Federal grants to University of Arizona
University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona received $1.8 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 2,020 awards. Its largest program was Aging Research, with $215 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $328 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.8 billion
- Awards2,020
- Awarded in FY 2025$328 million
- Largest award$73.8 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 745 | $430 million |
| FY 2022 | 769 | $332 million |
| FY 2023 | 806 | $407 million |
| FY 2024 | 776 | $338 million |
| FY 2025 | 626 | $328 million |
Programs that fund University of Arizona
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aging Research | 60 | $215 million |
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $140 million |
| Science | 226 | $132 million |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research | 79 | $110 million |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | 48 | $67.8 million |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 120 | $55.7 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 51 | $50.8 million |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research | 39 | $49.8 million |
| Engineering | 64 | $47.4 million |
| Military Medical Research and Development | 27 | $45.7 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 643 | $939 million |
| National Science Foundation | 509 | $250 million |
| Department of Education | 53 | $174 million |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 242 | $142 million |
| Department of Defense | 138 | $123 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application in response to institutional portion of the higher education emergency relief fund under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act. | Education Stabilization Fund | February 16, 2021 | $73.8 million |
| Precision aging network: closing the gap between cognitive healthspan andhuman lifespan - summary/abstract: overall project the strategic vision of the precision aging network (PAN) is to develop the essential scientific knowledge to understand the discrepancy that currently exists between cognitive | Aging Research | September 21, 2021 | $59.8 million |
| Application in response to emergency financial aid grants to students under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act. | Education Stabilization Fund | February 16, 2021 | $57.7 million |
| The project expands markets for climate-smart natural rubber from guayule in az and tribal partner lands and supports producer imple mentation and monitoring of climate-smart practices. | Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities | April 11, 2023 | $35.0 million |
| NSF engineering research center for quantum networks (CQN) | Engineering | February 18, 2021 | $29.0 million |
| Allopregnanolone as regenerative therapeutic for alzheimer's: phase 2 clinical trial | Aging Research | May 24, 2021 | $28.8 million |
| Arizona cancer center support grant | Cancer Centers Support Grants | November 3, 2020 | $19.0 million |
| All components of this design are trl 6 or higher and require no technology development making this in line with the scope of the astrophysics pioneers call. | Science | April 15, 2022 | $18.5 million |
| Progesterone in brain aging and alzheimer's disease | Aging Research | May 18, 2021 | $15.1 million |
| Binational early asthma & microbiome study (BEAMS) | Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | July 28, 2021 | $12.3 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does University of Arizona get?
$1.8 billion in 2,020 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives University of Arizona the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $939 million in 643 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Education follow.
What is University of Arizona's largest federal grant?
$73.8 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on February 16, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund University of Arizona?
Its largest are Aging Research, Education Stabilization Fund and Science.
Other grant recipients in Tucson
- Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
- City of Tucson
- Tucson Airport Authority Inc
- Child-Parent Centers, Inc.
- Visionquest National LTD
- SOUTH32 Hermosa Inc
- Pascua Yaqui Tribe
- The Critical Path Institute
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