University profileFt Lauderdale, FLFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Nova Southeastern University get?
Nova Southeastern University received $36.5 million in federal awards in FY2025, 347th of 998 institutions (top 35%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $36.5 million to Nova Southeastern University (Ft Lauderdale, FL), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 347th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Nova Southeastern University.
| University of Arkansas System (Little Rock) #344 · AR | $37M |
| Arkansas State University (Jonesboro) #345 · AR | $37M |
| Bowling Green State University #346 · OH | $37M |
| Nova Southeastern University #347 · FL | $37M |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College #348 · NC | $36M |
| Texas Womans University #349 · TX | $36M |
| Tulsa Community College #350 · OK | $36M |
What the money is
That is up 1.2% from FY2024 ($36.1 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 166.5%. The largest share came as direct payments ($23.3 million, 63.8%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($23.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($18.3 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($4.5 million); Basic and Applied Scientific Research ($2.4 million). It ranks 347th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, INC (UEI Z1L7BKGEAGC7). 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
Nova Southeastern University: $37M in FY2025, up 167% 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 | $602,129 | $16.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17.2M |
| FY2019 | $3.6M | $10.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13.7M |
| FY2020 | $7.1M | $19.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26.9M |
| FY2021 | $1.8M | $48.9M | $0 | $0 | $86,801 | $50.8M |
| FY2022 | $2.1M | $12.4M | $7.6M | $0 | $19,188 | $22.1M |
| FY2023 | $1.3M | $20.8M | $18.9M | $0 | $0 | $41.1M |
| FY2024 | $2.1M | $12.0M | $21.9M | $0 | $60,000 | $36.1M |
| FY2025 | $2.4M | $10.8M | $23.3M | $0 | $0 | $36.5M |
| FY2026* | $1.6M | $9.0M | $16.2M | $0 | $0 | $26.8M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Nova Southeastern 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 | $23.2 million | 63.5% |
| Department of Defense | $6.0 million | 16.4% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $3.5 million | 9.5% |
| Department of Commerce | $1.9 million | 5.2% |
| Department of the Interior | $1.1 million | 3.0% |
| Department of Transportation | $798,590 | 2.2% |
| National Science Foundation | $111,071 | 0.3% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $7,429 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $18.3 million | 50.2% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $4.5 million | 12.3% |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research Assistance Listing 12.300 | $2.4 million | 6.5% |
| U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection Assistance Listing 15.808 | $1.1 million | 3.0% |
| Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 12.630 | $999,068 | 2.7% |
| Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects Assistance Listing 11.469 | $963,000 | 2.6% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $949,514 | 2.6% |
| Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology Assistance Listing 11.451 | $932,295 | 2.6% |
| NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training Assistance Listing 93.142 | $822,524 | 2.3% |
| Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants Assistance Listing 20.703 | $798,590 | 2.2% |
Other institutions in Florida
- University of Florida$559M
- University of Miami$331M
- University of South Florida$269M
- Florida International University$265M
- University of Central Florida$243M
- Florida State University$227M
- Valencia College$143M
- Florida A & M University$110M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Nova Southeastern University receive?
- $36.5 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Nova Southeastern University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($23.2 million, 63.5%). By type, grants were $10.8 million and contracts $2.4 million.
- Did Nova Southeastern University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $36.5 million; FY2024: $36.1 million (+1.2%).
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) f0eca669-e319-f058-5f06-f144b251fe6b-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.