University profileCanyon, TXFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does West Texas A & M University get?
West Texas A & M University received $25.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 463rd of 998 institutions (top 46%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $25.0 million to West Texas A & M University (Canyon, TX), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 463rd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of West Texas A & M University.
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania #460 · PA | $25M |
| University of Massachusetts Dartmouth #461 · MA | $25M |
| American University #462 · DC | $25M |
| West Texas A & M University #463 · TX | $25M |
| Elizabeth City State University #464 · NC | $25M |
| Marshall University #465 · WV | $25M |
| Bishop State Community College #466 · AL | $25M |
What the money is
That is up 19.0% from FY2024 ($21.0 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 1181.8%. The largest share came as direct payments ($20.4 million, 81.6%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($24.0 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($19.9 million); American History and Civics Education ($1.9 million); Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) ($762,310). It ranks 463rd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (UEI TRMGFQWVM1N8). 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
West Texas A & M University: $25M in FY2025, up 1182% 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 | $0 | $2.2M | $0 | $0 | $152,013 | $2.3M |
| FY2019 | $4,635 | $1.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.0M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $8.3M | $0 | $0 | $137,400 | $8.5M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $31.4M | $0 | $0 | $36,590 | $31.4M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $2.0M | $7.4M | $0 | $0 | $9.3M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $1.3M | $16.2M | $0 | $0 | $17.5M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $2.6M | $18.4M | $0 | $117,169 | $21.0M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $4.6M | $20.4M | $0 | $0 | $25.0M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $14.5M | $19.5M | $0 | $0 | $34.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to West Texas A & M 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 | $24.0 million | 96.0% |
| Department of Agriculture | $792,310 | 3.2% |
| National Science Foundation | $216,563 | 0.9% |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $19.9 million | 79.5% |
| American History and Civics Education Assistance Listing 84.422 | $1.9 million | 7.7% |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Assistance Listing 10.310 | $762,310 | 3.0% |
| TRIO Upward Bound Assistance Listing 84.047 | $715,405 | 2.9% |
| Migrant Education College Assistance Migrant Program Assistance Listing 84.149 | $459,592 | 1.8% |
| TRIO Talent Search Assistance Listing 84.044 | $290,202 | 1.2% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $287,959 | 1.1% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $250,000 | 1.0% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $197,129 | 0.8% |
| TRIO McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Assistance Listing 84.217 | $185,314 | 0.7% |
Other institutions in Texas
- University of Texas at Austin$800M
- Baylor College of Medicine$355M
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center$351M
- University of Houston System (Houston)$337M
- University of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center$289M
- Texas A & M University$204M
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston$201M
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley$197M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does West Texas A & M University receive?
- $25.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does West Texas A & M University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($24.0 million, 96.0%). By type, grants were $4.6 million and contracts $0.
- Did West Texas A & M University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $25.0 million; FY2024: $21.0 million (+19.0%).
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) 98f8916e-5934-470d-dff6-789f75f87b3a-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.