Federal grants to University of Dayton
University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio received $101 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 77 awards. Its largest program was Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program, with $35.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $6.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$101 million
- Awards77
- Awarded in FY 2025$6.3 million
- Largest award$22.5 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 24 | $35.8 million |
| FY 2022 | 26 | $15.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 37 | $23.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 24 | $19.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 22 | $6.3 million |
Programs that fund University of Dayton
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program | 8 | $35.6 million |
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $21.2 million |
| Air Transportation Centers of Excellence | 1 | $8.0 million |
| Research and Technology Development | 1 | $6.3 million |
| Engineering | 13 | $2.6 million |
| Basic Scientific Research | 2 | $2.1 million |
| Congressionally-Identified Projects | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Pipeline Safety Research Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP) | 2 | $1.8 million |
| Vision Research | 1 | $1.6 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | 14 | $44.9 million |
| Department of Education | 5 | $23.1 million |
| Department of Transportation | 4 | $9.8 million |
| National Science Foundation | 35 | $8.5 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 8 | $6.6 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conduct research in accordance with the statement of work, entitled "fuels and combustion technologies for aerospace propulsion II" dated 20 oct 2015 | Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program | December 9, 2020 | $22.5 million |
| CARES act heef - institutional portion | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $11.9 million |
| Reaserch area 12: munitions energetic materials program, "advanced processing, development and characterization of advanced energetic materials" | Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program | October 8, 2020 | $10.7 million |
| CARES act funds | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $9.4 million |
| Alternative jet fuels test and evaluation | Air Transportation Centers of Excellence | September 27, 2021 | $8.0 million |
| This cooperative agreement shall be performed in accordance with the statement of work entitled, "application of next generation learning, education, and research for sensors (anglers) | Research and Technology Development | May 9, 2023 | $6.3 million |
| Purpose: the purpose of this grant is to procure updated equipment to be installed into an expanded and upgraded nanofabrication and materials characterization facility within the southwest Ohio integrated microsystems workforce and research center. The new facility will enhance experiential learnin | Congressionally-Identified Projects | September 20, 2024 | $2.0 million |
| Behavioral health workforce education and training program- american rescue plan | Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants | May 26, 2021 | $1.9 million |
| Genetic basis of dorso-ventral patterning in the drosophila eye - in multi-cellular organisms, axial patterning is required for transition of a mono-layered epithelium of an organ primordium to a three-dimensional organ by delineation of antero-posterior (AP), dorso-ventral (DV), and proximo-distal | Vision Research | July 30, 2021 | $1.6 million |
| University of dayton industrial assessment center (ud-iac) | Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance | September 21, 2021 | $1.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does University of Dayton get?
$101 million in 77 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives University of Dayton the most?
The Department of Defense, with $44.9 million in 14 awards. The Department of Education and the Department of Transportation follow.
What is University of Dayton's largest federal grant?
$22.5 million under Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program, with its first action in the period on December 9, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund University of Dayton?
Its largest are Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program, Education Stabilization Fund and Air Transportation Centers of Excellence.
Other grant recipients in Dayton
- Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority
- Miami Valley Child Development Centers, Inc.
- City of Dayton
- Wright State University
- Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Sinclair Community College
- County of Montgomery
- Five Rivers Health Centers
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