University of Massachusetts Lowell — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

University of Massachusetts Lowell has received 15 federal grant awards totaling $85.5M across 12 assistance programs and 6 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

15awards

$85.5Mtotal funding

$27.2Mlargest award

$5.7Mavg award

12programs

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

Open grants University of Massachusetts Lowell could apply for now

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

ROSES25: D.8 Habitable Worlds Observatory Precursor Science Investigation
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.001

Deadline: Oct 26, 2026 Closing soon
Continuation and Expansion of the National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank for Translational Research (U24)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA CFDA 93.262

up to $1.1M Deadline: Nov 2, 2026 Open
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command CFDA 12.431

up to $3M Deadline: Nov 6, 2026 Open
ROSES25: A.15 Biosphere
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.001

Deadline: Nov 6, 2026 Open
ROSES25: C.4 Planetary Science Enabling Facilities
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.001

Deadline: Nov 10, 2026 Open
ROSES 2025: C.2 Solar System Science
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.001

Deadline: Nov 12, 2026 Open
NIJ FY 2026 Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP)
National Institute of Justice CFDA 16.560

up to $5.9M Deadline: Nov 16, 2026 Open
NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Human Trafficking
National Institute of Justice CFDA 16.560

up to $2.5M Deadline: Nov 16, 2026 Open

Federal programs University of Massachusetts Lowell has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received.

NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety TrainingCFDA 93.142 $27.2M
Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and EngineeringCFDA 12.630 $13.3M
Occupational Safety and Health ProgramCFDA 93.262 $10.2M
Basic Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.431 $7.4M
ScienceCFDA 43.001 $6.4M
Special Projects of National SignificanceCFDA 93.928 $5.9M
Broad Agency AnnouncementCFDA 11.015 $5.3M
Social Services Research and DemonstrationCFDA 93.647 $3.8M
Minority HIV/AIDS Fund (MHAF)CFDA 93.899 $2.3M
National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and EducationCFDA 15.954 $1.5M
International Programs to Combat Human TraffickingCFDA 19.019 $1.4M
National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project GrantsCFDA 16.560 $907K

Top awarding agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$49.3M
Department of Defense$26M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$6.4M
Department of the Interior$1.5M
Department of State$1.4M
Department of Justice$907K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $28K total:

Saab Family Foundation $25K
Arthur F Blanchard F Tr U Agree $3K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: MA.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

University of Massachusetts Medical School 35 awards · $381.5M Boston, City of 18 awards · $76.6M Trustees of Boston University 53 awards · $543.9M University of the District of Columbia 9 awards · $65.8M University of Arizona 131 awards · $705.4M University of Hawaii 169 awards · $971.3M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has University of Massachusetts Lowell received?

University of Massachusetts Lowell has received 15 federal grant awards totaling $85.5M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund University of Massachusetts Lowell?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration and others.

Can University of Massachusetts Lowell apply for grants that are open now?

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