University profileHuntsville, TXFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Sam Houston State University get?
Sam Houston State University received $74.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 216th of 998 institutions (top 22%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $74.0 million to Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 216th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Sam Houston State University.
| San Diego State University Foundation #213 · CA | $74M |
| Texas A & M University at Galveston #214 · TX | $74M |
| Tennessee State University #215 · TN | $74M |
| Sam Houston State University #216 · TX | $74M |
| Portland State University #217 · OR | $74M |
| Syracuse University #218 · NY | $74M |
| University of Wisconsin System (Milwaukee) #219 · WI | $73M |
What the money is
That is up 18.2% from FY2024 ($62.6 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 862.2%. The largest share came as direct payments ($56.3 million, 76.1%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($64.4 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($53.6 million); Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education ($5.0 million); STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) ($4.1 million). It ranks 216th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI DJPXLZAE9931). 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
Sam Houston State University: $74M in FY2025, up 862% 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 | $240,952 | $4.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.8M |
| FY2019 | $243,246 | $7.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7.7M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $25.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25.8M |
| FY2021 | $57,484 | $86.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $86.8M |
| FY2022 | $148,849 | $5.8M | $21.9M | $0 | $0 | $27.9M |
| FY2023 | $337,096 | $11.5M | $43.2M | $0 | $0 | $55.1M |
| FY2024 | $289,420 | $12.2M | $50.1M | $0 | $0 | $62.6M |
| FY2025 | $364,915 | $17.3M | $56.3M | $0 | $0 | $74.0M |
| FY2026* | $237,711 | $6.5M | $57.5M | $0 | $0 | $64.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Sam Houston State 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 | $64.4 million | 87.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $5.2 million | 7.1% |
| Executive Office of the President | $1.9 million | 2.6% |
| Department of Justice | $711,440 | 1.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $689,659 | 0.9% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $498,218 | 0.7% |
| Department of Defense | $364,915 | 0.5% |
| Department of Agriculture | $192,590 | 0.3% |
| Department of State | -$17,628 | -0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $53.6 million | 72.4% |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education Assistance Listing 84.116 | $5.0 million | 6.7% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $4.1 million | 5.5% |
| High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program Assistance Listing 95.001 | $1.9 million | 2.6% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.7 million | 2.3% |
| American History and Civics Education Assistance Listing 84.422 | $1.2 million | 1.6% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $923,469 | 1.2% |
| School Safely National Activities Assistance Listing 84.184 | $893,788 | 1.2% |
| Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Assistance Listing 16.710 | $799,996 | 1.1% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $676,177 | 0.9% |
Other institutions in Texas
- University of Texas at Austin$800M
- Baylor College of Medicine$355M
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center$351M
- University of Houston System (Houston)$337M
- University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center$289M
- Texas A & M University$204M
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston$201M
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley$197M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Sam Houston State University receive?
- $74.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Sam Houston State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($64.4 million, 87.0%). By type, grants were $17.3 million and contracts $364,915.
- Did Sam Houston State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $74.0 million; FY2024: $62.6 million (+18.2%).
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) 4e203c5c-b5cf-4250-6a7e-c33fc97fb6f2-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.