January 2026

Universities

UC Federal Grants and Contracts for Medical Care, R&D, and Other Purposes

Expenditures (Dollars in Millions)

  2022-23
Actual		 2023-24
Actual		 2024-25
Estimated		 Change from 2023-24
  Amount Percent
Teaching Hospitals and Patient Carea          
Medicare $4,356 $5,283 $5,942 $659 12.5%
Medi-Cal (Medicaid) 4,005 4,582 4,425 -158 -3.4
Subtotals ($8,361) ($9,865) ($10,367) ($502) (5.1%)
R&Db          
National Institute of Health (NIH) $1,702 $1,856 $1,877 $20 1.1%
National Science Foundation 342 364 380 17 4.6
Department of Defense 216 246 249 3 1.3
Department of Health and Human Servicesc 139 157 157 0 0.0
Department of Energy (DOE)d 117 132 136 4 3.0
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 111 109 118 9 8.4
Department of Agriculture 67 68 74 7 9.9
Other federal agenciese 121 125 145 20 16.0
Indirect cost recoveryf 1,062 1,140 1,164 24 2.1
Subtotals ($3,876) ($4,196) ($4,300) ($104) (2.5%)
Other           
DOE national laboratoriesg $1,193 $1,181 $1,409 228 19.3%
Other grants and contractsh 501 349 403 53 15.3
Subtotals ($1,694) ($1,530) ($1,812) ($281) (18.4%)
Total $13,931 $15,591 $16,478 $887 5.7%
a Amounts for 2024-25 are estimates based on 11 months of actuals.
b Reflects expenditures, not annual grant award amounts.
c This row excludes expenditures from NIH grants. 
d This row excludes DOE national laboratories.
e Includes grants from 26 other federal agencies, including the Department of Education, Department of Commerce, Department of Interior, and State Department.
f The other amounts under "Research" reflect expenditures directly on research. The amounts in this row reflect federal allowances (or reimbursements) for indirect expenditures on research facilities and administration, formally known as Facilities & Administrative (F&A) costs.
g Reflects expenditures to operate and manage DOE national laboratories.
h Includes grants and contracts for various other purposes, including instruction and training.
R&D = research and development.