University profileCommerce, TXFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does East Texas A&M University get?
East Texas A&M University received $30.6 million in federal awards in FY2025, 396th of 998 institutions (top 40%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $30.6 million to East Texas A&M University (Commerce, TX), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 396th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of East Texas A&M University.
| Southeastern la University #393 · LA | $32M |
| Navajo Technical University #394 · NM | $31M |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania #395 · PA | $31M |
| East Texas A&M University #396 · TX | $31M |
| University of Akron #397 · OH | $31M |
| University of Texas at Tyler #398 · TX | $30M |
| Stephen F Austin State University #399 · TX | $30M |
What the money is
That is up 16.0% from FY2024 ($26.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 1402.0%. The largest share came as direct payments ($26.1 million, 85.2%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($28.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($24.9 million); Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants ($1.8 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($600,000). It ranks 396th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names EAST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (UEI FRCKHD9EKUY9). 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 Texas A&M University: $31M in FY2025, up 1402% 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 | $3.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.1M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $2.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.0M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $9.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9.9M |
| FY2021 | $4,500 | $39.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $39.6M |
| FY2022 | $13,649 | $9.1M | $8.8M | $0 | $0 | $17.9M |
| FY2023 | $86,789 | $5.4M | $18.8M | $0 | $0 | $24.3M |
| FY2024 | $46,117 | $3.9M | $22.4M | $0 | $0 | $26.4M |
| FY2025 | $58,096 | $4.5M | $26.1M | $0 | $0 | $30.6M |
| FY2026* | $83,766 | $2.7M | $25.2M | $0 | $0 | $28.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to East Texas A&M 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 | $28.2 million | 92.2% |
| Department of Agriculture | $1.7 million | 5.6% |
| National Science Foundation | $472,128 | 1.5% |
| Department of Energy | $139,451 | 0.5% |
| Department of Defense | $58,096 | 0.2% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | -$195 | -0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $24.9 million | 81.4% |
| Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants Assistance Listing 10.855 | $1.8 million | 5.7% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $600,000 | 2.0% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $596,300 | 1.9% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $592,163 | 1.9% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $551,210 | 1.8% |
| English Language Acquisition State Grants Assistance Listing 84.365 | $415,816 | 1.4% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $379,462 | 1.2% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $223,583 | 0.7% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $223,550 | 0.7% |
Other institutions in Texas
- University of Texas at Austin$800M
- Baylor College of Medicine$355M
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center$351M
- University of Houston System (Houston)$337M
- University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center$289M
- Texas A & M University$204M
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston$201M
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley$197M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does East Texas A&M University receive?
- $30.6 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does East Texas A&M University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($28.2 million, 92.2%). By type, grants were $4.5 million and contracts $58,096.
- Did East Texas A&M University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $30.6 million; FY2024: $26.4 million (+16.0%).
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) 5716ab91-4140-5a22-09b6-b691936211e7-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.