University profileWilmington, NCFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of North Carolina at Wilmington get?
University of North Carolina at Wilmington received $29.5 million in federal awards in FY2025, 413th of 998 institutions (top 41%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $29.5 million to University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Wilmington, NC), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 413th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
| James Madison University #410 · VA | $30M |
| Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez, Incorporado (San Juan) #411 · PR | $30M |
| Junior College District of St Louis #412 · MO | $30M |
| University of North Carolina at Wilmington #413 · NC | $30M |
| Hampton University #414 · VA | $29M |
| University of South Dakota #415 · SD | $29M |
| Universidad del Sagrado Corazon #416 · PR | $29M |
What the money is
That is down 6.6% from FY2024 ($31.6 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 429.2%. The largest share came as direct payments ($28.2 million, 95.6%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($28.5 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($26.8 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($934,171); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($405,213). It ranks 413th 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 NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON (UEI L1GPHS96MUE1). 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 North Carolina at Wilmington: $30M in FY2025, up 429% 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 | $54,980 | $3.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.4M |
| FY2019 | $64,066 | $5.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5.6M |
| FY2020 | -$41,738 | $13.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13.5M |
| FY2021 | $81,740 | $50.4M | $528,395 | $0 | $0 | $51.0M |
| FY2022 | -$222 | $9.6M | $10.3M | $0 | $0 | $19.9M |
| FY2023 | -$2,961 | $10.5M | $20.3M | $0 | $200,736 | $31.0M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $6.6M | $24.5M | $0 | $502,478 | $31.6M |
| FY2025 | $109,192 | $1.2M | $28.2M | $0 | $0 | $29.5M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $4.2M | $28.7M | $0 | $0 | $32.9M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 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 | $28.5 million | 96.5% |
| Department of Commerce | $283,091 | 1.0% |
| Department of the Interior | $214,264 | 0.7% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $204,403 | 0.7% |
| Department of Justice | $200,000 | 0.7% |
| National Science Foundation | $188,944 | 0.6% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $83,543 | 0.3% |
| Department of Defense | $49,885 | 0.2% |
| Department of Transportation | $0 | 0.0% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $26.8 million | 90.8% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $934,171 | 3.2% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $405,213 | 1.4% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $249,199 | 0.8% |
| Alcohol Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.273 | $249,000 | 0.8% |
| Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Environmental Studies (ES) Assistance Listing 15.423 | $214,331 | 0.7% |
| Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program Assistance Listing 16.585 | $200,000 | 0.7% |
| Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves Assistance Listing 11.420 | $111,601 | 0.4% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $110,597 | 0.4% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $106,000 | 0.4% |
Other institutions in North Carolina
- Duke University$762M
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$690M
- North Carolina State University$279M
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences$195M
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University$134M
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte$88M
- North Carolina Central University$68M
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro$68M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of North Carolina at Wilmington receive?
- $29.5 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of North Carolina at Wilmington's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($28.5 million, 96.5%). By type, grants were $1.2 million and contracts $109,192.
- Did University of North Carolina at Wilmington's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $29.5 million; FY2024: $31.6 million (-6.6%).
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) 5251bb2c-492f-4971-ad47-2335f2e84fda-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.