University profileFort Valley, GAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Fort Valley State University get?
Fort Valley State University received $45.9 million in federal awards in FY2025, 301st of 998 institutions (top 30%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $45.9 million to Fort Valley State University (Fort Valley, GA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 301st of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Fort Valley State University.
| Western Michigan University #298 · MI | $47M |
| American University in Cairo #299 · NY | $46M |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver #300 · CO | $46M |
| Fort Valley State University #301 · GA | $46M |
| Kean University #302 · NJ | $46M |
| Northern Michigan University #303 · MI | $46M |
| South Carolina State University #304 · SC | $45M |
What the money is
That is down 5.1% from FY2024 ($48.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 84.1%. The largest share came as grants ($29.7 million, 64.7%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($26.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($15.2 million); Higher Education Institutional Aid ($9.0 million); Head Start ($7.3 million). It ranks 301st of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI LVDJS9UYPLD4). 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 Valley State University: $46M in FY2025, up 84% 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 | $23.0M | $0 | $0 | $86,996 | $23.1M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $24.8M | $0 | $0 | $92,257 | $24.9M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $38.4M | $0 | $0 | $41,219 | $38.4M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $69.7M | $0 | $0 | $715,000 | $70.4M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $37.2M | $5.6M | $0 | $1.8M | $44.6M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $36.4M | $11.5M | $0 | $2.1M | $49.9M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $32.4M | $13.8M | $0 | $2.1M | $48.4M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $29.7M | $15.8M | $0 | $369,030 | $45.9M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $27.9M | $16.4M | $0 | -$8,153 | $44.3M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Fort Valley 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 | $26.2 million | 57.1% |
| Department of Agriculture | $12.2 million | 26.7% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $7.5 million | 16.3% |
| National Science Foundation | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of the Interior | -$18,188 | -0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $15.2 million | 33.1% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $9.0 million | 19.6% |
| Head Start Assistance Listing 93.600 | $7.3 million | 16.0% |
| Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University Assistance Listing 10.205 | $4.7 million | 10.3% |
| Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University Assistance Listing 10.512 | $3.9 million | 8.4% |
| Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research Assistance Listing 10.001 | $1.8 million | 3.9% |
| Cooperative Extension Service Assistance Listing 10.500 | $1.1 million | 2.5% |
| Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions Assistance Listing 10.524 | $505,263 | 1.1% |
| TRIO Talent Search Assistance Listing 84.044 | $420,012 | 0.9% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $408,525 | 0.9% |
Other institutions in Georgia
- Emory University$672M
- Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp$478M
- Georgia Tech Research Corp$297M
- Georgia State University$159M
- Kennesaw State University$131M
- University of Georgia$83M
- Georgia State University Research Foundation$72M
- Georgia Southern University$67M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Fort Valley State University receive?
- $45.9 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Fort Valley State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($26.2 million, 57.1%). By type, grants were $29.7 million and contracts $0.
- Did Fort Valley State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $45.9 million; FY2024: $48.4 million (-5.1%).
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) 0d236343-cc03-ccea-5199-6aaaac8b988c-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.