University of Rhode Island — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

University of Rhode Island has received 24 federal grant awards totaling $275.9M across 19 assistance programs and 7 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

24awards

$275.9Mtotal funding

$80.1Mlargest award

$11.5Mavg award

19programs

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

Open grants University of Rhode Island could apply for now

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

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.083

Deadline: Jul 21, 2026 Closing soon
Faculty Early Career Development Program
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.079

Deadline: Jul 22, 2026 Closing soon
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
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.083

Deadline: Aug 11, 2026 Open
ECosystem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and Engineering
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.083

Deadline: Aug 11, 2026 Open
U.S. Mission Iraq Public Diplomacy Annual Program Statement 2026
U.S. Mission to Iraq CFDA 19.021

up to $500K Deadline: Aug 15, 2026 Open
Biological Oceanography
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.050

Deadline: Aug 17, 2026 Open
Chemical Oceanography
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.050

up to $2M Deadline: Aug 17, 2026 Open

Federal programs University of Rhode Island has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (19 programs in total).

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative InstitutesCFDA 11.432 $123M
Biomedical Research and Research TrainingCFDA 93.859 $59.5M
Integrative ActivitiesCFDA 47.083 $26.3M
GeosciencesCFDA 47.050 $24.6M
NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances_Basic Research and EducationCFDA 93.143 $17.3M
Sea Grant SupportCFDA 11.417 $12.8M
Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean ProgramCFDA 11.478 $2.7M
Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)CFDA 11.012 $2.3M
Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park SystemCFDA 15.945 $1.2M
Geographic Programs – Great Lakes Restoration InitiativeCFDA 66.469 $1.1M
International Science and EngineeringCFDA 47.079 $1.1M
Urban, Indoor, and Other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education, and Extension InitiativeCFDA 10.333 $998K
Assistance to State Water Resources Research InstitutesCFDA 15.805 $699K
Climate and Atmospheric ResearchCFDA 11.431 $593K
Acer Access Development ProgramCFDA 10.174 $500K

Top awarding agencies

Department of Commerce$141.9M
Department of Health and Human Services$76.8M
National Science Foundation$52M
Department of the Interior$2.1M
Department of Agriculture$1.8M
Environmental Protection Agency$1.1M
Department of State$199K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: RI.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

University of Connecticut 48 awards · $170.1M University of Puerto Rico 23 awards · $226.4M University of Guam 21 awards · $39.5M University of South Alabama 19 awards · $109.5M University of South Florida 34 awards · $432.5M University of Louisiana at Lafayette 9 awards · $47.1M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has University of Rhode Island received?

University of Rhode Island has received 24 federal grant awards totaling $275.9M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund University of Rhode Island?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Commerce, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation and others.

Can University of Rhode Island apply for grants that are open now?

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