University profileWashington, DCFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Georgetown University get?
Georgetown University received $99.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 176th of 998 institutions (top 18%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $99.0 million to Georgetown University (Washington, DC), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 176th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Georgetown University.
| University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston #173 · TX | $99M |
| Brigham Young University #174 · UT | $99M |
| Oklahoma State University (Stillwater) #175 · OK | $99M |
| Georgetown University #176 · DC | $99M |
| California State University Sacramento #177 · CA | $99M |
| University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth #178 · TX | $99M |
| University of Kansas Center for Research #179 · KS | $98M |
What the money is
That is down 34.6% from FY2024 ($151.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is down 10.7%. The largest share came as grants ($86.1 million, 86.9%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($73.7 million). Its largest programs were Cancer Cause and Prevention Research ($9.7 million); Global AIDS ($9.6 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($6.2 million). It ranks 176th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY THE (UEI LHCRJNGNH4Q8, TF2CMKY1HMX9). 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
Georgetown University: $99M in FY2025, down 11% 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 | $2.9M | $104.1M | $0 | $0 | $71,937 | $107.0M |
| FY2019 | $3.2M | $107.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $110.9M |
| FY2020 | $5.0M | $149.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $154.7M |
| FY2021 | $3.6M | $161.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $165.5M |
| FY2022 | $4.3M | $149.7M | $2.2M | $0 | $0 | $156.2M |
| FY2023 | $4.3M | $137.0M | $10.2M | $0 | $0 | $151.5M |
| FY2024 | $3.0M | $138.2M | $10.4M | $0 | $0 | $151.5M |
| FY2025 | $1.8M | $86.1M | $11.1M | $0 | $0 | $99.0M |
| FY2026* | $1.3M | $115.9M | $11.4M | $0 | $0 | $128.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Georgetown 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 | $73.7 million | 74.4% |
| Department of Education | $12.3 million | 12.4% |
| Department of Commerce | $4.7 million | 4.7% |
| Department of Defense | $3.2 million | 3.2% |
| National Science Foundation | $2.5 million | 2.6% |
| Department of Energy | $1.3 million | 1.3% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $968,577 | 1.0% |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | $130,288 | 0.1% |
| Smithsonian Institution | $90,000 | 0.1% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $84,300 | 0.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cancer Cause and Prevention Research Assistance Listing 93.393 | $9.7 million | 9.8% |
| Global AIDS Assistance Listing 93.067 | $9.6 million | 9.7% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $6.2 million | 6.3% |
| HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants Assistance Listing 93.914 | $6.0 million | 6.1% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $5.4 million | 5.5% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $5.1 million | 5.2% |
| Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach Assistance Listing 11.620 | $4.7 million | 4.7% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $4.4 million | 4.5% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $4.2 million | 4.2% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $4.0 million | 4.0% |
Other institutions in District of Columbia
- George Washington University$136M
- Howard University$77M
- Catholic University of America$37M
- American University$25M
- Gallaudet University$16M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Georgetown University receive?
- $99.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Georgetown University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($73.7 million, 74.4%). By type, grants were $86.1 million and contracts $1.8 million.
- Did Georgetown University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $99.0 million; FY2024: $151.5 million (-34.6%).
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) 82335220-b01b-63c5-95b9-6dcae60104e4-C, ebc0c4ca-7e2d-3daa-b058-9439ba183a90-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.