University profileWayne, PAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Eastern University get?
Eastern University received $10.3 million in federal awards in FY2025, 845th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $10.3 million to Eastern University (Wayne, PA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 845th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Eastern University.
| Voorhees University #842 · SC | $10M |
| State Center Community College District (Madera) #843 · CA | $10M |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College #844 · VA | $10M |
| Eastern University #845 · PA | $10M |
| University of Evansville #846 · IN | $10M |
| Parkland College District 505 #847 · IL | $10M |
| Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (Hibbing) #848 · MN | $10M |
What the money is
That is up 7.5% from FY2024 ($9.6 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 1781.4%. The largest share came as direct payments ($8.3 million, 80.2%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($10.4 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($7.7 million); English Language Acquisition State Grants ($1.1 million); School Safely National Activities ($978,807). It ranks 845th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names EASTERN UNIVERSITY (UEI HEJ8RLLYCJH5). 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 University: $10M in FY2025, up 1781% 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 | $599,798 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $599,798 |
| FY2019 | $0 | $549,996 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $549,996 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $2.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.9M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $10.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10.8M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $2.7M | $1.6M | $0 | $0 | $4.3M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $2.2M | $2.7M | $0 | $0 | $4.9M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $3.8M | $5.8M | $0 | $0 | $9.6M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $2.0M | $8.3M | $0 | $0 | $10.3M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $536,126 | $8.9M | $0 | $0 | $9.4M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Eastern 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 | $10.4 million | 100.5% |
| Department of Commerce | -$54,967 | -0.5% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $7.7 million | 74.2% |
| English Language Acquisition State Grants Assistance Listing 84.365 | $1.1 million | 10.9% |
| School Safely National Activities Assistance Listing 84.184 | $978,807 | 9.5% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $400,000 | 3.9% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $183,198 | 1.8% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $44,950 | 0.4% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program Assistance Listing 11.028 | -$54,967 | -0.5% |
Other institutions in Pennsylvania
- University of Pennsylvania$889M
- University of Pittsburgh$817M
- Pennsylvania State University (University Park)$659M
- Carnegie-Mellon University$334M
- Temple University$149M
- Pennsylvania State University (State College)$121M
- Drexel University$105M
- Pennsylvania State University (Hershey)$96M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Eastern University receive?
- $10.3 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Eastern University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($10.4 million, 100.5%). By type, grants were $2.0 million and contracts $0.
- Did Eastern University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $10.3 million; FY2024: $9.6 million (+7.5%).
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) 76639843-44c5-515e-10c8-4658a1bbbe10-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.