University profileCharlotte, NCFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Johnson C. Smith University get?
Johnson C. Smith University received $14.5 million in federal awards in FY2025, 698th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $14.5 million to Johnson C. Smith University (Charlotte, NC), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 698th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Johnson C. Smith University.
| Eastern Illinois University #695 · IL | $15M |
| Dominican University #696 · IL | $15M |
| 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 |
What the money is
That is up 69.1% from FY2024 ($8.6 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 177.3%. The largest share came as grants ($7.3 million, 50.2%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($13.7 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($6.3 million); Higher Education Institutional Aid ($5.5 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($556,591). It ranks 698th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED (UEI M433AEBGYXP9). 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
Johnson C. Smith University: $15M in FY2025, up 177% 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 | $5.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5.0M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $5.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5.2M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $11.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11.0M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $28.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28.7M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $4.8M | $2.5M | $0 | $0 | $7.3M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $12.3M | $5.5M | $0 | $0 | $17.8M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $5.1M | $3.4M | $0 | $21,400 | $8.6M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $7.3M | $7.2M | $0 | $0 | $14.5M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $5.4M | $6.5M | $0 | $0 | $11.8M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Johnson C. Smith 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 | $13.7 million | 94.7% |
| National Science Foundation | $628,202 | 4.3% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $219,444 | 1.5% |
| Department of Commerce | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of the Interior | $0 | 0.0% |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | -$7,729 | -0.1% |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | -$9,431 | -0.1% |
| National Archives and Records Administration | -$64,054 | -0.4% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $6.3 million | 43.6% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $5.5 million | 37.9% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $556,591 | 3.8% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $399,930 | 2.8% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $399,585 | 2.8% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $348,261 | 2.4% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $341,510 | 2.4% |
| TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Assistance Listing 84.217 | $267,090 | 1.8% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $228,272 | 1.6% |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance Assistance Listing 93.243 | $219,444 | 1.5% |
Other institutions in North Carolina
- Duke University$762M
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$690M
- North Carolina State University$279M
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences$195M
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University$134M
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte$88M
- North Carolina Central University$68M
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro$68M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Johnson C. Smith University receive?
- $14.5 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Johnson C. Smith University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($13.7 million, 94.7%). By type, grants were $7.3 million and contracts $0.
- Did Johnson C. Smith University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $14.5 million; FY2024: $8.6 million (+69.1%).
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) 10216284-6f99-168a-77c0-0a9bf433d7ef-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.