The Pennsylvania State University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

The Pennsylvania State University has received 141 federal grant awards totaling $621.8M across 60 assistance programs and 12 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

141awards

$621.8Mtotal funding

$67.1Mlargest award

$4.4Mavg award

60programs

🏆 Top 5% by total funding · #21 of 6,944 by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants The Pennsylvania State University could apply for now

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

The DOE Quantum Genesis Q Competition
Office of Science CFDA 81.049

up to $200M Deadline: Oct 19, 2026 Closing soon
Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Excellence in Research (HBCU – EiR)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.078

Deadline: Oct 20, 2026 Closing soon
Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.049

Deadline: Oct 21, 2026 Closing soon
FY2026 Implementation of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan (QZAP) in the Western United States
Fish and Wildlife Service CFDA 15.608

up to $600K Deadline: Oct 24, 2026 Closing soon
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
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 Open
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase I
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.012

up to $225K Deadline: Oct 28, 2026 Open
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

Federal programs The Pennsylvania State University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (60 programs in total).

Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramCFDA 81.049 $101.9M
Smith-Lever Extension FundingCFDA 10.511 $56.7M
Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and EngineeringCFDA 12.630 $44.6M
Scientific Research – Combating Weapons of Mass DestructionCFDA 12.351 $44.4M
Mathematical and Physical SciencesCFDA 47.049 $38.8M
Specialty Crop Research InitiativeCFDA 10.309 $35.1M
Air Force Defense Research Sciences ProgramCFDA 12.800 $25.2M
Fossil Energy Research and DevelopmentCFDA 81.089 $25.1M
Air Transportation Centers of ExcellenceCFDA 20.109 $21.6M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $15.2M
Tribal Colleges Extension ProgramsCFDA 10.517 $14.6M
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)CFDA 47.076 $14.4M
Research and Technology DevelopmentCFDA 12.910 $13.5M
Sea Grant SupportCFDA 11.417 $12.3M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)CFDA 10.310 $11.8M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Energy$152.4M
Department of Agriculture$146.5M
Department of Defense$144.5M
National Science Foundation$84.2M
Department of Health and Human Services$26.5M
Department of Transportation$21.6M
Department of Education$14.2M
Department of Commerce$13.9M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$8M
Department of the Interior$5.9M
Department of Justice$1.8M
Department of Labor$1.7M

Private foundation funding

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

Alfred P Sloan Foundation $658K
Kohn Charitable Trust $500K
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation $301K
Spencer Foundation $228K
The Teagle Foundation Incorporated $175K
Moses Taylor Foundation INC $103K
Nicely Ridge Foundation $50K
Shah Family Foundation INC $40K
Glenn and Ruth Mengle Foundation $20K
Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching $15K
The Dietrich W Botstiber Foundation $901
Reynolds American Foundation $206

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: PA.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

Purdue University 130 awards · $562.4M Florida State University 50 awards · $429.2M University of Pittsburgh – of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education 106 awards · $1.24B Arizona State University 85 awards · $457M Pennsylvania State University 14 awards · $93.1M University of Delaware 74 awards · $808.2M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has The Pennsylvania State University received?

The Pennsylvania State University has received 141 federal grant awards totaling $621.8M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund The Pennsylvania State University?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense and others.

Can The Pennsylvania State University apply for grants that are open now?

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