Colorado State University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Colorado State University has received 220 federal grant awards totaling $1.3B across 60 assistance programs and 11 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

220awards

$1.3Btotal funding

$300Mlargest award

$5.9Mavg award

60programs

🏆 Top 3% by total funding · #3 of 6,944 by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants Colorado State University could apply for now

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

Plant Protection Act Section 7721 Fiscal Year 2027 National Clean Plant Network (NCPN)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service CFDA 10.031

up to $3.5M Deadline: Oct 19, 2026 Closing soon
Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Excellence in Research (HBCU – EiR)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.078

Deadline: Oct 20, 2026 Closing soon
ROSES25: D.8 Habitable Worlds Observatory Precursor Science Investigation
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.001

Deadline: Oct 26, 2026 Closing soon
Climate Program Office (CPO) FY2026 Earth System Science and Services Partnership
DOC NOAA - ERA Production CFDA 11.431

up to $10M Deadline: Oct 26, 2026 Closing soon
ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program
Office of Naval Research CFDA 12.300

Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Open
Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
Geological Survey CFDA 15.808

up to $330K Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Open
Tribal Colleges Extension Program Special Emphasis
National Institute of Food and Agriculture CFDA 10.517

up to $200K Deadline: Nov 2, 2026 Open
Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Pre-Applications
National Institute of Food and Agriculture CFDA 10.309

up to $15M Deadline: Nov 2, 2026 Open

Federal programs Colorado State University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (60 programs in total).

Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military InstallationsCFDA 12.005 $493.9M
Fossil Energy Research and DevelopmentCFDA 81.089 $320M
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative InstitutesCFDA 11.432 $156.6M
Animal Disease and Animal CareCFDA 10.025 $69.5M
Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park SystemCFDA 15.945 $32.3M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $29.3M
Occupational Safety and Health ProgramCFDA 93.262 $27.5M
Cooperative Forestry AssistanceCFDA 10.664 $19M
Advanced Research Projects Agency – EnergyCFDA 81.135 $13.6M
ScienceCFDA 43.001 $11M
Biological SciencesCFDA 47.074 $9.8M
Department of War Energy, Installations, and Environment Innovation ProgramsCFDA 12.632 $9.3M
Climate and Atmospheric ResearchCFDA 11.431 $8.6M
Soil and Water ConservationCFDA 10.902 $8.4M
Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research GrantsCFDA 10.200 $8.4M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Defense$536M
Department of Energy$338.9M
Department of Commerce$166.3M
Department of Agriculture$139.1M
Department of Health and Human Services$50.1M
Department of the Interior$39.2M
National Science Foundation$14.1M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$11M
Department of Education$5.1M
Department of Housing and Urban Development$394K
Department of Transportation$330K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $3.4M total:

W M Keck Foundation $1.2M
The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment $1M
Knobloch Family Foundation $416K
Shipley Foundation INC $275K
Zoma Foundation $175K
Gates Family Foundation $121K
Don & Lorraine Freeberg Foundation $110K
The Cecil and Irene Hylton Foundation INC $83K
Stupp Bros Bridge & Iron Co Foundation $41K
Saccomanno Higher Education Foundation $11K
The Barry Foundation $5K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 18 states/territories: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, GA, HI, LA, MA, NC, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

Arizona State University 85 awards · $457M Metropolitan State University of Denver 8 awards · $7.9M University of Arizona 131 awards · $705.4M The Regents of the University of Colorado 166 awards · $1.46B Northern Arizona University 45 awards · $97.6M Kansas State University 61 awards · $181M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Colorado State University received?

Colorado State University has received 220 federal grant awards totaling $1.3B, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Colorado State University?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Commerce and others.

Can Colorado State University apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs Colorado State 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.