The Department of Commerce (NIST, NOAA) obligated $931.4M in grants to US colleges and universities in federal fiscal year 2025. University of Colorado received the most, $99.2M, and Colorado led all states with $134.6M.
| Rank | Recipient | Grants |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Colorado | $99.2M |
| 2 | University of Maryland, College Park | $58.9M |
| 3 | University of California San Diego | $57.6M |
| 4 | University of Miami | $52.3M |
| 5 | University of Washington | $41.4M |
| 6 | University of Rhode Island | $40.1M |
| 7 | University of Delaware | $38.8M |
| 8 | University of Alabama | $33.9M |
| 9 | Colorado State University | $31.0M |
| 10 | University of Oklahoma | $30.8M |
| 11 | University of Hawaii | $30.7M |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin System | $22.6M |
| 13 | Mississippi State University | $17.9M |
| 14 | University System of New Hampshire | $16.4M |
| 15 | Johns Hopkins University | $16.0M |
| 16 | University of Illinois | $15.5M |
| 17 | University of Michigan | $14.6M |
| 18 | University of South Carolina | $12.9M |
| 19 | Clemson University | $12.6M |
| 20 | University of Florida | $12.3M |
| 21 | Oregon State University | $10.0M |
| 22 | New York University | $10.0M |
| 23 | University of Southern Mississippi | $9.6M |
| 24 | North Carolina State University | $8.6M |
| 25 | University of Texas at Arlington | $8.1M |
| 26 | Texas A & M University | $8.1M |
| 27 | Virginia Institute of Marine Science | $7.8M |
| 28 | University of Connecticut | $7.7M |
| 29 | Purdue University | $7.6M |
| 30 | Princeton University | $7.5M |
| 31 | Kansas State University | $5.4M |
| 32 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | $5.4M |
| 33 | Of the Nevada System of Higher Education | $5.0M |
| 34 | University of Maine System | $4.9M |
| 35 | Illinois Central College | $4.9M |
| 36 | Georgetown University | $4.7M |
| 37 | Nicholls State University | $4.5M |
| 38 | Mendocino-Lake Community College District | $4.2M |
| 39 | Tri-City Regional Sanitary District | $4.2M |
| 40 | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | $4.0M |
| 41 | J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | $3.9M |
| 42 | Rutgers, the State University | $3.8M |
| 43 | George Washington University (the) | $3.7M |
| 44 | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Georgia Tech) | $3.6M |
| 45 | Research Foundation of the City University of New York | $3.4M |
| 46 | MIT | $3.4M |
| 47 | Howard University | $3.4M |
| 48 | University of Maryland Es | $3.3M |
| 49 | Columbia University in the City of New York | $3.2M |
| 50 | Florida A & M University | $3.2M |
| State | Grants |
|---|---|
| Colorado | $134.6M |
| Maryland | $82.9M |
| Florida | $78.4M |
| California | $72.3M |
| Washington | $41.9M |
| Rhode Island | $40.1M |
| Delaware | $39.6M |
| Alabama | $37.4M |
| Hawaii | $33.4M |
| Oklahoma | $30.7M |
| Mississippi | $28.4M |
| South Carolina | $26.9M |
| New York | $23.3M |
| Wisconsin | $23.0M |
| Illinois | $22.1M |
Compare NIST, NOAA with the other agencies on federal research funding to universities.