University profileBrookings, SDFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does South Dakota State University get?
South Dakota State University received $57.3 million in federal awards in FY2025, 263rd of 998 institutions (top 26%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $57.3 million to South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 263rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of South Dakota State University.
| University of Tennessee (Memphis) #260 · TN | $58M |
| University of Connecticut (Storrs Mansfield) #261 · CT | $58M |
| Colorado School of Mines #262 · CO | $58M |
| South Dakota State University #263 · SD | $57M |
| Appalachian State University #264 · NC | $57M |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University #265 · FL | $57M |
| Fayetteville State University #266 · NC | $56M |
What the money is
That is down 58.0% from FY2024 ($136.3 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 154.1%. The largest share came as grants ($40.6 million, 71.0%). The Department of Agriculture was the biggest funder ($20.3 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($11.5 million); Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities ($6.0 million); Integrative Activities ($4.8 million). It ranks 263rd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI DNZNC466DGR7). 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
South Dakota State University: $57M in FY2025, up 154% 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 | $465,864 | $28.8M | $0 | $0 | $242,204 | $29.5M |
| FY2019 | $603,843 | $21.6M | $0 | $0 | $350,094 | $22.5M |
| FY2020 | $979,857 | $36.9M | $0 | $0 | $301,689 | $38.1M |
| FY2021 | $1.1M | $56.8M | $0 | $0 | $430,512 | $58.3M |
| FY2022 | $3.1M | $34.2M | $4.3M | $0 | $491,741 | $42.1M |
| FY2023 | $2.1M | $30.2M | $9.6M | $0 | $918,672 | $42.8M |
| FY2024 | $3.2M | $120.4M | $11.7M | $0 | $992,508 | $136.3M |
| FY2025 | $3.8M | $40.6M | $12.5M | $0 | $283,137 | $57.3M |
| FY2026* | $4.0M | $34.3M | $11.8M | $0 | $392,389 | $50.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to South Dakota 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 Agriculture | $20.3 million | 35.5% |
| Department of Education | $13.3 million | 23.3% |
| National Science Foundation | $9.3 million | 16.2% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $6.0 million | 10.5% |
| Department of Commerce | $2.8 million | 4.9% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $2.5 million | 4.4% |
| Department of Defense | $1.4 million | 2.4% |
| Department of the Interior | $861,142 | 1.5% |
| Department of Labor | $544,000 | 0.9% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $194,475 | 0.3% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $11.5 million | 20.1% |
| Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Assistance Listing 10.937 | $6.0 million | 10.5% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $4.8 million | 8.4% |
| Smith-Lever Extension Funding Assistance Listing 10.511 | $3.9 million | 6.8% |
| Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act Assistance Listing 10.203 | $3.3 million | 5.8% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $3.0 million | 5.2% |
| Sun Grant Program Assistance Listing 10.320 | $2.8 million | 4.9% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $2.0 million | 3.5% |
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $1.7 million | 3.0% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $1.1 million | 1.9% |
Other institutions in South Dakota
- University of South Dakota$29M
- South Dakota School of Mines & Technology$22M
- Sinte Gleska University$15M
- Black Hills State University$9M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does South Dakota State University receive?
- $57.3 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does South Dakota State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Agriculture ($20.3 million, 35.5%). By type, grants were $40.6 million and contracts $3.8 million.
- Did South Dakota State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $57.3 million; FY2024: $136.3 million (-58.0%).
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) e4dcf3ad-0730-1e57-249e-8c0f96bb1f40-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.