University profileRuston, LAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Louisiana Tech University get?
Louisiana Tech University received $24.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 482nd of 998 institutions (top 48%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $24.0 million to Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 482nd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Louisiana Tech University.
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke #479 · NC | $24M |
| Southern University Shreveport #480 · LA | $24M |
| National Louis University #481 · IL | $24M |
| Louisiana Tech University #482 · LA | $24M |
| Rhode Island College #483 · RI | $24M |
| Bellevue University #484 · NE | $24M |
| Texas Christian University #485 · TX | $24M |
What the money is
That is down 27.4% from FY2024 ($33.0 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 1418.9%. The largest share came as direct payments ($18.2 million, 75.9%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($18.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($17.4 million); STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) ($1.4 million); Engineering ($1.1 million). It ranks 482nd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (UEI PAMDY6DMVVE7). 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 Tech University: $24M in FY2025, up 1419% 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 | $1.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.9M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $1.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.6M |
| FY2020 | $461,641 | $10.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10.7M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $34.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $34.7M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $10.1M | $3.9M | $0 | $0 | $14.0M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $3.4M | $11.6M | $0 | $281,303 | $15.3M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $17.6M | $15.4M | $0 | $0 | $33.0M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $5.8M | $18.2M | $0 | $0 | $24.0M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $7.0M | $18.0M | $0 | $0 | $25.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Louisiana Tech 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 | $18.2 million | 75.9% |
| National Science Foundation | $3.8 million | 15.7% |
| Department of Energy | $606,736 | 2.5% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $600,000 | 2.5% |
| Department of Agriculture | $550,458 | 2.3% |
| Department of Defense | $262,326 | 1.1% |
| Department of the Interior | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Transportation | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $17.4 million | 72.8% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $1.4 million | 5.8% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $1.1 million | 4.6% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $995,955 | 4.2% |
| Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance Assistance Listing 81.117 | $606,736 | 2.5% |
| Rural Healthcare Services Programs Assistance Listing 93.912 | $600,000 | 2.5% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $492,219 | 2.1% |
| Cooperative Forestry Research Assistance Listing 10.202 | $399,396 | 1.7% |
| Information Security Grants Assistance Listing 12.902 | $262,326 | 1.1% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $257,321 | 1.1% |
Other institutions in Louisiana
- Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge)$171M
- 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
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Louisiana Tech University receive?
- $24.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Louisiana Tech University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($18.2 million, 75.9%). By type, grants were $5.8 million and contracts $0.
- Did Louisiana Tech University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $24.0 million; FY2024: $33.0 million (-27.4%).
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) dcfedc40-311d-15c6-3741-8bd2d7779a42-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.