University profileLaredo, TXFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Texas A&M International University get?
Texas A&M International University received $36.1 million in federal awards in FY2025, 352nd of 998 institutions (top 35%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $36.1 million to Texas A&M International University (Laredo, TX), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 352nd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Texas A&M International University.
| Texas Womans University #349 · TX | $36M |
| Tulsa Community College #350 · OK | $36M |
| University of Guam #351 · GU | $36M |
| Texas A&M International University #352 · TX | $36M |
| Saint Louis University #353 · MO | $36M |
| Missouri State University #354 · MO | $36M |
| Wright State University #355 · OH | $36M |
What the money is
That is down 4.4% from FY2024 ($37.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 1076.2%. The largest share came as direct payments ($34.2 million, 94.6%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($34.9 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($32.7 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($816,787); Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants ($497,297). It ranks 352nd 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 INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (UEI XHHLMNNVJ2H9). 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 International University: $36M in FY2025, up 1076% 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 | $2.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.4M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $3.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.1M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $14.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14.2M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $50.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50.2M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $5.4M | $14.3M | $0 | $0 | $19.7M |
| FY2023 | $75,000 | $7.1M | $27.6M | $0 | $0 | $34.8M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $7.1M | $30.7M | $0 | $0 | $37.8M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $1.9M | $34.2M | $0 | $0 | $36.1M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $1.8M | $34.4M | $0 | $0 | $36.3M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Texas A&M International 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 | $34.9 million | 96.7% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $985,616 | 2.7% |
| National Science Foundation | $185,715 | 0.5% |
| Department of the Treasury | $23,097 | 0.1% |
| Department of Agriculture | $0 | 0.0% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $32.7 million | 90.6% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $816,787 | 2.3% |
| Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants Assistance Listing 93.359 | $497,297 | 1.4% |
| Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant Program Assistance Listing 93.247 | $488,319 | 1.4% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $457,850 | 1.3% |
| Migrant Education College Assistance Migrant Program Assistance Listing 84.149 | $436,389 | 1.2% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $306,514 | 0.8% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $193,710 | 0.5% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $185,715 | 0.5% |
| Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program Assistance Listing 21.009 | $23,097 | 0.1% |
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 International University receive?
- $36.1 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Texas A&M International University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($34.9 million, 96.7%). By type, grants were $1.9 million and contracts $0.
- Did Texas A&M International University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $36.1 million; FY2024: $37.8 million (-4.4%).
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) 4462a255-c8d3-1f2a-a66a-dd1d345ac20f-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.