University profileSeattle, WAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Washington get?
University of Washington received $1.0 billion in federal awards in FY2025, 8th of 998 institutions (top 1%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $1.0 billion to University of Washington (Seattle, WA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 8th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Washington.
| Johns Hopkins University #5 · MD | $1.2B |
| University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) #6 · MI | $1.1B |
| University of California, San Diego #7 · CA | $1.1B |
| University of Washington #8 · WA | $1B |
| Columbia University in the City of New York #9 · NY | $964M |
| University of California, San Francisco #10 · CA | $934M |
| University of Pennsylvania #11 · PA | $889M |
What the money is
That is down 12.8% from FY2024 ($1.2 billion). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 5.1%. The largest share came as grants ($832.7 million, 81.1%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($556.9 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($78.6 million); Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research ($65.0 million); Cardiovascular Diseases Research ($45.3 million). It ranks 8th 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 WASHINGTON (UEI HD1WMN6945W6, HN3PW4TXSP27, NFJ3CMQ4B418). 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 Washington: $1B in FY2025, up 5% 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 | $67.8M | $813.1M | $0 | $0 | $3.1M | $884.0M |
| FY2019 | $55.5M | $918.4M | $0 | $0 | $2.6M | $976.6M |
| FY2020 | $69.1M | $939.3M | $0 | $0 | $2.9M | $1.0B |
| FY2021 | $71.3M | $1.1B | $14.2M | $0 | $2.6M | $1.2B |
| FY2022 | $74.4M | $1.0B | $42.0M | $0 | $2.9M | $1.1B |
| FY2023 | $98.3M | $971.6M | $68.5M | $0 | $5.6M | $1.1B |
| FY2024 | $117.3M | $987.5M | $68.1M | $0 | $3.9M | $1.2B |
| FY2025 | $101.2M | $832.7M | $89.4M | $0 | $3.2M | $1.0B |
| FY2026* | $69.1M | $813.4M | $62.6M | $0 | $3.1M | $948.1M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Washington, 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 | $556.9 million | 54.3% |
| Department of Defense | $130.2 million | 12.7% |
| National Science Foundation | $117.6 million | 11.5% |
| Department of Education | $109.5 million | 10.7% |
| Department of Commerce | $41.7 million | 4.1% |
| Department of Energy | $31.7 million | 3.1% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $13.7 million | 1.3% |
| Department of the Interior | $8.5 million | 0.8% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $4.9 million | 0.5% |
| Department of Agriculture | $4.8 million | 0.5% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $78.6 million | 7.7% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $65.0 million | 6.3% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $45.3 million | 4.4% |
| Aging Research Assistance Listing 93.866 | $44.8 million | 4.4% |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $35.5 million | 3.5% |
| Mental Health Research Grants Assistance Listing 93.242 | $33.5 million | 3.3% |
| Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.865 | $32.8 million | 3.2% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $31.9 million | 3.1% |
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $31.2 million | 3.0% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $28.4 million | 2.8% |
Other institutions in Washington
- Washington State University (Pullman)$163M
- Washington State Community College District 17$47M
- Western Washington University$29M
- Corporation of Gonzaga University$28M
- Central Washington University$26M
- Eastern Washington University$22M
- Skagit Valley College Foundation$18M
- Community College District 14-Clark College$17M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Washington receive?
- $1.0 billion in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Washington's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($556.9 million, 54.3%). By type, grants were $832.7 million and contracts $101.2 million.
- Did University of Washington's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $1.0 billion; FY2024: $1.2 billion (-12.8%).
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) 8a022699-f7be-356a-f01a-3aa6f76016ef-C, a1f2d9de-0ad5-7868-9f63-e8fb6a5d584a-C, 9e5b4fa1-776e-664f-3b76-8ed5b996cf5d-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.