Federal grants to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay, Maine received $43.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 57 awards. Its largest program was Congressionally-Identified Projects, with $12.2 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $8.4 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$43.1 million
- Awards57
- Awarded in FY 2025$8.4 million
- Largest award$12.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 17 | $6.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 14 | $2.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 21 | $17.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 16 | $8.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 13 | $8.4 million |
Programs that fund Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Congressionally-Identified Projects | 1 | $12.2 million |
| Integrative Activities | 5 | $8.0 million |
| Geosciences | 20 | $7.2 million |
| Science | 12 | $3.5 million |
| Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | 2 | $2.6 million |
| Biological Sciences | 5 | $2.5 million |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy | 1 | $2.3 million |
| International Science and Engineering | 1 | $2.2 million |
| Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean Program | 2 | $648,058 |
| Sea Grant Support | 1 | $499,250 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | 37 | $23.2 million |
| Department of Commerce | 6 | $13.7 million |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 12 | $3.5 million |
| Department of Energy | 1 | $2.3 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 1 | $300,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: bigelow laboratory for ocean sciences seeks a $12,202,740 grant for the innovation and education wing project, expanding the main laboratory building in east boothbay, Maine to meet increased demand for the organization's transformative ocean science education initiatives and to continue gr | Congressionally-Identified Projects | August 8, 2023 | $12.2 million |
| E-rise rii: Maine algal research infrastructure and accelerator -materials from macroalgae one can see and microalgae that one cannot see are found in consumer products as diverse as foods, personal care products, and flip flops. Because algae take up greenhouse gases, using them to create diverse p | Integrative Activities | August 19, 2024 | $4.2 million |
| Equipment: equipment: mri: track 2, acquisition of a high-throughput workflow for environmental single cell genomics -a single cell is the most fundamental unit of biological organization. Identifying connections between its genomic blueprint and functional characteristics provides the ultimate reso | Integrative Activities | July 18, 2025 | $2.7 million |
| New competitive cooperative agreement with bigelow laboratory for ocean sciences, DE-FOA-0002989 ((sea CO2) control #2989-1519 project title: ''monitoring, reporting and verification of zooplankton-mediated export pathways for carbon sequestration'' with this project, they will develop a regional bi | Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy | March 18, 2024 | $2.3 million |
| Accelnet-implementation: crustal ocean biosphere research accelerator (COBRA) | International Science and Engineering | July 9, 2021 | $2.2 million |
| NSF convergence accelerator real-world chemical sensing applications: innovative approach to monitor methane emissions from livestock using an advanced gravimetric microsensor -the U.S. Dairy industry makes a substantial contribution to the country?s economy. Yet, the industry faces the challenge of | Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | May 21, 2025 | $2.0 million |
| Collaborative research: orcc: climate and adaptation deficits: mechanisms of response to climate change by the endangered north atlantic right whale -a rapid climate shift in the gulf of Maine in 2010 caused an abrupt redistribution in the endangered north atlantic right whale (eubalaena glacialis), | Biological Sciences | July 7, 2023 | $924,137 |
| Collaborative research: dynamic similarity or size proportionality? Sensory ecological adaptations of euchaeta to viscosity | Geosciences | August 19, 2021 | $708,509 |
| Icbr: capacity: biological collections: provasoli-guillard national center for marine algae and microbiota (NCMA) -an award is made to bigelow laboratory for ocean sciences to support the strategic operation of the provasoli-guillard national center for marine algae and microbiota (NCMA). The ncma c | Biological Sciences | July 31, 2025 | $686,095 |
| NSF convergence accelerator (l): innovative approach to monitor methane emissions from livestock using an advanced gravimetric microsensor. -the lifetime of methane in the atmosphere is relatively short compared to other major greenhouse gases; hence, reducing its emission represents a rapid option | Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | January 11, 2024 | $649,975 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences get?
$43.1 million in 57 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences the most?
The National Science Foundation, with $23.2 million in 37 awards. The Department of Commerce and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration follow.
What is Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences's largest federal grant?
$12.2 million under Congressionally-Identified Projects, with its first action in the period on August 8, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences?
Its largest are Congressionally-Identified Projects, Integrative Activities and Geosciences.
Largest federal grant recipients in Maine · Federal grants in Maine