University profileLa Crosse, WIFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does University of Wisconsin System (La Crosse) get?
University of Wisconsin System (La Crosse) received $12.3 million in federal awards in FY2025, 763rd of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $12.3 million to University of Wisconsin System (La Crosse) (La Crosse, WI), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 763rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of University of Wisconsin System (La Crosse).
| Owens State Community College #760 · OH | $12M |
| Gateway Technical College #761 · WI | $12M |
| Clark State College #762 · OH | $12M |
| University of Wisconsin System (La Crosse) #763 · WI | $12M |
| Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) #764 · AR | $12M |
| State University #765 · IL | $12M |
| University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics #766 · NY | $12M |
What the money is
That is up 5.1% from FY2024 ($11.7 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 374.2%. The largest share came as direct payments ($10.0 million, 81.9%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($11.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($9.1 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($511,090); Soil and Water Conservation ($499,310). It ranks 763rd 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 WISCONSIN SYSTEM (UEI LZFYPNDKE3Y5). 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 Wisconsin System (La Crosse): $12M in FY2025, up 374% 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 | -$2,567 | $1.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.9M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $2.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.6M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $9.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9.4M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $31.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $31.1M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $1.9M | $2.9M | $0 | $0 | $4.8M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $2.0M | $7.5M | $0 | $0 | $9.5M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $2.6M | $9.1M | $0 | $0 | $11.7M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $2.2M | $10.0M | $0 | $0 | $12.3M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $977,527 | $8.7M | $0 | $0 | $9.7M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to University of Wisconsin System (La Crosse), 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 | $11.2 million | 91.3% |
| Department of Agriculture | $499,310 | 4.1% |
| National Science Foundation | $378,581 | 3.1% |
| Department of the Interior | $225,139 | 1.8% |
| Department of State | -$34,441 | -0.3% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $9.1 million | 74.6% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $511,090 | 4.2% |
| Soil and Water Conservation Assistance Listing 10.902 | $499,310 | 4.1% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $467,707 | 3.8% |
| Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Assistance Listing 84.325 | $411,533 | 3.4% |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Assistance Listing 47.084 | $400,000 | 3.3% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $387,709 | 3.2% |
| TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Assistance Listing 84.217 | $270,319 | 2.2% |
| U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection Assistance Listing 15.808 | $234,904 | 1.9% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin System (Madison)$774M
- Medical College of Wisconsin$129M
- University of Wisconsin System (Milwaukee)$73M
- Marquette University$33M
- University of Wisconsin System (Oshkosh)$21M
- University of Wisconsin System (Whitewater)$20M
- Madison Area Technical College District$19M
- University of Wisconsin System (Eau Claire)$19M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does University of Wisconsin System receive?
- $12.3 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does University of Wisconsin System's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($11.2 million, 91.3%). By type, grants were $2.2 million and contracts $0.
- Did University of Wisconsin System's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $12.3 million; FY2024: $11.7 million (+5.1%).
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) fc36ac55-b81f-5ed2-ca8d-cfde15d642f6-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.