University profileFargo, NDFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does North Dakota State University get?
North Dakota State University received $71.6 million in federal awards in FY2025, 223rd of 998 institutions (top 22%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $71.6 million to North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 223rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of North Dakota State University.
| Jackson State University #220 · MS | $73M |
| Georgia State University Research Foundation #221 · GA | $72M |
| San Jose State University #222 · CA | $72M |
| North Dakota State University #223 · ND | $72M |
| University of Mass at Boston #224 · MA | $71M |
| Hillsborough Community College #225 · FL | $70M |
| American Intercontinental University System (Chandler) #226 · AZ | $69M |
What the money is
That is down 19.0% from FY2024 ($88.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 134.1%. The largest share came as grants ($49.0 million, 68.4%). The Department of Agriculture was the biggest funder ($24.0 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($13.6 million); Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research ($10.4 million); Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships ($6.0 million). It ranks 223rd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI EZ4WPGRE1RD5). 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
North Dakota State University: $72M in FY2025, up 134% 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 | $25,559 | $34.0M | $0 | $0 | $2.2M | $36.2M |
| FY2019 | $27,903 | $28.1M | $0 | $0 | $2.4M | $30.6M |
| FY2020 | $689,662 | $55.4M | $0 | $0 | $2.2M | $58.3M |
| FY2021 | $1.5M | $84.7M | $0 | $0 | $4.1M | $90.3M |
| FY2022 | $970,257 | $43.6M | $4.8M | $0 | $3.3M | $52.7M |
| FY2023 | $6.9M | $48.4M | $10.6M | $0 | $7.5M | $73.5M |
| FY2024 | $584,477 | $67.5M | $13.2M | $0 | $7.1M | $88.4M |
| FY2025 | $3.6M | $49.0M | $14.8M | $0 | $4.2M | $71.6M |
| FY2026* | $1.4M | $50.0M | $13.1M | $0 | $3.3M | $67.9M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to North Dakota 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 Agriculture | $24.0 million | 33.5% |
| Department of Education | $15.6 million | 21.9% |
| National Science Foundation | $14.8 million | 20.6% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $7.6 million | 10.6% |
| Department of Defense | $4.5 million | 6.3% |
| Department of Transportation | $3.2 million | 4.5% |
| Department of Commerce | $1.3 million | 1.8% |
| Department of Energy | $524,539 | 0.7% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $51,000 | 0.1% |
| Department of the Interior | -$25,404 | -0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $13.6 million | 19.0% |
| Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research Assistance Listing 10.001 | $10.4 million | 14.5% |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Assistance Listing 47.084 | $6.0 million | 8.4% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $4.4 million | 6.2% |
| Smith-Lever Extension Funding Assistance Listing 10.511 | $3.7 million | 5.2% |
| Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act Assistance Listing 10.203 | $3.2 million | 4.4% |
| University Transportation Centers Program Assistance Listing 20.701 | $2.8 million | 4.0% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $2.8 million | 3.9% |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Assistance Listing 10.310 | $2.7 million | 3.7% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $2.3 million | 3.3% |
Other institutions in North Dakota
All institutions in North DakotaQuestions and answers
- How much federal funding does North Dakota State University receive?
- $71.6 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does North Dakota State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Agriculture ($24.0 million, 33.5%). By type, grants were $49.0 million and contracts $3.6 million.
- Did North Dakota State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $71.6 million; FY2024: $88.4 million (-19.0%).
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) abd98500-a812-0a76-1610-357bcd3f88de-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.