University of California Santa Cruz — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

University of California Santa Cruz has received 21 federal grant awards totaling $136.9M across 15 assistance programs and 8 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

21awards

$136.9Mtotal funding

$35.1Mlargest award

$6.5Mavg award

15programs

🏆 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.

The DOE Quantum Genesis Q Competition
Office of Science CFDA 81.049

up to $200M Deadline: Oct 19, 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
GREGoRi Data Coordination and Outreach Center (U01, Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.172

Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Open
GREGoRi Technology Integration Center (U01, Clinical Trials Optional)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.172

Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Open
GREGoRi Innovation Projects (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.172

Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Open
Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Pre-Applications
National Institute of Food and Agriculture CFDA 10.309

up to $15M Deadline: Nov 2, 2026 Open
NCCIH Natural Product Early Phase Clinical Trial Phased Innovation Award (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.213

up to $350K Deadline: Nov 13, 2026 Open
NCCIH Natural Product Mid Phase Clinical Trial (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.213

Deadline: Nov 13, 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 $35.1M
Human Genome ResearchCFDA 93.172 $30.4M
Research and Technology DevelopmentCFDA 12.910 $22.3M
Cancer Cause and Prevention ResearchCFDA 93.393 $18.1M
Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative HealthCFDA 93.213 $9.5M
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)CFDA 47.076 $7.8M
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 $2M
Marine Mammal Data ProgramCFDA 11.439 $1.6M
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$58M
Department of Energy$35.1M
Department of the Interior$22.6M
National Science Foundation$12.2M
Department of Commerce$3.3M
Department of Agriculture$3.1M
Department of Education$2M
Department of Justice$640K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $988K total:

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation INC $650K
Whitehall Foundation INC $150K
Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation $100K
William & Marian Ghidotti Foundation $49K
Berger Family Foundation INC $25K
Nobbs Family Foundation $14K

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 35 awards · $288.8M The Regents of the University of California 90 awards · $605.2M University of California, San Diego 160 awards · $2.12B University of Southern California 92 awards · $1.34B University of California, Los Angeles 126 awards · $1.49B University of New Mexico 81 awards · $513.3M

Frequently asked questions

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

University of California Santa Cruz has received 21 federal grant awards totaling $136.9M, 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.