Federal grants to University of Southern California
University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California received $2.5 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 1,928 awards. Its largest program was Aging Research, with $572 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $478 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.5 billion
- Awards1,928
- Awarded in FY 2025$478 million
- Largest award$119 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 797 | $595 million |
| FY 2022 | 795 | $477 million |
| FY 2023 | 836 | $515 million |
| FY 2024 | 782 | $461 million |
| FY 2025 | 704 | $478 million |
Programs that fund University of Southern California
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aging Research | 203 | $572 million |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders | 65 | $90.4 million |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering | 161 | $87.2 million |
| Research and Technology Development | 26 | $84.5 million |
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $83.9 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 66 | $80.8 million |
| Oral Diseases and Disorders Research | 41 | $78.6 million |
| Cancer Treatment Research | 17 | $75.5 million |
| Basic Scientific Research | 55 | $68.5 million |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research | 48 | $67.0 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1,028 | $1.8 billion |
| National Science Foundation | 497 | $265 million |
| Department of Defense | 216 | $258 million |
| Department of Education | 25 | $112 million |
| Department of Energy | 38 | $33.1 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The alzheimer's clinical trial consortium - down syndrome network (actc- dsn) | Aging Research | December 14, 2020 | $119 million |
| Children's oncology group statistics and data center | Cancer Treatment Research | January 14, 2021 | $53.2 million |
| AMENDMENT1TO the CARES heerf certification and agreement form | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $47.3 million |
| Southern California clinical and translational institute | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences | November 14, 2020 | $39.4 million |
| CARES heerf certification and agreement: university of southern California | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $36.6 million |
| Head start and early head start | Head Start | October 22, 2020 | $35.5 million |
| A next generation data infrastructure to understand disparities across the life course - summary this infrastructure proposal aims to further advance capabilities in the social sciences (broadly defined) to collect data on the daily lives of U.S. Families and individuals. These data will be more acc | Aging Research | August 9, 2023 | $34.4 million |
| Usc/norris comprehensive cancer center (CORE) support | Cancer Centers Support Grants | January 29, 2021 | $33.8 million |
| Combination anti-amyloid therapy for preclinical alzheimer's disease | Aging Research | October 29, 2020 | $29.7 million |
| Center for dental, oral, and craniofacial tissue and organ regeneration (c-doctor) | Oral Diseases and Disorders Research | April 16, 2021 | $25.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does University of Southern California get?
$2.5 billion in 1,928 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives University of Southern California the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $1.8 billion in 1,028 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense follow.
What is University of Southern California's largest federal grant?
$119 million under Aging Research, with its first action in the period on December 14, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund University of Southern California?
Its largest are Aging Research, Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders and Computer and Information Science and Engineering.
Other grant recipients in Los Angeles
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- University of California, Los Angeles
- County of Los Angeles
- Department of Airports of the City of Los Angeles
- The Workforce Investment Board of the City of Los Angeles
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
- Southern California Regional Rail Authority
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