Federal grants to George Mason University
George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia received $478 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 668 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $100 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $66.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$478 million
- Awards668
- Awarded in FY 2025$66.7 million
- Largest award$57.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 178 | $159 million |
| FY 2022 | 210 | $77.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 232 | $90.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 234 | $84.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 159 | $66.7 million |
Programs that fund George Mason University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $100 million |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering | 113 | $33.7 million |
| Science | 63 | $29.0 million |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | 8 | $28.4 million |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research | 26 | $24.2 million |
| Centers for Homeland Security | 1 | $18.7 million |
| High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program | 9 | $18.6 million |
| Small Business Development Centers | 6 | $16.9 million |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | 5 | $15.9 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 27 | $14.7 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 14 | $116 million |
| National Science Foundation | 317 | $104 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 65 | $83.2 million |
| Department of Defense | 68 | $49.4 million |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 65 | $30.2 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARES act higher education emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | February 16, 2021 | $57.7 million |
| CARES act higher education emergency relief fund- ihes | Education Stabilization Fund | February 16, 2021 | $42.5 million |
| Criminal investigations and network analysis center of excellence (CINA) | Centers for Homeland Security | July 1, 2021 | $18.7 million |
| Jcoin coordination and translation center | Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | November 10, 2020 | $18.4 million |
| Positioning mason's regional biocontainment laboratory for effective pandemic preparedness - overall core abstract george mason university (GMU) biomedical laboratory (BRL) is one of 12 regional biocontainment laboratories (RBLS) established through niaid support in the early 2000S to serve as biosa | Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | August 18, 2023 | $7.5 million |
| Art: translating research to practice to create climate-ready communities across Virginia -with this accelerating research translation award, george mason university ? In collaboration with the center for climate strategies ? Will create university-wide programming that enables the rapid, low-cost t | Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | August 30, 2023 | $6.0 million |
| Lastly the collaboration between NASA and gmu optimizes science data system capabilities in a long standing cost effective partnership between two institutions. | Science | April 25, 2022 | $5.9 million |
| Coop award | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | April 26, 2023 | $5.7 million |
| NSF convergence accelerator track j phase 2: cropsmart - a digital twin for making wiser cropping decisions nationwide -healthy crop production in the U.S. Is critical for not only the food and nutrition security of the U.S. And the world but also the prosperity of the U.S. Economy. The USDA agricul | Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | December 15, 2023 | $5.0 million |
| Network modeling as a unified framework to understand inter-individual differences in chronic musculoskeletal pain - summary/abstract we want to understand inter-individual differences in the clinical trajectory of chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMSKP) and the underlying factors that determine these | Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | August 14, 2025 | $4.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does George Mason University get?
$478 million in 668 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives George Mason University the most?
The Department of Education, with $116 million in 14 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is George Mason University's largest federal grant?
$57.7 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on February 16, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund George Mason University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Computer and Information Science and Engineering and Science.
Other grant recipients in Fairfax
- County of Fairfax Virginia
- Pathway Homes, Inc.
- Inova Health Care Services
- Vignet Inc.
- Facets Cares, Inc.
- City of Fairfax
- Intel Federal LLC
- Stratford University, Inc.
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