University profileRohnert Park, CAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Sonoma State University get?
Sonoma State University received $21.3 million in federal awards in FY2025, 533rd of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $21.3 million to Sonoma State University (Rohnert Park, CA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 533rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Sonoma State University.
| Chabot Las Positas Community College District #530 · CA | $21M |
| Unitek College, LLC #531 · CA | $21M |
| University of the Pacific #532 · CA | $21M |
| Sonoma State University #533 · CA | $21M |
| Johnson & Wales University #534 · RI | $21M |
| Murray State University #535 · KY | $21M |
| Spelman College #536 · GA | $21M |
What the money is
That is down 33.2% from FY2024 ($31.9 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 183.2%. The largest share came as direct payments ($13.8 million, 64.7%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($19.4 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($13.2 million); TRIO Upward Bound ($2.4 million); Science ($1.4 million). It ranks 533rd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI GZ6NCMJFL6R4). 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
Sonoma State University: $21M in FY2025, up 183% 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 | $29,840 | $10.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10.0M |
| FY2019 | -$2,760 | $7.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7.5M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $18.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18.5M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $49.3M | $844,474 | $0 | $0 | $50.2M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $8.1M | $6.4M | $0 | $0 | $14.6M |
| FY2023 | $24,696 | $9.6M | $11.6M | $0 | $0 | $21.3M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $19.3M | $12.6M | $0 | $0 | $31.9M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $7.5M | $13.8M | $0 | $0 | $21.3M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $4.6M | $12.4M | $0 | $0 | $17.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Sonoma 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 | $19.4 million | 91.2% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $1.4 million | 6.6% |
| National Science Foundation | $275,930 | 1.3% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $147,900 | 0.7% |
| Department of the Interior | $45,804 | 0.2% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Defense | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $13.2 million | 61.7% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $2.4 million | 11.4% |
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $1.4 million | 6.6% |
| TRIO Talent Search Assistance Listing 84.044 | $876,762 | 4.1% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $805,960 | 3.8% |
| English Language Acquisition State Grants Assistance Listing 84.365 | $599,604 | 2.8% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $406,004 | 1.9% |
| TRIO Staff Training Program Assistance Listing 84.103 | $402,357 | 1.9% |
| TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Assistance Listing 84.217 | $271,543 | 1.3% |
| Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Assistance Listing 84.325 | $249,989 | 1.2% |
Other institutions in California
- California Institute of Technology$2.6B
- Stanford University$1.6B
- University of California (Oakland)$1.3B
- University of California, San Diego$1.1B
- University of California, San Francisco$934M
- University of California, Los Angeles$832M
- University of Southern California$549M
- University of California, Davis$532M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Sonoma State University receive?
- $21.3 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Sonoma State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($19.4 million, 91.2%). By type, grants were $7.5 million and contracts $0.
- Did Sonoma State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $21.3 million; FY2024: $31.9 million (-33.2%).
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) bb28901f-fb71-f9c6-add1-1589caf44eb4-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.