University profileAmes, IAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Iowa State University of Science and Technology get?
Iowa State University of Science and Technology received $287.2 million in federal awards in FY2025, 67th of 998 institutions (top 7%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $287.2 million to Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Ames, IA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 67th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Iowa State University of Science and Technology.
| Indiana University (Indianapolis) #64 · IN | $293M |
| University of Hawaii (Honolulu) #65 · HI | $292M |
| University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center #66 · TX | $289M |
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology #67 · IA | $287M |
| University of Iowa #68 · IA | $285M |
| North Carolina State University #69 · NC | $279M |
| University of Massachusetts Medical School #70 · MA | $276M |
What the money is
That is up 9.4% from FY2024 ($262.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 64.3%. The largest share came as grants ($128.4 million, 44.7%). The Department of Energy was the biggest funder ($131.5 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($32.6 million); Smith-Lever Extension Funding ($10.2 million); Clean Energy Demonstrations ($9.5 million). It ranks 67th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (UEI DQDBM7FGJPC5). 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
Iowa State University of Science and Technology: $287M in FY2025, up 64% 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 | $65.8M | $126.5M | $0 | $0 | $4.1M | $196.5M |
| FY2019 | $62.5M | $107.7M | $0 | $0 | $4.6M | $174.8M |
| FY2020 | $61.6M | $154.1M | $3.5M | $0 | $3.7M | $222.9M |
| FY2021 | $63.3M | $232.3M | $0 | $0 | $1.8M | $297.4M |
| FY2022 | $69.3M | $144.4M | $13.3M | $0 | $2.2M | $229.2M |
| FY2023 | $105.1M | $155.6M | $26.8M | $0 | $4.4M | $291.9M |
| FY2024 | $64.1M | $162.4M | $31.8M | $0 | $4.2M | $262.4M |
| FY2025 | $120.3M | $128.4M | $35.1M | $0 | $3.4M | $287.2M |
| FY2026* | $63.2M | $128.3M | $32.2M | $0 | $4.2M | $228.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Iowa State University of Science and Technology, 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 Energy | $131.5 million | 45.8% |
| Department of Agriculture | $41.2 million | 14.4% |
| National Science Foundation | $38.4 million | 13.4% |
| Department of Education | $37.4 million | 13.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $18.4 million | 6.4% |
| Department of Defense | $6.8 million | 2.4% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $4.3 million | 1.5% |
| Department of Transportation | $3.1 million | 1.1% |
| Department of Commerce | $2.3 million | 0.8% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $1.5 million | 0.5% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $32.6 million | 11.3% |
| Smith-Lever Extension Funding Assistance Listing 10.511 | $10.2 million | 3.6% |
| Clean Energy Demonstrations Assistance Listing 81.255 | $9.5 million | 3.3% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $8.5 million | 3.0% |
| Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act Assistance Listing 10.203 | $7.9 million | 2.7% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $7.2 million | 2.5% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $6.8 million | 2.4% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $5.2 million | 1.8% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $4.7 million | 1.6% |
| Animal Disease and Animal Care Assistance Listing 10.025 | $4.4 million | 1.5% |
Other institutions in Iowa
- University of Iowa$285M
- University of Northern Iowa$27M
- Drake University$20M
- Western Iowa Tech Community College Foundation$11M
- Iowa Western Community College$9.9M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Iowa State University of Science and Technology receive?
- $287.2 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Iowa State University of Science and Technology's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Energy ($131.5 million, 45.8%). By type, grants were $128.4 million and contracts $120.3 million.
- Did Iowa State University of Science and Technology's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $287.2 million; FY2024: $262.4 million (+9.4%).
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) 7148b6ec-c422-d557-aa04-0c8488cc6775-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.