University profileAtlanta, GAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Spelman College get?
Spelman College received $21.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 536th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $21.0 million to Spelman College (Atlanta, GA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 536th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Spelman College.
| Sonoma State University #533 · CA | $21M |
| Johnson & Wales University #534 · RI | $21M |
| Murray State University #535 · KY | $21M |
| Spelman College #536 · GA | $21M |
| Atlanta Technical College #537 · GA | $21M |
| Clayton State University #538 · GA | $21M |
| Citrus Community College Distr. #539 · CA | $21M |
What the money is
That is down 5.6% from FY2024 ($22.3 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 154.5%. The largest share came as grants ($13.9 million, 66.3%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($17.7 million). Its largest programs were Higher Education Institutional Aid ($10.7 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($6.4 million); Integrative Activities ($2.3 million). It ranks 536th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names SPELMAN COLLEGE (UEI ES69D58DJPE7, Z1LJKNBJCLR5). 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
Spelman College: $21M 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 | $0 | $7.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7.7M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $8.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8.3M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $12.8M | $0 | $0 | $29,999 | $12.8M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $29.8M | $0 | $0 | $9,961 | $29.8M |
| FY2022 | $91,800 | $14.8M | $2.5M | $0 | $25,000 | $17.4M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $8.0M | $6.0M | $0 | $0 | $14.0M |
| FY2024 | $49,590 | $15.2M | $7.0M | $0 | $0 | $22.3M |
| FY2025 | $83,774 | $13.9M | $7.0M | $0 | $0 | $21.0M |
| FY2026* | $37,073 | $11.1M | $6.7M | $0 | $0 | $17.8M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Spelman 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 | $17.7 million | 84.2% |
| National Science Foundation | $2.4 million | 11.5% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $734,495 | 3.5% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $114,811 | 0.5% |
| Department of Defense | $83,774 | 0.4% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of the Interior | -$23,372 | -0.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $10.7 million | 50.8% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $6.4 million | 30.5% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $2.3 million | 10.7% |
| Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Assistance Listing 93.307 | $610,923 | 2.9% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $361,212 | 1.7% |
| Human Genome Research Assistance Listing 93.172 | $323,434 | 1.5% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $236,526 | 1.1% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $226,355 | 1.1% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $166,524 | 0.8% |
| Trans-NIH Research Support Assistance Listing 93.310 | $160,186 | 0.8% |
Other institutions in Georgia
- Emory University$672M
- Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp$478M
- Georgia Tech Research Corp$297M
- Georgia State University$159M
- Kennesaw State University$131M
- University of Georgia$83M
- Georgia State University Research Foundation$72M
- Georgia Southern University$67M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Spelman College receive?
- $21.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Spelman College's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($17.7 million, 84.2%). By type, grants were $13.9 million and contracts $83,774.
- Did Spelman College's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $21.0 million; FY2024: $22.3 million (-5.6%).
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) 461898e0-2127-908a-58dc-e50985fb9001-C, d21c1df0-b377-f309-475c-201358402bd2-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.