Federal grants to University of California San Diego
University of California San Diego in La Jolla, California received $777 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 575 awards. Its largest program was Geosciences, with $223 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $169 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$777 million
- Awards575
- Awarded in FY 2025$169 million
- Largest award$83.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 200 | $119 million |
| FY 2022 | 201 | $148 million |
| FY 2023 | 214 | $157 million |
| FY 2024 | 208 | $184 million |
| FY 2025 | 173 | $169 million |
Programs that fund University of California San Diego
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Geosciences | 170 | $223 million |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research | 172 | $191 million |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes | 3 | $105 million |
| Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | 4 | $53.1 million |
| Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) | 6 | $37.1 million |
| Polar Programs | 31 | $36.8 million |
| Sea Grant Support | 42 | $32.9 million |
| Science | 64 | $27.8 million |
| Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects | 4 | $19.1 million |
| Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) | 11 | $17.6 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | 221 | $268 million |
| Department of Defense | 177 | $244 million |
| Department of Commerce | 93 | $229 million |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 64 | $27.8 million |
| Department of Energy | 6 | $5.5 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative institute for marine, earth and atmospheric systems (CIMEAS) | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes | May 17, 2021 | $83.7 million |
| Oceanographic technical services, scripps institution of oceanography, 2018-2022 | Geosciences | October 6, 2020 | $38.4 million |
| Ship operations - r/v roger revelle | Geosciences | November 27, 2020 | $33.4 million |
| Operations, maintenance, repair, support and upgrade of scripps' oceanographic research vessels and associated activities, CY2023 - CY2028 | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | August 10, 2023 | $30.7 million |
| 2016-2020 operations, maintenance, repair and upgrade of scripps' oceanographic research assets for the revelle, sally ride, sproul and flip platform | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | December 29, 2020 | $25.8 million |
| This project proposes to renew the cooperative institute for marine, earth, and atmospheric systems (CIMEAS), which over the last five years has worked in close collaboration with NOAA to support comprehensive observation, modeling, and management programs. The goal of this project is to increase ou | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes | June 24, 2025 | $21.1 million |
| Ship operations - r/v sally ride | Geosciences | May 21, 2021 | $17.5 million |
| Development and testing advancements in spectral wave measurements and nearshore process methods for risk-based guidance. Updated funding sub-tier agency '96CE' to '2100'. Usace civil works funding. | Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | April 2, 2021 | $17.0 million |
| Sustaining and expanding the southern California coastal ocean observing system (SCCOOS) | Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) | July 13, 2021 | $15.9 million |
| Research to continue investigation of hydrometeorological prediction and the application of using quantitative precipitation forecast capabilities to inform reservoir operations within the usace | Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | October 24, 2023 | $15.3 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does University of California San Diego get?
$777 million in 575 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives University of California San Diego the most?
The National Science Foundation, with $268 million in 221 awards. The Department of Defense and the Department of Commerce follow.
What is University of California San Diego's largest federal grant?
$83.7 million under National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes, with its first action in the period on May 17, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund University of California San Diego?
Its largest are Geosciences, Basic and Applied Scientific Research and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes.
Other grant recipients in La Jolla
- University of California, San Diego
- The Scripps Research Institute
- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, California
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
- La Jolla Institute for Immunology
- J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc.
- Proteogenomics Research Institute for Systems Medicine
- Theiss Research
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