University profileGreenville, NCFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does East Carolina University get?
East Carolina University received $67.5 million in federal awards in FY2025, 234th of 998 institutions (top 23%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $67.5 million to East Carolina University (Greenville, NC), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 234th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of East Carolina University.
| North Carolina Central University #231 · NC | $68M |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology #232 · NJ | $68M |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro #233 · NC | $68M |
| East Carolina University #234 · NC | $67M |
| Long Beach City College #235 · CA | $67M |
| University of Southern Mississippi #236 · MS | $67M |
| Georgia Southern University #237 · GA | $67M |
What the money is
That is up 4.2% from FY2024 ($64.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 124.2%. The largest share came as direct payments ($47.9 million, 70.9%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($48.5 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($46.8 million); Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research ($2.0 million); Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research ($1.9 million). It ranks 234th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (UEI HWPEKM8VFTJ9). 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
East Carolina University: $67M in FY2025, up 124% 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 | $25,000 | $16.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16.7M |
| FY2019 | $10,030 | $30.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $30.1M |
| FY2020 | $73,620 | $48.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $48.7M |
| FY2021 | $508 | $114.7M | $109,763 | $0 | $0 | $114.8M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $30.2M | $20.4M | $0 | $0 | $50.6M |
| FY2023 | $48,656 | $25.4M | $40.0M | $0 | $0 | $65.5M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $21.2M | $43.6M | $0 | $0 | $64.8M |
| FY2025 | $83,273 | $19.5M | $47.9M | $0 | $0 | $67.5M |
| FY2026* | $103,989 | $21.9M | $49.0M | $0 | $0 | $71.1M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to East Carolina 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 | $48.5 million | 71.8% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $13.8 million | 20.4% |
| National Science Foundation | $2.2 million | 3.2% |
| Department of Commerce | $865,648 | 1.3% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $546,832 | 0.8% |
| Department of Defense | $539,468 | 0.8% |
| Department of the Interior | $490,363 | 0.7% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $330,869 | 0.5% |
| Department of Agriculture | $292,439 | 0.4% |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | -$4,429 | -0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $46.8 million | 69.4% |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.847 | $2.0 million | 3.0% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $1.9 million | 2.8% |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance Assistance Listing 93.243 | $1.7 million | 2.5% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $1.3 million | 2.0% |
| Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry Assistance Listing 93.059 | $978,075 | 1.4% |
| Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant Program Assistance Listing 93.247 | $919,270 | 1.4% |
| HIV-Related Training and Technical Assistance Assistance Listing 93.145 | $893,694 | 1.3% |
| Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology Assistance Listing 11.451 | $865,648 | 1.3% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $759,660 | 1.1% |
Other institutions in North Carolina
- Duke University$762M
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$690M
- North Carolina State University$279M
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences$195M
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University$134M
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte$88M
- North Carolina Central University$68M
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro$68M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does East Carolina University receive?
- $67.5 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does East Carolina University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($48.5 million, 71.8%). By type, grants were $19.5 million and contracts $83,273.
- Did East Carolina University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $67.5 million; FY2024: $64.8 million (+4.2%).
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) 6c418087-59c2-1135-0b45-91d24c024b93-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.