University profileHonolulu, HIFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Hawai`i Pacific University get?
Hawai`i Pacific University received $8.6 million in federal awards in FY2025, 935th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $8.6 million to Hawai`i Pacific University (Honolulu, HI), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 935th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Hawai`i Pacific University.
| Seminole State College #932 · OK | $8.7M |
| Central Carolina Technical College #933 · SC | $8.6M |
| Philander Smith University #934 · AR | $8.6M |
| Hawai`i Pacific University #935 · HI | $8.6M |
| Fairmont State University #936 · WV | $8.6M |
| West Valley-Mission Community College District #937 · CA | $8.6M |
| Illinois Community College District No 515 #938 · IL | $8.6M |
What the money is
That is down 0.6% from FY2024 ($8.6 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 963.0%. The largest share came as direct payments ($5.4 million, 63.3%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($6.0 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($4.9 million); Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending ($1.8 million); Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities ($517,554). It ranks 935th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names HAWAI`I PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (UEI QKESSLC5LFR4). 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
Hawai`i Pacific University: $8.6M in FY2025, up 963% 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 | $547,763 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $547,763 |
| FY2019 | $0 | $808,272 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $808,272 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $2.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.8M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $18.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18.4M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $2.5M | $1.9M | $0 | $0 | $4.4M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $2.2M | $4.8M | $0 | $0 | $7.1M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $3.5M | $5.1M | $0 | $0 | $8.6M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $3.1M | $5.4M | $0 | $0 | $8.6M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $2.5M | $4.9M | $0 | $0 | $7.4M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Hawai`i Pacific 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 | $6.0 million | 70.3% |
| Department of Labor | $1.8 million | 21.5% |
| National Science Foundation | $746,599 | 8.7% |
| Department of Commerce | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | -$41,884 | -0.5% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $4.9 million | 56.5% |
| Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending Assistance Listing 17.289 | $1.8 million | 21.5% |
| Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Assistance Listing 84.325 | $517,554 | 6.0% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $502,819 | 5.9% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $378,729 | 4.4% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $243,780 | 2.8% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $206,704 | 2.4% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $84,729 | 1.0% |
| Research Infrastructure Programs Assistance Listing 93.351 | $78,402 | 0.9% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Hawaii
- University of Hawaii (Honolulu)$292M
- University of Hawaii Systems$32M
- University of Hawaii (Hilo)$19M
- University of Hawaii (Pearl City)$8.4M
- Chaminade University of Honolulu$7M
- University of Hawaii (Kahului)$6.1M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Hawai`i Pacific University receive?
- $8.6 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Hawai`i Pacific University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($6.0 million, 70.3%). By type, grants were $3.1 million and contracts $0.
- Did Hawai`i Pacific University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $8.6 million; FY2024: $8.6 million (-0.6%).
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) ba4c69bf-c2cc-7bed-ae41-cc29fb1f1c2e-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.