University profileTallahassee, FLFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Florida A & M University get?
Florida A & M University received $109.8 million in federal awards in FY2025, 163rd of 998 institutions (top 16%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $109.8 million to Florida A & M University (Tallahassee, FL), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 163rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Florida A & M University.
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac #160 · IN | $115M |
| Purdue University Global #161 · IN | $111M |
| University of Maryland Global Campus #162 · MD | $110M |
| Florida A & M University #163 · FL | $110M |
| Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station #164 · TX | $109M |
| University of Texas at Dallas #165 · TX | $109M |
| University of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) #166 · OK | $108M |
What the money is
That is down 12.8% from FY2024 ($126.0 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 209.4%. The largest share came as grants ($73.8 million, 67.2%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($73.5 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($32.3 million); Higher Education Institutional Aid ($30.5 million); Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education ($5.0 million). It ranks 163rd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY (UEI W8LKB16HV1K5). 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
Florida A & M University: $110M in FY2025, up 209% 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 | $4,880 | $41.1M | $0 | $0 | $304,400 | $41.4M |
| FY2019 | $278,200 | $34.9M | $0 | $0 | $346,744 | $35.5M |
| FY2020 | $209,677 | $88.8M | $0 | $0 | $501,851 | $89.5M |
| FY2021 | $369,535 | $214.8M | $0 | $0 | $932,498 | $216.2M |
| FY2022 | $341,905 | $55.0M | $12.7M | $0 | $78,000 | $68.1M |
| FY2023 | $231,235 | $96.5M | $28.2M | $0 | $147,881 | $125.0M |
| FY2024 | $174,125 | $93.1M | $32.1M | $0 | $646,936 | $126.0M |
| FY2025 | $160,852 | $73.8M | $35.9M | $0 | -$90,268 | $109.8M |
| FY2026* | $105,819 | $59.9M | $33.4M | $0 | -$184,561 | $93.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Florida 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 | $73.5 million | 66.9% |
| National Science Foundation | $10.5 million | 9.6% |
| Department of Agriculture | $7.6 million | 6.9% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $6.3 million | 5.7% |
| Department of Commerce | $3.2 million | 2.9% |
| Department of Energy | $2.7 million | 2.5% |
| Department of Defense | $2.1 million | 1.9% |
| Department of Transportation | $2.0 million | 1.8% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $1.5 million | 1.4% |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | $500,000 | 0.5% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $32.3 million | 29.4% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $30.5 million | 27.8% |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education Assistance Listing 84.116 | $5.0 million | 4.6% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $4.3 million | 3.9% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $3.8 million | 3.4% |
| Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University Assistance Listing 10.205 | $3.3 million | 3.0% |
| Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Assistance Listing 93.307 | $3.3 million | 3.0% |
| Educational Partnership Program Assistance Listing 11.481 | $3.2 million | 2.9% |
| Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University Assistance Listing 10.512 | $2.9 million | 2.7% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $2.3 million | 2.1% |
Other institutions in Florida
- University of Florida$559M
- University of Miami$331M
- University of South Florida$269M
- Florida International University$265M
- University of Central Florida$243M
- Florida State University$227M
- Valencia College$143M
- Hillsborough Community College$70M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Florida A & M University receive?
- $109.8 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Florida A & M University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($73.5 million, 66.9%). By type, grants were $73.8 million and contracts $160,852.
- Did Florida A & M University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $109.8 million; FY2024: $126.0 million (-12.8%).
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) a78e4f42-097b-2bd5-856f-e0c4455024ec-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.