University profileMelbourne, FLFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Florida Institute of Technology get?
Florida Institute of Technology received $17.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 610th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $17.7 million to Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne, FL), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 610th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Florida Institute of Technology.
| Southwest Texas Junior College Foundation #607 · TX | $18M |
| Jefferson State Community College #608 · AL | $18M |
| Illinois Central College #609 · IL | $18M |
| Florida Institute of Technology #610 · FL | $18M |
| New York Institute of Technology #611 · NY | $18M |
| Abilene Christian University #612 · TX | $18M |
| Radford University #613 · VA | $18M |
What the money is
That is down 12.5% from FY2024 ($20.3 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 232.8%. The largest share came as direct payments ($9.6 million, 53.9%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($9.6 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($7.8 million); Aeronautics ($2.0 million); Science ($1.8 million). It ranks 610th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC (UEI WNN6VH618X58). 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 Institute of Technology: $18M in FY2025, up 233% 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 | $2.1M | $3.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5.2M |
| FY2019 | $577,573 | $4.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5.3M |
| FY2020 | $677,600 | $11.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11.9M |
| FY2021 | $757,651 | $26.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $27.0M |
| FY2022 | $677,207 | $4.6M | $3.3M | $0 | $0 | $8.6M |
| FY2023 | $1.0M | $5.7M | $7.7M | $0 | $0 | $14.4M |
| FY2024 | $1.2M | $9.7M | $9.4M | $0 | $0 | $20.3M |
| FY2025 | $187,738 | $8.0M | $9.6M | $0 | $0 | $17.7M |
| FY2026* | $213,923 | $7.3M | $8.9M | $0 | $0 | $16.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Florida Institute of Technology, 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 | $9.6 million | 53.9% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $3.8 million | 21.4% |
| National Science Foundation | $2.4 million | 13.3% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $611,826 | 3.4% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $499,998 | 2.8% |
| Department of Defense | $424,955 | 2.4% |
| Department of the Interior | $153,997 | 0.9% |
| Small Business Administration | $150,000 | 0.8% |
| Department of Commerce | $138,697 | 0.8% |
| Department of Justice | $25,000 | 0.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $7.8 million | 44.2% |
| Aeronautics Assistance Listing 43.002 | $2.0 million | 11.3% |
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $1.8 million | 10.0% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.2 million | 6.6% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $824,761 | 4.6% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $787,016 | 4.4% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $560,822 | 3.2% |
| Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program Assistance Listing 66.484 | $499,998 | 2.8% |
| Mental Health Research Grants Assistance Listing 93.242 | $434,610 | 2.4% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $406,221 | 2.3% |
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 Institute of Technology receive?
- $17.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Florida Institute of Technology's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($9.6 million, 53.9%). By type, grants were $8.0 million and contracts $187,738.
- Did Florida Institute of Technology's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $17.7 million; FY2024: $20.3 million (-12.5%).
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) f12f9bd9-3d5c-9002-f77c-71ca75e838c5-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.