University profileKingston, RIFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Rhode Island get?
University of Rhode Island received $134.9 million in federal awards in FY2025, 136th of 998 institutions (top 14%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $134.9 million to University of Rhode Island (Kingston, RI), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 136th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Rhode Island.
| Texas A&M Agrilife Research #133 · TX | $140M |
| Nevada System of Higher Education (Las Vegas) #134 · NV | $138M |
| George Washington University #135 · DC | $136M |
| University of Rhode Island #136 · RI | $135M |
| Texas Tech University System (Lubbock) #137 · TX | $134M |
| North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University #138 · NC | $134M |
| California State University Northridge #139 · CA | $133M |
What the money is
That is up 1.1% from FY2024 ($133.4 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 85.8%. The largest share came as grants ($107.3 million, 79.5%). The Department of Commerce was the biggest funder ($40.1 million). Its largest programs were National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes ($27.7 million); Federal Pell Grant Program ($24.0 million); Geosciences ($9.3 million). It ranks 136th 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 RHODE ISLAND (UEI CJDNG9D14MW7, NFS9RNJVPMC7, YN2JWTVV9F85). 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 Rhode Island: $135M in FY2025, up 86% 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 | $1.9M | $56.5M | $0 | $0 | $533,565 | $58.9M |
| FY2019 | $831,602 | $71.6M | $0 | $0 | $162,706 | $72.6M |
| FY2020 | $723,066 | $88.6M | $0 | $0 | $650,815 | $90.0M |
| FY2021 | $927,851 | $134.7M | $0 | $0 | $906,375 | $136.5M |
| FY2022 | $703,226 | $79.9M | $8.4M | $0 | $231,003 | $89.3M |
| FY2023 | $2.7M | $102.8M | $19.8M | $0 | $89,711 | $125.4M |
| FY2024 | $657,849 | $110.9M | $21.8M | $0 | $7,637 | $133.4M |
| FY2025 | $1.5M | $107.3M | $26.0M | $0 | $105,589 | $134.9M |
| FY2026* | $746,432 | $116.8M | $14.3M | $0 | $15,194 | $131.8M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Rhode Island, 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 Commerce | $40.1 million | 29.7% |
| National Science Foundation | $30.5 million | 22.6% |
| Department of Education | $26.2 million | 19.4% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $19.9 million | 14.8% |
| Department of Defense | $5.7 million | 4.2% |
| Department of Agriculture | $4.3 million | 3.2% |
| Agency for International Development | $2.2 million | 1.6% |
| Department of Energy | $1.8 million | 1.3% |
| Department of the Interior | $1.4 million | 1.0% |
| Department of Labor | $1.2 million | 0.9% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes Assistance Listing 11.432 | $27.7 million | 20.6% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $24.0 million | 17.8% |
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $9.3 million | 6.9% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $8.4 million | 6.3% |
| Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) Assistance Listing 11.405 | $7.9 million | 5.8% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $6.1 million | 4.6% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $5.2 million | 3.9% |
| Sea Grant Support Assistance Listing 11.417 | $4.4 million | 3.3% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $3.4 million | 2.5% |
| Biological Sciences Assistance Listing 47.074 | $2.7 million | 2.0% |
Other institutions in Rhode Island
- Brown University$213M
- Community College of Rhode Island$38M
- Rhode Island College$24M
- Johnson & Wales University$21M
- Roger Williams University$9.5M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Rhode Island receive?
- $134.9 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Rhode Island's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Commerce ($40.1 million, 29.7%). By type, grants were $107.3 million and contracts $1.5 million.
- Did University of Rhode Island's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $134.9 million; FY2024: $133.4 million (+1.1%).
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) 8f7c7d27-684d-9b39-0e46-80a8c294c54a-C, f30542cf-d727-8a72-53f7-d51a83e55938-C, 9f317e68-af02-4215-34d5-1c8295508bab-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.