Federal grants to Arizona State University
Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona received $1.7 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 1,772 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $309 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $236 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.7 billion
- Awards1,772
- Awarded in FY 2025$236 million
- Largest award$170 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 582 | $536 million |
| FY 2022 | 613 | $280 million |
| FY 2023 | 678 | $340 million |
| FY 2024 | 618 | $338 million |
| FY 2025 | 477 | $236 million |
Programs that fund Arizona State University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 5 | $309 million |
| Biological Sciences | 57 | $108 million |
| USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | 12 | $83.0 million |
| Science | 129 | $78.3 million |
| Engineering | 180 | $78.1 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 67 | $65.5 million |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering | 159 | $60.4 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 49 | $51.8 million |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | 38 | $50.9 million |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | 27 | $44.7 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | 787 | $463 million |
| Department of Education | 71 | $385 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 347 | $347 million |
| Department of Energy | 70 | $130 million |
| Department of Defense | 167 | $105 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act higher education emergency relief fund institutional portion | Education Stabilization Fund | January 14, 2021 | $170 million |
| Coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act higher education emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 14, 2021 | $134 million |
| Mid-scale RI-2 consortium: compact x-ray free-electron laser project (CXFEL) -modern science questions across many disciplines increasingly focus on understanding events, changes, and structures at the smallest atomic scales. The establishment of a compact x-ray free electron laser (CXFEL) facility | Biological Sciences | March 8, 2023 | $61.9 million |
| Electrified processes for industry without carbon (EPIXC) | Conservation Research and Development | September 29, 2023 | $27.2 million |
| The gbv prevention, protection and accountability in el salvador activity will aim to promote improvements in prevention of gbv, victims’ assistance, and judicial accountability for perpetrators. | USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | September 28, 2022 | $24.7 million |
| The center of excellence for energy (coe/e) activity was designed by usaid to support egypt’s economic development by establishing partnerships for human and institutional capacity building between higher education institutions in the united states and egyptian public universities. | USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | November 16, 2021 | $19.5 million |
| Center of excellence for accelerating operational efficiency (CAOE) | Centers for Homeland Security | May 6, 2021 | $17.6 million |
| Arizona alzheimer's disease research center - overall — project summary/abstract over the last 20 years, Arizona researchers established nia's first statewide alzheimer's disease center and the nation's most extensive statewide collaboration in alzheimer's disease (AD) research. They made pioneering | Aging Research | September 2, 2021 | $15.7 million |
| NSF i-corps hub (track 1): desert and pacific region -the broader impact/commercial potential of this NSF i-corps hubs project is the development of a partnership spanning five states, from the desert region of the west to the pacific, to increase economic competitiveness and societal benefit throug | Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | September 7, 2022 | $15.2 million |
| NSF engines: southwest sustainability innovation engine -this NSF engines award to the southwest sustainability innovation engine will advance us innovation capacity in three interrelated areas of sustainability: (1) water security, (2) renewable energy, and (3) net carbon emissions. The southwest ( | Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | January 29, 2024 | $15.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Arizona State University get?
$1.7 billion in 1,772 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Arizona State University the most?
The National Science Foundation, with $463 million in 787 awards. The Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Arizona State University's largest federal grant?
$170 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 14, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Arizona State University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Biological Sciences and USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas.
Other grant recipients in Tempe
- Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District
- Maricopa County Community College District
- Maricopa County Community College Distri
- City of Tempe
- Arizona Association of Conservation Districts Inc
- First Solar, Inc.
- Alphacore Inc
- Tempe Elementary School District
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