Federal grants to University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii received $152 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 44 awards. Its largest program was Pacific Center Disaster (PDC) Program, with $45.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $24.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$152 million
- Awards44
- Awarded in FY 2025$24.1 million
- Largest award$45.5 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 12 | $15.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 17 | $44.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 16 | $40.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 16 | $27.8 million |
| FY 2025 | 15 | $24.1 million |
Programs that fund University of Hawaii
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Center Disaster (PDC) Program | 1 | $45.5 million |
| Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs | 2 | $21.4 million |
| Every Student Succeeds Act/Preschool Development Grants | 1 | $19.9 million |
| Economic Adjustment Assistance | 2 | $19.1 million |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research | 7 | $18.5 million |
| Community Programs to Improve Minority Health | 2 | $8.0 million |
| Community Economic Adjustment Assistance for Responding to Threats to the Resilience of a Military Installation | 1 | $2.3 million |
| MBDA Business Center Program | 2 | $2.3 million |
| AmeriCorps State and National 94.006 | 6 | $2.2 million |
| American History and Civics Education | 1 | $1.7 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | 11 | $66.8 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 4 | $28.9 million |
| Department of Education | 4 | $24.1 million |
| Department of Commerce | 7 | $22.5 million |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | 11 | $4.5 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific center disaster studies and researches | Pacific Center Disaster (PDC) Program | February 28, 2022 | $45.5 million |
| Preschool development grants birth to five (pdg B-5) renewal grant - Hawaii | Every Student Succeeds Act/Preschool Development Grants | December 19, 2022 | $19.9 million |
| Gear up Hawaii state grant: providing support to Hawaii's low-income students on their academic journey to college and career success | Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs | July 7, 2021 | $16.4 million |
| The good jobs challenge is investing in the university of Hawaii, an eda university center and an asian american- and native american pacific islander-serving institution, to support four of Hawaii's major industries: healthcare; information technology; energy and resilience; and film, arts, and med | Economic Adjustment Assistance | August 2, 2022 | $16.4 million |
| University of Hawaii center for indigenous innovation and health equity | Community Programs to Improve Minority Health | September 18, 2023 | $5.5 million |
| Gear up Hawaii 2025-2032 | Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs | September 26, 2025 | $5.0 million |
| Hydrogeology investigations in the moanalua and pearl harbor hydrologic units of the honolulu aquifer relevant to potential impacts of red hill bulk fuel storage facility | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | April 25, 2022 | $4.7 million |
| Enhancing safe tank operations for the red hill underground fuel storage facility | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | August 19, 2021 | $4.0 million |
| Enhancing safe tank maintenance for the red hill underground fuel storage facility | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | December 22, 2022 | $3.0 million |
| Rise-up 3.0: strengthening innovation pipelines through advanced manufacturing and tri-state collaboration | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | August 22, 2025 | $2.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does University of Hawaii get?
$152 million in 44 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives University of Hawaii the most?
The Department of Defense, with $66.8 million in 11 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education follow.
What is University of Hawaii's largest federal grant?
$45.5 million under Pacific Center Disaster (PDC) Program, with its first action in the period on February 28, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund University of Hawaii?
Its largest are Pacific Center Disaster (PDC) Program, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs and Every Student Succeeds Act/Preschool Development Grants.
Other grant recipients in Honolulu
- Department of Human Services Hawaii
- Hawaii State Department of Education
- The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
- University of Hawaii
- Hawaii Department of Health
- Honolulu, City & County of
- Hawaii Department of Defense
- State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation
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