University profileNewport, KYFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Northern Kentucky University get?
Northern Kentucky University received $22.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 505th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $22.7 million to Northern Kentucky University (Newport, KY), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 505th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Northern Kentucky University.
| Angelo State University #502 · TX | $23M |
| University of Tennessee (Martin) #503 · TN | $23M |
| Augusta University #504 · GA | $23M |
| Northern Kentucky University #505 · KY | $23M |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College #506 · VA | $23M |
| Arkansas Tech University #507 · AR | $23M |
| University of the Virgin Islands #508 · VI | $23M |
What the money is
That is up 13.1% from FY2024 ($20.0 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 489.8%. The largest share came as direct payments ($20.3 million, 89.6%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($21.1 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($19.5 million); Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants ($597,367); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($460,364). It ranks 505th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (UEI LN53C9E23GH6). 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 Kentucky University: $23M in FY2025, up 490% 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 | $0 | $2.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.6M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $3.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.8M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $9.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9.3M |
| FY2021 | $33,541 | $41.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $41.4M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $6.1M | $6.6M | $0 | $0 | $12.7M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $3.0M | $14.0M | $0 | $0 | $17.1M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $3.3M | $16.8M | $0 | $0 | $20.0M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $2.4M | $20.3M | $0 | $0 | $22.7M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $2.6M | $19.7M | $0 | $0 | $22.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Northern Kentucky 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 | $21.1 million | 93.2% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $986,389 | 4.4% |
| National Science Foundation | $545,723 | 2.4% |
| Department of Justice | $0 | 0.0% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $19.5 million | 86.3% |
| Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants Assistance Listing 93.732 | $597,367 | 2.6% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $460,364 | 2.0% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $421,515 | 1.9% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $399,072 | 1.8% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $300,000 | 1.3% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $263,842 | 1.2% |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $249,000 | 1.1% |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Assistance Listing 47.084 | $245,723 | 1.1% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $137,000 | 0.6% |
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 Northern Kentucky University receive?
- $22.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Northern Kentucky University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($21.1 million, 93.2%). By type, grants were $2.4 million and contracts $0.
- Did Northern Kentucky University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $22.7 million; FY2024: $20.0 million (+13.1%).
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) 6ff1de90-bb85-7fa3-8a33-53efa253b4ee-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.