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National Science Foundation

Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Federal program · program number 47.049 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · also called “(MPS)”

Key facts

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44 grants
Type of help
Project grant
Typical award
Range Low: $2,773 Range High: $61,500,000 Average: $166,921

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What it pays for

To promote the progress of the mathematical and physical sciences and thereby strengthen the Nation's scientific enterprise; to increase the store of scientific knowledge and enhance understanding of major problems confronting the Nation.

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

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

Past Tennessee winners
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.

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 · 0 in Rhea County. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
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).

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