University profileFlagstaff, AZFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Northern Arizona University get?
Northern Arizona University received $102.8 million in federal awards in FY2025, 168th of 998 institutions (top 17%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $102.8 million to Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 168th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Northern Arizona University.
| University of Texas at Dallas #165 · TX | $109M |
| University of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) #166 · OK | $108M |
| Drexel University #167 · PA | $105M |
| Northern Arizona University #168 · AZ | $103M |
| University of Maryland Baltimore County #169 · MD | $103M |
| Prairie View A&M University #170 · TX | $101M |
| Utah State University #171 · UT | $100M |
What the money is
That is down 11.1% from FY2024 ($115.6 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 108.1%. The largest share came as direct payments ($52.2 million, 50.8%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($60.5 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($48.5 million); Science ($5.4 million); Minority Health and Health Disparities Research ($3.9 million). It ranks 168th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (UEI GDN8LR7HGE43, MXHAS3AKPRN1). 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
Northern Arizona University: $103M in FY2025, up 108% 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 | $4.4M | $45.1M | $0 | $0 | $1.3M | $50.8M |
| FY2019 | $1.5M | $47.1M | $0 | $0 | $793,657 | $49.4M |
| FY2020 | $1.3M | $83.5M | $406,750 | $0 | $1.2M | $86.4M |
| FY2021 | $1.8M | $171.0M | $0 | $0 | $1.6M | $174.5M |
| FY2022 | $5.1M | $82.1M | $19.6M | $0 | $1.2M | $108.0M |
| FY2023 | $10.1M | $56.7M | $41.3M | $0 | $2.9M | $111.0M |
| FY2024 | $2.8M | $61.3M | $49.6M | $0 | $1.9M | $115.6M |
| FY2025 | $4.0M | $44.4M | $52.2M | $0 | $2.1M | $102.8M |
| FY2026* | $2.1M | $36.2M | $50.2M | $0 | $119,551 | $88.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Northern Arizona 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 | $60.5 million | 58.9% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $11.4 million | 11.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $9.0 million | 8.8% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $5.4 million | 5.2% |
| Department of Agriculture | $3.9 million | 3.8% |
| Department of Defense | $3.7 million | 3.6% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $3.6 million | 3.5% |
| Department of the Interior | $3.0 million | 2.9% |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | $1.6 million | 1.6% |
| Federal Communications Commission | $511,976 | 0.5% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $48.5 million | 47.2% |
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $5.4 million | 5.3% |
| Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Assistance Listing 93.307 | $3.9 million | 3.8% |
| Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Assistance Listing 84.334 | $3.5 million | 3.4% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $3.3 million | 3.2% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $2.3 million | 2.3% |
| Internships, Training and Workshops for the Office of Air and Radiation Assistance Listing 66.037 | $2.2 million | 2.1% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $2.1 million | 2.0% |
| Research Joint Venture Agreement Assistance Listing 10.707 | $1.7 million | 1.7% |
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $1.7 million | 1.6% |
Other institutions in Arizona
- University of Arizona$465M
- University of Phoenix$391M
- Grand Canyon University$368M
- Arizona State University (Tempe)$319M
- Arizona State University (Scottsdale)$265M
- American Intercontinental University System (Chandler)$69M
- University of Arizona Global Campus$62M
- Pima County Community College District$37M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Northern Arizona University receive?
- $102.8 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Northern Arizona University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($60.5 million, 58.9%). By type, grants were $44.4 million and contracts $4.0 million.
- Did Northern Arizona University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $102.8 million; FY2024: $115.6 million (-11.1%).
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) 7b52fa5f-5875-14d7-6b49-dba3db4692f2-C, 36ac4c76-81a2-04aa-01fb-b13f76b23ce6-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.