STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) (47.076)
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) (Assistance Listing 47.076) is run by the National Science Foundation. It awarded $6.7 billion in 7,210 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $932,576 per award on average. 32 funding opportunities are open or forecast now.
The typical award was $400,000. Half of the 7,210 awards fell between $198,211 and $999,970, and they ranged from $1,125 to $116 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$6.7 billion
- Grant awards7,210
- Typical award$400,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.4 billion
- Size rank74 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $1.2 billion in fiscal 2021 to $1.4 billion in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 74th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 22% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 55 states and territories.
What the program funds
To provide leadership and ensure the vitality of the Nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education enterprise.
Open opportunities
- National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)
- National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY)
- Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)
- IUSE: Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education (ITYC)
- Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)
- Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU)
- Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure
- Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (NSF SaTC)
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC)
- Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI)
- GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR)
- Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1
- Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)
- NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)
- Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)
- Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program
- Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Education Innovation and Scholarship for Service (CyberAI SFS)
- NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL)
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows
- IUSE / Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED)
- Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)
- EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)
- Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
Rules from the program listing
What the money can and cannot pay for
Specific Restrictions Determined at NOFO Level
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Range Low: $1,125 Range High: $11,080,373 Average: $309,723
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) (47.076) awarded $6.7 billion across 7,210 grant awards, an average of $932,576 per award.
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 90% of the money, businesses 5.2% and small businesses 1.2%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 6,390 | $6.0 billion | 90% |
| Businesses | 359 | $352 million | 5.2% |
| Other | 349 | $233 million | 3.5% |
| Small businesses | 83 | $78.3 million | 1.2% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 19 | $21.3 million | 0.3% |
| State and local governments | 3 | $4.8 million | less than 0.1% |
| Individuals | 7 | $1.4 million | less than 0.1% |
By state
54 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 733 | $896 million |
| Massachusetts | 329 | $453 million |
| Texas | 513 | $450 million |
| New York | 470 | $446 million |
| Pennsylvania | 298 | $284 million |
| North Carolina | 306 | $278 million |
| Illinois | 269 | $261 million |
| Florida | 313 | $228 million |
| Georgia | 227 | $211 million |
| Michigan | 212 | $189 million |
| Virginia | 270 | $189 million |
| District of Columbia | 191 | $176 million |
| Maryland | 181 | $171 million |
| Colorado | 178 | $169 million |
| Washington | 169 | $163 million |
| Wisconsin | 117 | $131 million |
| Arizona | 151 | $131 million |
| Alabama | 150 | $125 million |
| Tennessee | 155 | $118 million |
| New Jersey | 113 | $115 million |
| Ohio | 162 | $113 million |
| Oregon | 107 | $98.6 million |
| Indiana | 134 | $91.0 million |
| Minnesota | 93 | $87.7 million |
| Connecticut | 74 | $85.6 million |
| South Carolina | 87 | $71.1 million |
| Utah | 78 | $64.5 million |
| Louisiana | 74 | $63.3 million |
| Missouri | 76 | $62.8 million |
| New Mexico | 66 | $61.3 million |
| Hawaii | 53 | $55.5 million |
| Idaho | 52 | $54.7 million |
| Montana | 59 | $50.9 million |
| Mississippi | 66 | $50.8 million |
| North Dakota | 52 | $45.3 million |
| Nebraska | 67 | $44.2 million |
| Nevada | 46 | $40.5 million |
| Delaware | 39 | $37.1 million |
| Maine | 42 | $35.8 million |
| Rhode Island | 34 | $35.0 million |
| Iowa | 59 | $34.8 million |
| Kentucky | 46 | $32.4 million |
| South Dakota | 25 | $30.9 million |
| Kansas | 45 | $30.1 million |
| Oklahoma | 32 | $28.4 million |
| Arkansas | 35 | $27.2 million |
| Puerto Rico | 48 | $26.6 million |
| New Hampshire | 24 | $20.8 million |
| West Virginia | 35 | $20.7 million |
| Alaska | 27 | $17.1 million |
| Vermont | 13 | $9.7 million |
| Wyoming | 9 | $5.4 million |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 3 | $5.3 million |
| Guam | 1 | $1.3 million |
| American Samoa | 2 | $699,791 |