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University Foreign Money

Afghanistan

$29.7 milliondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
36transactions
6recipient institutions

Source: US Department of Education, Section 117 foreign gifts and contracts, release complete through September 30, 2026 (142,535 transactions). Self-reported by institutions and not verified by ED; records money, not conditions.

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Top Recipient Institutions

1Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$11,712,059252005 to 2013
2Ohio University-Main CampusOH$11,021,36862017 to 2019
3Ball State UniversityIN$3,000,00012013
4Kansas State UniversityKS$1,999,43012008
5University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$1,604,58922014
6Cornell UniversityNY$351,68612019

Source: US Department of Education, Section 117 foreign gifts and contracts, release complete through September 30, 2026 (142,535 transactions). Self-reported by institutions and not verified by ED; records money, not conditions. Institution names are as reported; campuses that report separately appear separately.

By Transaction Year

$0$2m$5m$8m$10m2005: $719,01420052006: $563,1752007: $509,46520072008: $2.3 million2009: $1.5 million20092010: $2.7 million2011: $1.9 million20112012: $2.9 million2013: $3.6 million20132014: $1.6 million2015: $020152016: $02017: $7.9 million20172018: $516,1022019: $2.9 million20192020: $02021: $020212022: $02023: $020232024: $02025: $020252026: $02026
Amount by transaction year, 2005 to 2026 (2026 partial). Source: US Department of Education, Section 117 foreign gifts and contracts, release complete through September 30, 2026 (142,535 transactions). Self-reported by institutions and not verified by ED; records money, not conditions.