University profileNewark, NJFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does New Jersey Institute of Technology get?
New Jersey Institute of Technology received $68.1 million in federal awards in FY2025, 232nd of 998 institutions (top 23%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $68.1 million to New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, NJ), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 232nd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of New Jersey Institute of Technology.
| West Virginia University #229 · WV | $68M |
| California State University San Bernardino #230 · CA | $68M |
| North Carolina Central University #231 · NC | $68M |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology #232 · NJ | $68M |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro #233 · NC | $68M |
| East Carolina University #234 · NC | $67M |
| Long Beach City College #235 · CA | $67M |
What the money is
That is down 3.6% from FY2024 ($70.6 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 70.1%. The largest share came as grants ($36.5 million, 53.6%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($33.1 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($30.0 million); Geosciences ($5.1 million); Science ($3.8 million). It ranks 232nd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (UEI SGBMHQ7VXNH5). 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
New Jersey Institute of Technology: $68M in FY2025, up 70% 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 | $15.6M | $23.4M | $0 | $0 | $29,961 | $39.1M |
| FY2019 | $14.0M | $26.1M | -$18,246 | $0 | $30,062 | $40.0M |
| FY2020 | $8.4M | $27.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $36.1M |
| FY2021 | $6.5M | $64.2M | $0 | $0 | $65,000 | $70.7M |
| FY2022 | $4.1M | $34.1M | $10.0M | $0 | $993,959 | $49.1M |
| FY2023 | $6.1M | $35.2M | $22.2M | $0 | $0 | $63.5M |
| FY2024 | $748,467 | $43.4M | $26.4M | $0 | -$2 | $70.6M |
| FY2025 | $413,049 | $36.5M | $31.2M | $0 | $0 | $68.1M |
| FY2026* | $252,822 | $31.5M | $22.5M | $0 | $0 | $54.3M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to New Jersey Institute of Technology, 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 | $33.1 million | 48.6% |
| National Science Foundation | $19.1 million | 28.1% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $5.3 million | 7.8% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $4.7 million | 7.0% |
| Department of Defense | $3.5 million | 5.1% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $2.0 million | 2.9% |
| Department of the Interior | $250,000 | 0.4% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $166,261 | 0.2% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Agriculture | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $30.0 million | 44.1% |
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $5.1 million | 7.5% |
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $3.8 million | 5.5% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $3.1 million | 4.5% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $2.8 million | 4.1% |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Assistance Listing 47.084 | $2.4 million | 3.5% |
| Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grants and Cooperative Agreements Assistance Listing 66.814 | $2.0 million | 2.9% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $1.8 million | 2.7% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $1.5 million | 2.2% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $1.4 million | 2.0% |
Other institutions in New Jersey
- Princeton University$410M
- Rutgers, the State University (New Brunswick)$275M
- Rutgers the State University of New Jersey (Newark)$242M
- Montclair State University$80M
- Stevens Institute of Technology$77M
- Rowan University$59M
- Kean University$46M
- William Paterson University of New Jersey$28M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does New Jersey Institute of Technology receive?
- $68.1 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does New Jersey Institute of Technology's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($33.1 million, 48.6%). By type, grants were $36.5 million and contracts $413,049.
- Did New Jersey Institute of Technology's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $68.1 million; FY2024: $70.6 million (-3.6%).
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) 82c8adbe-8cac-d692-3b0d-f0950057335a-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.