University profileFort Worth, TXFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Texas Christian University get?
Texas Christian University received $23.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 485th of 998 institutions (top 49%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $23.7 million to Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 485th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Texas Christian University.
| Louisiana Tech University #482 · LA | $24M |
| Rhode Island College #483 · RI | $24M |
| Bellevue University #484 · NE | $24M |
| Texas Christian University #485 · TX | $24M |
| Tougaloo College #486 · MS | $24M |
| Bowie State University Foundation #487 · MD | $24M |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania #488 · PA | $24M |
What the money is
That is up 14.0% from FY2024 ($20.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 378.4%. The largest share came as direct payments ($16.0 million, 67.5%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($17.6 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($13.9 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($1.1 million); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($1.0 million). It ranks 485th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (UEI MJCLFGKGULP5). 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 Christian University: $24M in FY2025, up 378% 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 | $2.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.1M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $5.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5.0M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $12.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12.2M |
| FY2021 | $2.3M | $26.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28.9M |
| FY2022 | $2.3M | $5.0M | $3.9M | $0 | $0 | $11.2M |
| FY2023 | $2.3M | $7.2M | $10.9M | $0 | $0 | $20.4M |
| FY2024 | $2.3M | $4.4M | $14.1M | $0 | $0 | $20.8M |
| FY2025 | $2.2M | $5.5M | $16.0M | $0 | $0 | $23.7M |
| FY2026* | $47,346 | $7.0M | $15.3M | $0 | $0 | $22.4M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Texas Christian 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 | $17.6 million | 74.2% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $2.5 million | 10.5% |
| Department of Justice | $2.2 million | 9.2% |
| National Science Foundation | $1.1 million | 4.8% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $247,783 | 1.0% |
| Department of Agriculture | $87,518 | 0.4% |
| National Endowment for the Arts | $10,000 | 0.0% |
| Department of Defense | -$2,206 | -0.0% |
| Department of Energy | -$29,438 | -0.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $13.9 million | 58.5% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.1 million | 4.6% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $1.0 million | 4.3% |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $907,450 | 3.8% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $818,635 | 3.5% |
| Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Assistance Listing 84.325 | $749,048 | 3.2% |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance Assistance Listing 93.243 | $599,468 | 2.5% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $590,642 | 2.5% |
| Cancer Cause and Prevention Research Assistance Listing 93.393 | $407,581 | 1.7% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $406,882 | 1.7% |
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
- 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 Christian University receive?
- $23.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Texas Christian University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($17.6 million, 74.2%). By type, grants were $5.5 million and contracts $2.2 million.
- Did Texas Christian University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $23.7 million; FY2024: $20.8 million (+14.0%).
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) b81f9d73-e9a5-e8c6-5e46-d1012ab16c26-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.