University profileFayetteville, NCFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Fayetteville State University get?
Fayetteville State University received $56.4 million in federal awards in FY2025, 266th of 998 institutions (top 27%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $56.4 million to Fayetteville State University (Fayetteville, NC), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 266th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Fayetteville State University.
| South Dakota State University #263 · SD | $57M |
| Appalachian State University #264 · NC | $57M |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University #265 · FL | $57M |
| Fayetteville State University #266 · NC | $56M |
| Virginia State University #267 · VA | $56M |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills #268 · CA | $56M |
| Meharry Medical College #269 · TN | $56M |
What the money is
That is up 29.5% from FY2024 ($43.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 347.9%. The largest share came as grants ($30.3 million, 53.8%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($51.5 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($24.8 million); Higher Education Institutional Aid ($18.4 million); STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) ($2.4 million). It ranks 266th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI XTD7KKHEJFL1). 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
Fayetteville State University: $56M in FY2025, up 348% 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 | -$57,848 | $12.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12.4M |
| FY2019 | $69,994 | $12.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12.6M |
| FY2020 | $204,750 | $27.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $27.2M |
| FY2021 | $130,950 | $80.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $80.5M |
| FY2022 | $124,000 | $16.0M | $10.0M | $0 | $0 | $26.1M |
| FY2023 | $124,000 | $23.1M | $20.7M | $0 | $0 | $43.9M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $19.6M | $23.9M | $0 | $0 | $43.5M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $30.3M | $26.0M | $0 | $0 | $56.4M |
| FY2026* | $150,000 | $29.0M | $27.5M | $0 | $0 | $56.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Fayetteville 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 | $51.5 million | 91.4% |
| National Science Foundation | $2.7 million | 4.8% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $1.0 million | 1.9% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $499,976 | 0.9% |
| Small Business Administration | $385,000 | 0.7% |
| Department of Defense | $200,000 | 0.4% |
| Department of Transportation | $10,000 | 0.0% |
| General Services Administration | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Commerce | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $24.8 million | 44.0% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $18.4 million | 32.7% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $2.4 million | 4.2% |
| Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Assistance Listing 84.334 | $1.9 million | 3.4% |
| Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Assistance Listing 84.382 | $1.6 million | 2.9% |
| TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers Assistance Listing 84.066 | $965,010 | 1.7% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $961,516 | 1.7% |
| Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) Assistance Listing 43.008 | $922,766 | 1.6% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $695,965 | 1.2% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $662,491 | 1.2% |
Other institutions in North Carolina
- Duke University$762M
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$690M
- North Carolina State University$279M
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences$195M
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University$134M
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte$88M
- North Carolina Central University$68M
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro$68M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Fayetteville State University receive?
- $56.4 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Fayetteville State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($51.5 million, 91.4%). By type, grants were $30.3 million and contracts $0.
- Did Fayetteville State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $56.4 million; FY2024: $43.5 million (+29.5%).
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) 9e90272a-e72b-01f6-874b-e74862050687-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.