Federal grants to University of Houston System
University of Houston System in Houston, Texas received $42.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 26 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $29.8 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.2 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$42.7 million
- Awards26
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.2 million
- Largest award$16.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 5 | $31.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 7 | $3.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 9 | $4.7 million |
| FY 2024 | 8 | $2.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 6 | $1.2 million |
Programs that fund University of Houston System
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $29.8 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 4 | $5.7 million |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 2 | $2.5 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 4 | $2.0 million |
| School Safely National Activities | 1 | $580,821 |
| Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program | 1 | $465,013 |
| Integrative Activities | 1 | $349,549 |
| Science | 1 | $300,000 |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 1 | $249,995 |
| Occupational Safety and Health Susan Harwood Training Grants | 2 | $224,655 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 10 | $38.6 million |
| National Science Foundation | 10 | $3.0 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 1 | $465,013 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2 | $324,955 |
| Department of Labor | 2 | $224,655 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uhcl cares-heerf - institutional portion | Education Stabilization Fund | January 18, 2021 | $16.2 million |
| Uh-clear lake CARES for hawks | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $11.8 million |
| Supporting diversity in stem careers | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 17, 2021 | $3.2 million |
| Uhcl cares-heerf msi funds | Education Stabilization Fund | November 27, 2020 | $1.8 million |
| Educators turn possibilities into realities | Higher Education Institutional Aid | July 15, 2021 | $1.6 million |
| STEM4ALL: recruiting, retaining and fostering preservice stem teachers in multilingual education | Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | December 15, 2022 | $1.6 million |
| Recruiting and supporting a diverse pool of highly-qualified stem teachers through communities of practice and informal science internships -this project aims to serve the national need for highly-qualified and diverse teachers of mathematics, science, and computer science. The nation faces signific | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | March 9, 2022 | $1.2 million |
| Basic needs assistance for persistence | Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | December 28, 2022 | $949,914 |
| Empowering horizons: training school based mental health graduate students to support paraprofessionals delivery of a tier II culturally responsive and modular school-based mental health treatment | School Safely National Activities | March 30, 2023 | $580,821 |
| Excite: building on strengths, expanding access, and transforming lives | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 12, 2024 | $492,819 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does University of Houston System get?
$42.7 million in 26 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 $38.6 million in 10 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency follow.
What is University of Houston System's largest federal grant?
$16.2 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 18, 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, Higher Education Institutional Aid and Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.
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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