University profileEugene, ORFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Oregon get?
University of Oregon received $132.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 141st of 998 institutions (top 14%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $132.7 million to University of Oregon (Eugene, OR), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 141st of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Oregon.
| North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University #138 · NC | $134M |
| California State University Northridge #139 · CA | $133M |
| Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund #140 · LA | $133M |
| University of Oregon #141 · OR | $133M |
| University System of New Hampshire (Durham) #142 · NH | $132M |
| University of California Santa Cruz #143 · CA | $132M |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks #144 · AK | $131M |
What the money is
That is up 4.1% from FY2024 ($127.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 42.3%. The largest share came as grants ($98.2 million, 74.0%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($53.0 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($30.6 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($10.8 million); Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities ($10.0 million). It ranks 141st 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 OREGON (UEI Z3FGN9MF92U2). 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 Oregon: $133M in FY2025, up 42% 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 | $873,517 | $79.2M | $0 | $0 | $327,065 | $80.4M |
| FY2019 | $927,544 | $92.1M | $0 | $0 | $144,327 | $93.2M |
| FY2020 | $142,401 | $113.9M | $118,925 | $0 | $298,092 | $114.4M |
| FY2021 | $107,788 | $165.5M | -$845 | $0 | $20,407 | $165.6M |
| FY2022 | $139,295 | $110.3M | $8.1M | $0 | $164,964 | $118.7M |
| FY2023 | $112,100 | $108.7M | $25.0M | $0 | $200,000 | $134.0M |
| FY2024 | $140,945 | $98.2M | $28.9M | $0 | $295,572 | $127.5M |
| FY2025 | $99,502 | $98.2M | $33.3M | $0 | $1.0M | $132.7M |
| FY2026* | $28,883 | $100.0M | $29.4M | $0 | $458,000 | $129.9M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Oregon, 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 | $53.0 million | 39.9% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $47.6 million | 35.8% |
| National Science Foundation | $23.3 million | 17.6% |
| Department of the Interior | $4.8 million | 3.6% |
| Department of Defense | $1.3 million | 1.0% |
| Department of Agriculture | $1.2 million | 0.9% |
| Department of Energy | $1.2 million | 0.9% |
| Department of Commerce | $168,048 | 0.1% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $141,397 | 0.1% |
| Department of Transportation | $16,137 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $30.6 million | 23.1% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $10.8 million | 8.1% |
| Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Assistance Listing 84.326 | $10.0 million | 7.5% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $6.3 million | 4.8% |
| Mental Health Research Grants Assistance Listing 93.242 | $6.3 million | 4.8% |
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $4.5 million | 3.4% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $3.8 million | 2.9% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $3.6 million | 2.7% |
| Research Infrastructure Programs Assistance Listing 93.351 | $3.6 million | 2.7% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $3.6 million | 2.7% |
Other institutions in Oregon
- Oregon Health & Science University$371M
- Oregon State University$242M
- Portland State University$74M
- Mt Hood Community College$24M
- Western Oregon University$11M
- Eastern Oregon University$8.8M
- Southern Oregon University$8.8M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Oregon receive?
- $132.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Oregon's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($53.0 million, 39.9%). By type, grants were $98.2 million and contracts $99,502.
- Did University of Oregon's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $132.7 million; FY2024: $127.5 million (+4.1%).
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) e9ad8bff-1815-2dce-c711-ea8977aee9fe-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.