University profileRadford, VAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Radford University get?
Radford University received $17.6 million in federal awards in FY2025, 613th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $17.6 million to Radford University (Radford, VA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 613th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Radford University.
| Florida Institute of Technology #610 · FL | $18M |
| New York Institute of Technology #611 · NY | $18M |
| Abilene Christian University #612 · TX | $18M |
| Radford University #613 · VA | $18M |
| Southeast Missouri State University #614 · MO | $18M |
| Joliet Junior College #615 · IL | $18M |
| University of Wisconsin System (Green Bay) #616 · WI | $18M |
What the money is
That is up 19.8% from FY2024 ($14.7 million). The largest share came as direct payments ($17.6 million, 100.0%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($17.6 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($16.9 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($470,361); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($175,626). It ranks 613th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names RADFORD UNIVERSITY (UEI K9S5WN17JFD5). 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
Radford University: $18M in FY2025
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 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FY2019 | $0 | -$2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$2 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FY2021 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FY2022 | $0 | $0 | $6.2M | $0 | $0 | $6.2M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $0 | $12.5M | $0 | $0 | $12.5M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $0 | $14.7M | $0 | $0 | $14.7M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $0 | $17.6M | $0 | $0 | $17.6M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $0 | $17.3M | $0 | $0 | $17.3M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Radford 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 | $17.6 million | 100.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $16.9 million | 95.7% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $470,361 | 2.7% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $175,626 | 1.0% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $107,454 | 0.6% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Virginia
- Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia$398M
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University$235M
- Virginia Commonwealth University$221M
- Liberty University$185M
- George Mason University$153M
- Strayer University, LLC$150M
- Virginia Community College System Office (Annandale)$79M
- Old Dominion University$66M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Radford University receive?
- $17.6 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Radford University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($17.6 million, 100.0%). By type, grants were $0 and contracts $0.
- Did Radford University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $17.6 million; FY2024: $14.7 million (+19.8%).
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) b03efa92-7eaf-a566-8600-5c170b40cd4a-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.