University profileVermillion, SDFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of South Dakota get?
University of South Dakota received $29.4 million in federal awards in FY2025, 415th of 998 institutions (top 42%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $29.4 million to University of South Dakota (Vermillion, SD), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 415th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of South Dakota.
| 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 |
| Los Rios Community College District #417 · CA | $29M |
| Maricopa County Community College District (Phoenix) #418 · AZ | $29M |
What the money is
That is down 26.2% from FY2024 ($39.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 77.2%. The largest share came as grants ($19.1 million, 65.0%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($13.9 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($8.9 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($4.3 million); Head Start ($3.2 million). It ranks 415th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (UEI U9EDNSCHTBE7). 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 Dakota: $29M in FY2025, up 77% 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 | $389,709 | $20.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21.3M |
| FY2019 | $274,844 | $16.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16.6M |
| FY2020 | $301,581 | $25.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25.7M |
| FY2021 | $254,480 | $40.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $40.4M |
| FY2022 | $339,530 | $24.7M | $3.4M | $0 | $0 | $28.5M |
| FY2023 | $330,462 | $28.3M | $7.8M | $0 | $0 | $36.3M |
| FY2024 | $325,657 | $30.1M | $9.3M | $0 | $0 | $39.8M |
| FY2025 | $291,480 | $19.1M | $10.0M | $0 | $0 | $29.4M |
| FY2026* | $200,339 | $23.0M | $9.2M | $0 | $0 | $32.4M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of South Dakota, 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 | $13.9 million | 47.2% |
| Department of Education | $12.6 million | 43.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $2.8 million | 9.4% |
| Department of Defense | $415,000 | 1.4% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $136,480 | 0.5% |
| Department of the Interior | $91,347 | 0.3% |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | $30,000 | 0.1% |
| Department of Justice | -$4,111 | -0.0% |
| Department of the Treasury | -$15,603 | -0.1% |
| Small Business Administration | -$78,951 | -0.3% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $8.9 million | 30.3% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $4.3 million | 14.5% |
| Head Start Assistance Listing 93.600 | $3.2 million | 10.9% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $1.6 million | 5.3% |
| Cancer Cause and Prevention Research Assistance Listing 93.393 | $896,339 | 3.1% |
| Special Projects of Regional and National Significance Assistance Listing 93.110 | $871,053 | 3.0% |
| TRIO Talent Search Assistance Listing 84.044 | $848,681 | 2.9% |
| Mental Health Research Grants Assistance Listing 93.242 | $747,500 | 2.5% |
| School Safely National Activities Assistance Listing 84.184 | $696,119 | 2.4% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $685,614 | 2.3% |
Other institutions in South Dakota
- South Dakota State University$57M
- South Dakota School of Mines & Technology$22M
- Sinte Gleska University$15M
- Black Hills State University$9M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of South Dakota receive?
- $29.4 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of South Dakota's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($13.9 million, 47.2%). By type, grants were $19.1 million and contracts $291,480.
- Did University of South Dakota's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $29.4 million; FY2024: $39.8 million (-26.2%).
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) 4158b581-4997-96f0-c233-8a235aa0dfd5-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.