University profileCollege Station, TXFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Texas A & M University get?
Texas A & M University received $203.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 93rd of 998 institutions (top 9%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $203.7 million to Texas A & M University (College Station, TX), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 93rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Texas A & M University.
| Brown University #90 · RI | $213M |
| University of Delaware #91 · DE | $211M |
| Clemson University #92 · SC | $204M |
| Texas A & M University #93 · TX | $204M |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston #94 · TX | $201M |
| University of Cincinnati #95 · OH | $199M |
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley #96 · TX | $197M |
What the money is
That is up 3.9% from FY2024 ($196.0 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 82.8%. The largest share came as grants ($125.7 million, 61.7%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($97.8 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($85.7 million); Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program ($14.4 million); Mathematical and Physical Sciences ($12.8 million). It ranks 93rd 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, TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, THE, THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (UEI HH6VX5XDL284, JF6XLNB4CDJ5, NU7MDG85KWE8, ZM3QVJ8ACN11). 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: $204M in FY2025, up 83% 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 | $4.1M | $86.5M | $0 | $0 | $48,621 | $90.6M |
| FY2019 | $2.8M | $108.5M | $0 | $0 | $109,079 | $111.5M |
| FY2020 | $270.9M | $138.0M | $0 | $0 | $168,538 | $409.1M |
| FY2021 | $12.9M | $275.3M | $0 | $0 | $120,000 | $288.4M |
| FY2022 | $7.6M | $122.5M | $32.2M | $0 | $1.2M | $163.5M |
| FY2023 | $13.4M | $99.2M | $70.9M | $0 | $257,757 | $183.9M |
| FY2024 | $8.7M | $104.2M | $82.5M | $0 | $621,857 | $196.0M |
| FY2025 | -$14.6M | $125.7M | $92.5M | $0 | $91,800 | $203.7M |
| FY2026* | $7.7M | $76.6M | $93.4M | $0 | $1.1M | $178.7M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Texas A & M 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 | $97.8 million | 48.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $46.1 million | 22.6% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $14.4 million | 7.1% |
| Department of Energy | $13.6 million | 6.7% |
| Department of Commerce | $8.2 million | 4.0% |
| Department of Transportation | $7.4 million | 3.6% |
| Department of Defense | $5.2 million | 2.6% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $4.2 million | 2.1% |
| National Archives and Records Administration | $3.3 million | 1.6% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $2.0 million | 1.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $85.7 million | 42.1% |
| Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program Assistance Listing 66.616 | $14.4 million | 7.1% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $12.8 million | 6.3% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $10.5 million | 5.1% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $9.7 million | 4.7% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $9.6 million | 4.7% |
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $9.2 million | 4.5% |
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs Assistance Listing 20.106 | $7.4 million | 3.6% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $6.9 million | 3.4% |
| Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Assistance Listing 11.012 | $5.5 million | 2.7% |
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
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston$201M
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley$197M
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio$165M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Texas A & M University receive?
- $203.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Texas A & M University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($97.8 million, 48.0%). By type, grants were $125.7 million and contracts -$14.6 million.
- Did Texas A & M University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $203.7 million; FY2024: $196.0 million (+3.9%).
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) 44913900-e35a-479d-fd2b-81775f5f37a7-C, 814ec324-eef4-72d3-1381-52e026f12c67-C, bb3ee32d-ac89-9ceb-0100-b876cf91b1de-C, dc9c2c08-6e01-361c-89d5-3c2e05056e50-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.