University profilePhiladelphia, PAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Temple University get?
Temple University received $149.2 million in federal awards in FY2025, 125th of 998 institutions (top 13%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $149.2 million to Temple University (Philadelphia, PA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 125th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Temple University.
| George Mason University #122 · VA | $153M |
| Dartmouth College #123 · NH | $151M |
| Strayer University, LLC #124 · VA | $150M |
| Temple University #125 · PA | $149M |
| Wayne State University #126 · MI | $149M |
| Northeastern University #127 · MA | $149M |
| University of Alabama #128 · AL | $149M |
What the money is
That is down 0.7% from FY2024 ($150.2 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 37.1%. The largest share came as grants ($90.5 million, 60.7%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($64.3 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($53.5 million); Cardiovascular Diseases Research ($11.8 million); Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research ($7.2 million). It ranks 125th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION (UEI QD4MGHFDJKU1). 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
Temple University: $149M in FY2025, up 37% 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 | $437,620 | $114.1M | $0 | $0 | $29,998 | $114.6M |
| FY2019 | $139,463 | $108.7M | -$2,452 | $0 | $0 | $108.9M |
| FY2020 | $219,789 | $135.5M | $0 | $0 | -$29,998 | $135.7M |
| FY2021 | $1.2M | $253.7M | $0 | $0 | $40,000 | $255.0M |
| FY2022 | $450,173 | $109.2M | $19.6M | $0 | $200,000 | $129.5M |
| FY2023 | $584,353 | $113.5M | $44.5M | $0 | $75,000 | $158.7M |
| FY2024 | $217,972 | $100.1M | $49.9M | $0 | $0 | $150.2M |
| FY2025 | $192,972 | $90.5M | $58.5M | $0 | $0 | $149.2M |
| FY2026* | $931,323 | $75.4M | $57.7M | $0 | $0 | $134.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Temple 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 Health and Human Services | $64.3 million | 43.1% |
| Department of Education | $59.9 million | 40.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $10.5 million | 7.0% |
| Department of Defense | $7.4 million | 4.9% |
| Department of Energy | $4.7 million | 3.2% |
| Department of the Interior | $1.1 million | 0.7% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $778,982 | 0.5% |
| Department of Agriculture | $222,228 | 0.1% |
| Department of the Treasury | $204,846 | 0.1% |
| Department of Commerce | $142,770 | 0.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $53.5 million | 35.9% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $11.8 million | 7.9% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $7.2 million | 4.8% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $6.0 million | 4.0% |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $5.8 million | 3.9% |
| Military Medical Research and Development Assistance Listing 12.420 | $5.4 million | 3.6% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $4.7 million | 3.2% |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.847 | $4.3 million | 2.9% |
| Mental Health Research Grants Assistance Listing 93.242 | $4.1 million | 2.7% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $3.6 million | 2.4% |
Other institutions in Pennsylvania
- University of Pennsylvania$889M
- University of Pittsburgh$817M
- Pennsylvania State University (University Park)$659M
- Carnegie-Mellon University$334M
- Pennsylvania State University (State College)$121M
- Drexel University$105M
- Pennsylvania State University (Hershey)$96M
- Thomas Jefferson University$90M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Temple University receive?
- $149.2 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Temple University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($64.3 million, 43.1%). By type, grants were $90.5 million and contracts $192,972.
- Did Temple University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $149.2 million; FY2024: $150.2 million (-0.7%).
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) fb9c32ae-42fd-5fe8-5d84-b798a26bb49d-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.