University profileOxford, OHFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Miami University get?
Miami University received $33.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 373rd of 998 institutions (top 37%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $33.7 million to Miami University (Oxford, OH), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 373rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Miami University.
| Dillard University #370 · LA | $34M |
| University of Central Oklahoma #371 · OK | $34M |
| Community College District 502 #372 · IL | $34M |
| Miami University #373 · OH | $34M |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute #374 · MA | $34M |
| Troy University #375 · AL | $34M |
| University of Arkansas System (Pine Bluff) #376 · AR | $34M |
What the money is
That is down 1.6% from FY2024 ($34.3 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 253.8%. The largest share came as direct payments ($24.1 million, 71.5%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($25.8 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($21.8 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($1.1 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($1.0 million). It ranks 373rd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names MIAMI UNIVERSITY (UEI N4HKJ5R83Q28, T6J6AF3AM8M8). 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
Miami University: $34M in FY2025, up 254% 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 | $910,666 | $9.6M | $0 | $0 | $48,529 | $10.6M |
| FY2019 | $37,525 | $9.6M | $0 | $0 | -$107,075 | $9.5M |
| FY2020 | $1.2M | $19.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20.8M |
| FY2021 | $22,323 | $64.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $64.6M |
| FY2022 | $7,528 | $14.5M | $8.1M | $0 | $0 | $22.7M |
| FY2023 | $7,679 | $10.1M | $17.9M | $0 | $0 | $28.1M |
| FY2024 | $534,725 | $12.5M | $21.3M | $0 | $0 | $34.3M |
| FY2025 | $606,213 | $8.9M | $24.1M | $0 | $97,673 | $33.7M |
| FY2026* | $516,618 | $8.2M | $21.4M | $0 | $0 | $30.1M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Miami 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 | $25.8 million | 76.4% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $3.5 million | 10.5% |
| National Science Foundation | $3.2 million | 9.6% |
| Department of Defense | $813,728 | 2.4% |
| Department of Agriculture | $195,673 | 0.6% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $75,000 | 0.2% |
| Department of the Interior | $70,744 | 0.2% |
| Department of Transportation | $33,402 | 0.1% |
| National Endowment for the Arts | $20,000 | 0.1% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $21.8 million | 64.5% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $1.1 million | 3.2% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.0 million | 3.0% |
| Vision Research Assistance Listing 93.867 | $956,885 | 2.8% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $935,214 | 2.8% |
| Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.846 | $920,259 | 2.7% |
| School Safely National Activities Assistance Listing 84.184 | $879,914 | 2.6% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $759,974 | 2.3% |
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $703,703 | 2.1% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $658,638 | 2.0% |
Other institutions in Ohio
- Ohio State University$586M
- University of Dayton$262M
- Case Western Reserve University$217M
- University of Cincinnati$199M
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University$117M
- Kent State University$83M
- Ohio University$61M
- University of Toledo$52M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Miami University receive?
- $33.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Miami University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($25.8 million, 76.4%). By type, grants were $8.9 million and contracts $606,213.
- Did Miami University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $33.7 million; FY2024: $34.3 million (-1.6%).
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) edd237c9-143b-3c2f-c29b-50357cc95a41-C, 1b8606ef-6178-35c5-20f3-b398438be35e-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.