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National Facilities

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  • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
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  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 41

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Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/d3522436-c23c-4947-a204-f9039454dc77 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/44765b95-8a30-48f7-a13a-700c002e4cb1

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The National Facilities program supports the operation of national user facilities: National Facilities areresearch facilities with specialized instrumentation available to the scientific research community in general and the materials research community in particular.These facilities provide unique research capabilities that can be located at only a few highly specialized laboratories in the Nation. They provide open user service for scientists and engineers from a broad range of disciplines including biology, chemistry, geosciences, materials research. and physics. Theyinclude facilities and resources for research using high magnetic fields, ultraviolet and x-ray synchrotron radiation, neutron scattering, and nanofabrication. Theyserve as science and technology-related resources and experiences for students. Theyconduct student and teacher education, general public awareness activities, curriculum development, and educational research.

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

21 awards to Tennessee groups in 4 counties since 2017. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$11.7M2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$2.4M2021
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$1.7M2022
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$1.7M2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$1.6M2021
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$1.2M2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$1.1M2019
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$911K2019
Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Davidson County$800K2021
University of TennesseeChattanooga, Hamilton County$793K2025
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$780K2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$749K2025

Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 20 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Fisk UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University$956K2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyTexas a & M University$388K2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyBoard of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Ed$370K2026
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$265K2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyWest Virginia University Research Corporation$244K2026
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyCornell University$235K2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyOregon State University$228K2024
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyUniversity of Vermont & State Agricultural College$204K2025
University of MemphisMemphis, Shelby CountyUniversity of Arizona$168K2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyUniversity of Notre Dame Du Lac$165K2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyThe Pennsylvania State University$158K2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyCornell University$157K2026

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

About the federal program

Mathematical and Physical Sciences, also called “(MPS)”
Program number 47.049 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · National Science Foundation · Project grant

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Source: Federal grants from Grants.gov · the official federal record. Last checked by GrantMe Oct 7, 2026.

Reference numbers: official notice number PD-05-1743 · program number 47.049