University profileBoca Raton, FLFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Florida Atlantic University get?
Florida Atlantic University received $33.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 379th of 998 institutions (top 38%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $33.0 million to Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 379th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Florida Atlantic University.
| University of Arkansas System (Pine Bluff) #376 · AR | $34M |
| Foothill-De Anza Community College District #377 · CA | $33M |
| Tidewater Community College #378 · VA | $33M |
| Florida Atlantic University #379 · FL | $33M |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico #380 · PR | $33M |
| Eastern Florida State College #381 · FL | $33M |
| Marquette University #382 · WI | $33M |
What the money is
That is down 36.7% from FY2024 ($52.2 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 2.0%. The largest share came as grants ($31.1 million, 94.1%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($11.1 million). Its largest programs were Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects ($6.1 million); Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program ($2.1 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($1.7 million). It ranks 379th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY (UEI Q266L2NDAVP1). 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 Atlantic University: $33M in FY2025, up 2% 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 | $393,924 | $20.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21.3M |
| FY2019 | $296,304 | $32.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $32.4M |
| FY2020 | $10.6M | $54.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $65.1M |
| FY2021 | $941,024 | $146.3M | -$96 | $0 | $180,000 | $147.4M |
| FY2022 | $129,367 | $24.3M | $0 | $0 | $315,000 | $24.7M |
| FY2023 | $4.3M | $23.4M | $0 | $0 | $216,318 | $27.9M |
| FY2024 | $5.0M | $47.1M | $0 | $0 | $193,661 | $52.2M |
| FY2025 | $2.0M | $31.1M | $0 | $0 | -$435 | $33.0M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $30.8M | $0 | $0 | $22,000 | $30.8M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Florida Atlantic 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 | $11.1 million | 33.6% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $9.1 million | 27.6% |
| Department of Defense | $4.9 million | 14.9% |
| National Science Foundation | $3.4 million | 10.4% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $2.2 million | 6.6% |
| Department of Agriculture | $826,479 | 2.5% |
| Department of Energy | $722,220 | 2.2% |
| Department of the Interior | $265,639 | 0.8% |
| Department of Commerce | $246,211 | 0.7% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $241,203 | 0.7% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects Assistance Listing 84.215 | $6.1 million | 18.5% |
| Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program Assistance Listing 12.800 | $2.1 million | 6.5% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $1.7 million | 5.1% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $1.5 million | 4.6% |
| Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program Assistance Listing 66.484 | $1.5 million | 4.5% |
| School Safely National Activities Assistance Listing 84.184 | $1.2 million | 3.6% |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education Assistance Listing 84.116 | $1.1 million | 3.4% |
| Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants Assistance Listing 93.359 | $997,167 | 3.0% |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $963,928 | 2.9% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $933,522 | 2.8% |
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
- Florida A & M University$110M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Florida Atlantic University receive?
- $33.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Florida Atlantic University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($11.1 million, 33.6%). By type, grants were $31.1 million and contracts $2.0 million.
- Did Florida Atlantic University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $33.0 million; FY2024: $52.2 million (-36.7%).
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) caef8c38-5944-9743-df26-1aeaf8b6bc50-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.