University profileMangilao, GUFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Guam get?
University of Guam received $36.2 million in federal awards in FY2025, 351st of 998 institutions (top 35%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $36.2 million to University of Guam (Mangilao, GU), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 351st of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Guam.
| Fayetteville Technical Community College #348 · NC | $36M |
| 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 |
What the money is
That is down 9.3% from FY2024 ($39.9 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 173.7%. The largest share came as grants ($25.7 million, 71.0%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($11.8 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($10.0 million); Integrative Activities ($7.7 million); Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program ($3.0 million). It ranks 351st 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 GUAM (UEI YL62T9FVJXG3). 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 Guam: $36M in FY2025, up 174% 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 | $192,500 | $11.8M | $0 | $0 | $28,402 | $12.0M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $13.0M | $0 | $0 | $176,804 | $13.2M |
| FY2020 | $5,244 | $25.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25.5M |
| FY2021 | $18,621 | $54.8M | $0 | $0 | -$1,504 | $54.8M |
| FY2022 | $32,060 | $23.2M | $746,454 | $0 | $0 | $24.0M |
| FY2023 | $30,840 | $39.9M | $8.2M | $0 | $115,000 | $48.3M |
| FY2024 | $132,750 | $33.5M | $6.1M | $0 | $158,168 | $39.9M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $25.7M | $10.4M | $0 | $55,000 | $36.2M |
| FY2026* | $107,232 | $17.1M | $7.0M | $0 | $0 | $24.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Guam, 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 | $11.8 million | 32.7% |
| National Science Foundation | $8.9 million | 24.6% |
| Department of Agriculture | $6.1 million | 16.8% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $3.0 million | 8.3% |
| Department of Commerce | $1.6 million | 4.5% |
| Small Business Administration | $1.5 million | 4.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $1.4 million | 3.9% |
| Department of Energy | $660,000 | 1.8% |
| Department of Defense | $657,185 | 1.8% |
| Department of the Interior | $312,865 | 0.9% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $10.0 million | 27.5% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $7.7 million | 21.4% |
| Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program Assistance Listing 66.616 | $3.0 million | 8.3% |
| Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act Assistance Listing 10.203 | $2.3 million | 6.5% |
| Smith-Lever Extension Funding Assistance Listing 10.511 | $2.3 million | 6.4% |
| Small Business Development Centers Assistance Listing 59.037 | $1.5 million | 4.0% |
| Sea Grant Support Assistance Listing 11.417 | $1.4 million | 3.9% |
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $897,623 | 2.5% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $660,000 | 1.8% |
| University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service Assistance Listing 93.632 | $620,675 | 1.7% |
Other institutions in Guam
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Guam receive?
- $36.2 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Guam's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($11.8 million, 32.7%). By type, grants were $25.7 million and contracts $0.
- Did University of Guam's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $36.2 million; FY2024: $39.9 million (-9.3%).
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) 2fb818ff-7394-51ed-253c-0c76983c86dd-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.