University profileCedar City, UTFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Southern Utah University get?
Southern Utah University received $35.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 360th of 998 institutions (top 36%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $35.0 million to Southern Utah University (Cedar City, UT), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 360th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Southern Utah University.
| Los Angeles Community College District #357 · CA | $35M |
| Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) #358 · IL | $35M |
| University of Alaska Anchorage #359 · AK | $35M |
| Southern Utah University #360 · UT | $35M |
| Florida Gulf Coast University #361 · FL | $35M |
| Salt Lake Community College #362 · UT | $35M |
| Delaware Technical & Community College #363 · DE | $35M |
What the money is
That is up 1.3% from FY2024 ($34.6 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 234.5%. The largest share came as direct payments ($24.2 million, 69.2%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($25.9 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($23.5 million); Head Start ($6.4 million); Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System ($689,046). It ranks 360th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY (UEI C8WLYVK4EYL1). 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 Utah University: $35M in FY2025, up 235% 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 | $62,270 | $7.8M | $0 | $0 | $1.4M | $9.2M |
| FY2019 | $894 | $9.9M | $0 | $0 | $606,018 | $10.5M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $20.0M | $0 | $0 | $775,907 | $20.8M |
| FY2021 | $129,961 | $42.5M | $2.1M | $0 | $958,725 | $45.7M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $10.2M | $9.5M | $0 | $1.4M | $21.1M |
| FY2023 | $158,082 | $10.4M | $18.9M | $0 | $956,362 | $30.4M |
| FY2024 | -$215,088 | $12.3M | $21.7M | $0 | $777,443 | $34.6M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $10.2M | $24.2M | $0 | $624,634 | $35.0M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $8.9M | $22.7M | $0 | $995,179 | $32.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Southern Utah 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 | $25.9 million | 74.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $7.1 million | 20.3% |
| Department of the Interior | $1.3 million | 3.7% |
| Department of Agriculture | $624,634 | 1.8% |
| National Science Foundation | $100,000 | 0.3% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $23.5 million | 66.9% |
| Head Start Assistance Listing 93.600 | $6.4 million | 18.2% |
| Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System Assistance Listing 15.945 | $689,046 | 2.0% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $517,162 | 1.5% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $500,000 | 1.4% |
| Research Joint Venture Agreement Assistance Listing 10.707 | $494,000 | 1.4% |
| Youth Corps Assistance Listing 15.243 | $461,602 | 1.3% |
| Graduate Psychology Education Assistance Listing 93.191 | $450,000 | 1.3% |
| Child Care Access Means Parents in School Assistance Listing 84.335 | $447,865 | 1.3% |
| TRIO Talent Search Assistance Listing 84.044 | $366,934 | 1.0% |
Other institutions in Utah
- Western Governors University$494M
- University of Utah$437M
- Utah State University$100M
- Brigham Young University$99M
- Utah Valley University$84M
- Weber State University$39M
- Salt Lake Community College$35M
- Utah Tech University$22M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Southern Utah University receive?
- $35.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Southern Utah University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($25.9 million, 74.0%). By type, grants were $10.2 million and contracts $0.
- Did Southern Utah University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $35.0 million; FY2024: $34.6 million (+1.3%).
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) f6526a12-e781-f7d9-d326-bf4f26e4033c-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.