University profileTallahassee, FLFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Florida State University get?
Florida State University received $226.8 million in federal awards in FY2025, 86th of 998 institutions (top 9%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $226.8 million to Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 86th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Florida State University.
| Oregon State University #83 · OR | $242M |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University #84 · VA | $235M |
| University of Oklahoma (Norman) #85 · OK | $233M |
| Florida State University #86 · FL | $227M |
| Virginia Commonwealth University #87 · VA | $221M |
| Vanderbilt University #88 · TN | $218M |
| Case Western Reserve University #89 · OH | $217M |
What the money is
That is down 5.4% from FY2024 ($239.7 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 52.9%. The largest share came as grants ($157.7 million, 69.6%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($73.8 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($59.8 million); Mathematical and Physical Sciences ($45.3 million); Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research ($11.5 million). It ranks 86th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI JF2BLNN4PJC3, WEUJG9RND395). 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 State University: $227M in FY2025, up 53% 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 | $10.7M | $149.8M | $0 | $0 | $402,000 | $160.9M |
| FY2019 | $8.4M | $139.8M | $0 | $0 | $161,616 | $148.3M |
| FY2020 | $10.0M | $176.2M | $0 | $0 | $136,000 | $186.4M |
| FY2021 | $15.6M | $249.5M | $5.5M | $0 | $271,808 | $271.0M |
| FY2022 | $13.1M | $151.7M | $27.9M | $0 | $120,437 | $192.8M |
| FY2023 | $9.0M | $186.6M | $51.1M | $0 | $224,137 | $247.0M |
| FY2024 | $13.7M | $168.3M | $57.4M | $0 | $348,831 | $239.7M |
| FY2025 | $5.8M | $157.7M | $62.8M | $0 | $446,616 | $226.8M |
| FY2026* | $4.3M | $171.1M | $62.1M | $0 | $2.0M | $239.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Florida 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 | $73.8 million | 32.6% |
| National Science Foundation | $57.7 million | 25.5% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $55.8 million | 24.6% |
| Department of Defense | $21.4 million | 9.4% |
| Department of Energy | $8.1 million | 3.6% |
| Agency for International Development | $4.4 million | 1.9% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $2.5 million | 1.1% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $1.5 million | 0.7% |
| Department of Agriculture | $927,022 | 0.4% |
| Department of the Interior | $404,814 | 0.2% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $59.8 million | 26.4% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $45.3 million | 20.0% |
| Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.865 | $11.5 million | 5.1% |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research Assistance Listing 12.300 | $10.3 million | 4.5% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $9.5 million | 4.2% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $8.1 million | 3.6% |
| Mental Health Research Grants Assistance Listing 93.242 | $5.5 million | 2.4% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $5.0 million | 2.2% |
| American History and Civics Education Assistance Listing 84.422 | $4.7 million | 2.1% |
| USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas Assistance Listing 98.001 | $4.4 million | 1.9% |
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
- Valencia College$143M
- Florida A & M University$110M
- Hillsborough Community College$70M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Florida State University receive?
- $226.8 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Florida State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($73.8 million, 32.6%). By type, grants were $157.7 million and contracts $5.8 million.
- Did Florida State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $226.8 million; FY2024: $239.7 million (-5.4%).
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) 52a3bc33-b23b-0c54-7fff-2e17fbd7bfb0-C, 61eee6d8-a1b9-8c8c-84da-535dd77dc270-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.