University profileOmaha, NEFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Nebraska (Omaha) get?
University of Nebraska (Omaha) received $187.4 million in federal awards in FY2025, 102nd of 998 institutions (top 10%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $187.4 million to University of Nebraska (Omaha) (Omaha, NE), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 102nd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Nebraska (Omaha).
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine #99 · NY | $194M |
| University of California, Santa Barbara #100 · CA | $192M |
| Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Stony Brook) #101 · NY | $190M |
| University of Nebraska (Omaha) #102 · NE | $187M |
| Liberty University #103 · VA | $185M |
| California State University -Fullerton #104 · CA | $184M |
| University of South Carolina (Columbia) #105 · SC | $182M |
What the money is
That is down 0.2% from FY2024 ($187.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 50.1%. The largest share came as grants ($141.2 million, 75.4%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($127.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($30.9 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($25.8 million); Cardiovascular Diseases Research ($11.4 million). It ranks 102nd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA (UEI FZRNFQTKADH1, G15AG3BLLMH4, J7QKTF7FLD62, TLPZM7FTKBC2). 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 (Omaha): $187M in FY2025, up 50% 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 | $2.5M | $112.6M | $0 | $0 | $3.2M | $118.2M |
| FY2019 | $5.2M | $115.0M | $0 | $0 | $4.6M | $124.8M |
| FY2020 | $2.5M | $148.7M | $0 | $0 | $5.0M | $156.2M |
| FY2021 | $11.7M | $187.9M | $0 | $0 | $4.5M | $204.0M |
| FY2022 | $17.6M | $146.0M | $13.3M | $0 | $7.4M | $184.3M |
| FY2023 | $11.9M | $145.4M | $24.9M | $0 | $3.7M | $185.8M |
| FY2024 | $10.5M | $143.0M | $28.8M | $0 | $5.4M | $187.8M |
| FY2025 | $6.7M | $141.2M | $32.1M | $0 | $7.3M | $187.4M |
| FY2026* | $2.7M | $147.4M | $30.3M | $0 | $7.6M | $187.9M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Nebraska (Omaha), 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 | $127.2 million | 67.9% |
| Department of Education | $34.0 million | 18.1% |
| Department of Defense | $8.4 million | 4.5% |
| National Science Foundation | $7.9 million | 4.2% |
| Department of Energy | $4.2 million | 2.2% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $3.0 million | 1.6% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $988,996 | 0.5% |
| Small Business Administration | $842,707 | 0.4% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $460,460 | 0.2% |
| Department of Agriculture | $368,000 | 0.2% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $30.9 million | 16.5% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $25.8 million | 13.8% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $11.4 million | 6.1% |
| Cancer Treatment Research Assistance Listing 93.395 | $8.2 million | 4.4% |
| National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) Assistance Listing 93.825 | $7.7 million | 4.1% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $7.5 million | 4.0% |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $6.7 million | 3.6% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $5.7 million | 3.0% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $5.2 million | 2.8% |
| Alcohol Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.273 | $4.5 million | 2.4% |
Other institutions in Nebraska
- University of Nebraska (Lincoln)$172M
- Bellevue University$24M
- Creighton University$19M
- University of Nebraska (Kearney)$11M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Nebraska receive?
- $187.4 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 Health and Human Services ($127.2 million, 67.9%). By type, grants were $141.2 million and contracts $6.7 million.
- Did University of Nebraska's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $187.4 million; FY2024: $187.8 million (-0.2%).
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) ce6cc294-968c-0136-a2e3-f34319ce4753-C, f540a28a-a2db-d33a-4d6d-75a754c32505-C, 70f840d3-a0f8-f750-33c3-ff5948caede1-C, befba8d0-8dd6-45b5-ed73-7c746bc1be28-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.