Montana State University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Montana State University has received 60 federal grant awards totaling $258.3M across 40 assistance programs and 11 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

60awards

$258.3Mtotal funding

$56Mlargest award

$4.3Mavg award

40programs

🏆 Top 10% by total funding · Top 3% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants Montana State University could apply for now

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

ROSES25: D.8 Habitable Worlds Observatory Precursor Science Investigation
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.001

Deadline: Oct 26, 2026 Closing soon
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida
Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD CFDA 93.073

up to $300K 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
ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program
Office of Naval Research CFDA 12.300

Deadline: Oct 30, 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
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
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
ROSES25: A.15 Biosphere
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.001

Deadline: Nov 6, 2026 Open

Federal programs Montana State University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (40 programs in total).

Biomedical Research and Research TrainingCFDA 93.859 $77.9M
Integrative ActivitiesCFDA 47.083 $38.1M
Air Force Defense Research Sciences ProgramCFDA 12.800 $32.9M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $12M
Research and Technology DevelopmentCFDA 12.910 $10.4M
Rural Health Research CentersCFDA 93.155 $9.6M
Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention GrantsCFDA 93.359 $9.3M
Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM)CFDA 43.008 $8.1M
ScienceCFDA 43.001 $6.3M
Technology, Innovation, and PartnershipsCFDA 47.084 $6.3M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)CFDA 10.310 $6.2M
Highway Research and Development ProgramCFDA 20.200 $4.9M
Manufacturing Extension PartnershipCFDA 11.611 $4.1M
Specialty Crop Research InitiativeCFDA 10.309 $3.2M
Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged BackgroundsCFDA 93.925 $2.6M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$105M
Department of Defense$44.9M
National Science Foundation$44.4M
Department of Agriculture$19.2M
Department of the Interior$14.9M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$14.4M
Department of Transportation$7.3M
Department of Commerce$4.1M
Department of Education$2.3M
Institute of Museum and Library Services$1.3M
Small Business Administration$544K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $2.1M total:

Margaret a Cargill Foundation $1.8M
National Endowment for Financial Education $109K
Dan and Jeanne Scott Family Foundation $41K
The Mericos Foundation $25K
Ronald J Woods Charitable Tr Ua 022697 $20K
Gertrude E Skelly Charitable Foundation $20K
The Cielo Foundation $16K
Town Pump Charitable Foundation $14K
Thomas and Cindy Massie Foundation $2K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 2 states/territories: MT, NJ.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

University of Montana 75 awards · $164.8M University of Vermont & State Agricultural College 49 awards · $272.5M North Dakota State University 33 awards · $93.8M The Pennsylvania State University 141 awards · $621.8M Arizona State University 85 awards · $457M University of Arizona 131 awards · $705.4M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Montana State University received?

Montana State University has received 60 federal grant awards totaling $258.3M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Montana State University?

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

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

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