University profileMurray, KYFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Murray State University get?
Murray State University received $21.2 million in federal awards in FY2025, 535th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $21.2 million to Murray State University (Murray, KY), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 535th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Murray State University.
| University of the Pacific #532 · CA | $21M |
| Sonoma State University #533 · CA | $21M |
| Johnson & Wales University #534 · RI | $21M |
| Murray State University #535 · KY | $21M |
| Spelman College #536 · GA | $21M |
| Atlanta Technical College #537 · GA | $21M |
| Clayton State University #538 · GA | $21M |
What the money is
That is down 6.0% from FY2024 ($22.6 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 487.5%. The largest share came as direct payments ($17.9 million, 84.1%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($18.7 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($16.4 million); Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) ($694,834); TRIO Talent Search ($524,463). It ranks 535th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI LHC2S92MXG63). 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
Murray State University: $21M in FY2025, up 488% 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 | -$27,137 | $3.2M | $0 | $0 | $4,512 | $3.2M |
| FY2019 | $8,975 | $3.4M | $0 | $0 | $169,089 | $3.6M |
| FY2020 | $19,000 | $11.7M | $0 | $0 | $9,211 | $11.7M |
| FY2021 | $35,096 | $33.5M | $0 | $0 | $51,000 | $33.6M |
| FY2022 | $123,868 | $5.0M | $6.8M | $0 | $16,000 | $11.9M |
| FY2023 | $77,399 | $5.6M | $14.9M | $0 | $0 | $20.6M |
| FY2024 | $44,150 | $5.9M | $16.6M | $0 | $0 | $22.6M |
| FY2025 | $46,112 | $3.3M | $17.9M | $0 | -$4,191 | $21.2M |
| FY2026* | $58,738 | $1.3M | $16.7M | $0 | $0 | $18.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Murray State 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 | $18.7 million | 88.1% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $1.2 million | 5.8% |
| Department of Agriculture | $900,576 | 4.2% |
| Department of Energy | $374,429 | 1.8% |
| Department of the Interior | $18,333 | 0.1% |
| Department of Defense | $4,462 | 0.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $16.4 million | 77.1% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $694,834 | 3.3% |
| TRIO Talent Search Assistance Listing 84.044 | $524,463 | 2.5% |
| Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants Assistance Listing 93.359 | $499,658 | 2.4% |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Assistance Listing 10.310 | $494,000 | 2.3% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $467,911 | 2.2% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $450,435 | 2.1% |
| Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Mgmt., Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis Assistance Listing 81.214 | $375,000 | 1.8% |
| Animal Disease and Animal Care Assistance Listing 10.025 | $369,117 | 1.7% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $327,836 | 1.5% |
Other institutions in Kentucky
- University of Kentucky Research Foundation$263M
- University of Louisville$142M
- University of Kentucky$88M
- University of the Cumberlands$42M
- Eastern Kentucky University$42M
- Western Kentucky University$40M
- Kentucky State University$32M
- Bluegrass Community & Technical College$27M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Murray State University receive?
- $21.2 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Murray State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($18.7 million, 88.1%). By type, grants were $3.3 million and contracts $46,112.
- Did Murray State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $21.2 million; FY2024: $22.6 million (-6.0%).
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) 346b020c-5227-3ea1-26de-de2b3747a604-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.