University profileTucson, AZFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Arizona get?
University of Arizona received $464.6 million in federal awards in FY2025, 36th of 998 institutions (top 4%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $464.6 million to University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 36th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Arizona.
| Western Governors University #33 · UT | $494M |
| University of Colorado (Boulder) #34 · CO | $482M |
| Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp #35 · GA | $478M |
| University of Arizona #36 · AZ | $465M |
| Michigan State University #37 · MI | $453M |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge) #38 · MA | $443M |
| University of Utah #39 · UT | $437M |
What the money is
That is up 2.6% from FY2024 ($453.0 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 50.5%. The largest share came as grants ($336.4 million, 72.4%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($203.0 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($77.2 million); Aging Research ($46.7 million); Science ($38.6 million). It ranks 36th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (UEI C3A1J66ML645, ED44Y3W6P7B9, FYVHW7FANDT3). 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
University of Arizona: $465M in FY2025, up 50% 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 | $40.0M | $247.1M | $12.0M | $0 | $2.4M | $301.5M |
| FY2019 | $39.3M | $267.5M | $0 | $0 | $1.9M | $308.7M |
| FY2020 | $50.4M | $317.4M | $57,451 | $0 | $1.5M | $369.3M |
| FY2021 | $41.2M | $441.7M | $13.3M | $0 | $1.5M | $497.7M |
| FY2022 | $55.4M | $326.6M | $45.9M | $0 | $1.7M | $429.6M |
| FY2023 | $42.0M | $412.3M | $78.8M | $0 | $3.4M | $536.5M |
| FY2024 | $23.4M | $344.7M | $81.7M | $0 | $3.2M | $453.0M |
| FY2025 | $41.3M | $336.4M | $85.4M | $0 | $1.5M | $464.6M |
| FY2026* | $13.1M | $268.7M | $80.1M | $0 | $3.2M | $365.1M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Arizona, 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 Health and Human Services | $203.0 million | 43.7% |
| Department of Education | $87.1 million | 18.8% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $74.6 million | 16.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $43.1 million | 9.3% |
| Department of Defense | $23.7 million | 5.1% |
| Department of Agriculture | $10.9 million | 2.4% |
| Department of Energy | $6.9 million | 1.5% |
| Department of the Interior | $6.2 million | 1.3% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $3.0 million | 0.6% |
| Department of Commerce | $2.3 million | 0.5% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $77.2 million | 16.6% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $46.7 million | 10.1% |
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $38.6 million | 8.3% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $27.3 million | 5.9% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $13.6 million | 2.9% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $12.7 million | 2.7% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $11.3 million | 2.4% |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.847 | $10.1 million | 2.2% |
| Military Medical Research and Development Assistance Listing 12.420 | $9.8 million | 2.1% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $8.6 million | 1.9% |
Other institutions in Arizona
- University of Phoenix$391M
- Grand Canyon University$368M
- Arizona State University (Tempe)$319M
- Arizona State University (Scottsdale)$265M
- Northern Arizona University$103M
- American Intercontinental University System (Chandler)$69M
- University of Arizona Global Campus$62M
- Pima County Community College District$37M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Arizona receive?
- $464.6 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Arizona's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($203.0 million, 43.7%). By type, grants were $336.4 million and contracts $41.3 million.
- Did University of Arizona's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $464.6 million; FY2024: $453.0 million (+2.6%).
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) 4f121097-1173-861e-ba01-a877858acd3d-C, 049428a1-5d5b-587b-2eb6-514604bda091-C, f568fb39-5687-a4a6-7b2f-ff812e2a6344-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.