University profileMobile, ALFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of South Alabama get?
University of South Alabama received $68.5 million in federal awards in FY2025, 228th of 998 institutions (top 23%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $68.5 million to University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 228th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of South Alabama.
| Hillsborough Community College #225 · FL | $70M |
| American Intercontinental University System (Chandler) #226 · AZ | $69M |
| University of Memphis #227 · TN | $69M |
| University of South Alabama #228 · AL | $69M |
| West Virginia University #229 · WV | $68M |
| California State University San Bernardino #230 · CA | $68M |
| North Carolina Central University #231 · NC | $68M |
What the money is
That is down 3.5% from FY2024 ($71.0 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 121.7%. The largest share came as grants ($39.2 million, 57.2%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($30.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($28.3 million); STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) ($7.4 million); Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program ($4.1 million). It ranks 228th 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 SOUTH ALABAMA (UEI QB12VPNQQFE8). 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 South Alabama: $69M in FY2025, up 122% 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 | $280,678 | $21.8M | $0 | $0 | $534,473 | $22.6M |
| FY2019 | $238,670 | $30.4M | $0 | $0 | $274,478 | $30.9M |
| FY2020 | $165,247 | $40.1M | $0 | $0 | $141,227 | $40.4M |
| FY2021 | $134,037 | $91.6M | $0 | $0 | $330,091 | $92.0M |
| FY2022 | $4.9M | $36.2M | $11.0M | $0 | $150,021 | $52.2M |
| FY2023 | $644,356 | $90.7M | $20.1M | $0 | $464,056 | $111.9M |
| FY2024 | $7.2M | $38.4M | $25.2M | $0 | $313,833 | $71.0M |
| FY2025 | $76,055 | $39.2M | $29.3M | $0 | -$1 | $68.5M |
| FY2026* | $35,921 | $24.1M | $28.0M | $0 | $300,000 | $52.4M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of South Alabama, 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 | $30.2 million | 44.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $20.7 million | 30.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $11.5 million | 16.7% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $2.7 million | 4.0% |
| Department of Commerce | $1.5 million | 2.2% |
| Department of Defense | $1.3 million | 1.9% |
| Department of Agriculture | $499,999 | 0.7% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $448,690 | 0.7% |
| Department of Justice | -$2,085 | -0.0% |
| Department of Energy | -$277,885 | -0.4% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $28.3 million | 41.3% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $7.4 million | 10.8% |
| Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program Assistance Listing 93.255 | $4.1 million | 6.0% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $3.9 million | 5.7% |
| Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants Assistance Listing 93.359 | $3.3 million | 4.8% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $2.9 million | 4.3% |
| Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program Assistance Listing 66.475 | $2.7 million | 4.0% |
| Medical Student Education Assistance Listing 93.680 | $1.6 million | 2.3% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $1.6 million | 2.3% |
| Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects Assistance Listing 11.469 | $1.5 million | 2.2% |
Other institutions in Alabama
- University of Alabama at Birmingham$398M
- Auburn University$164M
- University of Alabama$149M
- University of Alabama in Huntsville$89M
- Alabama A & M University$66M
- Tuskegee University$49M
- Alabama State University$43M
- Troy University$34M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of South Alabama receive?
- $68.5 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of South Alabama's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($30.2 million, 44.0%). By type, grants were $39.2 million and contracts $76,055.
- Did University of South Alabama's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $68.5 million; FY2024: $71.0 million (-3.5%).
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) 06e99475-088f-52e6-67ba-36b42571498a-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.