University profileGalveston, TXFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Texas A & M University at Galveston get?
Texas A & M University at Galveston received $74.2 million in federal awards in FY2025, 214th of 998 institutions (top 21%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $74.2 million to Texas A & M University at Galveston (Galveston, TX), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 214th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Texas A & M University at Galveston.
| Howard University #211 · DC | $77M |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology #212 · NM | $74M |
| San Diego State University Foundation #213 · CA | $74M |
| Texas A & M University at Galveston #214 · TX | $74M |
| Tennessee State University #215 · TN | $74M |
| Sam Houston State University #216 · TX | $74M |
| Portland State University #217 · OR | $74M |
What the money is
That is up 2382.3% from FY2024 ($3.0 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 3335.0%. The largest share came as grants ($70.2 million, 94.6%). The Department of Transportation was the biggest funder ($74.0 million). Its largest programs were State Maritime Schools ($74.0 million); Cooperative Research Program ($88,454); Basic and Applied Scientific Research ($69,884). It ranks 214th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON (UEI G8Y3L8JV2588). 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
Texas A & M University at Galveston: $74M in FY2025, up 3335% 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 | $8,017 | $195,539 | $128,000 | $0 | $0 | $331,556 |
| FY2019 | $166,523 | $402,262 | $1.6M | $0 | $0 | $2.2M |
| FY2020 | $9,702 | $496,888 | $1.7M | $0 | $0 | $2.2M |
| FY2021 | $65,402 | $1.7M | $83,000 | $0 | $0 | $1.8M |
| FY2022 | $95,172 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $0 | $0 | $5.1M |
| FY2023 | $86,118 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $0 | $0 | $2.4M |
| FY2024 | $85,609 | $595,692 | $2.3M | $0 | $0 | $3.0M |
| FY2025 | $50,000 | $70.2M | $4.0M | $0 | $0 | $74.2M |
| FY2026* | $19,475 | $162,751 | $3.7M | $0 | $0 | $3.9M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Texas A & M University at Galveston, 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 Transportation | $74.0 million | 99.8% |
| Department of Commerce | $88,454 | 0.1% |
| Department of Defense | $69,884 | 0.1% |
| Department of the Interior | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Maritime Schools Assistance Listing 20.806 | $74.0 million | 99.7% |
| Cooperative Research Program Assistance Listing 11.472 | $88,454 | 0.1% |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research Assistance Listing 12.300 | $69,884 | 0.1% |
| Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean Program Assistance Listing 11.478 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Basic Scientific Research Assistance Listing 12.431 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Environmental Studies (ES) Assistance Listing 15.423 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Texas
- University of Texas at Austin$800M
- Baylor College of Medicine$355M
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center$351M
- University of Houston System (Houston)$337M
- University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center$289M
- Texas A & M University$204M
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston$201M
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley$197M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Texas A & M University at Galveston receive?
- $74.2 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Texas A & M University at Galveston's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Transportation ($74.0 million, 99.8%). By type, grants were $70.2 million and contracts $50,000.
- Did Texas A & M University at Galveston's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $74.2 million; FY2024: $3.0 million (+2382.3%).
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) a20e532e-86bb-1684-6f2a-c4a7722765c9-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.