Federal grants to Nevada System of Higher Education
Nevada System of Higher Education in Reno, Nevada received $74.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 152 awards. Its largest program was Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects, with $7.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $15.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$74.7 million
- Awards152
- Awarded in FY 2025$15.9 million
- Largest award$5.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 43 | $8.6 million |
| FY 2022 | 44 | $13.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 56 | $17.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 44 | $19.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 37 | $15.9 million |
Programs that fund Nevada System of Higher Education
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects | 3 | $7.0 million |
| Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | 4 | $6.7 million |
| Climate and Atmospheric Research | 6 | $6.3 million |
| Geosciences | 23 | $6.3 million |
| Integrative Activities | 6 | $5.0 million |
| Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes | 6 | $4.0 million |
| Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects | 2 | $3.8 million |
| Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System | 18 | $2.8 million |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 2 | $2.8 million |
| Congressionally-Identified Projects | 1 | $2.5 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | 43 | $17.7 million |
| Department of Commerce | 11 | $16.1 million |
| Department of the Interior | 61 | $14.1 million |
| Department of Defense | 8 | $7.5 million |
| Department of Education | 4 | $6.6 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| California and Nevada have made significant progress in addressing climate variability and climate change impacts to their state and local communities, but both states remain vulnerable to climate change impacts. Among these are public health threats from extreme heat and wildfire smoke, impacts on | Climate and Atmospheric Research | September 14, 2022 | $5.1 million |
| Baa proposal, urban flood demonstration program (UFDP) urban flood damage reduction and stream restoration. Updated funding sub-tier agency '96CE' to '2100'. Usace civil works funding. | Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | June 28, 2021 | $3.6 million |
| Collaborative research: fec: optical properties of mineral dust aerosols: building capacity for use-inspired applications through experimental and theoretical investigations -mineral dust aerosols are small particles commonly suspended in the earth?s atmosphere with important implications for weathe | Integrative Activities | August 7, 2025 | $3.3 million |
| Purpose: the lake tahoe basin is an area cherished for its natural beauty. Proposed research aims to enhance the understanding and management of environmental challenges in the basin. Task 1 focuses on assessing the impact of wildfires and vehicle emissions on snowpack black carbon particulate loadi | Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects | September 17, 2024 | $3.0 million |
| K-12 stem skill development to prepare Nevada's students for critical materials and other technology industry careers | Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects | July 17, 2024 | $2.8 million |
| Purpose: the purpose of this grant is to advance the capabilities to measure greenhouse gas fluxes from soils and agroecosystems in dris ecologically controlled enclosed lysimeter laboratory (ecocell) facility, thus creating a facility that can provide accurate and precise quantitative data for carbo | Congressionally-Identified Projects | August 24, 2023 | $2.5 million |
| Environmental monitoring | Long-Term Surveillance and Maintenance | September 10, 2021 | $2.2 million |
| The preservation of lake tahoe is threatened by evolving risks to both natural ecosystems and the tourism-based economy. Studies of the lake tahoe basin over the past 40 years have created a considerable amount of data from both research projects driven by academic institutions and management activi | Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects | August 18, 2023 | $2.0 million |
| The goal of the project will be met with four major proposed tasks: develop improved weather forecasting tools and cloudseeding methods by deploying remote weather stations to better improve weather understanding over mountain areas and evaluate impact of snow whitening through cloud seeding. Develo | Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects | September 12, 2022 | $2.0 million |
| Supporting Nevada’s k -12 stem clean energy workforce pipeline | Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Mgmt., Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis | December 20, 2024 | $1.9 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Nevada System of Higher Education get?
$74.7 million in 152 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Nevada System of Higher Education the most?
The National Science Foundation, with $17.7 million in 43 awards. The Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interior follow.
What is Nevada System of Higher Education's largest federal grant?
$5.1 million under Climate and Atmospheric Research, with its first action in the period on September 14, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Nevada System of Higher Education?
Its largest are Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects, Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering and Climate and Atmospheric Research.
Other grant recipients in Reno
- Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education
- American Battery Technology Company
- Nevada Clean Energy Fund
- Nevada Department of Wildlife
- Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada,
- Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority
- Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County
- The Great Basin Institute
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