University profileLouisville, KYFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Louisville get?
University of Louisville received $142.1 million in federal awards in FY2025, 132nd of 998 institutions (top 13%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $142.1 million to University of Louisville (Louisville, KY), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 132nd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Louisville.
| University of Texas at San Antonio #129 · TX | $147M |
| Texas State University #130 · TX | $144M |
| Valencia College #131 · FL | $143M |
| University of Louisville #132 · KY | $142M |
| Texas A&M Agrilife Research #133 · TX | $140M |
| Nevada System of Higher Education (Las Vegas) #134 · NV | $138M |
| George Washington University #135 · DC | $136M |
What the money is
That is up 3.0% from FY2024 ($138.0 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 68.6%. The largest share came as grants ($93.8 million, 66.0%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($83.9 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($37.3 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($15.2 million); Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research ($9.0 million). It ranks 132nd 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 LOUISVILLE (UEI DQQYX45SULK5, E1KJM4T54MK6). 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 Louisville: $142M in FY2025, up 69% 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 | $9.3M | $82.8M | $648,482 | $0 | $0 | $92.7M |
| FY2019 | $6.6M | $77.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $84.3M |
| FY2020 | $8.4M | $109.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $118.2M |
| FY2021 | $16.1M | $141.8M | $1.2M | $0 | $0 | $159.2M |
| FY2022 | $7.9M | $85.4M | $13.2M | $0 | $0 | $106.5M |
| FY2023 | $6.9M | $106.9M | $28.4M | $0 | $0 | $142.2M |
| FY2024 | $8.4M | $94.4M | $35.2M | $0 | $0 | $138.0M |
| FY2025 | $7.9M | $93.8M | $40.3M | $0 | $0 | $142.1M |
| FY2026* | $8.9M | $198.2M | $40.9M | $0 | $0 | $248.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Louisville, 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 | $83.9 million | 59.1% |
| Department of Education | $41.2 million | 29.0% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $8.0 million | 5.6% |
| National Science Foundation | $5.9 million | 4.2% |
| Department of Commerce | $1.3 million | 0.9% |
| Department of Defense | $1.3 million | 0.9% |
| Department of Energy | $375,756 | 0.3% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $305,738 | 0.2% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $237,338 | 0.2% |
| Department of Agriculture | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $37.3 million | 26.3% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $15.2 million | 10.7% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $9.0 million | 6.4% |
| Environmental Health Assistance Listing 93.113 | $8.4 million | 5.9% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $6.1 million | 4.3% |
| Alcohol Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.273 | $4.8 million | 3.4% |
| NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances_Basic Research and Education Assistance Listing 93.143 | $4.3 million | 3.1% |
| Medical Student Education Assistance Listing 93.680 | $4.0 million | 2.8% |
| Cancer Treatment Research Assistance Listing 93.395 | $3.5 million | 2.5% |
| Oral Diseases and Disorders Research Assistance Listing 93.121 | $3.0 million | 2.1% |
Other institutions in Kentucky
- University of Kentucky Research Foundation$263M
- University of Kentucky$88M
- University of the Cumberlands$42M
- Eastern Kentucky University$42M
- Western Kentucky University$40M
- Kentucky State University$32M
- Bluegrass Community & Technical College$27M
- Kentucky Community & Tech College System (Louisville)$26M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Louisville receive?
- $142.1 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Louisville's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($83.9 million, 59.1%). By type, grants were $93.8 million and contracts $7.9 million.
- Did University of Louisville's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $142.1 million; FY2024: $138.0 million (+3.0%).
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) 57dd06f9-97f8-921e-e927-c1cbff95d44b-C, 3c9476c3-c39d-74de-31b6-2c9a10197e11-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.