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Federal grants to Amherst College, Trustees of

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Amherst College, Trustees of in Amherst, Massachusetts received $16.5 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 57 awards. Its largest program was Mathematical and Physical Sciences, with $6.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.7 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Amherst College, Trustees of by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 202124$12.6 million
FY 202214-$1.4 million
FY 202316$2.0 million
FY 202413$1.6 million
FY 20259$1.7 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Amherst College, Trustees of

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Mathematical and Physical Sciences 47.04924$6.6 million
Education Stabilization Fund 84.4251$2.8 million
Biomedical Research and Research Training 93.8594$2.5 million
Computer and Information Science and Engineering 47.0702$983,202
Biological Sciences 47.0742$959,521
Science 43.0012$539,625
Geosciences 47.0506$512,518
Polar Programs 47.0781$390,201
Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development 45.1632$343,198
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) 47.0761$299,965

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
National Science Foundation36$9.7 million
Department of Education1$2.8 million
Department of Health and Human Services5$2.7 million
National Aeronautics and Space Administration2$539,625
National Endowment for the Humanities4$434,037

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Higher education emergency relief fund aid to students
ASST_NON_P425E204900_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 17, 2021$2.8 million
Resistance variation to endemic disease as a risk factor to new disease emergence
ASST_NON_R01GM140457_075 on USAspending
Biomedical Research and Research TrainingAugust 3, 2021$1.1 million
Mri: acquisition of an integrated zeiss 980 microscope with airyscan 2 and fcs to advance multidisciplinary research, inclusive teaching, and outreach at amherst college
ASST_NON_2117798_049 on USAspending
Biological SciencesAugust 15, 2021$735,648
Mri: track 1 acquisition of a pulse electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer for research and instruction in the Connecticut river valley -this award is jointly supported by the major research instrumentation (MRI) program, the division of chemistry research instrumentation program, and the math
ASST_NON_2511296_049 on USAspending
Mathematical and Physical SciencesAugust 27, 2025$677,650
Pm: rui: searching for optical cycling in tlf and long-range spin-spin interactions
ASST_NON_2110523_049 on USAspending
Mathematical and Physical SciencesAugust 19, 2021$583,328
Rui: pm: optical molecular clocks for new physics searches -some atoms and molecules possess quantum states with properties that are particularly well-suited to use in timekeeping, quantum information, or tests of physical laws. This award focuses on molecular vibrations ? Where the atomic nuclei st
ASST_NON_2207623_049 on USAspending
Mathematical and Physical SciencesJuly 6, 2022$561,095
Cell cycle regulation of polarity proteins in proliferating epithelia - project summary epithelia are polarized layers of adherent cells and the first organized assemblies to emerge during animal development. As they constitute the scaffolds of most organs, they undergo extensive remodeling and prol
ASST_NON_R15GM141979_075 on USAspending
Biomedical Research and Research TrainingMarch 3, 2021$552,606
Investigating the regulation of pi(3,4)P2 in migrating cells - project summary/abstract this proposal seeks to elucidate the mechanism of pi(3,4)P2'S role in migration. Phosphatidylinositols serve as critical mediators of cellular signaling. Pi(3,4)P2 has emerged as a critical regulator of cell migr
ASST_NON_R15GM143733_075 on USAspending
Biomedical Research and Research TrainingJune 30, 2021$510,742
Mri: acquisition of high performance computing system for interdisciplinary research and teaching
ASST_NON_2117377_049 on USAspending
Computer and Information Science and EngineeringAugust 26, 2021$500,000
Ice-penetrating radar has been used to explore the internal geometry basal topography and basal conditions of ice sheets and glaciers for the past seventy years
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K0753_080 on USAspending
ScienceApril 20, 2021$486,490

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Amherst College, Trustees of get?

$16.5 million in 57 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Amherst College, Trustees of the most?

The National Science Foundation, with $9.7 million in 36 awards. The Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.

What is Amherst College, Trustees of's largest federal grant?

$2.8 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 Amherst College, Trustees of?

Its largest are Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Education Stabilization Fund and Biomedical Research and Research Training.

Other grant recipients in Amherst

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