University profileWashington, DCFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does George Washington University get?
George Washington University received $136.1 million in federal awards in FY2025, 135th of 998 institutions (top 14%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $136.1 million to George Washington University (Washington, DC), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 135th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of George Washington University.
| University of Louisville #132 · KY | $142M |
| Texas A&M Agrilife Research #133 · TX | $140M |
| Nevada System of Higher Education (Las Vegas) #134 · NV | $138M |
| George Washington University #135 · DC | $136M |
| University of Rhode Island #136 · RI | $135M |
| Texas Tech University System (Lubbock) #137 · TX | $134M |
| North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University #138 · NC | $134M |
What the money is
That is down 8.1% from FY2024 ($148.1 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is down 3.8%. The largest share came as grants ($108.8 million, 79.9%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($82.8 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($15.0 million); Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research ($14.3 million); Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research ($14.1 million). It ranks 135th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE) (UEI ECR5E2LU5BL6). 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
George Washington University: $136M in FY2025, down 4% 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 | $5.9M | $141.7M | $0 | $0 | $140,624 | $147.8M |
| FY2019 | $7.1M | $134.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $141.5M |
| FY2020 | $9.0M | $130.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $139.7M |
| FY2021 | $10.3M | $161.6M | $440,860 | $0 | $35,000 | $172.4M |
| FY2022 | $11.5M | $126.5M | $4.7M | $0 | $0 | $142.6M |
| FY2023 | $8.6M | $118.2M | $16.4M | $0 | $29,705 | $143.3M |
| FY2024 | $7.0M | $123.1M | $17.9M | $0 | $0 | $148.1M |
| FY2025 | $6.7M | $108.8M | $20.6M | $0 | $68,640 | $136.1M |
| FY2026* | $6.8M | $107.3M | $19.9M | $0 | $146,592 | $134.1M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to George Washington 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 Health and Human Services | $82.8 million | 60.8% |
| Department of Education | $21.7 million | 15.9% |
| Department of Defense | $12.1 million | 8.9% |
| National Science Foundation | $8.1 million | 6.0% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $4.6 million | 3.4% |
| Department of Commerce | $3.7 million | 2.7% |
| Department of Energy | $1.8 million | 1.3% |
| Agency for International Development | $830,945 | 0.6% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $353,579 | 0.3% |
| Department of Agriculture | $214,236 | 0.2% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $15.0 million | 11.0% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $14.3 million | 10.5% |
| Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.865 | $14.1 million | 10.3% |
| Cancer Treatment Research Assistance Listing 93.395 | $6.5 million | 4.7% |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.847 | $4.6 million | 3.4% |
| Mental Health Research Grants Assistance Listing 93.242 | $4.5 million | 3.3% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $4.3 million | 3.2% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $4.1 million | 3.0% |
| Nursing Research Assistance Listing 93.361 | $3.9 million | 2.9% |
| Cancer Biology Research Assistance Listing 93.396 | $3.9 million | 2.9% |
Other institutions in District of Columbia
- Georgetown University$99M
- Howard University$77M
- Catholic University of America$37M
- American University$25M
- Gallaudet University$16M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does George Washington University receive?
- $136.1 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does George Washington University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($82.8 million, 60.8%). By type, grants were $108.8 million and contracts $6.7 million.
- Did George Washington University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $136.1 million; FY2024: $148.1 million (-8.1%).
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) ee8636d0-3f78-fbb3-4346-eb49aabbb2b3-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.