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National Science Foundation

Geosciences

Federal program · program number 47.050 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · also called “(GEO)”

Key facts

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24 grants
Type of help
Project grant
Typical award
Range Low: $3,435 Range High: $60,150,814 Average: $265,967

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What it pays for

To strengthen and enhance the national scientific enterprise through the expansion of fundamental knowledge and increased understanding of the integrated Earth system through the support of basic research in the atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences.

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

26 awards to Tennessee groups since 2016 · 7 in Davidson County. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$2M2023
State of TennesseeNashville$2M spent that year2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville$1.6M spent that year2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$999K2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$788K2020
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$779K2023
University of MemphisMemphis, Shelby County$680K2022
The University of the SouthSewanee, Franklin County$620K2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$595K2016
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$543K2025
University of MemphisMemphis, Shelby County$520K2024
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$482K2020

Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

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 · 3 in Davidson County. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyRegents of the University of Michigan$348K2024
Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University$217K2023
Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University$107K2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyUniversity of Illinois$66K2023
State of TennesseeNashvilleThe Regents of the University of Michigan$60K spent that year2025
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York$59K2023
State of TennesseeNashvilleVanderbilt University$56K spent that year2024
University of MemphisMemphis, Shelby CountyIowa State University of Science and Technology$53K2023
State of TennesseeNashvilleBowling Green State University$49K spent that year2025
University of MemphisMemphis, Shelby CountyUniversity of Southern California$20K2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York$18K2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyUniversity of Illinois$15K2024

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

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