University profileManhattan, KSFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Kansas State University get?
Kansas State University received $128.9 million in federal awards in FY2025, 150th of 998 institutions (top 15%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $128.9 million to Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 150th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Kansas State University.
| New Mexico State University #147 · NM | $130M |
| Medical College of Wisconsin #148 · WI | $129M |
| University of Connecticut (Storrs) #149 · CT | $129M |
| Kansas State University #150 · KS | $129M |
| California State University Long Beach #151 · CA | $129M |
| William Marsh Rice University #152 · TX | $128M |
| University of Texas at El Paso #153 · TX | $126M |
What the money is
That is down 31.0% from FY2024 ($186.9 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 36.6%. The largest share came as grants ($91.2 million, 70.7%). The Department of Agriculture was the biggest funder ($50.1 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($23.2 million); Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) ($11.1 million); Office of Science Financial Assistance Program ($9.0 million). It ranks 150th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI CFMMM5JM7HJ9, JBBJF1KT9JK3). 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
Kansas State University: $129M in FY2025, up 37% 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 | $3.6M | $90.4M | $0 | $0 | $4.3M | $98.3M |
| FY2019 | $2.6M | $84.2M | $0 | $0 | $7.6M | $94.4M |
| FY2020 | $2.8M | $106.2M | $0 | $0 | $4.6M | $113.6M |
| FY2021 | $3.5M | $151.0M | $723,009 | $0 | $6.4M | $161.6M |
| FY2022 | $1.5M | $76.9M | $7.4M | $0 | $8.1M | $94.0M |
| FY2023 | $1.7M | $98.1M | $17.4M | $0 | $7.3M | $124.4M |
| FY2024 | $675,227 | $155.7M | $20.7M | $0 | $9.9M | $186.9M |
| FY2025 | $698,139 | $91.2M | $24.6M | $0 | $12.5M | $128.9M |
| FY2026* | $541,746 | $113.1M | $24.0M | $0 | $8.8M | $146.3M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Kansas State 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 Agriculture | $50.1 million | 38.8% |
| Department of Education | $30.3 million | 23.5% |
| National Science Foundation | $16.0 million | 12.4% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $9.7 million | 7.5% |
| Department of Energy | $9.4 million | 7.3% |
| Department of Commerce | $5.4 million | 4.2% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $5.2 million | 4.0% |
| Agency for International Development | $1.0 million | 0.8% |
| Department of Defense | $927,074 | 0.7% |
| Department of Transportation | $811,421 | 0.6% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $23.2 million | 18.0% |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Assistance Listing 10.310 | $11.1 million | 8.6% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $9.0 million | 7.0% |
| Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement Assistance Listing 10.703 | $8.3 million | 6.4% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $6.6 million | 5.1% |
| Smith-Lever Extension Funding Assistance Listing 10.511 | $6.1 million | 4.7% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $5.4 million | 4.2% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $4.9 million | 3.8% |
| Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act Assistance Listing 10.203 | $4.6 million | 3.6% |
| Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grants and Cooperative Agreements Assistance Listing 66.814 | $4.4 million | 3.4% |
Other institutions in Kansas
- University of Kansas Center for Research$98M
- Wichita State University$92M
- University of Kansas$32M
- Fort Hays State University$20M
- Butler County Community College$13M
- Pittsburg State University$11M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Kansas State University receive?
- $128.9 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Kansas State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Agriculture ($50.1 million, 38.8%). By type, grants were $91.2 million and contracts $698,139.
- Did Kansas State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $128.9 million; FY2024: $186.9 million (-31.0%).
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) 460c1e6b-d113-ac16-a6ca-efee3d431f70-C, a0750efd-e6cc-f00d-9d22-094a983d2b0b-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.