Federal grants to Clemson University
Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina received $852 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 1,009 awards. Its largest program was Research and Technology Development, with $82.2 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $154 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$852 million
- Awards1,009
- Awarded in FY 2025$154 million
- Largest award$75.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 249 | $150 million |
| FY 2022 | 290 | $124 million |
| FY 2023 | 311 | $249 million |
| FY 2024 | 329 | $174 million |
| FY 2025 | 258 | $154 million |
Programs that fund Clemson University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Technology Development | 2 | $82.2 million |
| Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities | 1 | $75.3 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 22 | $57.1 million |
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $56.5 million |
| Animal Disease and Animal Care | 107 | $40.8 million |
| Smith-Lever Extension Funding | 5 | $30.8 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 30 | $29.4 million |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) | 41 | $27.4 million |
| Integrative Activities | 42 | $26.5 million |
| Engineering | 86 | $26.0 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | 275 | $251 million |
| National Science Foundation | 356 | $156 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 120 | $154 million |
| Department of Defense | 56 | $110 million |
| Department of Education | 14 | $77.0 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| This cooperative agreement is for the virtual prototyping of ground systems. | Research and Technology Development | September 23, 2021 | $75.6 million |
| Expands markets for climate-smart peanuts, leafy greens, beef and forest products in sc and supports farmer and forester implementation and monitoring of climate-smart practices. | Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities | May 12, 2023 | $75.3 million |
| Clemson university heerf-institutional | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $31.6 million |
| CARES act: higher education emergency relief fund - clemson university | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $24.9 million |
| Sc cobre for translational research improving musculoskeletal health (sc-trimh) | Biomedical Research and Research Training | March 18, 2021 | $13.6 million |
| Rii TRACK-1: ai-enabled devices for the advancement of personalized and transformative healthcare in South Carolina -the vision of the artificial intelligence-enabled devices for the advancement of personalized and transformative healthcare in South Carolina (ADAPT) project is to build research capa | Integrative Activities | May 5, 2023 | $13.5 million |
| This investment is part of South Carolina?s sc nexus for advanced resilient energy tech hubs. This project upgrades clemson's existing shared-use grid emulation facility (e-grid) to accelerate the maturation and deployment of distributed energy resources and other smart grid technologies through lif | Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs | December 6, 2024 | $12.5 million |
| University transportation centers | University Transportation Centers Program | April 3, 2023 | $11.1 million |
| Cobre in human genetics - summary common and rare genetic diseases affect a large fraction of the world’s population. Elucidating the mechanisms by which naturally occurring genetic variants affect disease risk requires multidisciplinary expertise in quantitative, population, molecular, cellular and | Biomedical Research and Research Training | February 10, 2021 | $10.6 million |
| ** awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** freshwater scarcity is a threat to agricultural production. In many freshwater-scarce regions, saline water sources can be used for | Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) | January 23, 2023 | $10.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Clemson University get?
$852 million in 1,009 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Clemson University the most?
The Department of Agriculture, with $251 million in 275 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Clemson University's largest federal grant?
$75.6 million under Research and Technology Development, with its first action in the period on September 23, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Clemson University?
Its largest are Research and Technology Development, Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities and Biomedical Research and Research Training.
Other grant recipients in Clemson
- City of Clemson
- Foothills Community Health Care, Inc.
- Littlejohn Community Center Inc
- Clemson University
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