University profileHonolulu, HIFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Hawaii (Honolulu) get?
University of Hawaii (Honolulu) received $291.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 65th of 998 institutions (top 7%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $291.7 million to University of Hawaii (Honolulu) (Honolulu, HI), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 65th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Hawaii (Honolulu).
| Purdue University (West Lafayette) #62 · IN | $316M |
| Georgia Tech Research Corp #63 · GA | $297M |
| Indiana University (Indianapolis) #64 · IN | $293M |
| University of Hawaii (Honolulu) #65 · HI | $292M |
| University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center #66 · TX | $289M |
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology #67 · IA | $287M |
| University of Iowa #68 · IA | $285M |
What the money is
That is down 28.1% from FY2024 ($405.9 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 28.5%. The largest share came as grants ($246.6 million, 84.5%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($79.3 million). Its largest programs were Geosciences ($20.2 million); Science ($18.7 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($15.2 million). It ranks 65th 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, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM (UEI G92CQ8RP4CE4, GJJ9S9R7NJU7, LN5ED3QCV1F5, NSCKLFSSABF2). 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 (Honolulu): $292M in FY2025, up 29% 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 | $8.4M | $205.4M | $0 | $0 | $2.2M | $216.1M |
| FY2019 | $16.8M | $208.1M | -$4 | $0 | $2.0M | $227.0M |
| FY2020 | $25.8M | $250.1M | $0 | $0 | $1.8M | $277.8M |
| FY2021 | $30.3M | $359.5M | $2.2M | $0 | $1.4M | $393.5M |
| FY2022 | $48.2M | $259.2M | $2.5M | $0 | $1.3M | $311.2M |
| FY2023 | $27.6M | $330.2M | $0 | $0 | $2.6M | $360.4M |
| FY2024 | $38.5M | $365.4M | $551,767 | $0 | $1.4M | $405.9M |
| FY2025 | $43.5M | $246.6M | -$30,933 | $0 | $1.6M | $291.7M |
| FY2026* | $25.2M | $233.9M | $822,717 | $0 | $1.6M | $261.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Hawaii (Honolulu), 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 | $79.3 million | 27.2% |
| Department of Defense | $52.4 million | 18.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $43.9 million | 15.1% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $31.0 million | 10.6% |
| Department of Commerce | $30.7 million | 10.5% |
| Department of Education | $24.3 million | 8.3% |
| Department of Agriculture | $15.1 million | 5.2% |
| Department of the Interior | $8.0 million | 2.7% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $3.8 million | 1.3% |
| Department of Energy | $3.7 million | 1.3% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $20.2 million | 6.9% |
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $18.7 million | 6.4% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $15.2 million | 5.2% |
| Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Assistance Listing 93.307 | $12.7 million | 4.3% |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes Assistance Listing 11.432 | $11.4 million | 3.9% |
| Cancer Cause and Prevention Research Assistance Listing 93.393 | $9.2 million | 3.2% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $8.5 million | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian Education Assistance Listing 84.362 | $7.3 million | 2.5% |
| Pacific Center Disaster (PDC) Program Assistance Listing 12.019 | $7.0 million | 2.4% |
| Every Student Succeeds Act/Preschool Development Grants Assistance Listing 93.434 | $6.6 million | 2.3% |
Other institutions in Hawaii
- University of Hawaii Systems$32M
- University of Hawaii (Hilo)$19M
- 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?
- $291.7 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 Health and Human Services ($79.3 million, 27.2%). By type, grants were $246.6 million and contracts $43.5 million.
- Did University of Hawaii's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $291.7 million; FY2024: $405.9 million (-28.1%).
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) 7997b0e4-1373-a617-5e8b-0e0e80c459d7-C, fd935f21-2914-f22d-182a-49469656e2c4-C, 48d74ad3-78ae-67f8-de2a-c2a56d61e635-C, 92f91c52-e6a3-125f-0979-abb120cfd890-C, f1eabc24-beb9-50f9-ab9a-c3dad4f94469-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.