# Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program (66.509)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program is run by Environmental Protection Agency. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $125 million in 117 grants, about $1.1 million per award.

## Objectives

The Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program's goal is to stimulate and support scientific and engineering research that advances EPA's mission to protect human health and the environment. It is a competitive, peer-reviewed, extramural research program that provides access to the nation's best scientists and engineers in academic and other nonprofit research institutions. STAR funds research on the environmental and public health effects of air quality, environmental changes, water quality and quantity, hazardous waste, toxic substances, and pesticides. Please check the EPA website: https://www.epa.gov/research-grants for an updated listing of all solicitations.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $30.8 million | 30 |
| 2022 | $26.3 million | 30 |
| 2023 | $41.2 million | 39 |
| 2024 | $19.9 million | 18 |
| 2025 | $6.6 million | 12 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Regents of the University of California | California | $5.0 million |
| Texas Tech University System | Texas | $4.1 million |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | $4.0 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | $3.7 million |
| University of California, Davis | California | $3.5 million |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | Virginia | $3.4 million |
| The Ohio State University | Ohio | $3.3 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | $3.1 million |
| Research Triangle Institute | North Carolina | $3.0 million |
| University of Maine System | Maine | $2.7 million |
| Emory University | Georgia | $2.7 million |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | $2.6 million |
| Georgia Tech Research Corp | Georgia | $2.5 million |
| The Regents of the University of Colorado | Colorado | $2.4 million |
| The Leland Stanford Junior University | California | $2.3 million |
| Drexel University | Pennsylvania | $2.1 million |
| Carnegie-Mellon University | Pennsylvania | $2.0 million |
| County of Los Angeles | California | $2.0 million |
| Oklahoma State University | Oklahoma | $2.0 million |
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | $1.9 million |