Federal grants to University of Denver
University of Denver in Denver, Colorado received $122 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 163 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $19.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $19.8 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$122 million
- Awards163
- Awarded in FY 2025$19.8 million
- Largest award$12.5 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 64 | $41.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 54 | $18.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 60 | $25.0 million |
| FY 2024 | 52 | $17.0 million |
| FY 2025 | 43 | $19.8 million |
Programs that fund University of Denver
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $19.3 million |
| Foster Care Title IV-E | 1 | $12.4 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 13 | $11.9 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 11 | $9.4 million |
| Biological Sciences | 14 | $8.2 million |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research | 7 | $6.8 million |
| Mental Health Research Grants | 7 | $4.9 million |
| Education Research, Development and Dissemination | 3 | $4.7 million |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 12 | $3.7 million |
| Engineering | 8 | $2.8 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 56 | $57.7 million |
| Department of Education | 9 | $28.8 million |
| National Science Foundation | 57 | $28.3 million |
| Department of Defense | 5 | $2.5 million |
| Department of Justice | 2 | $721,669 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National child welfare capacity building center for tribes | Foster Care Title IV-E | June 7, 2021 | $12.5 million |
| Higher education emergency relief fund under CARES act - institution portion | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $10.9 million |
| Emergency financial aid to students under CARES act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $8.4 million |
| Reducing maternal prenatal depression to improve child cardiovascular health - project summary/abstract it is critical to understand risk and protective factors for health to optimize developmental outcomes and inform prevention of poor health behaviors across the lifespan. Research using longitudin | Cardiovascular Diseases Research | January 6, 2021 | $3.6 million |
| Group-based prevention of postpartum depression: in-person vs. Virtual delivery - project summary depression is one of the most common perinatal complications, with 1 in 7 mothers qualifying for a diagnosis of postpartum depression (PPD) and even higher rates for those who identify as hispanic/latin | Mental Health Research Grants | August 1, 2022 | $3.0 million |
| Relationship education for pregnant and parenting teens and young adults | Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants | June 9, 2021 | $3.0 million |
| Making the building blocks of early math scalable, accessible, and viable for all young children and their teachers -this project will build an interactive and integrated curricular and professional development technological system: the building blocks toolset. The bbtoolset is designed to benefit a | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | June 29, 2023 | $2.7 million |
| Preclinical electron paramagnetic resonance tumor imager - summary revolutionary methods of acquiring electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of free radicals create a paradigm shift in application of epr to understanding the role of radicals in cancer and in other diseases. Hitherto impossibl | Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research | July 8, 2021 | $2.6 million |
| Learning trajectories as a complete early mathematics intervention: achieving efficacies of economies at scale | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | May 18, 2021 | $2.5 million |
| Evaluating the efficacy of an inderdisciplinary preschool curriculum (EPIC) | Education Research, Development and Dissemination | August 30, 2021 | $2.4 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does University of Denver get?
$122 million in 163 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives University of Denver the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $57.7 million in 56 awards. The Department of Education and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is University of Denver's largest federal grant?
$12.5 million under Foster Care Title IV-E, with its first action in the period on June 7, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund University of Denver?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Foster Care Title IV-E and Biomedical Research and Research Training.
Other grant recipients in Denver
- State of Colorado - Dept of Health Care Policy & Financing
- Board of Education Colorado
- Department of Human Services Colorado
- Colorado Department of Transportation
- Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
- State of Colorado
- Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
- Regional Transportation District
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