University profileUniversity Park, ILFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does State University get?
State University received $12.1 million in federal awards in FY2025, 765th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $12.1 million to State University (University Park, IL), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 765th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of State University.
| Clark State College #762 · OH | $12M |
| University of Wisconsin System (La Crosse) #763 · WI | $12M |
| Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) #764 · AR | $12M |
| State University #765 · IL | $12M |
| University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics #766 · NY | $12M |
| Green River College #767 · WA | $12M |
| Stillman College #768 · AL | $12M |
What the money is
That is up 5.8% from FY2024 ($11.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 272.5%. The largest share came as direct payments ($10.2 million, 84.1%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($10.4 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($9.4 million); Head Start ($1.2 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($484,399). It ranks 765th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI RZYSKTHWL384). 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
State University: $12M in FY2025, up 272% 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 | $3.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.5M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $3.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.2M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $6.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6.8M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $19.9M | $350,515 | $0 | $0 | $20.2M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $2.3M | $4.0M | $0 | $0 | $6.3M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $3.2M | $8.1M | $0 | $0 | $11.4M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $2.2M | $9.2M | $0 | $0 | $11.4M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $1.9M | $10.2M | $0 | $0 | $12.1M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $1.6M | $6.0M | $0 | $0 | $7.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to 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 Education | $10.4 million | 86.1% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $1.2 million | 10.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $416,570 | 3.4% |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | $55,604 | 0.5% |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | -$11,080 | -0.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $9.4 million | 77.5% |
| Head Start Assistance Listing 93.600 | $1.2 million | 10.1% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $484,399 | 4.0% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $416,570 | 3.4% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $255,610 | 2.1% |
| TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers Assistance Listing 84.066 | $241,332 | 2.0% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $63,648 | 0.5% |
| AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service to America 94.013 Assistance Listing 94.013 | $55,604 | 0.5% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants Assistance Listing 93.732 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Illinois
- Northwestern University$582M
- University of Illinois (Urbana)$429M
- University of Chicago$426M
- University of Illinois (Chicago)$338M
- Northern Illinois University$53M
- Illinois State University$52M
- Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville)$43M
- Depaul University$38M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does State University receive?
- $12.1 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($10.4 million, 86.1%). By type, grants were $1.9 million and contracts $0.
- Did State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $12.1 million; FY2024: $11.4 million (+5.8%).
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) 664981b3-c9b0-ecea-d9d5-d7bae37a91fd-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.