Nevada System of Higher Education — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Nevada System of Higher Education has received 20 federal grant awards totaling $23.6M across 12 assistance programs and 6 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

20awards

$23.6Mtotal funding

$6.2Mlargest award

$1.2Mavg award

12programs

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

Open grants Nevada System of Higher Education could apply for now

Live opportunities in the federal programs Nevada System of Higher Education has previously been funded under — sorted by upcoming deadline.

Promise Neighborhoods-84.215N
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education CFDA 84.215

Deadline: Aug 6, 2026 Open
Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU)
Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command CFDA 12.630

up to $2M Deadline: Aug 11, 2026 Open
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Eastern Nevada Conservation, Recreation and Development – NEVADA BLM
Bureau of Land Management CFDA 15.017

up to $250K Deadline: Aug 14, 2026 Open
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management – Bureau wide
Bureau of Land Management CFDA 15.224

up to $75K Deadline: Aug 14, 2026 Open
Center for Foundational Academic Research and Strategic Innovation for the Defense Enterprise (C-FARSIDE)
Washington Headquarters Services CFDA 12.630

up to $150M Deadline: Aug 17, 2026 Open
Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants
Mine Safety and Health Administration CFDA 17.603

up to $250K Deadline: Aug 31, 2026 Open
U.S. Wildland Fire Service BLM-National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) Primary Announcement
Bureau of Land Management CFDA 15.232

up to $500K Deadline: Sep 17, 2026 Open
U.S Wildland Fire Service BLM-National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) Regional Fire Science Exchange Announcement
Bureau of Land Management CFDA 15.232

up to $262K Deadline: Sep 17, 2026 Open

Federal programs Nevada System of Higher Education has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received.

Climate and Atmospheric ResearchCFDA 11.431 $6.2M
Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and EngineeringCFDA 12.630 $4.4M
Assistance to State Water Resources Research InstitutesCFDA 15.805 $3.2M
Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community ProjectsCFDA 84.215 $2.8M
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary EducationCFDA 84.116 $2.7M
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory ResearchCFDA 93.077 $1.4M
Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park SystemCFDA 15.945 $947K
Cultural and Paleontological Resources ManagementCFDA 15.224 $908K
Joint Fire Science ProgramCFDA 15.232 $500K
Applied Science GrantsCFDA 15.557 $287K
Eastern Nevada Conservation, Recreation and DevelopmentCFDA 15.017 $189K
Brookwood-Sago GrantCFDA 17.603 $120K

Top awarding agencies

Department of Commerce$6.2M
Department of the Interior$6.1M
Department of Education$5.5M
Department of Defense$4.4M
Department of Health and Human Services$1.4M
Department of Labor$120K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: NV.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education 69 awards · $266.6M Nevada Department of Education 12 awards · $102.1M The Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education 2 awards · $4.4M University System of New Hampshire 41 awards · $156.5M University of Southern California 84 awards · $1.22B University of Montana 46 awards · $131.4M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Nevada System of Higher Education received?

Nevada System of Higher Education has received 20 federal grant awards totaling $23.6M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Nevada System of Higher Education?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Commerce, Department of the Interior, Department of Education and others.

Can Nevada System of Higher Education apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs Nevada System of Higher Education 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.