Clemson University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Clemson University has received 54 federal grant awards totaling $135.6M across 34 assistance programs and 10 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

54awards

$135.6Mtotal funding

$13.5Mlargest award

$2.5Mavg award

34programs

🏆 Top 25% by total funding · Top 3% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants Clemson University could apply for now

Live opportunities in the federal programs Clemson University has previously been funded under — sorted by upcoming deadline.

Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention – Transition to Practice Program (NEPQR-TPP)
Health Resources and Services Administration CFDA 93.359

up to $750K Deadline: Jul 17, 2026 Closing soon
Food Safety Outreach Program-Community Outreach Projects
National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA CFDA 10.328

up to $300K Deadline: Jul 20, 2026 Closing soon
Food Safety Outreach Program Technical Assistance-Grant Writing Skills Projects
National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA CFDA 10.328

up to $300K Deadline: Jul 20, 2026 Closing soon
Food Safety Outreach Program-Collaborative Education and Training Projects
National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA CFDA 10.328

up to $550K Deadline: Jul 20, 2026 Closing soon
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.083

Deadline: Jul 21, 2026 Closing soon
Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator Notice of Funding Opportunity
Golden Field Office CFDA 81.086

up to $3M Deadline: Jul 23, 2026 Closing soon
Rural Cooperative Development Grants
National Institute of Food and Agriculture CFDA 10.771

up to $1M Deadline: Jul 24, 2026 Closing soon
Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs (SBIR/STTR): A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation.
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.084

Deadline: Jul 27, 2026 Open

Federal programs Clemson University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (34 programs in total).

Animal Disease and Animal CareCFDA 10.025 $32.3M
Integrative ActivitiesCFDA 47.083 $13.5M
Congressional DirectivesCFDA 93.493 $12M
Assistance to State Water Resources Research InstitutesCFDA 15.805 $8.8M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $7.5M
Research and Technology DevelopmentCFDA 12.910 $6.8M
Technology, Innovation, and PartnershipsCFDA 47.084 $6.3M
School Safely National ActivitiesCFDA 84.184 $5.8M
Conservation Research and DevelopmentCFDA 81.086 $5.8M
Advanced Research Projects Agency – EnergyCFDA 81.135 $5.4M
Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention GrantsCFDA 93.359 $5.4M
Integrated ProgramsCFDA 10.303 $5.2M
Specialty Crop Research InitiativeCFDA 10.309 $4.1M
Medical Library AssistanceCFDA 93.879 $2.5M
Nuclear Energy Research, Development and DemonstrationCFDA 81.121 $1.9M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Agriculture$48.6M
Department of Health and Human Services$20.2M
National Science Foundation$19.8M
Department of Defense$16.6M
Department of Energy$13.1M
Department of the Interior$9.3M
Department of Education$6.3M
Department of Justice$1.1M
Department of Transportation$497K
Department of Housing and Urban Development$151K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 2 states/territories: NC, SC.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 125 awards · $1.74B South Carolina State University 13 awards · $46.3M University of South Carolina 49 awards · $213.5M North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 16 awards · $160.7M Duke University 78 awards · $1.9B Auburn University 51 awards · $90.4M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Clemson University received?

Clemson University has received 54 federal grant awards totaling $135.6M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Clemson University?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation and others.

Can Clemson University apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs Clemson University has previously been funded under. See the open grants section above.

Source: USAspending.gov assistance awards, aggregated by Grantoria. Historical record of awards received; not an endorsement or a guarantee of future funding.