University profileBaton Rouge, LAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge) get?
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge) received $171.3 million in federal awards in FY2025, 110th of 998 institutions (top 11%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $171.3 million to Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge) (Baton Rouge, LA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 110th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge).
| University of Tennessee (Knoxville) #107 · TN | $180M |
| Nevada System of Higher Education (Reno) #108 · NV | $179M |
| University of Nebraska (Lincoln) #109 · NE | $172M |
| Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge) #110 · LA | $171M |
| Colorado Technical University #111 · CO | $166M |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio #112 · TX | $165M |
| University of Massachusetts (Amherst) #113 · MA | $165M |
What the money is
That is down 4.5% from FY2024 ($179.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 124.3%. The largest share came as grants ($96.4 million, 56.3%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($77.4 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($70.7 million); State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program ($20.8 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($9.9 million). It ranks 110th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI ECQEYCHRNKJ4). 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
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge): $171M in FY2025, up 124% 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 | $1.6M | $66.2M | $0 | $0 | $18,750 | $67.9M |
| FY2019 | $777,183 | $75.6M | $0 | $0 | $34,928 | $76.4M |
| FY2020 | $781,041 | $106.1M | $0 | $0 | $57,636 | $106.9M |
| FY2021 | $156,810 | $160.4M | $0 | $0 | $60,000 | $160.6M |
| FY2022 | $1.1M | $101.2M | $23.2M | $0 | $17,400 | $125.5M |
| FY2023 | $81,582 | $92.9M | $50.8M | $0 | $175,000 | $144.0M |
| FY2024 | $117,453 | $113.4M | $65.5M | $0 | $336,324 | $179.4M |
| FY2025 | $382,324 | $96.4M | $74.0M | $0 | $560,078 | $171.3M |
| FY2026* | $640,296 | $106.8M | $73.0M | $0 | $2.4M | $182.9M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge), 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 | $77.4 million | 45.2% |
| National Science Foundation | $27.6 million | 16.1% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $20.8 million | 12.2% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $20.8 million | 12.2% |
| Department of Defense | $6.5 million | 3.8% |
| Department of Energy | $5.2 million | 3.0% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $4.9 million | 2.8% |
| Department of Commerce | $3.0 million | 1.8% |
| Small Business Administration | $1.8 million | 1.1% |
| Department of the Interior | $1.5 million | 0.9% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $70.7 million | 41.3% |
| State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program Assistance Listing 97.005 | $20.8 million | 12.2% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $9.9 million | 5.8% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $7.3 million | 4.2% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $6.6 million | 3.9% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $5.1 million | 3.0% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $4.8 million | 2.8% |
| Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 12.630 | $4.7 million | 2.7% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $4.7 million | 2.7% |
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $4.1 million | 2.4% |
Other institutions in Louisiana
- Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund$133M
- Southern University and A & M College$66M
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette$59M
- Delgado Community College$55M
- Grambling State University$47M
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans$45M
- Xavier University of Louisiana$42M
- Baton Rouge Community College$34M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Louisiana State University receive?
- $171.3 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Louisiana State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($77.4 million, 45.2%). By type, grants were $96.4 million and contracts $382,324.
- Did Louisiana State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $171.3 million; FY2024: $179.4 million (-4.5%).
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) 07ed9f27-c528-e9d5-e332-90c8b04f48b8-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.