University profileLogan, UTFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Utah State University get?
Utah State University received $100.4 million in federal awards in FY2025, 171st of 998 institutions (top 17%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $100.4 million to Utah State University (Logan, UT), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 171st of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Utah State University.
| Northern Arizona University #168 · AZ | $103M |
| University of Maryland Baltimore County #169 · MD | $103M |
| Prairie View A&M University #170 · TX | $101M |
| Utah State University #171 · UT | $100M |
| Boise State University #172 · ID | $100M |
| University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston #173 · TX | $99M |
| Brigham Young University #174 · UT | $99M |
What the money is
That is down 18.6% from FY2024 ($123.3 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 94.8%. The largest share came as grants ($49.2 million, 49.0%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($58.1 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($44.5 million); Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs ($8.0 million); Engineering ($6.7 million). It ranks 171st of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI SPE2YDWHDYU4). 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
Utah State University: $100M in FY2025, up 95% 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 | $5.0M | $48.5M | -$402 | $0 | $1.5M | $55.1M |
| FY2019 | $4.6M | $46.1M | $0 | $0 | $873,634 | $51.5M |
| FY2020 | $7.3M | $75.5M | $0 | $0 | $1.4M | $84.2M |
| FY2021 | $6.9M | $160.4M | $0 | $0 | $1.6M | $168.9M |
| FY2022 | $6.8M | $58.0M | $18.0M | $0 | $1.9M | $84.8M |
| FY2023 | $3.0M | $64.8M | $36.8M | $0 | $2.1M | $106.7M |
| FY2024 | $3.8M | $75.8M | $41.3M | $0 | $2.4M | $123.3M |
| FY2025 | $3.6M | $49.2M | $46.3M | $0 | $1.3M | $100.4M |
| FY2026* | $2.3M | $50.5M | $44.2M | $0 | $1.2M | $98.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Utah State University, 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 | $58.1 million | 57.8% |
| National Science Foundation | $11.3 million | 11.2% |
| Department of Agriculture | $11.2 million | 11.2% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $10.0 million | 10.0% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $4.5 million | 4.5% |
| Department of the Interior | $2.9 million | 2.9% |
| Small Business Administration | $1.3 million | 1.3% |
| Department of Defense | $916,726 | 0.9% |
| Department of Labor | $284,615 | 0.3% |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | $239,671 | 0.2% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $44.5 million | 44.4% |
| Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Assistance Listing 84.334 | $8.0 million | 8.0% |
| Engineering Assistance Listing 47.041 | $6.7 million | 6.7% |
| Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act Assistance Listing 10.203 | $2.4 million | 2.4% |
| Geosciences Assistance Listing 47.050 | $2.4 million | 2.4% |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Assistance Listing 10.310 | $2.1 million | 2.1% |
| Smith-Lever Extension Funding Assistance Listing 10.511 | $2.0 million | 2.0% |
| Special Education Educational Technology Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Assistance Listing 84.327 | $2.0 million | 2.0% |
| Science Assistance Listing 43.001 | $2.0 million | 1.9% |
| Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders Assistance Listing 93.173 | $1.6 million | 1.6% |
Other institutions in Utah
- Western Governors University$494M
- University of Utah$437M
- Brigham Young University$99M
- Utah Valley University$84M
- Weber State University$39M
- Southern Utah University$35M
- Salt Lake Community College$35M
- Utah Tech University$22M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Utah State University receive?
- $100.4 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Utah State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($58.1 million, 57.8%). By type, grants were $49.2 million and contracts $3.6 million.
- Did Utah State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $100.4 million; FY2024: $123.3 million (-18.6%).
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) d345a8ea-b0ac-7e5d-b949-6507917f2140-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.