University of California Santa Cruz — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

University of California Santa Cruz has received 18 federal grant awards totaling $123.4M across 14 assistance programs and 8 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

18awards

$123.4Mtotal funding

$32.7Mlargest award

$6.9Mavg award

14programs

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

Open grants University of California Santa Cruz could apply for now

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

Limited Competition: Building Partnerships and Broadening Perspectives to Advance Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (BBAER) Program (UM1), Clinical Trial Optional
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.172

up to $850K Deadline: Aug 2, 2026 Closing soon
Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) (S06 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.213

Deadline: Aug 7, 2026 Open
Correctness for Scientific Computing Systems
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 81.049

Deadline: Aug 11, 2026 Open
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.079

up to $500K Deadline: Aug 19, 2026 Open
Decentralized Artificial Intelligence through Controlled Emergence (DICE)
DARPA - Information Processing Technologies Office CFDA 12.910

Deadline: Aug 25, 2026 Open
Multi Modal Materials Analysis (MMoMA)
DARPA - Defense Sciences Office CFDA 12.910

Deadline: Aug 26, 2026 Open
Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) High Throughput Sequencing and Genotyping Resource Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.172

Deadline: Sep 3, 2026 Open
Research Projects to Enhance Applicability of Mammalian Models for Translational Research (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.393

up to $499K Deadline: Sep 7, 2026 Open

Federal programs University of California Santa Cruz has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received.

Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramCFDA 81.049 $32.7M
Human Genome ResearchCFDA 93.172 $30.4M
Research and Technology DevelopmentCFDA 12.910 $22.3M
Cancer Cause and Prevention ResearchCFDA 93.393 $15.1M
Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative HealthCFDA 93.213 $9.5M
International Science and EngineeringCFDA 47.079 $4.4M
Specialty Crop Research InitiativeCFDA 10.309 $2.5M
Child Care Access Means Parents in SchoolCFDA 84.335 $1.9M
Marine Mammal Data ProgramCFDA 11.439 $1.4M
Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean ProgramCFDA 11.478 $1.1M
Climate and Atmospheric ResearchCFDA 11.431 $656K
Forensics Training and Technical Assistance ProgramCFDA 16.044 $640K
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development ProgramCFDA 10.311 $574K
Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA)CFDA 15.648 $333K

Top awarding agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$55M
Department of Energy$32.7M
Department of the Interior$22.6M
National Science Foundation$4.4M
Department of Commerce$3.1M
Department of Agriculture$3.1M
Department of Education$1.9M
Department of Justice$640K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: CA.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

University of California, Santa Barbara 26 awards · $239.2M University of California San Diego 142 awards · $1.98B The Regents of the University of California 80 awards · $558.2M University of Southern California 84 awards · $1.22B University of California, Los Angeles 112 awards · $2.38B University of South Florida 34 awards · $432.5M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has University of California Santa Cruz received?

University of California Santa Cruz has received 18 federal grant awards totaling $123.4M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund University of California Santa Cruz?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior and others.

Can University of California Santa Cruz apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs University of California Santa Cruz 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.