University profileBillings, MTFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Montana State University Billings get?
Montana State University Billings received $8.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 926th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $8.7 million to Montana State University Billings (Billings, MT), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 926th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Montana State University Billings.
| California Lutheran University #923 · CA | $8.8M |
| Northeastern Oklahoma A & M College #924 · OK | $8.8M |
| Campbell University #925 · NC | $8.8M |
| Montana State University Billings #926 · MT | $8.7M |
| Henderson State University #927 · AR | $8.7M |
| Vermont State Colleges (Montpelier) #928 · VT | $8.7M |
| Husson University #929 · ME | $8.7M |
What the money is
That is up 4.9% from FY2024 ($8.3 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 391.1%. The largest share came as direct payments ($6.7 million, 76.4%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($8.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($6.4 million); TRIO Student Support Services ($649,614); TRIO Upward Bound ($406,563). It ranks 926th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names MONTANA STATE UNIV. BILLINGS (UEI QTK9XER73JG4). 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
Montana State University Billings: $8.7M in FY2025, up 391% 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 | $41,526 | $2.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.1M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $1.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.8M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $5.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5.0M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $14.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14.5M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $3.0M | $2.5M | $0 | $0 | $5.5M |
| FY2023 | -$1,025 | $4.0M | $5.3M | $0 | $0 | $9.3M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $2.4M | $6.0M | $0 | $0 | $8.3M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $2.1M | $6.7M | $0 | $0 | $8.7M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $1.8M | $6.4M | $0 | $0 | $8.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Montana State University Billings, 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 | $8.2 million | 94.3% |
| Social Security Administration | $263,500 | 3.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $241,111 | 2.8% |
| Department of Labor | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of the Interior | -$6,821 | -0.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $6.4 million | 73.5% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $649,614 | 7.4% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $406,563 | 4.6% |
| TRIO Talent Search Assistance Listing 84.044 | $341,550 | 3.9% |
| Social Security - Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Program Assistance Listing 96.008 | $263,500 | 3.0% |
| TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers Assistance Listing 84.066 | $241,332 | 2.8% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $241,111 | 2.8% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $149,737 | 1.7% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $99,395 | 1.1% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Montana
All institutions in MontanaQuestions and answers
- How much federal funding does Montana State University Billings receive?
- $8.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Montana State University Billings's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($8.2 million, 94.3%). By type, grants were $2.1 million and contracts $0.
- Did Montana State University Billings's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $8.7 million; FY2024: $8.3 million (+4.9%).
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) 710f5359-491a-ff10-cfa4-b1852318fe5f-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.