · NM | $19M |
| Quinsigamond Community College #588 · MA | $19M |
| University of Wisconsin System (Eau Claire) #589 · WI | $19M |
| Creighton University #590 · NE | $19M |
| Benedict College #591 · SC | $19M |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University #592 · NJ | $18M |
| Claflin University #593 · SC | $18M |
What the money is
That is up 11.3% from FY2024 ($16.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 98.5%. The largest share came as grants ($10.6 million, 56.9%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($8.7 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($4.8 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($2.2 million); Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders ($1.9 million). It ranks 590th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (UEI NH64NT271S93). 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
Creighton University: $19M in FY2025, up 99% 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 | $1.1M | $11.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12.8M |
| FY2019 | $952,894 | $8.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9.4M |
| FY2020 | $793,585 | $14.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15.3M |
| FY2021 | $836,448 | $25.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26.4M |
| FY2022 | $1.3M | $16.6M | $1.1M | $0 | $0 | $19.0M |
| FY2023 | $1.2M | $16.0M | $4.3M | $0 | $0 | $21.4M |
| FY2024 | $1.1M | $12.3M | $3.4M | $0 | $0 | $16.8M |
| FY2025 | $1.3M | $10.6M | $6.8M | $0 | $0 | $18.7M |
| FY2026* | $815,536 | $10.3M | $5.5M | $0 | $0 | $16.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Creighton 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 | $8.7 million | 46.4% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $8.0 million | 42.7% |
| Department of Defense | $1.2 million | 6.6% |
| National Science Foundation | $756,642 | 4.0% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $32,312 | 0.2% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $4.8 million | 25.6% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $2.2 million | 11.6% |
| Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders Assistance Listing 93.173 | $1.9 million | 10.2% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.6 million | 8.3% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $1.3 million | 6.8% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $990,152 | 5.3% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $959,973 | 5.1% |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Investigations and Technical Assistance Assistance Listing 93.283 | $680,038 | 3.6% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $643,267 | 3.4% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $457,366 | 2.4% |
Other institutions in Nebraska
- University of Nebraska (Omaha)$187M
- University of Nebraska (Lincoln)$172M
- Bellevue University$24M
- University of Nebraska (Kearney)$11M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Creighton University receive?
- $18.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Creighton University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($8.7 million, 46.4%). By type, grants were $10.6 million and contracts $1.3 million.
- Did Creighton University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $18.7 million; FY2024: $16.8 million (+11.3%).
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) aa1efd22-2d00-6e2e-3ada-bfb839ed9539-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.