Federal grants to Baylor University
Baylor University in Waco, Texas received $102 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 227 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $43.2 million. In fiscal 2025 more was taken back from its awards than added, a net -$32.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$102 million
- Awards227
- Awarded in FY 2025-$32.7 million
- Largest award$24.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 61 | $59.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 72 | $26.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 69 | $24.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 81 | $24.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 80 | -$32.7 million |
Programs that fund Baylor University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $43.2 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 14 | $12.2 million |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 33 | $9.1 million |
| Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability | 3 | $7.4 million |
| Aging Research | 6 | $5.8 million |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | 6 | $5.0 million |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | 3 | $4.9 million |
| Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities | 2 | $4.4 million |
| Engineering | 16 | $4.4 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 8 | $4.4 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 13 | $55.4 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 58 | $41.1 million |
| National Science Foundation | 99 | $28.8 million |
| Department of Defense | 14 | $5.2 million |
| Department of Energy | 6 | $4.9 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institutional portion of the higher education emergency relief fund, to be used to support costs associated with expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus. | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $24.1 million |
| To provide emergency financial aid grants to students for their expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus. | Education Stabilization Fund | January 18, 2021 | $19.2 million |
| Cn summer demo proj | Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability | May 13, 2022 | $6.6 million |
| Choices-teen: efficacy of a bundled risk reduction intervention for juvenile justice females - project summary/abstract NOT-DA-19-048 adolescent females in juvenile justice settings engage in multiple health risk behaviors that place them at risk for HIV and pregnancy affected by alcohol and marijua | Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | May 7, 2021 | $3.8 million |
| Collaborative preparation of doctoral scholars to implement socially valid evidence-based practices and conduct research for cld learners with disabilities in special education (diverse collaborative) | Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities | September 15, 2021 | $3.8 million |
| Conservative care for pelvic pain (C2P2) in women service members: a multisite, multigroup noninferiority randomized clinical trial with development of clinical decision tools | Military Medical Research and Development | June 5, 2024 | $2.5 million |
| The roses funding opportunity goals are: 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. Participate as a key partner and enabler in the agency s explorati | Aeronautics | September 11, 2025 | $2.5 million |
| Behavioral health workforce education and training program | Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants | May 25, 2021 | $2.4 million |
| Understanding evolution of protein function through design. | Biomedical Research and Research Training | May 27, 2021 | $2.3 million |
| Elementary particle physics at baylor | Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | March 18, 2021 | $2.3 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Baylor University get?
$102 million in 227 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Baylor University the most?
The Department of Education, with $55.4 million in 13 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Baylor University's largest federal grant?
$24.1 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 19, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Baylor University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Biomedical Research and Research Training and Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
Other grant recipients in Waco
- Texas State Technical College
- City of Waco
- Economic Opportunities Advancement Corporation of Planning Region XI
- McLennan County Junior College District
- Heart of Texas Community Health Center Inc
- Housing Authority of City of WA
- Mission Waco Mission World
- First Central Credit Union
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