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National Science Foundation

Engineering

Federal program · program number 47.041 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · also called “(ENG)”

Key facts

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35 grants
Type of help
Project grant
Typical award
Range Low $4,125 Range High $26,000,000 Average $184,060

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What it pays for

Promote breakthroughs to help ensure future U.S. prosperity, resilience, security, health, and technological leadership.

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None required (federal program listing).

Who in Tennessee has won this program

15 awards to Tennessee groups since 2017 · 0 in Rhea County. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$4M2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$3M2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$1.2M2022
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$1.1M2021
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$1M2026
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$1M2019
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$814K2017
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$800K2025
University of MemphisMemphis, Shelby County$750K2024
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$737K2021
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$697K2022
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$657K2021

Source: USAspending.gov.

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

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 17 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Rhea County. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyUniversity of Texas at San Antonio, the$490K2024
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyThe University of Texas at San Antonio$386K2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of Utah, the$222K2023
University of MemphisMemphis, Shelby CountyUniversity of Missouri System$115K2023
Fisk UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University$100K2024
Microbial Insights, Inc.Knoxville, Knox CountyUniversity of Tennessee$94K2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyBaylor University$84K2025
Fisk UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University$75K2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University$75K2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University$66K2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyRegents of the University of Michigan$63K2024
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyRegents of the University of Michigan$61K2023

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

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