University profileLafayette, LAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Louisiana at Lafayette get?
University of Louisiana at Lafayette received $59.2 million in federal awards in FY2025, 257th of 998 institutions (top 26%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $59.2 million to University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Lafayette, LA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 257th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
| Southern Methodist University #254 · TX | $60M |
| University of Connecticut Health Center #255 · CT | $60M |
| University of Puerto Rico (San Juan) #256 · PR | $60M |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette #257 · LA | $59M |
| Rowan University #258 · NJ | $59M |
| Albany State University #259 · GA | $58M |
| University of Tennessee (Memphis) #260 · TN | $58M |
What the money is
That is down 10.4% from FY2024 ($66.0 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 202.0%. The largest share came as direct payments ($40.3 million, 68.1%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($46.3 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($38.5 million); TRIO Upward Bound ($3.0 million); TRIO Student Support Services ($1.9 million). It ranks 257th 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 LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (UEI C169K7T4QZ96, DDVFCRNDMPA8). 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 Louisiana at Lafayette: $59M in FY2025, up 202% 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 | $700,000 | $15.1M | $0 | $0 | $18,750 | $15.8M |
| FY2019 | $2.1M | $17.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $19.6M |
| FY2020 | $3.5M | $42.0M | $271,850 | $0 | $0 | $45.8M |
| FY2021 | $4.1M | $83.1M | -$14,850 | $0 | $0 | $87.2M |
| FY2022 | $5.0M | $20.5M | $14.8M | $0 | $400,000 | $40.7M |
| FY2023 | $4.4M | $14.2M | $31.0M | $0 | $324,050 | $49.9M |
| FY2024 | $4.6M | $24.4M | $37.0M | $0 | $109,642 | $66.0M |
| FY2025 | $5.9M | $13.0M | $40.3M | $0 | $0 | $59.2M |
| FY2026* | $4.7M | $9.9M | $39.5M | $0 | -$6,515 | $54.1M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 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 | $46.3 million | 78.3% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $6.0 million | 10.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $4.6 million | 7.7% |
| Department of Defense | $752,972 | 1.3% |
| Department of the Interior | $708,554 | 1.2% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $477,951 | 0.8% |
| Delta Regional Authority | $300,000 | 0.5% |
| Department of Agriculture | $204,857 | 0.3% |
| Department of Commerce | $87,680 | 0.1% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $38.5 million | 65.0% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $3.0 million | 5.1% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $1.9 million | 3.1% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $1.8 million | 3.0% |
| TRIO Talent Search Assistance Listing 84.044 | $1.2 million | 2.0% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $862,704 | 1.5% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $740,289 | 1.3% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $712,037 | 1.2% |
| Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms Assistance Listing 12.002 | $686,748 | 1.2% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $669,999 | 1.1% |
Other institutions in Louisiana
- Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge)$171M
- Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund$133M
- Southern University and A & M College$66M
- Delgado Community College$55M
- Grambling State University$47M
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans$45M
- Xavier University of Louisiana$42M
- Baton Rouge Community College$34M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Louisiana at Lafayette receive?
- $59.2 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Louisiana at Lafayette's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($46.3 million, 78.3%). By type, grants were $13.0 million and contracts $5.9 million.
- Did University of Louisiana at Lafayette's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $59.2 million; FY2024: $66.0 million (-10.4%).
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) d822d748-16d0-2a6f-dcb3-781fff626f04-R, 36f0679f-a870-e9e4-74b5-71240bc75ae9-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.