University profileHays, KSFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Fort Hays State University get?
Fort Hays State University received $20.5 million in federal awards in FY2025, 548th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $20.5 million to Fort Hays State University (Hays, KS), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 548th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Fort Hays State University.
| Villanova University in the State of Pennsylvania #545 · PA | $21M |
| College of Southern Idaho #546 · ID | $21M |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana #547 · LA | $21M |
| Fort Hays State University #548 · KS | $20M |
| Columbus State University #549 · GA | $20M |
| Bristol Community College #550 · MA | $20M |
| Oklahoma City Community College #551 · OK | $20M |
What the money is
That is down 8.6% from FY2024 ($22.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 583.3%. The largest share came as direct payments ($16.0 million, 78.3%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($16.0 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($15.3 million); Small Business Development Centers ($1.1 million); Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants ($800,000). It ranks 548th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI DVSMS2BMAK51). 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
Fort Hays State University: $20M in FY2025, up 583% 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 | $0 | $2.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.9M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $3.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.0M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $6.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6.8M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $30.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $30.2M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $5.4M | $6.1M | $0 | $0 | $11.5M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $21.3M | $12.2M | $0 | $0 | $33.5M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $7.1M | $15.3M | $0 | $0 | $22.4M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $4.4M | $16.0M | $0 | $0 | $20.5M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $3.2M | $16.1M | $0 | $0 | $19.3M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Fort Hays 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 | $16.0 million | 78.3% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $1.3 million | 6.2% |
| Small Business Administration | $1.1 million | 5.6% |
| Department of Justice | $800,000 | 3.9% |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | $742,048 | 3.6% |
| National Science Foundation | $486,125 | 2.4% |
| Department of Commerce | $0 | 0.0% |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $15.3 million | 74.7% |
| Small Business Development Centers Assistance Listing 59.037 | $1.1 million | 5.6% |
| Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Assistance Listing 16.710 | $800,000 | 3.9% |
| Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant Program Assistance Listing 93.247 | $649,811 | 3.2% |
| AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (SCP) 94.016 Assistance Listing 94.016 | $532,884 | 2.6% |
| Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants Assistance Listing 93.359 | $499,872 | 2.4% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $486,125 | 2.4% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $429,021 | 2.1% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $255,130 | 1.2% |
| AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) 94.011 Assistance Listing 94.011 | $209,164 | 1.0% |
Other institutions in Kansas
- Kansas State University$129M
- University of Kansas Center for Research$98M
- Wichita State University$92M
- University of Kansas$32M
- Butler County Community College$13M
- Pittsburg State University$11M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Fort Hays State University receive?
- $20.5 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Fort Hays State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($16.0 million, 78.3%). By type, grants were $4.4 million and contracts $0.
- Did Fort Hays State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $20.5 million; FY2024: $22.4 million (-8.6%).
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) b7d2ef35-bf58-fd10-e35d-ea84b7fef5d9-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.