University profileDorchester, MAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Mass at Boston get?
University of Mass at Boston received $70.8 million in federal awards in FY2025, 224th of 998 institutions (top 22%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $70.8 million to University of Mass at Boston (Dorchester, MA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 224th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Mass at Boston.
| Georgia State University Research Foundation #221 · GA | $72M |
| San Jose State University #222 · CA | $72M |
| North Dakota State University #223 · ND | $72M |
| University of Mass at Boston #224 · MA | $71M |
| Hillsborough Community College #225 · FL | $70M |
| American Intercontinental University System (Chandler) #226 · AZ | $69M |
| University of Memphis #227 · TN | $69M |
What the money is
That is up 10.9% from FY2024 ($63.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 210.8%. The largest share came as direct payments ($40.2 million, 56.8%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($50.3 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($37.2 million); ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research ($2.6 million); Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities ($2.4 million). It ranks 224th 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 MASS AT BOSTON (UEI CGCDJ24JJLZ1). 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 Mass at Boston: $71M in FY2025, up 211% 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 | $392,870 | $19.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20.2M |
| FY2019 | $424,408 | $22.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $22.8M |
| FY2020 | $288,816 | $37.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $37.7M |
| FY2021 | $360,793 | $82.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $82.5M |
| FY2022 | $19,150 | $29.3M | $13.4M | $0 | $0 | $42.7M |
| FY2023 | $93,686 | $43.3M | $30.6M | $0 | $0 | $74.0M |
| FY2024 | $430 | $29.5M | $34.3M | $0 | $0 | $63.8M |
| FY2025 | -$56,114 | $30.6M | $40.2M | $0 | $0 | $70.8M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $20.0M | $21.7M | $0 | $0 | $41.8M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Mass at Boston, 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 | $50.3 million | 71.1% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $12.8 million | 18.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $3.9 million | 5.5% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $2.6 million | 3.7% |
| Department of Defense | $665,013 | 0.9% |
| Department of the Interior | $353,956 | 0.5% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $82,100 | 0.1% |
| Department of Commerce | $18,886 | 0.0% |
| Department of State | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Justice | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $37.2 million | 52.6% |
| ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Assistance Listing 93.433 | $2.6 million | 3.7% |
| Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Assistance Listing 84.325 | $2.4 million | 3.4% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $2.1 million | 3.0% |
| Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities into Higher Education Assistance Listing 84.407 | $2.0 million | 2.8% |
| National Estuary Program Assistance Listing 66.456 | $1.8 million | 2.5% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.8 million | 2.5% |
| Cancer Centers Support Grants Assistance Listing 93.397 | $1.5 million | 2.2% |
| School Safely National Activities Assistance Listing 84.184 | $1.5 million | 2.1% |
| Innovative Rehabilitation Training Assistance Listing 84.263 | $1.3 million | 1.8% |
Other institutions in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Lexington)$1.4B
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge)$443M
- Boston University$420M
- University of Massachusetts Medical School$276M
- Harvard University (Cambridge)$254M
- University of Massachusetts (Amherst)$165M
- Harvard University (Boston)$156M
- Northeastern University$149M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Mass at Boston receive?
- $70.8 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Mass at Boston's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($50.3 million, 71.1%). By type, grants were $30.6 million and contracts -$56,114.
- Did University of Mass at Boston's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $70.8 million; FY2024: $63.8 million (+10.9%).
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) c4e2e131-5ae6-52bd-fdd9-af26e157c893-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.