University of Connecticut — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

University of Connecticut has received 48 federal grant awards totaling $170.1M across 33 assistance programs and 11 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

48awards

$170.1Mtotal funding

$21Mlargest award

$3.5Mavg award

33programs

🏆 Top 25% by total funding · Top 3% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants University of Connecticut could apply for now

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

OSERS-OSEP: National Assessment Center, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.326G
Department of Education CFDA 84.326

up to $1M Deadline: Jul 20, 2026 Closing soon
Faculty Early Career Development Program
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.079

Deadline: Jul 22, 2026 Closing soon
National Information and Referral Support Center
Administration for Community Living CFDA 93.048

up to $225K Deadline: Jul 22, 2026 Closing soon
National Technical Assistance Center on Kinship and Grandfamilies
Administration for Community Living CFDA 93.048

up to $1M Deadline: Jul 22, 2026 Closing soon
Disaster Assistance for State Units on Aging (SUAs) and Tribal Organizations
Administration for Community Living CFDA 93.048

up to $600K Deadline: Jul 27, 2026 Open
A Demonstration to Scale Innovative Person-Centered Approaches to Falls Prevention through Clinical-Community Partnerships
Administration for Community Living CFDA 93.048

up to $4.7M Deadline: Jul 27, 2026 Open
U.S. Administration on Aging, National Resource Centers on Older Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiian Programs
Administration for Community Living CFDA 93.048

up to $340K Deadline: Jul 27, 2026 Open
Urban, Indoor, and other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education, and Extension Initiative
National Institute of Food and Agriculture CFDA 10.333

up to $500K Deadline: Jul 27, 2026 Open

Federal programs University of Connecticut has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (33 programs in total).

Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $76M
Javits Gifted and Talented Students EducationCFDA 84.206 $10.3M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)CFDA 10.310 $10M
Academic Exchange Programs – Undergraduate ProgramsCFDA 19.009 $8M
Child Abuse and Neglect Discretionary ActivitiesCFDA 93.670 $8M
Sea Grant SupportCFDA 11.417 $7.7M
Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED)CFDA 93.104 $5.1M
Advanced Research Projects Agency – EnergyCFDA 81.135 $5M
National Center on Sleep Disorders ResearchCFDA 93.233 $4.8M
International Science and EngineeringCFDA 47.079 $4.4M
Small Business Development CentersCFDA 59.037 $3.9M
Integrated ProgramsCFDA 10.303 $3.3M
Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged BackgroundsCFDA 93.925 $2.9M
Office for Coastal ManagementCFDA 11.473 $2.9M
Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary ProjectsCFDA 93.048 $2.3M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Defense$76.1M
Department of Health and Human Services$26.1M
Department of Agriculture$19.1M
Department of Commerce$12.8M
Department of Education$11M
Department of State$8M
Department of Energy$5M
National Science Foundation$4.4M
Small Business Administration$3.9M
Department of the Interior$2M
Environmental Protection Agency$1.6M

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: CT.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

University of Delaware 62 awards · $768.3M University System of New Hampshire 41 awards · $156.5M University of Hawaii 132 awards · $822M University of Rhode Island 24 awards · $275.9M University of Tennessee 73 awards · $312.3M University of Washington 185 awards · $2.25B

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has University of Connecticut received?

University of Connecticut has received 48 federal grant awards totaling $170.1M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund University of Connecticut?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture and others.

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

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