Federal grants to University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas received $15.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 33 awards. Its largest program was Basic and Applied Scientific Research, with $11.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$15.4 million
- Awards33
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.9 million
- Largest award$2.9 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 19 | $4.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 14 | $3.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 14 | $2.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 12 | $2.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 12 | $1.9 million |
Programs that fund University of Texas at Austin
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research | 25 | $11.3 million |
| Science | 6 | $3.5 million |
| Research and Technology Development | 1 | $499,621 |
| Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program | 1 | $75,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | 27 | $11.9 million |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 6 | $3.5 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The ice cloud and land elevation SATELLITE-2 (ICESAT-2) mission successfully launched in september 2018. Since launch the mission has provided observations using state-of-the-art laser altimeter technology for studying the earth s surfaces. | Science | March 2, 2021 | $2.9 million |
| Measurement and analysis of the temporal variations in acoustic propagations in the northern ocean rapid surface evolution (NORSE) experiment | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | September 9, 2021 | $1.2 million |
| Pecos refurbishment and array fabrication in support of the dynamic ocean-acoustics observations | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | August 25, 2021 | $1.2 million |
| Classical emulation of photonic quantum computing | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | February 27, 2023 | $863,394 |
| Measurement of three-dimensional propagation effects at the atlantis II seamount complex during the tfo pilot experiment | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | May 10, 2021 | $767,805 |
| Muri towards an integrative understanding of near-surface seabed structure and stability in the deep sea | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | July 3, 2024 | $734,046 |
| Student research in support of informed environmental estimation | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | December 6, 2022 | $600,001 |
| Scanning system for characterization of vibration, acoustic radiation and scattering from underwater targets | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | June 13, 2022 | $521,838 |
| New start grant under darpa yfa's program. | Research and Technology Development | August 4, 2021 | $499,621 |
| Acoustic propagation in complex underwater environments- measurements and models | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | March 24, 2021 | $498,715 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does University of Texas at Austin get?
$15.4 million in 33 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives University of Texas at Austin the most?
The Department of Defense, with $11.9 million in 27 awards. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration follow.
What is University of Texas at Austin's largest federal grant?
$2.9 million under Science, with its first action in the period on March 2, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund University of Texas at Austin?
Its largest are Basic and Applied Scientific Research, Science and Research and Technology Development.
Other grant recipients in Austin
- Health & Human Svc Commn TX
- TX Education Agency
- Texas Department of Transportation
- Texas Department of Agriculture
- Texas Workforce Commission
- Texas Division of Emergency Management
- Texas General Land Office
- Department of State Health Services
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