University of California, San Diego — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

University of California, San Diego has received 160 federal grant awards totaling $2.12B across 60 assistance programs and 12 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

160awards

$2.12Btotal funding

$104.7Mlargest award

$13.3Mavg award

60programs

🏆 Top 3% by total funding · #16 of 6,944 by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants University of California, San Diego could apply for now

Live opportunities in the federal programs University of California, San Diego has previously been funded under — sorted by upcoming deadline.

Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs) (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.847

Deadline: Oct 20, 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
DoW Military Burn, Patient-Centered Research Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA CFDA 12.420

Deadline: Oct 21, 2026 Closing soon
Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.049

Deadline: Oct 21, 2026 Closing soon
DoW Military Burn, Technology/Therapeutic Development Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA CFDA 12.420

Deadline: Oct 21, 2026 Closing soon
DoW Military Burn, Discovery Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA CFDA 12.420

Deadline: Oct 21, 2026 Closing soon
DoW Arthritis Clinical Research Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA CFDA 12.420

Deadline: Oct 22, 2026 Closing soon
Impact of Immunotherapies on CNS Outcomes in People with HIV: Potential Benefits, Challenges and Risks
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.242

Deadline: Oct 22, 2026 Closing soon

Federal programs University of California, San Diego has been funded under

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

Computer and Information Science and EngineeringCFDA 47.070 $182M
Cancer Centers Support GrantsCFDA 93.397 $150.4M
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative InstitutesCFDA 11.432 $150.3M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $117.3M
Polar ProgramsCFDA 47.078 $112.5M
GeosciencesCFDA 47.050 $109.9M
National Center for Advancing Translational SciencesCFDA 93.350 $108.9M
Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and EngineeringCFDA 12.630 $92.3M
Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramCFDA 81.049 $87.7M
Cardiovascular Diseases ResearchCFDA 93.837 $54.3M
Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural ResearchCFDA 93.847 $53.9M
EngineeringCFDA 47.041 $53.7M
Allergy and Infectious Diseases ResearchCFDA 93.855 $50.3M
Mental Health Research GrantsCFDA 93.242 $47.7M
NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances_Basic Research and EducationCFDA 93.143 $43.8M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$905.3M
National Science Foundation$564.4M
Department of Defense$281.5M
Department of Commerce$229M
Department of Energy$105.2M
Department of Agriculture$16.9M
Department of Transportation$11.4M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$7M
Department of Labor$2.9M
Department of Housing and Urban Development$350K
National Endowment for the Arts$300K
Department of the Interior$228K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $4.4M total:

W M Keck Foundation $1.3M
Alfred P Sloan Foundation $641K
Avery-tsui Foundation $550K
Whitehall Foundation INC $350K
Research Corporation $338K
William T Grant Foundation INC $237K
G Harold and Leila Mathers Charitable Foundation $221K
The Shiley Foundation $155K
Li Lu Foundation $120K
Mackenzie Foundation $112K
Nobbs Family Foundation $108K
Rita Allen Foundation $100K
Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research $65K
Agouron Institute $53K
The Gilbert J Martin Foundation a Charitable Trust $10K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: CA.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

University of California, Los Angeles 126 awards · $1.49B The Regents of the University of California 90 awards · $605.2M University of California, Santa Barbara 35 awards · $288.8M University of California Irvine 41 awards · $375.9M San Diego State University Foundation 24 awards · $101.1M University of California, Merced 12 awards · $40M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has University of California, San Diego received?

University of California, San Diego has received 160 federal grant awards totaling $2.12B, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund University of California, San Diego?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense and others.

Can University of California, San Diego apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs University of California, San Diego 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.