University profileLowell, MAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Massachusetts Lowell get?
University of Massachusetts Lowell received $23.5 million in federal awards in FY2025, 489th of 998 institutions (top 49%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $23.5 million to University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, MA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 489th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Massachusetts Lowell.
| Tougaloo College #486 · MS | $24M |
| Bowie State University Foundation #487 · MD | $24M |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania #488 · PA | $24M |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell #489 · MA | $24M |
| Rutgers, the State University (Newark) #490 · NJ | $24M |
| Maricopa County Community College District (Glendale) #491 · AZ | $24M |
| Camden County College #492 · NJ | $23M |
What the money is
That is down 45.6% from FY2024 ($43.2 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is down 22.9%. The largest share came as grants ($23.0 million, 97.6%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($10.5 million). Its largest programs were Science ($3.5 million); Broad Agency Announcement ($3.3 million); Engineering ($2.8 million). It ranks 489th 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 MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL (UEI LTNVSTJ3R6D5). 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 Massachusetts Lowell: $24M in FY2025, down 23% 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 | $5.7M | $25.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $31.6M |
| FY2019 | $531,868 | $30.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $30.5M |
| FY2020 | $1.0M | $43.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $44.8M |
| FY2021 | $745,700 | $64.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $64.9M |
| FY2022 | $335,225 | $38.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $38.9M |
| FY2023 | $420,014 | $46.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $47.2M |
| FY2024 | $520,000 | $42.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $43.2M |
| FY2025 | $566,889 | $23.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23.5M |
| FY2026* | $2.7M | $29.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $31.9M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Massachusetts Lowell, 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 | $10.5 million | 44.7% |
| Department of Defense | $5.7 million | 24.4% |
| National Science Foundation | $5.3 million | 22.3% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $3.5 million | 14.8% |
| Department of Commerce | $554,971 | 2.4% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $349,899 | 1.5% |
| Department of Education | $309,237 | 1.3% |
| Department of the Interior | $308,477 | 1.3% |
| Department of State | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Justice | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $3.5 million | 14.7% |
| Broad Agency Announcement Assistance Listing 11.015 | $3.3 million | 14.2% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $2.8 million | 12.1% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $2.6 million | 10.9% |
| Oral Diseases and Disorders Research Assistance Listing 93.121 | $1.6 million | 6.7% |
| NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training Assistance Listing 93.142 | $1.4 million | 6.1% |
| Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health Assistance Listing 93.286 | $1.2 million | 5.0% |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research Assistance Listing 12.300 | $1.1 million | 4.8% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $1.0 million | 4.5% |
| Special Projects of National Significance Assistance Listing 93.928 | $846,094 | 3.6% |
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 Massachusetts Lowell receive?
- $23.5 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Massachusetts Lowell's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($10.5 million, 44.7%). By type, grants were $23.0 million and contracts $566,889.
- Did University of Massachusetts Lowell's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $23.5 million; FY2024: $43.2 million (-45.6%).
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) 0f7fcd53-a62a-0ccf-e3e6-c6b54ddb6fd2-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.