University profileLa Grande, ORFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Eastern Oregon University get?
Eastern Oregon University received $8.8 million in federal awards in FY2025, 921st of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $8.8 million to Eastern Oregon University (La Grande, OR), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 921st of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Eastern Oregon University.
| Wingate University #918 · NC | $8.9M |
| St. Thomas University #919 · FL | $8.8M |
| Winona State University #920 · MN | $8.8M |
| Eastern Oregon University #921 · OR | $8.8M |
| Southern Oregon University #922 · OR | $8.8M |
| California Lutheran University #923 · CA | $8.8M |
| Northeastern Oklahoma A & M College #924 · OK | $8.8M |
What the money is
That is up 0.2% from FY2024 ($8.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 101.1%. The largest share came as direct payments ($5.7 million, 65.2%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($6.0 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($5.4 million); Head Start ($2.6 million); TRIO Student Support Services ($272,364). It ranks 921st of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (UEI KCC2SLUYACV3). 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
Eastern Oregon University: $8.8M in FY2025, up 101% 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 | $17,355 | $1.8M | $0 | $0 | $3,658 | $1.8M |
| FY2019 | $29,433 | $4.3M | $0 | $0 | $8,000 | $4.4M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $3.5M | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $3.5M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $10.2M | $0 | $0 | -$7,504 | $10.2M |
| FY2022 | $15,315 | $3.9M | $1.6M | $0 | $0 | $5.5M |
| FY2023 | $14,504 | $2.8M | $4.0M | $0 | $0 | $6.9M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $2.9M | $5.9M | $0 | $0 | $8.8M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $3.1M | $5.7M | $0 | $0 | $8.8M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $3.0M | $4.0M | $0 | $0 | $7.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Eastern Oregon 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 | $6.0 million | 68.3% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $2.6 million | 29.8% |
| Department of Labor | $160,288 | 1.8% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $5.4 million | 61.2% |
| Head Start Assistance Listing 93.600 | $2.6 million | 29.8% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $272,364 | 3.1% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $208,673 | 2.4% |
| Mine Health and Safety Grants Assistance Listing 17.600 | $160,288 | 1.8% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $122,189 | 1.4% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $25,775 | 0.3% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Oregon
- Oregon Health & Science University$371M
- Oregon State University$242M
- University of Oregon$133M
- Portland State University$74M
- Mt Hood Community College$24M
- Western Oregon University$11M
- Southern Oregon University$8.8M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Eastern Oregon University receive?
- $8.8 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Eastern Oregon University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($6.0 million, 68.3%). By type, grants were $3.1 million and contracts $0.
- Did Eastern Oregon University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $8.8 million; FY2024: $8.8 million (+0.2%).
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) bb42477d-9b5a-c5be-9592-38e526667dbd-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.