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Federal grants to Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education

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Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education in Las Vegas, Nevada received $388 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 350 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $114 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $55.1 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 2021110$153 million
FY 2022126$57.4 million
FY 2023133$60.1 million
FY 2024140$61.5 million
FY 2025118$55.1 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 Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Education Stabilization Fund 84.4253$114 million
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs 84.3343$28.0 million
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) 47.07631$25.2 million
Biomedical Research and Research Training 93.85918$20.8 million
TRIO Upward Bound 84.04719$16.0 million
TRIO Talent Search 84.0446$9.3 million
Aging Research 93.8669$9.2 million
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education 84.1165$9.2 million
Congressional Directives 93.4934$8.5 million
Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering 12.6305$7.4 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Education63$199 million
Department of Health and Human Services80$81.3 million
National Science Foundation109$48.2 million
Department of Energy16$19.5 million
Department of Defense12$11.7 million

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
University of Nevada, las vegas CARES ihe institutional relief
ASST_NON_P425F200713_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundFebruary 16, 2021$60.7 million
University of Nevada, las vegas CARES act
ASST_NON_P425E200040_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundFebruary 16, 2021$46.1 million
Unlv western clark county gear up
ASST_NON_P334A210066_091 on USAspending
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate ProgramsSeptember 28, 2021$13.1 million
Southern clark county gear up
ASST_NON_P334A210069_091 on USAspending
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate ProgramsSeptember 28, 2021$8.6 million
Clinical and translational research infrastructure network idea-ctr
ASST_NON_U54GM104944_075 on USAspending
Biomedical Research and Research TrainingJune 11, 2021$8.0 million
Unlv - CARES heerf - msi
ASST_NON_P425L200073_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundOctober 24, 2020$7.2 million
Central las vegas valley gear up partnership
ASST_NON_P334A170112_091 on USAspending
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate ProgramsJuly 7, 2021$6.3 million
University of Nevada, las vegas project title: nuclear security science and technology consortium project description: the goal of the proposed consortium is to develop the nnsa’s next-generation world-class stem workforce. The objectives are (1) to encourage minority students to excel in stem provi
ASST_NON_DENA0004008_089 on USAspending
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) ProgramSeptember 1, 2021$5.0 million
Inflation reduction act urban and community forestry las vegas urban forest center
ASST_NON_24DG11046013608_012 on USAspending
Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry ProgramMarch 12, 2024$5.0 million
Multiscale computational design methodologies for rapid processing of ultra lightweight materials in infrastructure applications
ASST_NON_W912HZ2520017_097 on USAspending
Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and EngineeringAugust 18, 2025$4.8 million

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 Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education get?

$388 million in 350 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education the most?

The Department of Education, with $199 million in 63 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation follow.

What is Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education's largest federal grant?

$60.7 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on February 16, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education?

Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs and STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources).

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