University profileBaton Rouge, LAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Southern University and A & M College get?
Southern University and A & M College received $66.1 million in federal awards in FY2025, 240th of 998 institutions (top 24%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $66.1 million to Southern University and A & M College (Baton Rouge, LA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 240th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Southern University and A & M College.
| Georgia Southern University #237 · GA | $67M |
| Florida Atlantic University Alumni Association #238 · FL | $66M |
| Alabama A & M University #239 · AL | $66M |
| Southern University and A & M College #240 · LA | $66M |
| Old Dominion University #241 · VA | $66M |
| Rockefeller University #242 · NY | $65M |
| University of Puerto Rico (Mayaguez) #243 · PR | $64M |
What the money is
That is down 6.0% from FY2024 ($70.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 326.9%. The largest share came as direct payments ($34.4 million, 52.0%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($59.4 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($33.5 million); Higher Education Institutional Aid ($20.0 million); TRIO Upward Bound ($3.3 million). It ranks 240th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (UEI H7CJA7NX9WN3). 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
Southern University and A & M College: $66M in FY2025, up 327% 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 | $12.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12.0M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $15.4M | $0 | $0 | $68,590 | $15.5M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $42.3M | $0 | $0 | $68,500 | $42.3M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $120.1M | $0 | $0 | $68,590 | $120.2M |
| FY2022 | $115,788 | $27.2M | $12.2M | $0 | $0 | $39.6M |
| FY2023 | $89,972 | $29.3M | $27.3M | $0 | $100,000 | $56.8M |
| FY2024 | $145,353 | $38.9M | $31.3M | $0 | $78,500 | $70.4M |
| FY2025 | $364,157 | $31.4M | $34.4M | $0 | $0 | $66.1M |
| FY2026* | $591,328 | $22.2M | $35.7M | $0 | $0 | $58.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Southern University and A & M College, 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 | $59.4 million | 89.8% |
| National Science Foundation | $4.8 million | 7.2% |
| Department of Defense | $1.5 million | 2.2% |
| Department of Agriculture | $505,263 | 0.8% |
| Department of Justice | $350,000 | 0.5% |
| Department of Commerce | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of the Interior | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Homeland Security | -$350,000 | -0.5% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $33.5 million | 50.7% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $20.0 million | 30.3% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $3.3 million | 5.0% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $1.9 million | 2.9% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $1.5 million | 2.3% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $1.3 million | 2.0% |
| Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 12.630 | $999,994 | 1.5% |
| TRIO Talent Search Assistance Listing 84.044 | $855,604 | 1.3% |
| Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Assistance Listing 84.129 | $575,000 | 0.9% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $552,633 | 0.8% |
Other institutions in Louisiana
- Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge)$171M
- Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund$133M
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette$59M
- Delgado Community College$55M
- Grambling State University$47M
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans$45M
- Xavier University of Louisiana$42M
- Baton Rouge Community College$34M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Southern University and A & M College receive?
- $66.1 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Southern University and A & M College's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($59.4 million, 89.8%). By type, grants were $31.4 million and contracts $364,157.
- Did Southern University and A & M College's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $66.1 million; FY2024: $70.4 million (-6.0%).
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) d66cb6c3-8182-fe6b-8f3d-e71014c71a60-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.