University profileHouston, TXFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Houston Christian University get?
Houston Christian University received $14.5 million in federal awards in FY2025, 700th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $14.5 million to Houston Christian University (Houston, TX), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 700th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Houston Christian University.
| Maryville University of Saint Louis #697 · MO | $15M |
| Johnson C. Smith University #698 · NC | $15M |
| Louisiana Delta Community College #699 · LA | $14M |
| Houston Christian University #700 · TX | $14M |
| Wake Forest University #701 · NC | $14M |
| Lake-Sumter State College #702 · FL | $14M |
| Midwestern State University #703 · TX | $14M |
What the money is
That is up 15.2% from FY2024 ($12.6 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 936.8%. The largest share came as direct payments ($14.2 million, 98.1%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($14.5 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($13.5 million); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($340,684); Federal Work-Study Program ($300,000). It ranks 700th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names HOUSTON CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (UEI ZD5ZBMA99Z25). 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
Houston Christian University: $14M in FY2025, up 937% 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 | $1.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.1M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $1.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.4M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $4.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.5M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $13.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13.6M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $1.1M | $4.4M | $0 | $0 | $5.5M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $1.5M | $9.9M | $0 | $0 | $11.4M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $1.2M | $11.4M | $0 | $0 | $12.6M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $272,364 | $14.2M | $0 | $0 | $14.5M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $272,364 | $12.3M | $0 | $0 | $12.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Houston Christian 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 | $14.5 million | 100.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $13.5 million | 93.5% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $340,684 | 2.4% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $300,000 | 2.1% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $272,364 | 1.9% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $29,790 | 0.2% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Texas
- University of Texas at Austin$800M
- Baylor College of Medicine$355M
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center$351M
- University of Houston System (Houston)$337M
- University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center$289M
- Texas A & M University$204M
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston$201M
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley$197M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Houston Christian University receive?
- $14.5 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Houston Christian University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($14.5 million, 100.0%). By type, grants were $272,364 and contracts $0.
- Did Houston Christian University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $14.5 million; FY2024: $12.6 million (+15.2%).
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) cacc1237-81c7-22f1-fa7b-7a4a4c6b9352-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.