University profileBronx, NYFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Fordham University get?
Fordham University received $81.9 million in federal awards in FY2025, 202nd of 998 institutions (top 20%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $81.9 million to Fordham University (Bronx, NY), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 202nd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Fordham University.
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York) #199 · NY | $83M |
| University of Georgia #200 · GA | $83M |
| Kent State University #201 · OH | $83M |
| Fordham University #202 · NY | $82M |
| Montclair State University #203 · NJ | $80M |
| University of Mississippi #204 · MS | $79M |
| Virginia Community College System Office (Annandale) #205 · VA | $79M |
What the money is
That is up 124.2% from FY2024 ($36.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 2046.4%. The largest share came as grants ($58.9 million, 71.9%). The Environmental Protection Agency was the biggest funder ($52.0 million). Its largest programs were Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM) ($52.0 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($17.9 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($3.9 million). It ranks 202nd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names FORDHAM UNIVERSITY (UEI ECESTN2SSVH1). 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
Fordham University: $82M in FY2025, up 2046% 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 | $9,000 | $3.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.3M |
| FY2019 | $51,016 | $3.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.8M |
| FY2020 | $62,652 | $10.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10.9M |
| FY2021 | $89,166 | $38.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $38.5M |
| FY2022 | $91,333 | $8.8M | $6.0M | $0 | $0 | $14.9M |
| FY2023 | $26,141 | $9.5M | $18.0M | $0 | $0 | $27.5M |
| FY2024 | $26,141 | $16.0M | $20.5M | $0 | $0 | $36.5M |
| FY2025 | -$10,000 | $58.9M | $23.0M | $0 | $0 | $81.9M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $4.3M | $21.7M | $0 | $0 | $26.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Fordham 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Protection Agency | $52.0 million | 63.5% |
| Department of Education | $24.8 million | 30.3% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $3.5 million | 4.3% |
| National Science Foundation | $1.2 million | 1.5% |
| Department of Defense | $210,763 | 0.3% |
| Department of the Treasury | $167,714 | 0.2% |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | -$4,062 | -0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM) Assistance Listing 66.615 | $52.0 million | 63.5% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $17.9 million | 21.9% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $3.9 million | 4.8% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $1.2 million | 1.5% |
| Mental Health Research Grants Assistance Listing 93.242 | $1.1 million | 1.4% |
| Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Assistance Listing 93.307 | $848,174 | 1.0% |
| School Safely National Activities Assistance Listing 84.184 | $808,454 | 1.0% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $777,270 | 0.9% |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $747,619 | 0.9% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $623,263 | 0.8% |
Other institutions in New York
- Columbia University in the City of New York$964M
- New York University$688M
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$606M
- Cornell University$351M
- University of Rochester$346M
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University$322M
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine$194M
- Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Stony Brook)$190M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Fordham University receive?
- $81.9 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Fordham University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Environmental Protection Agency ($52.0 million, 63.5%). By type, grants were $58.9 million and contracts -$10,000.
- Did Fordham University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $81.9 million; FY2024: $36.5 million (+124.2%).
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) 7b398d51-017e-8555-870f-1863f64c2a4b-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.