University profileSaint Louis, MOFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Missouri System (Saint Louis) get?
University of Missouri System (Saint Louis) received $24.2 million in federal awards in FY2025, 473rd of 998 institutions (top 47%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $24.2 million to University of Missouri System (Saint Louis) (Saint Louis, MO), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 473rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Missouri System (Saint Louis).
| Pennsylvania Western University #470 · PA | $24M |
| Columbia College Chicago #471 · IL | $24M |
| Front Range Community College #472 · CO | $24M |
| University of Missouri System (Saint Louis) #473 · MO | $24M |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico (Bayamon) #474 · PR | $24M |
| San Diego Community College District #475 · CA | $24M |
| Yuma/la Paz Counties Community College District #476 · AZ | $24M |
What the money is
That is up 10.1% from FY2024 ($22.0 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 248.4%. The largest share came as direct payments ($16.0 million, 66.1%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($18.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($14.5 million); Biological Sciences ($1.7 million); Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance ($1.6 million). It ranks 473rd 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 MISSOURI SYSTEM (UEI GWCTP4CQ1E65). 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 Missouri System (Saint Louis): $24M in FY2025, up 248% 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 | $8.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8.2M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $7.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7.0M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $14.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14.0M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $37.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $37.6M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $7.6M | $5.9M | $0 | $0 | $13.5M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $7.2M | $13.3M | $0 | $0 | $20.5M |
| FY2024 | $134,025 | $7.0M | $14.8M | $0 | $0 | $22.0M |
| FY2025 | $126,624 | $8.1M | $16.0M | $0 | $0 | $24.2M |
| FY2026* | $60,394 | $3.8M | $15.3M | $0 | $0 | $19.1M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Missouri System (Saint Louis), 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 | $18.2 million | 75.1% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $3.3 million | 13.7% |
| National Science Foundation | $2.5 million | 10.4% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $126,624 | 0.5% |
| Small Business Administration | $75,000 | 0.3% |
| Department of Justice | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Agriculture | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $14.5 million | 60.0% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $1.7 million | 7.2% |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance Assistance Listing 93.243 | $1.6 million | 6.5% |
| Child Care Access Means Parents in School Assistance Listing 84.335 | $954,096 | 3.9% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $800,000 | 3.3% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $785,270 | 3.2% |
| Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Assistance Listing 93.137 | $600,000 | 2.5% |
| Cancer Treatment Research Assistance Listing 93.395 | $581,564 | 2.4% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $574,021 | 2.4% |
| Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities into Higher Education Assistance Listing 84.407 | $534,684 | 2.2% |
Other institutions in Missouri
- Washington University$821M
- University of Missouri System (Columbia)$258M
- Saint Louis University$36M
- Missouri State University$36M
- Junior College District of St Louis$30M
- Lincoln University (MO)$28M
- University of Missouri System (Rolla)$26M
- Southeast Missouri State University$18M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Missouri System receive?
- $24.2 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Missouri System's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($18.2 million, 75.1%). By type, grants were $8.1 million and contracts $126,624.
- Did University of Missouri System's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $24.2 million; FY2024: $22.0 million (+10.1%).
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) c15aa3a5-9f41-2041-4ca9-06160ba6fe44-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.