Federal grants to Boise State University
Boise State University in Boise, Idaho received $300 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 419 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $57.8 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $63.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$300 million
- Awards419
- Awarded in FY 2025$63.1 million
- Largest award$33.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 122 | $95.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 123 | $39.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 145 | $66.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 125 | $36.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 98 | $63.1 million |
Programs that fund Boise State University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $57.8 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 26 | $31.8 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 12 | $21.9 million |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | 8 | $17.2 million |
| Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability | 1 | $16.1 million |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | 6 | $13.4 million |
| Integrative Activities | 26 | $11.4 million |
| Science | 29 | $8.3 million |
| Construction Support | 1 | $8.0 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 10 | $7.3 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | 192 | $87.1 million |
| Department of Education | 31 | $83.6 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 34 | $40.9 million |
| Department of Energy | 14 | $21.7 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 24 | $20.3 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise state university CARES heerf part II | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $33.0 million |
| Boise state university CARES heerf | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $23.8 million |
| Cnp healthy meals incentive | Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability | April 3, 2023 | $16.1 million |
| Dna-controlled dye aggregation – a path to create quantum entanglement | Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | September 2, 2021 | $9.5 million |
| Modernization, expansion, and development of the lifelong interdisciplinary movement, biomechanics, and respiration (LIMBR) center - project summary our infrastructure proposal titled “modernization, consolidation, and development of the lifelong interdisciplinary movement, biomechanics, and respira | Construction Support | September 10, 2025 | $8.0 million |
| Center of biomedical research | Biomedical Research and Research Training | January 28, 2021 | $8.0 million |
| Epscor crest phase i: center for semiconductors research -with support from the centers of research excellence in science and technology (CREST), this project aims to address a critical challenge in the U.S. Semiconductor industry, enabling low cost yet high-performance computation. Innovation in SE | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | July 29, 2025 | $7.4 million |
| Convergent engineering and biomolecular science - project summary - overall boise state university is an emerging research institution in the mountain west. In the past 5 years, annual research awards have increased 58% to more than $65 million. The objective for the proposed cobre in convergent eng | Biomedical Research and Research Training | April 6, 2023 | $6.1 million |
| Art: translational research ambassadors network for strengthening institutional capacity and fostering a responsive and open mindset (transform) -boise state university?s vision for this accelerating research translation (ART) project is to create and maintain a thriving, sustainable, and innovative | Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | September 8, 2023 | $5.8 million |
| NSF convergence accelerator track j phase 2: dairy nutrisols - catalyzing technology adoption to promote food and nutrition security -population growth, climate change and humanitarian crises are increasing rates of food and nutrition insecurity across the globe. Milk is a nutrient dense powerhouse | Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | December 15, 2023 | $5.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Boise State University get?
$300 million in 419 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Boise State University the most?
The National Science Foundation, with $87.1 million in 192 awards. The Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Boise State University's largest federal grant?
$33.0 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 17, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Boise State University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) and Biomedical Research and Research Training.
Other grant recipients in Boise
- Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
- Idaho State Board of Education
- State of Idaho
- State of Idaho Military Division
- State of Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
- State of Idaho Department of Labor
- Idaho Department of Fish Game
- Executive Office of the State of Idaho
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