Federal grants to University of South Alabama
University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama received $293 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 181 awards. Its largest program was Congressionally-Identified Projects, with $59.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $39.5 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$293 million
- Awards181
- Awarded in FY 2025$39.5 million
- Largest award$59.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 57 | $89.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 54 | $34.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 57 | $88.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 59 | $39.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 62 | $39.5 million |
Programs that fund University of South Alabama
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Congressionally-Identified Projects | 1 | $59.4 million |
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $52.4 million |
| Medical Student Education | 2 | $22.1 million |
| Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program | 1 | $19.2 million |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research | 16 | $18.3 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 15 | $14.8 million |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | 10 | $9.5 million |
| Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants | 4 | $8.5 million |
| Integrative Activities | 10 | $7.7 million |
| Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program | 5 | $7.0 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 65 | $106 million |
| Department of Commerce | 12 | $71.2 million |
| Department of Education | 7 | $57.6 million |
| National Science Foundation | 66 | $35.7 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 6 | $7.1 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose - the purpose of the project is to construct a new college of medicine building to accommodate both education and research programs.activities to be performed - the building will be comprised a west wing to house a gross anatomy lab, research laboratories, and a new vivarium and an east wing | Congressionally-Identified Projects | April 6, 2023 | $59.4 million |
| Recipient's funding for the institutional portion of the higher education emergency relief fund formula grants authorized by the CARES act. | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $28.4 million |
| Emergency financial aid grants to students under the CARES act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $21.8 million |
| Children's hospitals graduate medical education payment program | Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program | December 8, 2020 | $19.2 million |
| Value-based medical student education training program | Medical Student Education | September 15, 2023 | $12.0 million |
| Value-based medical student education training program | Medical Student Education | May 18, 2021 | $10.1 million |
| Rii track 2 fec: building research infrastructure and workforce in edge artificial intelligence -using artificial intelligence (AI) currently requires access to the internet and very large and complex remote computers for making decisions and predictions. This causes long delays and privacy and secu | Integrative Activities | August 1, 2022 | $6.0 million |
| Stem stars: a partnership to build persistence to math-intensive degrees in low-income students -this project will contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income student | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | August 28, 2025 | $5.0 million |
| Water and waste pilot program - technical assistance grant | Water and Waste Technical Assistance and Training Grants | July 1, 2021 | $4.8 million |
| Lung endothelial cell phenotypes | Cardiovascular Diseases Research | May 7, 2021 | $4.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does University of South Alabama get?
$293 million in 181 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives University of South Alabama the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $106 million in 65 awards. The Department of Commerce and the Department of Education follow.
What is University of South Alabama's largest federal grant?
$59.4 million under Congressionally-Identified Projects, with its first action in the period on April 6, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund University of South Alabama?
Its largest are Congressionally-Identified Projects, Education Stabilization Fund and Medical Student Education.
Other grant recipients in Mobile
- Alabama Port Authority
- Mobile Airport Authority
- City of Mobile
- Mobile Housing Authority
- Bishop State Community College
- Franklin Primary Health Center, Inc.
- Mobile County Board of Health
- Mobile Community Action Inc
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