Mississippi State University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Mississippi State University has received 61 federal grant awards totaling $139.9M across 25 assistance programs and 10 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

61awards

$139.9Mtotal funding

$25.8Mlargest award

$2.3Mavg award

25programs

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

Open grants Mississippi State University could apply for now

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

Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) National Network Knowledge Translation Center
Administration for Community Living CFDA 93.433

up to $850K Deadline: Jul 23, 2026 Closing soon
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) National Network
Administration for Community Living CFDA 93.433

up to $1.2M Deadline: Jul 23, 2026 Closing soon
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Burn Injury as A Lifelong Condition
Administration for Community Living CFDA 93.433

up to $700K Deadline: Jul 23, 2026 Closing soon
Research Facilities Act Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture CFDA 10.246

up to $30M Deadline: Jul 24, 2026 Closing soon
Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA CFDA 10.226

up to $150K Deadline: Jul 27, 2026 Open
Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Data and Statistical Center
Administration for Community Living CFDA 93.433

up to $800K Deadline: Jul 29, 2026 Open
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) On Employer Practices Leading to Successful Employment Outcomes Among People With Disabilities
Administration for Community Living CFDA 93.433

up to $925K Deadline: Jul 29, 2026 Open
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Model Systems National Data and Statistical Center
Administration for Community Living CFDA 93.433

up to $800K Deadline: Jul 29, 2026 Open

Federal programs Mississippi State University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (25 programs in total).

Air Transportation Centers of ExcellenceCFDA 20.109 $34.1M
Office for Coastal ManagementCFDA 11.473 $28M
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative InstitutesCFDA 11.432 $25.8M
Basic Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.431 $8.9M
Geographic Programs – Gulf of America ProgramCFDA 66.475 $8M
State and Local Homeland Security National Training ProgramCFDA 97.005 $7.6M
Specialty Crop Research InitiativeCFDA 10.309 $4.9M
Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research GrantsCFDA 10.200 $4.6M
ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation ResearchCFDA 93.433 $4.4M
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary EducationCFDA 84.116 $2.6M
Integrated ProgramsCFDA 10.303 $2.4M
Congressionally Recommended AwardsCFDA 16.753 $1.8M
Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants ProgramCFDA 10.516 $1.4M
Assistance to State Water Resources Research InstitutesCFDA 15.805 $1.2M
Climate and Atmospheric ResearchCFDA 11.431 $1M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Commerce$55.2M
Department of Transportation$34.1M
Department of Agriculture$15.8M
Department of Defense$9.2M
Environmental Protection Agency$8M
Department of Homeland Security$7.6M
Department of Health and Human Services$4.4M
Department of Education$2.6M
Department of Justice$1.8M
Department of the Interior$1.2M

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: MS.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

The University of Mississippi 12 awards · $62.6M The University of Southern Mississippi 17 awards · $122.9M Mississippi State Department of Health 28 awards · $983.1M Jackson State University 7 awards · $101.7M Florida State University 31 awards · $369.6M Montana State University 43 awards · $238.5M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Mississippi State University received?

Mississippi State University has received 61 federal grant awards totaling $139.9M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Mississippi State University?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Commerce, Department of Transportation, Department of Agriculture and others.

Is Mississippi State University a nonprofit, and what is its EIN?

Mississippi State University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 646000819), headquartered in Ms State, MS. See its IRS filings on ProPublica.

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

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