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Assistance listing · 84.063
Federal Pell Grant Program
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 84.063, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $40B in awards under assistance listing 84.063, Federal Pell Grant Program, in FY2025, and $157B over the five fiscal years since FY2022; the program ranks 5 of 1056 on this site.
Obligations were up 20% on FY2024 ($33B), with $29B so far in FY2026.
The largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were The City University of New York ($2.7B), State University of New York ($1.4B) and Western Governors University ($1.2B).
By place of performance, the most money went to CA, TX and FL.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2025
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2025 | $40B | $666B | $4.5T |
| Five-year total | $157B | $3.2T | $21T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0.7% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients obligations, FY2022–FY2025
| # | Organisation | Obligations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The City University of New York | $2.7B |
| 2 | State University of New York | $1.4B |
| 3 | Western Governors University | $1.2B |
| 4 | Southern New Hampshire University | $1.1B |
| 5 | The University of Phoenix, Inc. | $1.1B |
| 6 | Grand Canyon University | $938M |
| 7 | Arizona State University | $867M |
| 8 | Uma Education, Inc | $635M |
| 9 | Miami Dade College | $537M |
| 10 | National University College | $529M |
| 11 | Devry University, Inc. | $519M |
| 12 | Strayer University, LLC | $503M |
| 13 | Colorado Technical University, Inc | $501M |
| 14 | Liberty University Inc | $481M |
| 15 | Georgia State University | $462M |
| 16 | Full Sail LLC | $452M |
| 17 | The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees | $452M |
| 18 | Florida International University | $447M |
| 19 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | $416M |
| 20 | California State University Northridge | $400M |
| 21 | Ivy Tech State College | $394M |
| 22 | California State University -Fullerton | $390M |
| 23 | California State University Long Beach | $372M |
| 24 | Valencia College | $366M |
| 25 | Rutgers, the State University | $358M |
Where the money goes
Other programs numbered 84.xxx
- 84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $91B
- 84.027 Special Education Grants to States $70B
- 84.126 Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States $18B
- 84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $17B
- 84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) $11B
- 84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $7.7B
- 84.041 Impact Aid $7.5B
- 84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $7.0B
- 84.287 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers $6.6B
- 84.033 Federal Work-Study Program $5.7B
- 84.031 Higher Education Institutional Aid $5.0B
- 84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $4.5B
- 84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $4.3B
- 84.002 Adult Education - Basic Grants to States $3.5B
- 84.181 Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families $2.7B
- 84.047 TRIO Upward Bound $2.3B
- 84.173 Special Education Preschool Grants $2.1B
- 84.369 Grants for State Assessments and Related Activities $1.8B
- 84.011 Migrant Education State Grant Program $1.8B
- 84.184 School Safely National Activities $1.8B
- 84.042 TRIO Student Support Services $1.5B
- 84.116 Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education $1.5B
- 84.334 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs $1.4B
- 84.282 Charter Schools $1.3B
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 84.063?
$40B in FY2025 and $157B over the five fiscal years since FY2022, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who receives the most under Federal Pell Grant Program?
The City University of New York ($2.7B), State University of New York ($1.4B), Western Governors University ($1.2B), Southern New Hampshire University ($1.1B), The University of Phoenix, Inc. ($1.1B). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".
What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?
A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.