Federal grants to Roger Williams University
Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island received $26.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 19 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $11.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$26.8 million
- Awards19
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.7 million
- Largest award$6.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 7 | $13.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 4 | $3.6 million |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $3.7 million |
| FY 2024 | 5 | $3.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 5 | $2.7 million |
Programs that fund Roger Williams University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $11.1 million |
| National Estuary Program | 5 | $9.7 million |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Integrative Activities | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Biological Sciences | 2 | $477,817 |
| Geosciences | 2 | $349,587 |
| Business and International Education Projects | 1 | $182,216 |
| Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development | 1 | $149,926 |
| Engineering | 1 | $119,696 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 4 | $13.0 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 5 | $9.7 million |
| National Science Foundation | 6 | $2.3 million |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $1.6 million |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 1 | $149,926 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger williams university emergency relief fund - institutional portion | Education Stabilization Fund | March 4, 2021 | $6.2 million |
| Roger williams university emergency relief fund - student aid | Education Stabilization Fund | March 3, 2021 | $4.9 million |
| This cooperative agreement is provided to roger williams university (RWU) to support implementation of the narragansett bay estuary program comprehensive conservation and management plan (CCMP), developed by a partnership of federal, state, and local representatives of the public. The goal of this a | National Estuary Program | September 24, 2021 | $2.8 million |
| Description: this cooperative agreement is provided to roger williams university (RWU) to support implementation of the narragansett bay estuary program comprehensive conservation and management plan (CCMP), developed by a partnership of federal, state, and local representatives of the public. The go | National Estuary Program | September 20, 2023 | $2.2 million |
| Description: this cooperative agreement is provided to roger williams university (RWU) to support implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) through the narragansett bay estuary program comprehensive conservation and management plan (CCMP). The goal is to restore and maintain the chemi | National Estuary Program | August 27, 2024 | $1.8 million |
| Description: this cooperative agreement is provided to roger williams university (RWU) to support implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) through the narragansett bay estuary program comprehensive conservation and management plan (CCMP). The goal is to restore and maintain the chemi | National Estuary Program | September 16, 2022 | $1.8 million |
| Environmental science and engineering laboratory | Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | July 21, 2023 | $1.7 million |
| This project seeks to enhance and integrate several distinctive programs at roger williams university (rwu including a shellfish nursery, aquatic diagnostic laboratory, research and teaching space for chemistry, the marine affairs institute, and a nascent food studies program to provide education to | Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects | September 14, 2022 | $1.6 million |
| Collaborative research: revisioning research administration in Rhode Island for emerging research institutions (ERIS) -this collaboration of five emerging research institutions (ERIS) in the national science foundation?s epscor (established program to stimulate competitive research) jurisdiction of | Integrative Activities | September 4, 2024 | $1.3 million |
| Description: section 320 of the cwa authorizes the administrator of the EPA to convene management conferences to develop comprehensive conservation and management plans for estuaries of national significance that are threatened by pollution, development, or overuse. The agreement provides funding to | National Estuary Program | September 2, 2025 | $1.1 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Roger Williams University get?
$26.8 million in 19 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Roger Williams University the most?
The Department of Education, with $13.0 million in 4 awards. The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Roger Williams University's largest federal grant?
$6.2 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on March 4, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Roger Williams University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, National Estuary Program and Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.
Other grant recipients in Bristol
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