University profileMilwaukee, WIFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Medical College of Wisconsin get?
Medical College of Wisconsin received $129.1 million in federal awards in FY2025, 148th of 998 institutions (top 15%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $129.1 million to Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 148th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Medical College of Wisconsin.
| Kennesaw State University #145 · GA | $131M |
| Texas Southern University #146 · TX | $130M |
| 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 |
What the money is
That is down 1.1% from FY2024 ($130.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 2.4%. The largest share came as grants ($119.8 million, 92.8%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($116.9 million). Its largest programs were Cardiovascular Diseases Research ($32.2 million); Cancer Treatment Research ($9.8 million); Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research ($8.3 million). It ranks 148th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN, INC. (UEI E8VWJXMMUQ67). 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
Medical College of Wisconsin: $129M in FY2025, up 2% 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 | $9.2M | $103.7M | $3.0M | $0 | $0 | $115.9M |
| FY2019 | $7.6M | $118.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $126.1M |
| FY2020 | $7.0M | $118.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $125.5M |
| FY2021 | $7.6M | $125.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $132.6M |
| FY2022 | $10.5M | $118.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $129.1M |
| FY2023 | $16.7M | $116.2M | $19.6M | $0 | $0 | $152.6M |
| FY2024 | $10.0M | $120.2M | $352,315 | $0 | $0 | $130.5M |
| FY2025 | $9.3M | $119.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $129.1M |
| FY2026* | $7.3M | $135.1M | $4.8M | $0 | $0 | $147.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Medical College of Wisconsin, 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 Health and Human Services | $116.9 million | 90.6% |
| Department of Justice | $7.4 million | 5.7% |
| Department of Defense | $2.3 million | 1.8% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $1.7 million | 1.3% |
| Department of Transportation | $312,752 | 0.2% |
| National Science Foundation | $270,947 | 0.2% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $198,553 | 0.2% |
| Department of Education | $0 | 0.0% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $32.2 million | 24.9% |
| Cancer Treatment Research Assistance Listing 93.395 | $9.8 million | 7.6% |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.847 | $8.3 million | 6.5% |
| Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Assistance Listing 16.045 | $7.4 million | 5.7% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $7.2 million | 5.6% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $7.0 million | 5.4% |
| Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.865 | $6.7 million | 5.2% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $4.5 million | 3.5% |
| Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research Assistance Listing 93.394 | $3.7 million | 2.9% |
| Cancer Biology Research Assistance Listing 93.396 | $3.6 million | 2.8% |
Other institutions in Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin System (Madison)$774M
- University of Wisconsin System (Milwaukee)$73M
- Marquette University$33M
- University of Wisconsin System (Oshkosh)$21M
- University of Wisconsin System (Whitewater)$20M
- Madison Area Technical College District$19M
- University of Wisconsin System (Eau Claire)$19M
- University of Wisconsin System (Stevens Point)$18M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Medical College of Wisconsin receive?
- $129.1 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Medical College of Wisconsin's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($116.9 million, 90.6%). By type, grants were $119.8 million and contracts $9.3 million.
- Did Medical College of Wisconsin's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $129.1 million; FY2024: $130.5 million (-1.1%).
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) fb8099df-df9c-1d96-f19c-f3a00b918c86-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.