University profileLongview, WAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Lower Columbia College get?
Lower Columbia College received $13.4 million in federal awards in FY2025, 731st of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $13.4 million to Lower Columbia College (Longview, WA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 731st of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Lower Columbia College.
| Molloy University #728 · NY | $14M |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College #729 · SC | $13M |
| Tacoma Community College #730 · WA | $13M |
| Lower Columbia College #731 · WA | $13M |
| Fort Lewis College #732 · CO | $13M |
| Central Methodist University #733 · MO | $13M |
| Belmont University #734 · TN | $13M |
What the money is
That is up 7.9% from FY2024 ($12.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 156.9%. The largest share came as direct payments ($7.7 million, 57.4%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($8.1 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($7.5 million); Head Start ($5.3 million); TRIO Student Support Services ($442,608). It ranks 731st of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (UEI JAABF3J1DCE4). 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
Lower Columbia College: $13M in FY2025, up 157% 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 | $4.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.4M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $5.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5.2M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $7.2M | $37,960 | $0 | $0 | $7.3M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $15.8M | -$2,454 | $0 | $0 | $15.8M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $5.8M | $2.1M | $0 | $0 | $7.9M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $4.7M | $4.9M | $0 | $0 | $9.6M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $6.7M | $5.7M | $0 | $0 | $12.4M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $5.7M | $7.7M | $0 | $0 | $13.4M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $5.7M | $7.5M | $0 | $0 | $13.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Lower Columbia College, 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 | $8.1 million | 60.7% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $5.3 million | 39.3% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $7.5 million | 55.9% |
| Head Start Assistance Listing 93.600 | $5.3 million | 39.3% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $442,608 | 3.3% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $151,091 | 1.1% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $44,088 | 0.3% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Washington
- University of Washington$1B
- Washington State University (Pullman)$163M
- Washington State Community College District 17$47M
- Western Washington University$29M
- Corporation of Gonzaga University$28M
- Central Washington University$26M
- Eastern Washington University$22M
- Skagit Valley College Foundation$18M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Lower Columbia College receive?
- $13.4 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Lower Columbia College's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($8.1 million, 60.7%). By type, grants were $5.7 million and contracts $0.
- Did Lower Columbia College's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $13.4 million; FY2024: $12.4 million (+7.9%).
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) f59afd2a-5649-9243-15e3-e55a3516fc6f-R, 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.