Well Told Grants

Federal grant programs / National Science Foundation

Integrative Activities (47.083)

Also known as (OIA)

Integrative Activities (Assistance Listing 47.083) is run by the National Science Foundation. It awarded $2.0 billion in 2,508 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $796,066 per award on average. 12 funding opportunities are open or forecast now.

The typical award was $259,542. Half of the 2,508 awards fell between $151,076 and $539,000, and they ranged from $1 to $22.3 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

Enhance the competitiveness of the Nation’s research through activities that build capacity for science and engineering and develop critical infrastructure for the nation's STEM enterprise.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

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: $49,500 Range High: $27,131,442 Average: $744,011

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Integrative Activities (47.083) awarded $2.0 billion across 2,508 grant awards, an average of $796,066 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Regents of the University of IdahoIdaho28$51.0 million
University of Kansas Center for Research IncKansas32$42.2 million
University of OklahomaOklahoma41$39.8 million
University of WashingtonWashington7$39.5 million
Iowa State University of Science and TechnologyIowa35$39.3 million
University of DelawareDelaware51$37.2 million
University of Maine SystemMaine32$36.9 million
The University of Kentucky Research FoundationKentucky34$32.7 million
University of WyomingWyoming28$32.7 million
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma37$31.1 million
University of HawaiiHawaii41$30.6 million
North Dakota State UniversityNorth Dakota18$29.5 million
Board of Regents of the University of NebraskaNebraska64$29.2 million
University of New MexicoNew Mexico42$28.2 million
Mississippi State UniversityMississippi39$27.8 million
Clemson UniversitySouth Carolina42$26.5 million
University of Vermont & State Agricultural CollegeVermont26$25.6 million
The University of Alabama in Huntsville Research and Technology CorporationAlabama20$25.2 million
University of ArkansasArkansas25$24.9 million
University of GuamGuam4$23.7 million

Top states: Louisiana ($88.7 million), California ($79.2 million), Oklahoma ($77.4 million), Alabama ($77.0 million), New York ($67.1 million), Idaho ($64.8 million), Kansas ($61.6 million), Kentucky ($57.4 million), Iowa ($56.9 million), Maine ($52.2 million).

Who usually wins

Colleges and universities received 92% of the money, businesses 2.9% and state and local governments 2.6%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Colleges and universities2,369$1.8 billion92%
Businesses81$58.8 million2.9%
State and local governments10$52.9 million2.6%
Other32$37.8 million1.9%
Small businesses7$16.0 million0.8%
Individuals8$697,750less than 0.1%
Tribal governments and organizations1$236,481less than 0.1%

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Louisiana130$88.7 million
California79$79.2 million
Oklahoma92$77.4 million
Alabama152$77.0 million
New York54$67.1 million
Idaho62$64.8 million
Kansas66$61.6 million
Kentucky68$57.4 million
Iowa69$56.9 million
Maine64$52.2 million
Nebraska77$51.5 million
Mississippi104$51.0 million
Florida46$50.3 million
South Dakota65$50.2 million
Texas60$48.9 million
South Carolina96$48.3 million
Arkansas38$47.3 million
New Mexico78$46.5 million
Arizona22$44.3 million
Washington15$44.1 million
Massachusetts41$43.7 million
Georgia34$42.2 million
Delaware61$41.5 million
Montana45$38.3 million
North Dakota36$37.8 million
Hawaii50$36.2 million
Nevada54$35.3 million
Colorado25$34.7 million
Rhode Island42$34.6 million
Wyoming28$32.7 million
Vermont35$30.4 million
New Hampshire46$28.3 million
West Virginia47$27.1 million
Alaska35$27.1 million
Maryland40$27.0 million
District of Columbia47$26.4 million
North Carolina66$26.3 million
Pennsylvania37$25.7 million
Illinois26$25.7 million
Guam4$23.7 million
Michigan40$21.8 million
U.S. Virgin Islands7$21.3 million
Puerto Rico30$20.7 million
Missouri16$20.4 million
Virginia37$19.8 million
Tennessee32$18.7 million
Ohio23$18.4 million
New Jersey21$12.7 million
Oregon13$11.3 million
Utah9$5.8 million
Wisconsin9$5.5 million
Minnesota10$4.5 million
Connecticut7$4.3 million
Indiana18$2.2 million

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.