Federal grants to University of Houston System
University of Houston System in Houston, Texas received $71.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 30 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $53.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.5 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$71.1 million
- Awards30
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.5 million
- Largest award$28.9 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 9 | $55.3 million |
| FY 2022 | 9 | $3.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 14 | $7.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 12 | $2.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 7 | $2.5 million |
Programs that fund University of Houston System
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $53.3 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 3 | $4.1 million |
| TRIO Talent Search | 2 | $3.9 million |
| Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 2 | $2.1 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 2 | $1.9 million |
| Minority Science and Engineering Improvement | 3 | $1.6 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $493,617 |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering | 1 | $297,081 |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | 1 | $296,052 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 15 | $66.9 million |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $2.5 million |
| National Science Foundation | 6 | $1.2 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1 | $143,454 |
| Department of the Treasury | 4 | $132,083 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of houston - downtown higher education emergency relief fund - institutional portion | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $28.9 million |
| University of houston - downtown emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $21.3 million |
| University of houston - downtown higher education emergency relief fund - msi allocation | Education Stabilization Fund | December 21, 2020 | $3.2 million |
| University of houston - downtown talent search project | TRIO Talent Search | August 5, 2021 | $2.5 million |
| Project purpose: the purpose of the university of houston - downtown (UHD) " expanding the uhd bilingual e-library to support literacy awareness and connectivity among the hispanic community" project is to address issues related to connectivity, literacy, and the preparation of the labor force to mee | Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program | February 14, 2023 | $2.5 million |
| University of houston - downtown upward bound program | TRIO Upward Bound | May 23, 2022 | $2.4 million |
| Talent search project university of houston - downtown | TRIO Talent Search | August 19, 2022 | $1.4 million |
| University of houston - downtown upward bound program - yates high school | TRIO Upward Bound | May 23, 2022 | $1.2 million |
| Experimentium: inclusive by design | Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | December 16, 2022 | $1.2 million |
| The university of houston-downtown accelerated transfer program | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 26, 2021 | $1.1 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does University of Houston System get?
$71.1 million in 30 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives University of Houston System the most?
The Department of Education, with $66.9 million in 15 awards. The Department of Commerce and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is University of Houston System's largest federal grant?
$28.9 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 17, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund University of Houston System?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, TRIO Upward Bound and TRIO Talent Search.
Other grant recipients in Houston
- Baylor College of Medicine
- The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Harris County
- University of Houston System
- William Marsh Rice University
- City of Houston
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