University profileMemphis, TNFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Memphis get?
University of Memphis received $68.8 million in federal awards in FY2025, 227th of 998 institutions (top 23%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $68.8 million to University of Memphis (Memphis, TN), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 227th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Memphis.
| 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 |
| University of South Alabama #228 · AL | $69M |
| West Virginia University #229 · WV | $68M |
| California State University San Bernardino #230 · CA | $68M |
What the money is
That is down 20.0% from FY2024 ($86.1 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 392.3%. The largest share came as direct payments ($48.2 million, 70.0%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($52.7 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($45.9 million); STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) ($3.2 million); Education Research, Development and Dissemination ($1.9 million). It ranks 227th 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 MEMPHIS (UEI F2VSMAKDH8Z7). 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 Memphis: $69M in FY2025, up 392% 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 | $31,219 | $14.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14.3M |
| FY2019 | $68,000 | $13.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14.0M |
| FY2020 | $86,356 | $42.7M | $0 | $0 | $8,117 | $42.8M |
| FY2021 | $94,960 | $97.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $97.3M |
| FY2022 | $377,803 | $40.5M | $20.5M | $0 | $0 | $61.4M |
| FY2023 | $236,173 | $19.3M | $42.1M | $0 | $64,000 | $61.7M |
| FY2024 | $20.9M | $19.3M | $45.8M | $0 | $51,000 | $86.1M |
| FY2025 | $1.5M | $19.1M | $48.2M | $0 | $0 | $68.8M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $21.4M | $47.3M | $0 | $90,300 | $68.9M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Memphis, 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 | $52.7 million | 76.5% |
| National Science Foundation | $7.1 million | 10.4% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $4.9 million | 7.2% |
| Department of Defense | $2.8 million | 4.1% |
| Department of the Interior | $1.2 million | 1.7% |
| Department of Agriculture | $284,388 | 0.4% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of State | -$1,714 | -0.0% |
| Department of Transportation | -$213,237 | -0.3% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $45.9 million | 66.6% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $3.2 million | 4.6% |
| Education Research, Development and Dissemination Assistance Listing 84.305 | $1.9 million | 2.8% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $1.5 million | 2.2% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.4 million | 2.1% |
| Earthquake Hazards Program Assistance Assistance Listing 15.807 | $1.3 million | 1.8% |
| Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health Assistance Listing 93.286 | $1.1 million | 1.6% |
| Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health Assistance Listing 93.213 | $947,957 | 1.4% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $883,352 | 1.3% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $851,563 | 1.2% |
Other institutions in Tennessee
- Vanderbilt University$218M
- University of Tennessee (Knoxville)$180M
- Tennessee State University$74M
- University of Tennessee (Memphis)$58M
- Meharry Medical College$56M
- Middle Tennessee State University$54M
- East Tennessee State University$51M
- Tennessee Technological University$41M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Memphis receive?
- $68.8 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Memphis's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($52.7 million, 76.5%). By type, grants were $19.1 million and contracts $1.5 million.
- Did University of Memphis's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $68.8 million; FY2024: $86.1 million (-20.0%).
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) f97d8891-aed5-b95f-0a7b-0cbb8a1230b1-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.