The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) obligated $369.5M in grants to US colleges and universities in federal fiscal year 2025. Texas Southern University received the most, $55.1M, and Texas led all states with $71.6M.
| Rank | Recipient | Grants |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Southern University | $55.1M |
| 2 | Fordham University | $52.0M |
| 3 | Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | $39.9M |
| 4 | University of New Mexico | $24.0M |
| 5 | Dillard University | $19.9M |
| 6 | Corporation of Gonzaga University | $19.9M |
| 7 | Texas A & M University | $14.4M |
| 8 | University of Maine System | $8.4M |
| 9 | University of Connecticut | $7.8M |
| 10 | Wichita State University | $5.3M |
| 11 | Kansas State University | $5.2M |
| 12 | University of Washington | $4.0M |
| 13 | University of Maryland, College Park | $3.9M |
| 14 | Montana State University | $3.8M |
| 15 | University of Minnesota | $3.7M |
| 16 | Northern Arizona University | $3.6M |
| 17 | University System of New Hampshire | $3.4M |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin System | $3.3M |
| 19 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $3.2M |
| 20 | Syracuse University | $3.2M |
| 21 | New Mexico State University | $3.2M |
| 22 | Cornell University | $3.0M |
| 23 | Florida International University | $3.0M |
| 24 | New School | $3.0M |
| 25 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Inc. | $3.0M |
| 26 | University of Guam | $3.0M |
| 27 | University of Arizona | $3.0M |
| 28 | Research Foundation for the State University of New York | $3.0M |
| 29 | University of South Alabama | $2.7M |
| 30 | Ocean County College | $2.7M |
| 31 | University of Mass at Boston | $2.6M |
| 32 | University of Utah | $2.4M |
| 33 | Central Michigan University | $2.3M |
| 34 | University of California, Davis | $2.2M |
| 35 | Florida Atlantic University | $2.2M |
| 36 | Roger Williams University | $2.0M |
| 37 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $2.0M |
| 38 | Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium | $1.8M |
| 39 | Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium | $1.8M |
| 40 | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | $1.7M |
| 41 | University of California | $1.5M |
| 42 | University of Montana | $1.5M |
| 43 | Florida State University | $1.5M |
| 44 | University of Oklahoma | $1.5M |
| 45 | Auburn University | $1.3M |
| 46 | Clarkson University | $1.2M |
| 47 | Oregon State University | $1.1M |
| 48 | University of Alabama | $1.0M |
| 49 | University of Michigan | $991K |
| 50 | University of Oklahoma | $989K |
| State | Grants |
|---|---|
| Texas | $71.6M |
| New York | $65.4M |
| Virginia | $40.9M |
| New Mexico | $27.2M |
| Washington | $23.9M |
| Louisiana | $23.7M |
| Florida | $10.7M |
| Kansas | $10.5M |
| Maine | $8.4M |
| Connecticut | $7.8M |
| Alabama | $6.9M |
| Arizona | $6.7M |
| Maryland | $5.6M |
| Montana | $5.3M |
| New Jersey | $5.0M |
Compare EPA with the other agencies on federal research funding to universities.