University profileBurlington, VTFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Vermont & State Agricultural College get?
University of Vermont & State Agricultural College received $126.4 million in federal awards in FY2025, 154th of 998 institutions (top 15%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $126.4 million to University of Vermont & State Agricultural College (Burlington, VT), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 154th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Vermont & State Agricultural College.
| California State University Long Beach #151 · CA | $129M |
| William Marsh Rice University #152 · TX | $128M |
| University of Texas at El Paso #153 · TX | $126M |
| University of Vermont & State Agricultural College #154 · VT | $126M |
| University of North Texas #155 · TX | $126M |
| Pennsylvania State University (State College) #156 · PA | $121M |
| Tufts College (Boston) #157 · MA | $117M |
What the money is
That is down 16.0% from FY2024 ($150.5 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 21.8%. The largest share came as grants ($109.6 million, 86.8%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($53.9 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($11.7 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($11.2 million); Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education ($10.8 million). It ranks 154th 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 VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE (UEI Z94KLERAG5V9). 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 Vermont & State Agricultural College: $126M in FY2025, up 22% 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 | $306,598 | $98.4M | $0 | $0 | $473,682 | $99.2M |
| FY2019 | $534,125 | $102.7M | $0 | $0 | $516,047 | $103.7M |
| FY2020 | $520,922 | $127.6M | $0 | $0 | $468,607 | $128.6M |
| FY2021 | $2.8M | $140.6M | $68,307 | $0 | $439,088 | $143.9M |
| FY2022 | $5.6M | $121.7M | $4.0M | $0 | $3.0M | $134.3M |
| FY2023 | $3.0M | $184.8M | $11.6M | $0 | $6.0M | $205.4M |
| FY2024 | $8.9M | $121.6M | $13.2M | $0 | $6.7M | $150.5M |
| FY2025 | $1.0M | $109.6M | $15.0M | $0 | $720,096 | $126.4M |
| FY2026* | $960,607 | $97.3M | $43.7M | $0 | $212,164 | $142.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, 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 | $53.9 million | 42.6% |
| Department of Agriculture | $24.0 million | 19.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $17.9 million | 14.2% |
| Department of Education | $16.2 million | 12.8% |
| Department of Defense | $9.4 million | 7.4% |
| Department of Commerce | $1.8 million | 1.5% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $1.3 million | 1.1% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $1.2 million | 1.0% |
| Department of the Interior | $893,233 | 0.7% |
| Small Business Administration | $75,000 | 0.1% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $11.7 million | 9.2% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $11.2 million | 8.9% |
| Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Assistance Listing 10.215 | $10.8 million | 8.6% |
| Military Medical Research and Development Assistance Listing 12.420 | $8.5 million | 6.7% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $8.5 million | 6.7% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $6.6 million | 5.2% |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $5.8 million | 4.6% |
| Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research Assistance Listing 10.001 | $5.6 million | 4.4% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $5.3 million | 4.2% |
| Cancer Cause and Prevention Research Assistance Listing 93.393 | $4.8 million | 3.8% |
Other institutions in Vermont
- Norwich University$29M
- Vermont State Colleges (Randolph Center)$16M
- Vermont State Colleges (Montpelier)$8.7M
- Champlain College$7.7M
- President and Fellows of Middlebury College$6.7M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Vermont & State Agricultural College receive?
- $126.4 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Vermont & State Agricultural College's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($53.9 million, 42.6%). By type, grants were $109.6 million and contracts $1.0 million.
- Did University of Vermont & State Agricultural College's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $126.4 million; FY2024: $150.5 million (-16.0%).
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) fb0c0b67-cf3f-8e71-00cf-883ce0aa9a3c-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.