Federal grants to University of Miami
University of Miami in Key Biscayne, Florida received $290 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 189 awards. Its largest program was National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes, with $124 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $73.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$290 million
- Awards189
- Awarded in FY 2025$73.9 million
- Largest award$100 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 53 | $43.5 million |
| FY 2022 | 66 | $52.6 million |
| FY 2023 | 85 | $56.7 million |
| FY 2024 | 67 | $63.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 59 | $73.9 million |
Programs that fund University of Miami
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes | 3 | $124 million |
| Geosciences | 59 | $41.4 million |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research | 15 | $36.2 million |
| Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) | 24 | $20.5 million |
| Habitat Conservation | 2 | $17.4 million |
| Research and Technology Development | 1 | $10.6 million |
| Science | 26 | $9.7 million |
| Climate and Atmospheric Research | 10 | $5.9 million |
| Weather and Air Quality Research | 15 | $4.7 million |
| Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects | 2 | $4.0 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Commerce | 59 | $178 million |
| National Science Foundation | 71 | $47.0 million |
| Department of Defense | 16 | $46.8 million |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 27 | $10.3 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2 | $3.6 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative institute for marine and atmospheric studies (CIMAS)- innovative science, service and stewardship | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes | January 27, 2021 | $100 million |
| Cooperative institute for marine and atmospheric studies (CIMAS) innovative science, service and stewardship pi: benjamin paul kirtman, university of miami cimas proposed budget: $310,000,000 proposed budget period: october 1, 2025 september 30, 2030 the cooperative institute for marine and atmosphe | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes | May 21, 2025 | $23.7 million |
| Purpose: university of miami and partners will implement and scale-up strategies to increase the heat tolerance of restored corals, by focusing on corals that survived the summer 2023 heating event and conditioning early life stages of corals to prepare them for warmer temperatures. The project will | Habitat Conservation | September 13, 2024 | $16.0 million |
| Iceberg detection and monitoring in support of naval operations | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | November 16, 2020 | $10.9 million |
| The purpose of this agreement is to fund research supporting the defense advanced research projects agency (DARPA) biological technologies offices (BTO) reefense program. This effort shall be carried out generally as set forth in exhibit b, research description document, dated may 25, 2022, and in t | Research and Technology Development | June 1, 2022 | $10.6 million |
| Maritime sensing research of the environment, features, objects and activities (EFOA) | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | October 15, 2021 | $10.4 million |
| Clasi: the coastal land air-sea interaction experiment | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | October 29, 2020 | $6.1 million |
| Cooperative institute for marine and atmospheric studies parallel award | Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) | June 23, 2021 | $6.1 million |
| National resource for aplysia | Research Infrastructure Programs | April 10, 2021 | $3.4 million |
| The national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing $3,300,000 in federal funding to the university of miami in miami, fl for the expansion of reef restoration infrastructure in southeast floridas urbanized core. Specifically, the university of miami will use these funds to expan | Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects | April 11, 2025 | $3.3 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does University of Miami get?
$290 million in 189 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives University of Miami the most?
The Department of Commerce, with $178 million in 59 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense follow.
What is University of Miami's largest federal grant?
$100 million under National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes, with its first action in the period on January 27, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund University of Miami?
Its largest are National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes, Geosciences and Basic and Applied Scientific Research.
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