University profileTuskegee Institute, ALFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Tuskegee University get?
Tuskegee University received $48.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 288th of 998 institutions (top 29%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $48.7 million to Tuskegee University (Tuskegee Institute, AL), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 288th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Tuskegee University.
| University of West Florida #285 · FL | $50M |
| Tufts College (Medford) #286 · MA | $50M |
| Norfolk State University #287 · VA | $49M |
| Tuskegee University #288 · AL | $49M |
| Towson University #289 · MD | $48M |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center #290 · MS | $48M |
| Delaware State University #291 · DE | $48M |
What the money is
That is down 25.1% from FY2024 ($65.0 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 113.8%. The largest share came as grants ($35.1 million, 72.1%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($23.3 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($11.0 million); Higher Education Institutional Aid ($10.3 million); Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University ($4.1 million). It ranks 288th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (UEI U9JCYEXFEEU4). 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
Tuskegee University: $49M in FY2025, up 114% 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 | $667,682 | $29.1M | $0 | $0 | $192,490 | $30.0M |
| FY2019 | $577,955 | $21.7M | $0 | $0 | $513,667 | $22.8M |
| FY2020 | $1.0M | $43.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $44.1M |
| FY2021 | $829,966 | $80.3M | $0 | $0 | $169,000 | $81.3M |
| FY2022 | $288,794 | $45.2M | $3.6M | $0 | $0 | $49.0M |
| FY2023 | -$11,700 | $49.8M | $9.5M | $0 | $49,501 | $59.3M |
| FY2024 | $433,835 | $52.8M | $11.7M | $0 | $78,600 | $65.0M |
| FY2025 | $649,279 | $35.1M | $13.0M | $0 | -$84,341 | $48.7M |
| FY2026* | $581,136 | $34.7M | $14.8M | $0 | -$139,693 | $49.9M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Tuskegee 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 | $23.3 million | 47.9% |
| Department of Agriculture | $10.7 million | 21.9% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $9.2 million | 18.9% |
| National Science Foundation | $4.3 million | 8.8% |
| Department of Defense | $621,879 | 1.3% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $343,931 | 0.7% |
| Department of Energy | $206,099 | 0.4% |
| Smithsonian Institution | $27,400 | 0.1% |
| Department of Commerce | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Transportation | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $11.0 million | 22.7% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $10.3 million | 21.1% |
| Payments to 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Tuskegee University Assistance Listing 10.205 | $4.1 million | 8.4% |
| Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Assistance Listing 93.307 | $3.7 million | 7.6% |
| Extension Services at 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State College, and Central State University Assistance Listing 10.512 | $3.3 million | 6.8% |
| Centers of Excellence Assistance Listing 93.157 | $3.0 million | 6.2% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $2.9 million | 5.9% |
| Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions Assistance Listing 10.523 | $1.7 million | 3.4% |
| Cancer Centers Support Grants Assistance Listing 93.397 | $1.2 million | 2.5% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $1.2 million | 2.4% |
Other institutions in Alabama
- University of Alabama at Birmingham$398M
- Auburn University$164M
- University of Alabama$149M
- University of Alabama in Huntsville$89M
- University of South Alabama$69M
- Alabama A & M University$66M
- Alabama State University$43M
- Troy University$34M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Tuskegee University receive?
- $48.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Tuskegee University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($23.3 million, 47.9%). By type, grants were $35.1 million and contracts $649,279.
- Did Tuskegee University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $48.7 million; FY2024: $65.0 million (-25.1%).
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) d5d6d6a4-c92b-87da-98e6-196328bf68ef-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.