University profileFairfield, CTFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Sacred Heart University get?
Sacred Heart University received $11.6 million in federal awards in FY2025, 787th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $11.6 million to Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 787th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Sacred Heart University.
| Western Illinois University #784 · IL | $12M |
| Lamar Institute of Technology #785 · TX | $12M |
| Northern Essex Community College #786 · MA | $12M |
| Sacred Heart University #787 · CT | $12M |
| Reach University #788 · CA | $12M |
| Compton College #789 · CA | $12M |
| Columbia State Community College #790 · TN | $12M |
What the money is
That is down 1.7% from FY2024 ($11.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 179.8%. The largest share came as direct payments ($10.3 million, 88.3%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($10.6 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($8.0 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($1.8 million); Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant Program ($649,995). It ranks 787th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY INCORPORATED (UEI GC8QXPMV7JB4). 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
Sacred Heart University: $12M in FY2025, up 180% 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 | $1.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.0M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $4.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.2M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $6.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6.0M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $21.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21.1M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $8.2M | $2.8M | $0 | $0 | $11.0M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $1.8M | $8.0M | $0 | $0 | $9.8M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $2.6M | $9.3M | $0 | $0 | $11.8M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $1.4M | $10.3M | $0 | $0 | $11.6M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $1.7M | $9.6M | $0 | $0 | $11.3M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Sacred Heart 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 | $10.6 million | 91.3% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $593,746 | 5.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $416,306 | 3.6% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $8.0 million | 68.7% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.8 million | 15.7% |
| Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant Program Assistance Listing 93.247 | $649,995 | 5.6% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $439,412 | 3.8% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $416,306 | 3.6% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $350,534 | 3.0% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $24,518 | 0.2% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Public Health Training Centers Program Assistance Listing 93.516 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders Assistance Listing 93.173 | -$56,249 | -0.5% |
Other institutions in Connecticut
- Yale University$796M
- University of Connecticut (Storrs)$129M
- Post University$94M
- Community-Technical College$87M
- University of Connecticut Health Center$60M
- University of Connecticut (Storrs Mansfield)$58M
- Central Connecticut State University$25M
- University of New Haven$14M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Sacred Heart University receive?
- $11.6 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Sacred Heart University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($10.6 million, 91.3%). By type, grants were $1.4 million and contracts $0.
- Did Sacred Heart University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $11.6 million; FY2024: $11.8 million (-1.7%).
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) d383a0bf-1776-abd3-452d-5fcc2e956d4a-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.