University profileBeaumont, TXFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Lamar University get?
Lamar University received $30.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 406th of 998 institutions (top 41%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $30.0 million to Lamar University (Beaumont, TX), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 406th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Lamar University.
| Austin Peay State University Governor's Club #403 · TN | $30M |
| University of Central Arkansas #404 · AR | $30M |
| Valdosta State University #405 · GA | $30M |
| Lamar University #406 · TX | $30M |
| Rancho Santiago Community College District #407 · CA | $30M |
| University of New Orleans Research and Technology Foundation #408 · LA | $30M |
| Laredo College #409 · TX | $30M |
What the money is
That is up 3.2% from FY2024 ($29.0 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 1541.8%. The largest share came as direct payments ($29.1 million, 97.3%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($29.8 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($27.8 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($653,318); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($501,568). It ranks 406th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names LAMAR UNIVERSITY (UEI MEYGUN6CCN16). 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
Lamar University: $30M in FY2025, up 1542% 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 | $1.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.2M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $1.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.8M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $8.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8.8M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $36.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $36.7M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $3.6M | $11.1M | $0 | $0 | $14.7M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $1.9M | $22.0M | $0 | $0 | $24.0M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $3.3M | $25.7M | $0 | $0 | $29.0M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $823,326 | $29.1M | $0 | $0 | $30.0M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $656,812 | $28.9M | $0 | $0 | $29.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Lamar 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 | $29.8 million | 99.3% |
| National Science Foundation | $198,456 | 0.7% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $27.8 million | 92.8% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $653,318 | 2.2% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $501,568 | 1.7% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $428,516 | 1.4% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $198,456 | 0.7% |
| TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Assistance Listing 84.217 | $196,354 | 0.7% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $166,209 | 0.6% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program Assistance Listing 66.475 | $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 Lamar University receive?
- $30.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Lamar University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($29.8 million, 99.3%). By type, grants were $823,326 and contracts $0.
- Did Lamar University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $30.0 million; FY2024: $29.0 million (+3.2%).
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) 877944c6-b137-6199-68e0-4d114754730b-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.