University profileNewark, DEFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Delaware get?
University of Delaware received $210.8 million in federal awards in FY2025, 91st of 998 institutions (top 9%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $210.8 million to University of Delaware (Newark, DE), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 91st of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Delaware.
| Vanderbilt University #88 · TN | $218M |
| Case Western Reserve University #89 · OH | $217M |
| 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 |
What the money is
That is down 21.1% from FY2024 ($267.2 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 44.2%. The largest share came as grants ($184.4 million, 87.5%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($56.7 million). Its largest programs were Biomedical Research and Research Training ($24.7 million); Arrangements for Interdisciplinary Research Infrastructure ($24.2 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($23.4 million). It ranks 91st 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 DELAWARE (UEI T72NHKM259N3). 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 Delaware: $211M in FY2025, up 44% 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 | $3.5M | $130.4M | $0 | $0 | $665,846 | $134.6M |
| FY2019 | $2.9M | $142.8M | $0 | $0 | $493,717 | $146.2M |
| FY2020 | $3.8M | $186.6M | $0 | $0 | $242,787 | $190.7M |
| FY2021 | $7.8M | $298.6M | $0 | $0 | $779,296 | $307.2M |
| FY2022 | $14.2M | $179.2M | $7.4M | $0 | $427,690 | $201.2M |
| FY2023 | $4.0M | $207.0M | $18.0M | $0 | $886,615 | $230.0M |
| FY2024 | $5.0M | $239.3M | $22.2M | $0 | $719,229 | $267.2M |
| FY2025 | $398,496 | $184.4M | $24.9M | $0 | $1.0M | $210.8M |
| FY2026* | $1.9M | $161.5M | $24.8M | $0 | $127,573 | $188.4M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Delaware, 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 | $56.7 million | 26.9% |
| National Science Foundation | $50.9 million | 24.2% |
| Department of Commerce | $38.8 million | 18.4% |
| Department of Education | $27.9 million | 13.3% |
| Department of Defense | $10.7 million | 5.1% |
| Department of Energy | $10.0 million | 4.7% |
| Department of Agriculture | $8.7 million | 4.1% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $4.1 million | 1.9% |
| Department of the Interior | $1.3 million | 0.6% |
| Small Business Administration | $862,180 | 0.4% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $24.7 million | 11.7% |
| Arrangements for Interdisciplinary Research Infrastructure Assistance Listing 11.619 | $24.2 million | 11.5% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $23.4 million | 11.1% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $15.8 million | 7.5% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $9.5 million | 4.5% |
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $8.5 million | 4.0% |
| Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Assistance Listing 11.012 | $8.3 million | 3.9% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $7.4 million | 3.5% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $6.9 million | 3.3% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $5.6 million | 2.6% |
Other institutions in Delaware
All institutions in DelawareQuestions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Delaware receive?
- $210.8 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Delaware's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($56.7 million, 26.9%). By type, grants were $184.4 million and contracts $398,496.
- Did University of Delaware's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $210.8 million; FY2024: $267.2 million (-21.1%).
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) 88f4772d-e0bd-42e6-ed20-c3144d3bace8-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.