University profileColumbia, MDFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Howard Community College get?
Howard Community College received $15.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 677th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $15.0 million to Howard Community College (Columbia, MD), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 677th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Howard Community College.
| Everglades College #674 · FL | $15M |
| Shelton State Community College #675 · AL | $15M |
| Jacksonville University #676 · FL | $15M |
| Howard Community College #677 · MD | $15M |
| Saint Xavier University #678 · IL | $15M |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University #679 · OK | $15M |
| Miles College #680 · AL | $15M |
What the money is
That is up 37.8% from FY2024 ($10.9 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 3722.9%. The largest share came as direct payments ($13.1 million, 87.2%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($14.3 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($12.5 million); STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) ($767,503); Higher Education Institutional Aid ($613,025). It ranks 677th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (UEI KHMCDWQ3LHZ3). 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
Howard Community College: $15M in FY2025, up 3723% 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 | $450 | $626,602 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $627,052 |
| FY2019 | $0 | $393,549 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $393,549 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $4.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.8M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $28.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28.0M |
| FY2022 | $0 | -$50,690 | $4.7M | $0 | $0 | $4.6M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $270,065 | $10.9M | $0 | $0 | $11.2M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $470,065 | $10.4M | $0 | $0 | $10.9M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $1.9M | $13.1M | $0 | $0 | $15.0M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $409,229 | $8.3M | $0 | $0 | $8.7M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Howard Community College, 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 | $14.3 million | 94.9% |
| National Science Foundation | $767,503 | 5.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $12.5 million | 83.2% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $767,503 | 5.1% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $613,025 | 4.1% |
| Child Care Access Means Parents in School Assistance Listing 84.335 | $540,129 | 3.6% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $317,457 | 2.1% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $296,056 | 2.0% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Maryland
- Johns Hopkins University$1.2B
- University of Maryland, College Park$504M
- University of Maryland, Baltimore$246M
- University of Maryland Global Campus$110M
- University of Maryland Baltimore County$103M
- Morgan State University$97M
- University of Maryland$56M
- Towson University$48M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Howard Community College receive?
- $15.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Howard Community College's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($14.3 million, 94.9%). By type, grants were $1.9 million and contracts $0.
- Did Howard Community College's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $15.0 million; FY2024: $10.9 million (+37.8%).
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) d43c1cf7-8f2e-bc94-22e6-f0700b322218-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.