University profileMarquette, MIFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Northern Michigan University get?
Northern Michigan University received $45.6 million in federal awards in FY2025, 303rd of 998 institutions (top 30%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $45.6 million to Northern Michigan University (Marquette, MI), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 303rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Northern Michigan University.
| Metropolitan State University of Denver #300 · CO | $46M |
| Fort Valley State University #301 · GA | $46M |
| Kean University #302 · NJ | $46M |
| Northern Michigan University #303 · MI | $46M |
| South Carolina State University #304 · SC | $45M |
| Morehouse School of Medicine #305 · GA | $45M |
| Brandeis University #306 · MA | $45M |
What the money is
That is up 194.8% from FY2024 ($15.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 2938.2%. The largest share came as direct payments ($41.7 million, 91.4%). The Federal Communications Commission was the biggest funder ($27.5 million). Its largest programs were Supply Chain Reimbursement Program ($27.5 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($13.1 million); Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants ($1.2 million). It ranks 303rd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (UEI M6MUFMANCJC7). 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 Michigan University: $46M in FY2025, up 2938% 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 | $12,000 | $1.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.4M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $1.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.5M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $7.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7.3M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $29.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29.3M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $775,293 | $22.5M | $0 | $0 | $23.3M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $2.0M | $10.4M | $0 | $0 | $12.4M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $2.7M | $12.7M | $0 | $0 | $15.5M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $3.9M | $41.7M | $0 | $0 | $45.6M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $1.1M | $13.2M | $0 | $0 | $14.3M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Northern Michigan 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Communications Commission | $27.5 million | 60.3% |
| Department of Education | $14.9 million | 32.7% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $1.7 million | 3.8% |
| Department of Agriculture | $1.2 million | 2.6% |
| National Science Foundation | $217,993 | 0.5% |
| Department of the Interior | $80,000 | 0.2% |
| Department of Justice | -$46,319 | -0.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Supply Chain Reimbursement Program Assistance Listing 32.010 | $27.5 million | 60.3% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $13.1 million | 28.7% |
| Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants Assistance Listing 10.855 | $1.2 million | 2.6% |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $1.1 million | 2.4% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $862,931 | 1.9% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $713,096 | 1.6% |
| Cancer Biology Research Assistance Listing 93.396 | $462,153 | 1.0% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $236,401 | 0.5% |
| Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research Assistance Listing 93.394 | $194,787 | 0.4% |
| Polar Programs Assistance Listing 47.078 | $122,929 | 0.3% |
Other institutions in Michigan
- University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)$1.1B
- Michigan State University$453M
- Wayne State University$149M
- Grand Valley State University$61M
- Michigan Technological University$61M
- Western Michigan University$47M
- Oakland University$43M
- Central Michigan University$32M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Northern Michigan University receive?
- $45.6 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Northern Michigan University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Federal Communications Commission ($27.5 million, 60.3%). By type, grants were $3.9 million and contracts $0.
- Did Northern Michigan University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $45.6 million; FY2024: $15.5 million (+194.8%).
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) a0aa2a16-8d60-0cff-48ef-a3f99ee67863-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.