University profileCheney, WAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Eastern Washington University get?
Eastern Washington University received $22.4 million in federal awards in FY2025, 513th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $22.4 million to Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 513th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Eastern Washington University.
| Savannah College of Art and Design #510 · GA | $23M |
| Utah Tech University #511 · UT | $22M |
| Long Island University #512 · NY | $22M |
| Eastern Washington University #513 · WA | $22M |
| Northeastern Illinois University #514 · IL | $22M |
| Charles Stewart Mott Community College #515 · MI | $22M |
| Coastal Carolina University #516 · SC | $22M |
What the money is
That is down 1.9% from FY2024 ($22.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 491.7%. The largest share came as direct payments ($18.2 million, 81.3%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($18.5 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($17.0 million); Head Start ($2.5 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($750,000). It ranks 513th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (UEI QL3XATN9H6L1). 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 Washington University: $22M in FY2025, up 492% 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 | $6,996 | $3.4M | $0 | $0 | $166,595 | $3.6M |
| FY2019 | $454,388 | $3.3M | $0 | $0 | $37,464 | $3.8M |
| FY2020 | $159,584 | $14.7M | $0 | $0 | $9,883 | $14.9M |
| FY2021 | $260,577 | $52.7M | $0 | $0 | -$10,784 | $52.9M |
| FY2022 | $239,161 | $4.5M | $8.2M | $0 | -$6,627 | $12.9M |
| FY2023 | $158,842 | $4.5M | $14.1M | $0 | $0 | $18.8M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $7.4M | $15.4M | $0 | $0 | $22.8M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $4.2M | $18.2M | $0 | $0 | $22.4M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $4.0M | $16.1M | $0 | $0 | $20.1M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Eastern Washington 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 | $18.5 million | 82.6% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $2.9 million | 13.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $387,047 | 1.7% |
| Department of Defense | $333,676 | 1.5% |
| Department of Transportation | $180,074 | 0.8% |
| Department of Agriculture | $123,923 | 0.6% |
| Department of the Interior | $83,292 | 0.4% |
| Department of Labor | -$153,644 | -0.7% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $17.0 million | 75.9% |
| Head Start Assistance Listing 93.600 | $2.5 million | 11.0% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $750,000 | 3.4% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $443,914 | 2.0% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $387,047 | 1.7% |
| Information Security Grants Assistance Listing 12.902 | $333,676 | 1.5% |
| TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Assistance Listing 84.217 | $311,980 | 1.4% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $248,580 | 1.1% |
| Federal Lands Access Program Assistance Listing 20.224 | $180,074 | 0.8% |
| Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Assistance Listing 10.567 | $123,923 | 0.6% |
Other institutions in Washington
- University of Washington$1B
- Washington State University (Pullman)$163M
- Washington State Community College District 17$47M
- Western Washington University$29M
- Corporation of Gonzaga University$28M
- Central Washington University$26M
- Skagit Valley College Foundation$18M
- Community College District 14-Clark College$17M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Eastern Washington University receive?
- $22.4 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Eastern Washington University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($18.5 million, 82.6%). By type, grants were $4.2 million and contracts $0.
- Did Eastern Washington University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $22.4 million; FY2024: $22.8 million (-1.9%).
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) 6331d633-2a8d-653f-d52a-d68f751c55c1-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.