University profileCollege Park, MDFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Maryland get?
University of Maryland received $55.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 270th of 998 institutions (top 27%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $55.7 million to University of Maryland (College Park, MD), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 270th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Maryland.
| Virginia State University #267 · VA | $56M |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills #268 · CA | $56M |
| Meharry Medical College #269 · TN | $56M |
| University of Maryland #270 · MD | $56M |
| Delgado Community College #271 · LA | $55M |
| Sistema Universitario Ana G Mendez #272 · PR | $54M |
| Middle Tennessee State University #273 · TN | $54M |
What the money is
That is up 14.9% from FY2024 ($48.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 580.9%. The largest share came as direct payments ($47.4 million, 85.1%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($47.4 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($46.0 million); Smith-Lever Extension Funding ($3.7 million); Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act ($3.3 million). It ranks 270th 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 MARYLAND (UEI EX6HSTUA2KN8, G2XMPKNUYNG4). 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 Maryland: $56M in FY2025, up 581% 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 | $0 | $7.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7.8M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $8.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8.2M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $8.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8.2M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $8.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8.2M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $10.5M | $16.2M | $0 | $0 | $26.7M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $8.3M | $35.1M | $0 | $0 | $43.5M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $8.3M | $40.2M | $0 | $0 | $48.5M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $8.3M | $47.4M | $0 | $0 | $55.7M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $8.3M | $45.3M | $0 | $0 | $53.5M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Maryland, 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 | $47.4 million | 85.1% |
| Department of Agriculture | $8.3 million | 14.9% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $46.0 million | 82.5% |
| Smith-Lever Extension Funding Assistance Listing 10.511 | $3.7 million | 6.6% |
| Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act Assistance Listing 10.203 | $3.3 million | 5.9% |
| Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Assistance Listing 10.514 | $937,232 | 1.7% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $770,206 | 1.4% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $675,569 | 1.2% |
| Cooperative Forestry Research Assistance Listing 10.202 | $339,249 | 0.6% |
| Renewable Resources Extension Act Assistance Listing 10.515 | $46,368 | 0.1% |
| Animal Health and Disease Research Assistance Listing 10.207 | $27,425 | 0.0% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $3,772 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Maryland
- Johns Hopkins University$1.2B
- University of Maryland, College Park$504M
- University of Maryland, Baltimore$246M
- University of Maryland Global Campus$110M
- University of Maryland Baltimore County$103M
- Morgan State University$97M
- Towson University$48M
- University of Maryland Es$34M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Maryland receive?
- $55.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Maryland's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($47.4 million, 85.1%). By type, grants were $8.3 million and contracts $0.
- Did University of Maryland's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $55.7 million; FY2024: $48.5 million (+14.9%).
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) 2dee0d4a-c3ab-8f60-a52b-57284ac45087-C, 17a51c18-574f-8117-1f1d-05dfff24ef68-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.