University profileRichmond, VAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Virginia Commonwealth University get?
Virginia Commonwealth University received $220.7 million in federal awards in FY2025, 87th of 998 institutions (top 9%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $220.7 million to Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 87th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Virginia Commonwealth University.
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University #84 · VA | $235M |
| University of Oklahoma (Norman) #85 · OK | $233M |
| Florida State University #86 · FL | $227M |
| Virginia Commonwealth University #87 · VA | $221M |
| Vanderbilt University #88 · TN | $218M |
| Case Western Reserve University #89 · OH | $217M |
| Brown University #90 · RI | $213M |
What the money is
That is up 2.1% from FY2024 ($216.1 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 64.1%. The largest share came as grants ($154.0 million, 69.8%). The Department of Health and Human Services was the biggest funder ($132.6 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($48.4 million); Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs ($16.7 million); Cancer Treatment Research ($10.0 million). It ranks 87th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (UEI MLQFL4JSSAA9). 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
Virginia Commonwealth University: $221M in FY2025, up 64% 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 | $7.0M | $115.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $122.0M |
| FY2019 | $6.3M | $128.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $134.5M |
| FY2020 | $8.0M | $160.5M | $0 | $0 | $70,870 | $168.5M |
| FY2021 | $6.7M | $222.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $229.1M |
| FY2022 | $6.7M | $155.3M | $17.3M | $0 | $0 | $179.4M |
| FY2023 | $17.6M | $155.3M | $39.6M | $0 | $0 | $212.5M |
| FY2024 | $7.8M | $161.7M | $46.5M | $0 | $125,462 | $216.1M |
| FY2025 | $14.8M | $154.0M | $51.9M | $0 | $0 | $220.7M |
| FY2026* | $2.4M | $135.9M | $52.7M | $0 | $0 | $191.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Virginia Commonwealth 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 Health and Human Services | $132.6 million | 60.1% |
| Department of Education | $56.7 million | 25.7% |
| Department of Defense | $17.7 million | 8.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $6.0 million | 2.7% |
| Social Security Administration | $4.2 million | 1.9% |
| Department of Energy | $2.6 million | 1.2% |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | $396,270 | 0.2% |
| Department of the Interior | $299,691 | 0.1% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $210,960 | 0.1% |
| National Endowment for the Arts | $45,000 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $48.4 million | 21.9% |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $16.7 million | 7.6% |
| Cancer Treatment Research Assistance Listing 93.395 | $10.0 million | 4.5% |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research Assistance Listing 93.847 | $9.5 million | 4.3% |
| Military Medical Research and Development Assistance Listing 12.420 | $7.8 million | 3.5% |
| Alcohol Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.273 | $7.1 million | 3.2% |
| Oral Diseases and Disorders Research Assistance Listing 93.121 | $6.8 million | 3.1% |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.855 | $6.6 million | 3.0% |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research Assistance Listing 93.837 | $5.9 million | 2.7% |
| Mental Health Research Grants Assistance Listing 93.242 | $5.7 million | 2.6% |
Other institutions in Virginia
- Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia$398M
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University$235M
- Liberty University$185M
- George Mason University$153M
- Strayer University, LLC$150M
- Virginia Community College System Office (Annandale)$79M
- Old Dominion University$66M
- Virginia State University$56M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Virginia Commonwealth University receive?
- $220.7 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Virginia Commonwealth University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Health and Human Services ($132.6 million, 60.1%). By type, grants were $154.0 million and contracts $14.8 million.
- Did Virginia Commonwealth University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $220.7 million; FY2024: $216.1 million (+2.1%).
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) c6121f36-8222-1039-c78e-e1f5ef0bfaf6-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.