University profileAlbuquerque, NMFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of New Mexico get?
University of New Mexico received $270.6 million in federal awards in FY2025, 72nd of 998 institutions (top 7%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $270.6 million to University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 72nd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of New Mexico.
| North Carolina State University #69 · NC | $279M |
| University of Massachusetts Medical School #70 · MA | $276M |
| Rutgers, the State University (New Brunswick) #71 · NJ | $275M |
| University of New Mexico #72 · NM | $271M |
| University of South Florida #73 · FL | $269M |
| Florida International University #74 · FL | $265M |
| Arizona State University (Scottsdale) #75 · AZ | $265M |
What the money is
That is up 2.4% from FY2024 ($264.3 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 94.9%. The largest share came as grants ($197.6 million, 73.0%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($116.8 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($53.6 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($18.0 million); Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (Clean Water Act [CWA] Section 104(b)(8)) ($10.7 million). It ranks 72nd 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 NEW MEXICO (UEI F6XLTRUQJEN4, G389MFAYJNG9). 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 New Mexico: $271M in FY2025, up 95% 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 | $14.2M | $127.5M | $0 | $0 | $115,497 | $141.8M |
| FY2019 | $13.3M | $125.5M | $0 | $0 | $21,000 | $138.9M |
| FY2020 | $251.7M | $176.8M | $0 | $0 | $14,999 | $428.4M |
| FY2021 | $17.0M | $257.3M | $4.1M | $0 | -$28 | $278.3M |
| FY2022 | -$79.6M | $171.0M | $20.1M | $0 | $885,858 | $112.3M |
| FY2023 | $11.0M | $209.1M | $42.4M | $0 | $394,994 | $262.9M |
| FY2024 | $15.8M | $196.9M | $50.5M | $0 | $1.1M | $264.3M |
| FY2025 | $11.7M | $197.6M | $60.7M | $0 | $562,947 | $270.6M |
| FY2026* | $15.5M | $163.8M | $72.3M | $0 | $1.1M | $252.7M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of New Mexico, 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 | $116.8 million | 43.2% |
| Department of Education | $64.9 million | 24.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $26.9 million | 10.0% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $24.0 million | 8.9% |
| Department of Defense | $20.2 million | 7.5% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $5.3 million | 1.9% |
| Department of Energy | $4.0 million | 1.5% |
| Department of the Interior | $3.8 million | 1.4% |
| Department of Transportation | $2.0 million | 0.7% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $1.7 million | 0.6% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $53.6 million | 19.8% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $18.0 million | 6.7% |
| Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (Clean Water Act [CWA] Section 104(b)(8)) Assistance Listing 66.446 | $10.7 million | 4.0% |
| Military Medical Research and Development Assistance Listing 12.420 | $10.1 million | 3.7% |
| Alcohol Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.273 | $9.7 million | 3.6% |
| Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act Assistance Listing 66.424 | $7.0 million | 2.6% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $7.0 million | 2.6% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $6.8 million | 2.5% |
| National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Assistance Listing 93.350 | $6.5 million | 2.4% |
| Environmental Finance Center Grants Assistance Listing 66.203 | $6.3 million | 2.3% |
Other institutions in New Mexico
- New Mexico State University$130M
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology$74M
- Navajo Technical University$31M
- Central New Mexico Community College$22M
- Eastern New Mexico University$19M
- San Juan College$15M
- Western New Mexico University$8M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of New Mexico receive?
- $270.6 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of New Mexico's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($116.8 million, 43.2%). By type, grants were $197.6 million and contracts $11.7 million.
- Did University of New Mexico's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $270.6 million; FY2024: $264.3 million (+2.4%).
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) 88c747ba-e197-d370-0f48-dc2f58b4d3a9-C, a5b5888e-f4b5-655c-bd88-d970f969d7c9-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.