George Mason University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

George Mason University has received 39 federal grant awards totaling $110M across 26 assistance programs and 12 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

39awards

$110Mtotal funding

$33.1Mlargest award

$2.8Mavg award

26programs

🏆 Top 25% by total funding · Top 5% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants George Mason University could apply for now

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

OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply – Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention CFDA 16.753

up to $4.2M Deadline: Oct 22, 2026 Closing soon
ROSES25: D.8 Habitable Worlds Observatory Precursor Science Investigation
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.001

Deadline: Oct 26, 2026 Closing soon
NSF’s Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.084

Deadline: Oct 27, 2026 Closing soon
BJA FY 2026 Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance CFDA 16.839

up to $2M Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Open
ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program
Office of Naval Research CFDA 12.300

Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Open
U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.084

Deadline: Nov 4, 2026 Open
NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.084

Deadline: Nov 4, 2026 Open
ROSES25: A.15 Biosphere
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.001

Deadline: Nov 6, 2026 Open

Federal programs George Mason University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (26 programs in total).

Drug Use and Addiction Research ProgramsCFDA 93.279 $33.1M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $14.9M
Technology, Innovation, and PartnershipsCFDA 47.084 $11.2M
ScienceCFDA 43.001 $7.7M
National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project GrantsCFDA 16.560 $7.2M
Small Business Development CentersCFDA 59.037 $6.6M
Special Education Educational Technology Media, and Materials for Individuals with DisabilitiesCFDA 84.327 $4.5M
Javits Gifted and Talented Students EducationCFDA 84.206 $3.7M
STOP School ViolenceCFDA 16.839 $3.6M
Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary GrantsCFDA 93.576 $3M
Scientific Research – Combating Weapons of Mass DestructionCFDA 12.351 $2.7M
Trans-National CrimeCFDA 19.705 $2.1M
Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean ProgramCFDA 11.478 $2.1M
Advancing System Improvements for Key Issues in Women’s HealthCFDA 93.088 $1.9M
Congressionally Recommended AwardsCFDA 16.753 $1.5M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$38M
Department of Defense$18M
Department of Justice$12.3M
National Science Foundation$11.2M
Department of Education$9.6M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$7.7M
Small Business Administration$6.6M
Department of State$3M
Department of Commerce$2.1M
Institute of Museum and Library Services$623K
Department of the Interior$400K
Department of Transportation$275K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $1.6M total:

The Stanton Foundation $1.4M
Thomas F Jeffress & Kate Jeffress Memorial Trust $74K
Hattie M Strong Foundation $30K
The Kilts Family Foundation $15K
Columbus Phipps Fdn $14K
Edward E Haddock JR Family Foundation $10K
Reinsch Pierce Family Foundation INC $8K
Margaret L Martin Charitable Tr Uw $5K
The Hood-barrow Foundation $500

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: VA.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University 94 awards · $193.3M Research Foundation of the City University of New York 56 awards · $280.8M The Johns Hopkins University 166 awards · $2.78B University of Maine System 64 awards · $160.9M New York University 91 awards · $1.13B The Research Foundation for the State University of New York 109 awards · $899.6M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has George Mason University received?

George Mason University has received 39 federal grant awards totaling $110M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund George Mason University?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, Department of Justice and others.

Can George Mason University apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs George Mason 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.