University profileNew Orleans, LAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Dillard University get?
Dillard University received $33.9 million in federal awards in FY2025, 370th of 998 institutions (top 37%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $33.9 million to Dillard University (New Orleans, LA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 370th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Dillard University.
| University of Maryland Es #367 · MD | $34M |
| Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (Minneapolis) #368 · MN | $34M |
| Florida Southwestern State College #369 · FL | $34M |
| Dillard University #370 · LA | $34M |
| University of Central Oklahoma #371 · OK | $34M |
| Community College District 502 #372 · IL | $34M |
| Miami University #373 · OH | $34M |
What the money is
That is up 165.2% from FY2024 ($12.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 525.1%. The largest share came as grants ($30.8 million, 90.7%). The Environmental Protection Agency was the biggest funder ($19.9 million). Its largest programs were Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program ($19.9 million); Higher Education Institutional Aid ($7.7 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($2.6 million). It ranks 370th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names DILLARD UNIVERSITY (UEI FR9LM1J86MJ5). 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
Dillard University: $34M in FY2025, up 525% 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 | $3.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.6M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $5.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5.4M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $9.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9.5M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $26.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26.0M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $6.4M | $2.5M | $0 | $0 | $8.8M |
| FY2023 | $45,000 | $8.2M | $5.2M | $0 | $0 | $13.4M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $7.4M | $5.5M | $0 | $0 | $12.8M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $30.8M | $3.2M | $0 | $0 | $33.9M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $2.3M | $6.3M | $0 | $0 | $8.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Dillard 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Protection Agency | $19.9 million | 58.8% |
| Department of Education | $11.6 million | 34.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $2.2 million | 6.6% |
| Department of Defense | $200,000 | 0.6% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program Assistance Listing 66.616 | $19.9 million | 58.8% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $7.7 million | 22.7% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $2.6 million | 7.7% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $2.2 million | 6.6% |
| TRIO Talent Search Assistance Listing 84.044 | $432,707 | 1.3% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $367,921 | 1.1% |
| TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Assistance Listing 84.217 | $272,364 | 0.8% |
| Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program Assistance Listing 12.800 | $200,000 | 0.6% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $179,665 | 0.5% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Louisiana
- Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge)$171M
- Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund$133M
- Southern University and A & M College$66M
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette$59M
- Delgado Community College$55M
- Grambling State University$47M
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans$45M
- Xavier University of Louisiana$42M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Dillard University receive?
- $33.9 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Dillard University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Environmental Protection Agency ($19.9 million, 58.8%). By type, grants were $30.8 million and contracts $0.
- Did Dillard University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $33.9 million; FY2024: $12.8 million (+165.2%).
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) f3615a20-a1e3-1dce-4918-049227101f98-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.