University profileHoughton, MIFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Michigan Technological University get?
Michigan Technological University received $60.6 million in federal awards in FY2025, 253rd of 998 institutions (top 25%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $60.6 million to Michigan Technological University (Houghton, MI), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 253rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Michigan Technological University.
| Nevada System of Higher Education (North Las Vegas) #250 · NV | $61M |
| Grand Valley State University #251 · MI | $61M |
| Ohio University #252 · OH | $61M |
| Michigan Technological University #253 · MI | $61M |
| Southern Methodist University #254 · TX | $60M |
| University of Connecticut Health Center #255 · CT | $60M |
| University of Puerto Rico (San Juan) #256 · PR | $60M |
What the money is
That is up 19.5% from FY2024 ($50.7 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 86.2%. The largest share came as grants ($28.7 million, 47.3%). The Department of Defense was the biggest funder ($28.6 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($7.9 million); Research and Technology Development ($4.3 million); Science ($3.4 million). It ranks 253rd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (UEI GKMSN3DA6P91, J87FTRH6X3E3). 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
Michigan Technological University: $61M in FY2025, up 86% 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 | $6.8M | $21.7M | $0 | $0 | $1.4M | $29.8M |
| FY2019 | $9.2M | $21.9M | $0 | $0 | $1.4M | $32.5M |
| FY2020 | $9.8M | $32.8M | $0 | $0 | $1.4M | $43.9M |
| FY2021 | $7.5M | $42.5M | $0 | $0 | $1.4M | $51.3M |
| FY2022 | $6.8M | $24.1M | $2.6M | $0 | $1.3M | $34.9M |
| FY2023 | $8.6M | $51.5M | $6.1M | $0 | $1.4M | $67.6M |
| FY2024 | $15.1M | $24.8M | $7.8M | $0 | $3.0M | $50.7M |
| FY2025 | $22.3M | $28.7M | $8.6M | $0 | $1.0M | $60.6M |
| FY2026* | $6.2M | $25.3M | $8.0M | $0 | $638,889 | $40.1M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Michigan Technological 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 Defense | $28.6 million | 47.2% |
| Department of Education | $10.1 million | 16.7% |
| National Science Foundation | $8.7 million | 14.3% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $3.5 million | 5.8% |
| Department of Energy | $2.8 million | 4.6% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $2.7 million | 4.5% |
| Department of Agriculture | $1.9 million | 3.1% |
| Department of the Interior | $1.2 million | 2.0% |
| Department of Commerce | $718,556 | 1.2% |
| Department of Labor | $291,052 | 0.5% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $7.9 million | 13.1% |
| Research and Technology Development Assistance Listing 12.910 | $4.3 million | 7.2% |
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $3.4 million | 5.6% |
| Renewable Energy Research and Development Assistance Listing 81.087 | $2.8 million | 4.7% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $2.2 million | 3.6% |
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $2.1 million | 3.5% |
| Basic Scientific Research Assistance Listing 12.431 | $2.0 million | 3.3% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $1.4 million | 2.4% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $1.3 million | 2.1% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $1.2 million | 2.0% |
Other institutions in Michigan
- University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)$1.1B
- Michigan State University$453M
- Wayne State University$149M
- Grand Valley State University$61M
- Western Michigan University$47M
- Northern Michigan University$46M
- Oakland University$43M
- Central Michigan University$32M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Michigan Technological University receive?
- $60.6 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Michigan Technological University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Defense ($28.6 million, 47.2%). By type, grants were $28.7 million and contracts $22.3 million.
- Did Michigan Technological University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $60.6 million; FY2024: $50.7 million (+19.5%).
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) 79479b13-472d-876c-1e70-acfd49a73825-C, 451aa39f-048e-bf53-8f9c-68e291f9c8f9-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.