University profileJohnson City, TNFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does East Tennessee State University get?
East Tennessee State University received $50.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 283rd of 998 institutions (top 28%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $50.7 million to East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 283rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of East Tennessee State University.
| Texas State Technical College #280 · TX | $51M |
| Cerritos Community College District #281 · CA | $51M |
| Riverside Community College District (Riverside) #282 · CA | $51M |
| East Tennessee State University #283 · TN | $51M |
| Columbus State Community College #284 · OH | $50M |
| University of West Florida #285 · FL | $50M |
| Tufts College (Medford) #286 · MA | $50M |
What the money is
That is up 15.9% from FY2024 ($43.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 191.5%. The largest share came as direct payments ($27.8 million, 54.8%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($36.6 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($26.3 million); Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs ($4.1 million); Medical Student Education ($2.6 million). It ranks 283rd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI V5LLVC627U34). 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 Tennessee State University: $51M in FY2025, up 191% 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 | $247,464 | $14.1M | $0 | $0 | $16,049 | $14.3M |
| FY2019 | $163,531 | $17.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17.4M |
| FY2020 | $237,386 | $28.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29.2M |
| FY2021 | $283,654 | $70.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $71.1M |
| FY2022 | $187,608 | $19.8M | $10.8M | $0 | $0 | $30.8M |
| FY2023 | $591,345 | $20.9M | $21.5M | $0 | $0 | $43.0M |
| FY2024 | $243,892 | $18.6M | $24.9M | $0 | $0 | $43.8M |
| FY2025 | $188,195 | $22.7M | $27.8M | $0 | -$4,979 | $50.7M |
| FY2026* | $128,806 | $21.9M | $27.6M | $0 | -$2,036 | $49.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to East Tennessee 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 Education | $36.6 million | 72.1% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $13.3 million | 26.2% |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | $349,882 | 0.7% |
| National Science Foundation | $245,732 | 0.5% |
| Department of Defense | $114,472 | 0.2% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $73,723 | 0.1% |
| Appalachian Regional Commission | $49,980 | 0.1% |
| Department of Agriculture | $39,257 | 0.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $26.3 million | 51.8% |
| Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Assistance Listing 84.334 | $4.1 million | 8.0% |
| Medical Student Education Assistance Listing 93.680 | $2.6 million | 5.1% |
| Health Center Program Assistance Listing 93.224 | $2.5 million | 5.0% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $1.8 million | 3.5% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $1.4 million | 2.7% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.1 million | 2.1% |
| Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Assistance Listing 84.325 | $750,000 | 1.5% |
| Rural Health Research Centers Assistance Listing 93.155 | $719,999 | 1.4% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $695,999 | 1.4% |
Other institutions in Tennessee
- Vanderbilt University$218M
- University of Tennessee (Knoxville)$180M
- Tennessee State University$74M
- University of Memphis$69M
- University of Tennessee (Memphis)$58M
- Meharry Medical College$56M
- Middle Tennessee State University$54M
- Tennessee Technological University$41M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does East Tennessee State University receive?
- $50.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does East Tennessee State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($36.6 million, 72.1%). By type, grants were $22.7 million and contracts $188,195.
- Did East Tennessee State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $50.7 million; FY2024: $43.8 million (+15.9%).
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) 6742a2ea-63ad-e820-f041-9b3abb6252a0-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.