University of Alabama — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

University of Alabama has received 27 federal grant awards totaling $278M across 19 assistance programs and 12 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

27awards

$278Mtotal funding

$152.3Mlargest award

$10.3Mavg award

19programs

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

Open grants University of Alabama could apply for now

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

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.083

Deadline: Jul 21, 2026 Closing soon
Faculty Early Career Development Program
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.079

Deadline: Jul 22, 2026 Closing soon
FY26 Ruth D. Gates Coral Reef Conservation Grants – Fishery Management
DOC NOAA - ERA Production CFDA 11.482

up to $200K Deadline: Jul 23, 2026 Closing soon
Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Geological Survey CFDA 15.808

up to $30K Deadline: Jul 24, 2026 Closing soon
Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs (SBIR/STTR): A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation.
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.084

Deadline: Jul 27, 2026 Open
NIJ FY 2026 State and Local Collection and Reporting of Crime Data
National Institute of Justice CFDA 16.560

up to $2M Deadline: Jul 30, 2026 Open
FY 2026 Susan Harwood Training Grant Program – Targeted Topic Training
Occupational Safety and Health Administration CFDA 17.502

up to $215K Deadline: Jul 31, 2026 Open
FY 2026 Susan Harwood Training Grant Program – Training and Educational Materials Development
Occupational Safety and Health Administration CFDA 17.502

up to $95K Deadline: Jul 31, 2026 Open

Federal programs University of Alabama has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (19 programs in total).

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative InstitutesCFDA 11.432 $152.3M
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary EducationCFDA 84.116 $60M
Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and EngineeringCFDA 12.630 $27.2M
Small Business Development CentersCFDA 59.037 $6.8M
Integrative ActivitiesCFDA 47.083 $6.6M
Technology, Innovation, and PartnershipsCFDA 47.084 $6M
National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project GrantsCFDA 16.560 $4M
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative AgreementsCFDA 20.237 $3.5M
U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data CollectionCFDA 15.808 $3M
Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)CFDA 93.264 $2.4M
International Science and EngineeringCFDA 47.079 $1.8M
Geographic Programs – Gulf of America ProgramCFDA 66.475 $1.2M
Academic Exchange Programs – Undergraduate ProgramsCFDA 19.009 $1M
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Process and Technology Improvement GrantsCFDA 10.580 $786K
Coral Reef Conservation ProgramCFDA 11.482 $614K

Top awarding agencies

Department of Commerce$152.9M
Department of Education$60M
Department of Defense$27.2M
National Science Foundation$14.4M
Small Business Administration$6.8M
Department of Justice$4.5M
Department of Transportation$3.5M
Department of the Interior$3M
Department of Health and Human Services$2.4M
Environmental Protection Agency$1.2M
Department of State$1M
Department of Agriculture$786K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: AL.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

University of Alabama at Birmingham 55 awards · $991.5M University of South Alabama 19 awards · $109.5M University of Tennessee 73 awards · $312.3M Alabama a & M University 9 awards · $59.8M The University of Alabama in Huntsville 14 awards · $328.7M University of Oklahoma 41 awards · $569.4M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has University of Alabama received?

University of Alabama has received 27 federal grant awards totaling $278M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund University of Alabama?

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

Can University of Alabama apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs University of Alabama 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.