# Stewardship Science Grant Program (81.112)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/81-112-stewardship-science-grant-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Stewardship Science Grant Program is run by Department of Energy. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $634 million in 128 grants, about $4.9 million per award.

## Objectives

(1) To grow the U.S. scientific community through university involvement in areas of fundamental science and technology relevant to stockpile stewardship; (2) to promote and sustain scientific interactions between the academic community and scientists at the NNSA laboratories; (3) to train scientists in specific areas of long-term research relevant to stockpile stewardship; (4) to increase the availability of unique experimental facilities sited at NNSA's laboratories to the academic community, particularly for collaborations in areas of relevance to stockpile stewardship; and (5) to develop and maintain a long-term recruiting pipeline to NNSA's laboratories by increasing the visibility of NNSA's Defense Program's scientific activities to the U.S. faculty and student communities.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $117 million | 48 |
| 2022 | $123 million | 61 |
| 2023 | $118 million | 50 |
| 2024 | $138 million | 50 |
| 2025 | $137 million | 40 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Rochester | New York | $442 million |
| Washington State University | Washington | $31.4 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | $21.2 million |
| The Krell Institute Inc | Iowa | $17.7 million |
| Texas a & M University | Texas | $16.9 million |
| University of California, San Diego | California | $15.8 million |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | $11.0 million |
| University of Texas at Austin | Texas | $9.2 million |
| Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines | Colorado | $8.6 million |
| Georgia Tech Research Corp | Georgia | $8.6 million |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Massachusetts | $6.0 million |
| Cornell University | New York | $5.8 million |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Alabama | $5.5 million |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac | Indiana | $4.7 million |
| Michigan State University Foundation | Michigan | $3.6 million |
| Duke University | North Carolina | $3.1 million |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Massachusetts | $2.1 million |
| Ohio University | Ohio | $2.0 million |
| University of Florida | Florida | $1.7 million |
| The Regents of the University of California | California | $1.5 million |