University of Houston System — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

University of Houston System has received 27 federal grant awards totaling $98M across 23 assistance programs and 10 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

27awards

$98Mtotal funding

$25.3Mlargest award

$3.6Mavg award

23programs

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

Open grants University of Houston System could apply for now

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

NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase I
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.012

up to $225K Deadline: Oct 28, 2026 Open
Autism Centers of Excellence R01
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.865

Deadline: Nov 2, 2026 Open
Autism Centers of Excellence P50
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.865

Deadline: Nov 2, 2026 Open
Space Technology Research Institutes
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.012

up to $13M Deadline: Nov 3, 2026 Open
SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

up to $170K Deadline: Nov 4, 2026 Open
Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

up to $4M Deadline: Nov 16, 2026 Open
Competing Revisions to Existing NIH Single Project Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.865

Deadline: Nov 24, 2026 Open
Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

Deadline: Dec 1, 2026 Open

Federal programs University of Houston System has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (23 programs in total).

Child Health and Human Development Extramural ResearchCFDA 93.865 $25.3M
Minority Health and Health Disparities ResearchCFDA 93.307 $18.8M
Vision ResearchCFDA 93.867 $11.6M
Education Research, Development and DisseminationCFDA 84.305 $10M
Small Business Development CentersCFDA 59.037 $9.9M
Social, Behavioral, and Economic SciencesCFDA 47.075 $3.9M
Research in Special EducationCFDA 84.324 $3.4M
Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM)CFDA 43.008 $3.2M
TRIO Talent SearchCFDA 84.044 $2.5M
Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with DisabilitiesCFDA 84.326 $1.6M
Geographic Programs – Gulf of America ProgramCFDA 66.475 $1.5M
International Science and EngineeringCFDA 47.079 $1.3M
Special Education – Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with DisabilitiesCFDA 84.325 $1.2M
Migrant Education College Assistance Migrant ProgramCFDA 84.149 $1.1M
Space TechnologyCFDA 43.012 $650K

Top awarding agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$55.6M
Department of Education$20.1M
Small Business Administration$9.9M
National Science Foundation$5.2M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$3.8M
Environmental Protection Agency$1.5M
Department of Agriculture$891K
Department of Commerce$443K
Department of the Interior$249K
Department of Defense$249K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $110K total:

The Cullen Foundation $110K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: TX.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

The University of Texas at San Antonio 32 awards · $95.2M The University of Texas at El Paso 15 awards · $158.2M University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 31 awards · $202.3M University of Texas at Austin 115 awards · $1.25B Texas a & M University 42 awards · $344.9M The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 33 awards · $67.9M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has University of Houston System received?

University of Houston System has received 27 federal grant awards totaling $98M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund University of Houston System?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, Small Business Administration and others.

Can University of Houston System apply for grants that are open now?

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