University profileShreveport, LAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Southern University Shreveport get?
Southern University Shreveport received $24.1 million in federal awards in FY2025, 480th of 998 institutions (top 48%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $24.1 million to Southern University Shreveport (Shreveport, LA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 480th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Southern University Shreveport.
| Mt Hood Community College #477 · OR | $24M |
| Northwest Miss Community College #478 · MS | $24M |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke #479 · NC | $24M |
| Southern University Shreveport #480 · LA | $24M |
| National Louis University #481 · IL | $24M |
| Louisiana Tech University #482 · LA | $24M |
| Rhode Island College #483 · RI | $24M |
What the money is
That is up 35.4% from FY2024 ($17.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 221.7%. The largest share came as direct payments ($12.4 million, 51.4%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($23.3 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($11.9 million); Higher Education Institutional Aid ($7.5 million); TRIO Upward Bound ($2.2 million). It ranks 480th 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 SHREVEPORT (UEI HJ4MHJBBLZ28). 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 Shreveport: $24M in FY2025, up 222% 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 | $7.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7.4M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $7.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7.5M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $15.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15.9M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $44.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $44.1M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $8.7M | $4.1M | $0 | $0 | $12.8M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $9.1M | $9.6M | $0 | $0 | $18.7M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $7.6M | $10.2M | $0 | $0 | $17.8M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $11.7M | $12.4M | $0 | $0 | $24.1M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $5.6M | $11.4M | $0 | $0 | $17.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Southern University Shreveport, 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 | $23.3 million | 96.8% |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | $674,154 | 2.8% |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | $99,768 | 0.4% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $11.9 million | 49.6% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $7.5 million | 31.2% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $2.2 million | 9.1% |
| AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) 94.011 Assistance Listing 94.011 | $674,154 | 2.8% |
| TRIO Talent Search Assistance Listing 84.044 | $488,512 | 2.0% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $453,102 | 1.9% |
| TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers Assistance Listing 84.066 | $284,745 | 1.2% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $256,168 | 1.1% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $177,223 | 0.7% |
| Museum Grants for African American History and Culture Assistance Listing 45.309 | $99,768 | 0.4% |
Other institutions in Louisiana
- Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge)$171M
- Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund$133M
- Southern University and A & M College$66M
- 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
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Southern University Shreveport receive?
- $24.1 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Southern University Shreveport's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($23.3 million, 96.8%). By type, grants were $11.7 million and contracts $0.
- Did Southern University Shreveport's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $24.1 million; FY2024: $17.8 million (+35.4%).
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) e1483ae1-fd0b-6fac-041b-ddf1b16c9630-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.