University profileMorgantown, WVFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does West Virginia University get?
West Virginia University received $68.5 million in federal awards in FY2025, 229th of 998 institutions (top 23%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $68.5 million to West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 229th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of West Virginia University.
| American Intercontinental University System (Chandler) #226 · AZ | $69M |
| University of Memphis #227 · TN | $69M |
| University of South Alabama #228 · AL | $69M |
| West Virginia University #229 · WV | $68M |
| California State University San Bernardino #230 · CA | $68M |
| North Carolina Central University #231 · NC | $68M |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology #232 · NJ | $68M |
What the money is
That is down 9.7% from FY2024 ($75.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 238.6%. The largest share came as direct payments ($37.2 million, 54.3%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($38.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($32.6 million); Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending ($6.4 million); Smith-Lever Extension Funding ($4.5 million). It ranks 229th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (UEI MNL4D3VQUWA5). 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 Virginia University: $68M in FY2025, up 239% 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 | $2.4M | $15.7M | $0 | $0 | $57,090 | $18.2M |
| FY2019 | $2.8M | $16.9M | $0 | $0 | $433,458 | $20.2M |
| FY2020 | $2.5M | $52.8M | $0 | $0 | $153,758 | $55.5M |
| FY2021 | $1.2M | $100.4M | $0 | $0 | $850,111 | $102.5M |
| FY2022 | $2.2M | $34.4M | $14.2M | $0 | $390,659 | $51.2M |
| FY2023 | $2.4M | $32.8M | $29.2M | $0 | $476,226 | $65.0M |
| FY2024 | $3.3M | $38.7M | $33.8M | $0 | $48,144 | $75.8M |
| FY2025 | $2.5M | $28.7M | $37.2M | $0 | -$2,228 | $68.5M |
| FY2026* | $2.4M | $22.1M | $36.6M | $0 | -$50,967 | $61.1M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to West Virginia 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 | $38.2 million | 55.8% |
| Department of Agriculture | $10.4 million | 15.2% |
| Department of Transportation | $8.9 million | 13.0% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $7.8 million | 11.5% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $2.5 million | 3.6% |
| Department of Energy | $351,089 | 0.5% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $350,000 | 0.5% |
| Department of Defense | $121,647 | 0.2% |
| Department of Justice | $25,466 | 0.0% |
| Department of Labor | $0 | 0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $32.6 million | 47.7% |
| Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending Assistance Listing 20.534 | $6.4 million | 9.3% |
| Smith-Lever Extension Funding Assistance Listing 10.511 | $4.5 million | 6.6% |
| Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act Assistance Listing 10.203 | $3.5 million | 5.1% |
| State of Good Repair Grants Program Assistance Listing 20.525 | $2.5 million | 3.6% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $1.8 million | 2.7% |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs Assistance Listing 93.279 | $1.8 million | 2.6% |
| Nursing Research Assistance Listing 93.361 | $1.7 million | 2.5% |
| Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Assistance Listing 10.514 | $1.0 million | 1.5% |
| Trans-NIH Research Support Assistance Listing 93.310 | $1.0 million | 1.5% |
Other institutions in West Virginia
- West Virginia University Research Corporation$77M
- Marshall University$25M
- Marshall University Research Corporation$19M
- West Virginia State University Research and Development Corporation$16M
- Bluefield State Unversity$11M
- Fairmont State University$8.6M
- Shepherd University$7.1M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does West Virginia University receive?
- $68.5 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does West Virginia University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($38.2 million, 55.8%). By type, grants were $28.7 million and contracts $2.5 million.
- Did West Virginia University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $68.5 million; FY2024: $75.8 million (-9.7%).
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) 00b062d0-a179-1efa-2618-43bea86b43fd-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.