University profileSilver City, NMFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Western New Mexico University get?
Western New Mexico University received $8.0 million in federal awards in FY2025, 958th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $8.0 million to Western New Mexico University (Silver City, NM), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 958th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Western New Mexico University.
| University of North Carolina at Asheville #955 · NC | $8M |
| Clark University #956 · MA | $8M |
| Oakton Community College #957 · IL | $8M |
| Western New Mexico University #958 · NM | $8M |
| Texas A&M University-Central Texas #959 · TX | $7.9M |
| St Josephs College #960 · NY | $7.9M |
| Pratt Institute #961 · NY | $7.8M |
What the money is
That is down 40.2% from FY2024 ($13.3 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 53008.4%. The largest share came as direct payments ($8.0 million, 100.0%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($8.0 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($7.5 million); Federal Work-Study Program ($268,440); Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ($166,812). It ranks 958th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY (UEI VRBCEWA54AK5). 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
Western New Mexico University: $8M in FY2025, up 53008% 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 | $5,000 | -$250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,750 |
| FY2019 | $5,000 | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,000 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $1.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.9M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $9.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9.6M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $717,700 | $2.3M | $0 | $0 | $3.1M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $1.6M | $6.8M | $0 | $22,756 | $8.5M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $5.6M | $7.3M | $0 | $350,000 | $13.3M |
| FY2025 | $0 | -$350 | $8.0M | $0 | $0 | $8.0M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $27,000 | $7.0M | $0 | $0 | $7.0M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Western New Mexico 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 | $8.0 million | 100.0% |
| Department of Agriculture | -$350 | -0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $7.5 million | 93.6% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $268,440 | 3.4% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $166,812 | 2.1% |
| Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grants (TEACH Grants) Assistance Listing 84.379 | $76,452 | 1.0% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) Assistance Listing 10.326 | -$0 | -0.0% |
| Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants Assistance Listing 10.223 | -$350 | -0.0% |
Other institutions in New Mexico
- University of New Mexico$271M
- New Mexico State University$130M
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology$74M
- Navajo Technical University$31M
- Central New Mexico Community College$22M
- Eastern New Mexico University$19M
- San Juan College$15M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Western New Mexico University receive?
- $8.0 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Western New Mexico University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($8.0 million, 100.0%). By type, grants were -$350 and contracts $0.
- Did Western New Mexico University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $8.0 million; FY2024: $13.3 million (-40.2%).
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) 5ba71d1e-b72d-b55a-a7a3-90cc56a50707-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.