University profileYoungstown, OHFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Youngstown State University get?
Youngstown State University received $22.9 million in federal awards in FY2025, 501st of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $22.9 million to Youngstown State University (Youngstown, OH), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 501st of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Youngstown State University.
| Middle Georgia State University #498 · GA | $23M |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center #499 · TX | $23M |
| Bowie State University #500 · MD | $23M |
| Youngstown State University #501 · OH | $23M |
| Angelo State University #502 · TX | $23M |
| University of Tennessee (Martin) #503 · TN | $23M |
| Augusta University #504 · GA | $23M |
What the money is
That is up 10.2% from FY2024 ($20.8 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 8507.9%. The largest share came as direct payments ($21.1 million, 92.0%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($21.1 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($20.1 million); STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) ($1.1 million); Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control ($680,038). It ranks 501st of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI C5BNR8SHXMM4). 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
Youngstown State University: $23M in FY2025, up 8508% 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 | $1.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.8M |
| FY2019 | $0 | $265,874 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $265,874 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $12.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12.2M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $50.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50.2M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $1.2M | $8.2M | $0 | $0 | $9.4M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $2.6M | $16.2M | $0 | $0 | $18.7M |
| FY2024 | $15,000 | $2.0M | $18.7M | $0 | $0 | $20.8M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $1.8M | $21.1M | $0 | $0 | $22.9M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $880,226 | $20.7M | $0 | $0 | $21.6M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Youngstown 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 | $21.1 million | 92.0% |
| National Science Foundation | $1.1 million | 4.9% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $723,624 | 3.2% |
| Department of Energy | $0 | 0.0% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | -$9,589 | -0.0% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $20.1 million | 87.9% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $1.1 million | 4.9% |
| Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Assistance Listing 93.945 | $680,038 | 3.0% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $615,971 | 2.7% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $323,651 | 1.4% |
| Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship Assistance Listing 93.124 | $43,586 | 0.2% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences Assistance Listing 47.049 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Cooperative Agreements for State-Based Comprehensive Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Programs Assistance Listing 93.919 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Ohio
- Ohio State University$586M
- University of Dayton$262M
- Case Western Reserve University$217M
- University of Cincinnati$199M
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University$117M
- Kent State University$83M
- Ohio University$61M
- University of Toledo$52M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Youngstown State University receive?
- $22.9 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Youngstown State University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($21.1 million, 92.0%). By type, grants were $1.8 million and contracts $0.
- Did Youngstown State University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $22.9 million; FY2024: $20.8 million (+10.2%).
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) 988e9977-cbb0-155b-c876-03611dc7e8f6-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.