Federal grants to University of Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico received $29.0 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 19 awards. Its largest program was Integrative Activities, with $10.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$29.0 million
- Awards19
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.7 million
- Largest award$10.3 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 7 | $5.3 million |
| FY 2022 | 7 | $5.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 8 | $14.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 5 | $1.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $1.7 million |
Programs that fund University of Puerto Rico
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Integrative Activities | 1 | $10.3 million |
| Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | 15 | $8.8 million |
| Construction Support | 1 | $7.9 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $2.1 million |
| Science | 1 | $750,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | 2 | $12.4 million |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 16 | $9.5 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1 | $7.1 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for the advancement of wearable technologies (CAWT): engineered (BIO)interfaces, energy harvesting/storage and data analytics for health and diagnostic monitoring | Integrative Activities | October 6, 2020 | $10.3 million |
| Upr center for incubator and technology transfer (uprcitt) - upr center for incubator and technology transfer (uprcitt) we propose establishing the upr center for incubator and technology transfer (uprcitt) at the university of Puerto Rico (UPR) for entrepreneurial collaborative scientific research | Construction Support | September 12, 2023 | $7.9 million |
| Puerto Rico space grant consortium (PRSGC) was established as a capability enhancement program in 1993. | Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | November 6, 2020 | $3.5 million |
| Louis stokes stem pathways and research alliance: Puerto Rico-lsamp - expanding opportunities for underrepresented college students (2020-2025) | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | October 13, 2020 | $2.1 million |
| NASA strategic goal 4: enhance capabilities and operations to catalyze current and future mission success. NASA investments in stem engagement are focused on building a future stem workforce through program elements designed to bolster capacity and to attract engage and enable students to move towar | Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | May 2, 2025 | $800,000 |
| Pr NASA epscor research infrastructure development | Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | December 9, 2021 | $800,000 |
| Execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences engineering and medicine administration priorities and direction from congress. | Science | July 15, 2025 | $750,000 |
| 24-2024EPSCOR-0012 NASA epscor: stmd/jpl: advancing high-energy cycle-stable sulfur-based batteries for NASA space missions: an integrated framework of density functional theory machine learning and materials innovation | Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | July 16, 2024 | $750,000 |
| Theory-guided innovation of high-performance all-solid-state batteries for NASA exploration missions | Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | September 19, 2023 | $750,000 |
| Paving the way for astrophysics research in Puerto Rico | Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | July 6, 2022 | $750,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does University of Puerto Rico get?
$29.0 million in 19 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives University of Puerto Rico the most?
The National Science Foundation, with $12.4 million in 2 awards. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is University of Puerto Rico's largest federal grant?
$10.3 million under Integrative Activities, with its first action in the period on October 6, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund University of Puerto Rico?
Its largest are Integrative Activities, Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) and Construction Support.
Other grant recipients in San Juan
- Governor's Authorized Representative
- Puerto Rico Department of Health
- Puerto Rico Department of Housing
- Department of Education of Puerto Rico
- Administration de Vivienda Publica
- Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority
- Department of Family
- Administracion de Desarrollo Socioeconomico de La Familia
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