Nevada System of Higher Education — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Nevada System of Higher Education has received 27 federal grant awards totaling $43.7M across 18 assistance programs and 9 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

27awards

$43.7Mtotal funding

$18.5Mlargest award

$1.6Mavg award

18programs

🏆 Top 25% by total funding · 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.

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
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM NATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANTS FY2026 (104g General)
Geological Survey CFDA 15.805

up to $120K Deadline: Nov 12, 2026 Open
Boosting Innovative GEOINT – Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA)
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency CFDA 12.630

Deadline: Dec 14, 2026 Open
ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
Engineer Research and Development Center CFDA 12.630

up to $1,000M Deadline: Jan 1, 2027 Open
Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science (TCORS) (Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.077

Deadline: Nov 10, 2027 Open
NPS Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units (CESU) Master Cooperative Agreements
National Park Service CFDA 15.945

Deadline: Dec 31, 2027 Open
UNITED STATES ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (ARI) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BASIC, APPLIED, AND ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command CFDA 12.630

Deadline: Apr 30, 2028 Open
FY 2027-2028 NESDIS Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
DOC NOAA - ERA Production CFDA 11.015

Deadline: Sep 30, 2028 Open

Federal programs Nevada System of Higher Education has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (18 programs in total).

Integrative ActivitiesCFDA 47.083 $18.5M
Climate and Atmospheric ResearchCFDA 11.431 $6.2M
Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and EngineeringCFDA 12.630 $4.2M
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
Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (SDWA 1459E)CFDA 66.445 $999K
Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park SystemCFDA 15.945 $947K
Cultural and Paleontological Resources ManagementCFDA 15.224 $908K
Broad Agency AnnouncementCFDA 11.015 $609K
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

National Science Foundation$18.5M
Department of Commerce$6.8M
Department of the Interior$6.2M
Department of Education$5.5M
Department of Defense$4.2M
Department of Health and Human Services$1.4M
Environmental Protection Agency$999K
Department of Labor$120K
Department of Agriculture$100K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $200K total:

Walter S Johnson Foundation $200K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 2 states/territories: AZ, NV.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education 109 awards · $309.6M Nevada Department of Education 18 awards · $255.2M University of New Mexico 81 awards · $513.3M Northern Arizona University 45 awards · $97.6M Department of Agriculture Nevada 9 awards · $4.7M University System of New Hampshire 52 awards · $185.9M

Frequently asked questions

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

Nevada System of Higher Education has received 27 federal grant awards totaling $43.7M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Nevada System of Higher Education?

Its largest federal funders are National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce, Department of the Interior 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.