University profileLas Cruces, NMFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does New Mexico State University get?
New Mexico State University received $129.9 million in federal awards in FY2025, 147th of 998 institutions (top 15%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $129.9 million to New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 147th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of New Mexico State University.
| University of Alaska Fairbanks #144 · AK | $131M |
| Kennesaw State University #145 · GA | $131M |
| Texas Southern University #146 · TX | $130M |
| New Mexico State University #147 · NM | $130M |
| Medical College of Wisconsin #148 · WI | $129M |
| University of Connecticut (Storrs) #149 · CT | $129M |
| Kansas State University #150 · KS | $129M |
What the money is
That is down 16.5% from FY2024 ($155.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 83.8%. The largest share came as grants ($64.1 million, 49.3%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($65.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($58.0 million); Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) ($12.3 million); Renewable Energy Research and Development ($7.1 million). It ranks 147th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI ED67D3S7GM79, J3M5GZAT8N85, W1QYY3Z3SDD3, YGLJYPWTVQC9). 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 Mexico State University: $130M in FY2025, up 84% 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 | $14.7M | $47.5M | $0 | $0 | $424,970 | $62.6M |
| FY2019 | $14.0M | $55.3M | $0 | $0 | $1.4M | $70.7M |
| FY2020 | $6.0M | $71.4M | $84,849 | $0 | $482,628 | $78.0M |
| FY2021 | $12.6M | $135.2M | -$492 | $0 | $383,217 | $148.2M |
| FY2022 | $9.2M | $90.5M | $19.8M | $0 | $706,554 | $120.2M |
| FY2023 | $11.8M | $82.8M | $47.9M | $0 | $2.3M | $144.9M |
| FY2024 | $8.1M | $93.1M | $51.6M | $0 | $2.7M | $155.5M |
| FY2025 | $3.7M | $64.1M | $60.3M | $0 | $1.8M | $129.9M |
| FY2026* | $4.5M | $49.1M | $60.0M | $0 | $3.0M | $116.7M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to New Mexico 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 | $65.2 million | 50.2% |
| Department of Agriculture | $16.1 million | 12.4% |
| Department of Energy | $12.3 million | 9.5% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $11.5 million | 8.8% |
| National Science Foundation | $10.6 million | 8.2% |
| Department of Defense | $8.6 million | 6.6% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $4.5 million | 3.5% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $3.2 million | 2.4% |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | $189,753 | 0.1% |
| Small Business Administration | $169,420 | 0.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $58.0 million | 44.7% |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Assistance Listing 10.310 | $12.3 million | 9.5% |
| Renewable Energy Research and Development Assistance Listing 81.087 | $7.1 million | 5.5% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $6.5 million | 5.0% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $3.9 million | 3.0% |
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $3.5 million | 2.7% |
| Head Start Assistance Listing 93.600 | $3.0 million | 2.3% |
| Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training and Special Purpose Activities Relating to Environmental Justice Assistance Listing 66.309 | $3.0 million | 2.3% |
| Environmental Monitoring, Independent Research, Technical Analysis Assistance Listing 81.005 | $2.5 million | 1.9% |
| Smith-Lever Extension Funding Assistance Listing 10.511 | $2.4 million | 1.8% |
Other institutions in New Mexico
- University of New Mexico$271M
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology$74M
- Navajo Technical University$31M
- Central New Mexico Community College$22M
- Eastern New Mexico University$19M
- San Juan College$15M
- Western New Mexico University$8M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does New Mexico State University receive?
- $129.9 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does New Mexico State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($65.2 million, 50.2%). By type, grants were $64.1 million and contracts $3.7 million.
- Did New Mexico State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $129.9 million; FY2024: $155.5 million (-16.5%).
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) de97a5f2-1275-d5ec-1246-554167802175-C, 18244f87-d9f3-a2b4-3402-759ed9eb68f1-C, c0263a18-0e63-1a00-a96b-7d50de03e504-C, 5a677f47-b829-73c0-5113-97e7c1bf83a8-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.