University profileKearney, NEFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Nebraska (Kearney) get?
University of Nebraska (Kearney) received $11.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 817th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $11.0 million to University of Nebraska (Kearney) (Kearney, NE), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 817th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Nebraska (Kearney).
| University of Puerto Rico at Cayey #814 · PR | $11M |
| Southwest Virginia Community College #815 · VA | $11M |
| Shaw University #816 · NC | $11M |
| University of Nebraska (Kearney) #817 · NE | $11M |
| Bluefield State Unversity #818 · WV | $11M |
| Auburn University Montgomery #819 · AL | $11M |
| Western Oregon University #820 · OR | $11M |
What the money is
That is down 15.1% from FY2024 ($12.9 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 2394.9%. The largest share came as direct payments ($10.5 million, 95.6%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($10.9 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($9.9 million); TRIO Student Support Services ($353,851); Federal Work-Study Program ($331,664). It ranks 817th 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 NEBRASKA (UEI JD2AKUCDBVV9). 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 Nebraska (Kearney): $11M in FY2025, up 2395% 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 | $635,789 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $635,789 |
| FY2019 | $15,000 | $425,351 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $440,351 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $4.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.4M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $18.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18.4M |
| FY2022 | $7,500 | $1.7M | $4.0M | $0 | $0 | $5.6M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $1.2M | $8.6M | $0 | $0 | $9.8M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $2.9M | $10.1M | $0 | $0 | $12.9M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $480,631 | $10.5M | $0 | $0 | $11.0M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $3.8M | $9.5M | $0 | $0 | $13.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Nebraska (Kearney), 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 | $10.9 million | 98.8% |
| Department of Labor | $95,511 | 0.9% |
| Department of the Interior | $31,269 | 0.3% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $9.9 million | 90.2% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $353,851 | 3.2% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $331,664 | 3.0% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $165,097 | 1.5% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $97,075 | 0.9% |
| Mine Health and Safety Grants Assistance Listing 17.600 | $95,511 | 0.9% |
| Candidate Species Conservation Assistance Listing 15.660 | $31,269 | 0.3% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Nebraska
- University of Nebraska (Omaha)$187M
- University of Nebraska (Lincoln)$172M
- Bellevue University$24M
- Creighton University$19M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Nebraska receive?
- $11.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Nebraska's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($10.9 million, 98.8%). By type, grants were $480,631 and contracts $0.
- Did University of Nebraska's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $11.0 million; FY2024: $12.9 million (-15.1%).
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) 282de398-f7a5-3abd-a68a-d924a607952f-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.