University profileHouston, TXFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center get?
University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center received $288.6 million in federal awards in FY2025, 66th of 998 institutions (top 7%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $288.6 million to University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 66th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center.
| Georgia Tech Research Corp #63 · GA | $297M |
| Indiana University (Indianapolis) #64 · IN | $293M |
| University of Hawaii (Honolulu) #65 · HI | $292M |
| University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center #66 · TX | $289M |
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology #67 · IA | $287M |
| University of Iowa #68 · IA | $285M |
| North Carolina State University #69 · NC | $279M |
What the money is
That is up 18.0% from FY2024 ($244.6 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 52.0%. The largest share came as grants ($274.8 million, 95.2%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($231.8 million). Its largest programs were Military Medical Research and Development ($52.1 million); Cancer Treatment Research ($46.4 million); Cancer Biology Research ($34.8 million). It ranks 66th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names THE UNIVERISTY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER (UEI S3GMKS8ELA16). 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 Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center: $289M in FY2025, up 52% 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 | $11.9M | $149.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $161.4M |
| FY2019 | $14.8M | $175.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $189.9M |
| FY2020 | $10.6M | $187.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $197.9M |
| FY2021 | $11.7M | $188.3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $200.0M |
| FY2022 | $14.0M | $206.2M | $394,522 | $0 | $0 | $220.5M |
| FY2023 | $15.3M | $213.7M | $731,119 | $0 | $0 | $229.8M |
| FY2024 | $11.6M | $232.1M | $808,016 | $0 | $0 | $244.6M |
| FY2025 | $12.9M | $274.8M | $867,565 | $0 | $0 | $288.6M |
| FY2026* | $13.7M | $225.2M | $1.7M | $0 | $0 | $240.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center, 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 | $231.8 million | 80.3% |
| Department of Defense | $52.1 million | 18.1% |
| Department of the Interior | $3.4 million | 1.2% |
| Department of Education | $867,565 | 0.3% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $362,605 | 0.1% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $23,577 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Military Medical Research and Development Assistance Listing 12.420 | $52.1 million | 18.1% |
| Cancer Treatment Research Assistance Listing 93.395 | $46.4 million | 16.1% |
| Cancer Biology Research Assistance Listing 93.396 | $34.8 million | 12.0% |
| Cancer Cause and Prevention Research Assistance Listing 93.393 | $28.6 million | 9.9% |
| Cancer Centers Support Grants Assistance Listing 93.397 | $26.2 million | 9.1% |
| Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research Assistance Listing 93.394 | $20.2 million | 7.0% |
| Cancer Research Manpower Assistance Listing 93.398 | $7.3 million | 2.5% |
| 21st Century Cures Act - Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot Assistance Listing 93.353 | $7.0 million | 2.4% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $6.6 million | 2.3% |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders Assistance Listing 93.853 | $6.0 million | 2.1% |
Other institutions in Texas
- University of Texas at Austin$800M
- Baylor College of Medicine$355M
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center$351M
- University of Houston System (Houston)$337M
- Texas A & M University$204M
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston$201M
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley$197M
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio$165M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center receive?
- $288.6 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($231.8 million, 80.3%). By type, grants were $274.8 million and contracts $12.9 million.
- Did University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $288.6 million; FY2024: $244.6 million (+18.0%).
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) 07c08a07-af34-2853-20eb-9d2594ed7b35-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.