University profileIowa City, IAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Iowa get?
University of Iowa received $285.4 million in federal awards in FY2025, 68th of 998 institutions (top 7%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $285.4 million to University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 68th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Iowa.
| 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 |
| North Carolina State University #69 · NC | $279M |
| University of Massachusetts Medical School #70 · MA | $276M |
| Rutgers, the State University (New Brunswick) #71 · NJ | $275M |
What the money is
That is down 8.3% from FY2024 ($311.2 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 16.1%. The largest share came as grants ($223.4 million, 78.3%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($183.8 million). Its largest programs were Cardiovascular Diseases Research ($27.7 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($25.5 million); Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research ($25.2 million). It ranks 68th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (UEI Z1H9VJS8NG16). 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 Iowa: $285M in FY2025, up 16% 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 | $15.4M | $231.1M | $0 | $0 | $60,000 | $246.6M |
| FY2019 | $19.6M | $226.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $245.9M |
| FY2020 | $43.2M | $275.6M | $266,944 | $0 | $0 | $319.1M |
| FY2021 | $22.4M | $307.6M | $1.5M | $0 | $0 | $331.4M |
| FY2022 | $126.3M | $239.7M | $10.8M | $0 | $0 | $376.8M |
| FY2023 | $28.6M | $247.1M | $21.8M | $0 | $0 | $297.6M |
| FY2024 | $28.6M | $257.0M | $25.6M | $0 | $0 | $311.2M |
| FY2025 | $34.6M | $223.4M | $27.4M | $0 | $0 | $285.4M |
| FY2026* | $17.9M | $234.3M | $26.3M | $0 | $0 | $278.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Iowa, 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 | $183.8 million | 64.4% |
| Department of Education | $32.0 million | 11.2% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $27.6 million | 9.7% |
| Department of Defense | $15.9 million | 5.6% |
| National Science Foundation | $13.7 million | 4.8% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $6.5 million | 2.3% |
| Agency for International Development | $2.0 million | 0.7% |
| Department of Transportation | $1.3 million | 0.4% |
| Department of the Interior | $1.2 million | 0.4% |
| Department of Energy | $953,425 | 0.3% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $27.7 million | 9.7% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $25.5 million | 8.9% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $25.2 million | 8.8% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $17.7 million | 6.2% |
| Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders Assistance Listing 93.173 | $9.0 million | 3.1% |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.847 | $8.9 million | 3.1% |
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $8.5 million | 3.0% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $8.5 million | 3.0% |
| Vision Research Assistance Listing 93.867 | $8.3 million | 2.9% |
| Mental Health Research Grants Assistance Listing 93.242 | $7.9 million | 2.8% |
Other institutions in Iowa
- Iowa State University of Science and Technology$287M
- University of Northern Iowa$27M
- Drake University$20M
- Western Iowa Tech Community College Foundation$11M
- Iowa Western Community College$9.9M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Iowa receive?
- $285.4 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Iowa's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($183.8 million, 64.4%). By type, grants were $223.4 million and contracts $34.6 million.
- Did University of Iowa's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $285.4 million; FY2024: $311.2 million (-8.3%).
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) 0b441d38-e3c0-de89-ee08-69fc9e6ee58a-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.