University profileHilo, HIFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Hawaii (Hilo) get?
University of Hawaii (Hilo) received $19.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 586th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $19.0 million to University of Hawaii (Hilo) (Hilo, HI), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 586th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Hawaii (Hilo).
| University of the Incarnate Word #583 · TX | $19M |
| College of Central Florida #584 · FL | $19M |
| Indiana State University #585 · IN | $19M |
| University of Hawaii (Hilo) #586 · HI | $19M |
| Eastern New Mexico University #587 · NM | $19M |
| Quinsigamond Community College #588 · MA | $19M |
| University of Wisconsin System (Eau Claire) #589 · WI | $19M |
What the money is
That is up 13.1% from FY2024 ($16.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 117.5%. The largest share came as grants ($14.0 million, 73.6%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($10.6 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($4.4 million); Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects ($2.2 million); Higher Education Institutional Aid ($1.8 million). It ranks 586th 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 HAWAII (UEI CLS9KEX1ZET8, KEXVZ79F9UU9). 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 Hawaii (Hilo): $19M in FY2025, up 117% 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 | $28,527 | $10.0M | $0 | $0 | $23,500 | $10.0M |
| FY2019 | -$8,000 | $8.7M | $0 | $0 | $73,932 | $8.8M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $18.2M | $0 | $0 | $101,132 | $18.3M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $44.6M | $589,888 | $0 | $56,619 | $45.2M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $16.2M | $1.8M | $0 | $91,940 | $18.1M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $19.0M | $3.2M | $0 | $24,994 | $22.2M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $13.1M | $3.7M | $0 | $0 | $16.8M |
| FY2025 | $227,392 | $14.0M | $4.5M | $0 | $257,378 | $19.0M |
| FY2026* | $24,980 | $11.7M | $4.1M | $0 | $0 | $15.9M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Hawaii (Hilo), 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 | $10.6 million | 55.5% |
| Department of Commerce | $2.8 million | 14.4% |
| Department of the Interior | $1.9 million | 10.2% |
| Small Business Administration | $1.2 million | 6.4% |
| Department of Agriculture | $821,840 | 4.3% |
| Department of Defense | $612,653 | 3.2% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $468,391 | 2.5% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $399,222 | 2.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $248,928 | 1.3% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $4.4 million | 23.1% |
| Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects Assistance Listing 11.469 | $2.2 million | 11.8% |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid Assistance Listing 84.031 | $1.8 million | 9.2% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $1.4 million | 7.5% |
| U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection Assistance Listing 15.808 | $1.4 million | 7.4% |
| Indian Education National Activities (State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) and Native American Language (NAL) Assistance Listing 84.415 | $1.3 million | 7.1% |
| Native Hawaiian Education Assistance Listing 84.362 | $1.2 million | 6.1% |
| Small Business Development Centers Assistance Listing 59.037 | $777,678 | 4.1% |
| Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System Assistance Listing 15.945 | $647,335 | 3.4% |
| Animal Disease and Animal Care Assistance Listing 10.025 | $564,462 | 3.0% |
Other institutions in Hawaii
- University of Hawaii (Honolulu)$292M
- University of Hawaii Systems$32M
- Hawai`i Pacific University$8.6M
- University of Hawaii (Pearl City)$8.4M
- Chaminade University of Honolulu$7M
- University of Hawaii (Kahului)$6.1M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Hawaii receive?
- $19.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Hawaii's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($10.6 million, 55.5%). By type, grants were $14.0 million and contracts $227,392.
- Did University of Hawaii's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $19.0 million; FY2024: $16.8 million (+13.1%).
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) 0b481942-c2e3-9803-7bca-6f343a5ede40-C, 7d5290b5-8dbc-912a-c0a5-7e6b70fd9d14-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.