University of Arkansas — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

University of Arkansas has received 26 federal grant awards totaling $83.9M across 17 assistance programs and 8 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

26awards

$83.9Mtotal funding

$19.7Mlargest award

$3.2Mavg award

17programs

🏆 Top 25% by total funding · Top 10% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants University of Arkansas could apply for now

Live opportunities in the federal programs University of Arkansas 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
University Centers for Developmental Disabilities in Education, Research, and Service
Administration for Community Living CFDA 93.632

up to $629K Deadline: Jul 22, 2026 Closing soon
Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA CFDA 10.226

up to $150K Deadline: Jul 27, 2026 Open
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)
Health Resources and Services Administration CFDA 93.925

up to $650K Deadline: Jul 28, 2026 Open
FY 2026 FDPIR NUTRITION EDUCATION
Food and Nutrition Service CFDA 10.594

up to $500K Deadline: Jul 31, 2026 Open
State Trade Expansion Program 2026-001
Small Business Administration CFDA 59.061

up to $900K Deadline: Aug 10, 2026 Open
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.083

Deadline: Aug 11, 2026 Open
ECosystem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and Engineering
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.083

Deadline: Aug 11, 2026 Open

Federal programs University of Arkansas has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (17 programs in total).

Integrative ActivitiesCFDA 47.083 $25.7M
Basic Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.431 $19.1M
Air Force Defense Research Sciences ProgramCFDA 12.800 $7.5M
Biological SciencesCFDA 47.074 $6M
TRIO Talent SearchCFDA 84.044 $5.1M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)CFDA 10.310 $4.3M
Special Education – Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with DisabilitiesCFDA 84.325 $3.7M
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and ServiceCFDA 93.632 $2.7M
Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged BackgroundsCFDA 93.925 $2.7M
Geographic Programs – Gulf of America ProgramCFDA 66.475 $1.9M
New Beginning for Tribal StudentsCFDA 10.527 $1.7M
Integrated ProgramsCFDA 10.303 $997K
State Trade ExpansionCFDA 59.061 $675K
Preservation of Japanese American Confinement SitesCFDA 15.933 $594K
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Nutrition Education GrantsCFDA 10.594 $500K

Top awarding agencies

National Science Foundation$31.7M
Department of Defense$26.6M
Department of Education$8.8M
Department of Agriculture$8.3M
Department of Health and Human Services$5.4M
Environmental Protection Agency$1.9M
Small Business Administration$675K
Department of the Interior$594K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 2 states/territories: AK, AR.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

University of Arkansas System 15 awards · $63M Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas 20 awards · $30.1M Department of Education Arkansas 8 awards · $63M Oklahoma State University 39 awards · $142.6M University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 24 awards · $309M University of Alabama 27 awards · $278M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has University of Arkansas received?

University of Arkansas has received 26 federal grant awards totaling $83.9M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund University of Arkansas?

Its largest federal funders are National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Department of Education and others.

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

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