SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
STILLWATER, Texas
Total Received
$177.7M
Total Awards
146
State
Texas
Last Updated
Mar 31, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
$124.6M24
$51.1M25
$2.0M26
Top 50 Awards to SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
Largest individual federal awards on record for this recipient, ranked by obligated amount. Data through March 31, 2026.
| Award | Awarding Agency | Program | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_S411A240014_091 SCALE UP (SUSTAINABILITY, CAPACITY, AND LEARNING ENGAGEMENT) FOR FRACTION FACE OFF | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.411 EDUCATION INNOVATION AND RESEARCH (FORMERLY INVESTING IN INNOVATION (I3) FUND) | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2025 | $14,999,480 |
CONT_AWD_FA702220C0003_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- SEISMO-ACOUSTIC MONITORING PROGRAM IV | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | — | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $10,880,318 |
ASST_NON_DESC0010129_089 RESEARCH IN HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS AT SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | DALLAS, TX-24 | 2024 | $10,079,000 |
CONT_AWD_88310323C00001_8800_-NONE-_-NONE- THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION FOR SECURITY GUARD CONTRACT AT THE GWB PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM IS TO ADD FY25 AND FY26 FUNDING | National Archives and Records Administration National Archives and Records Administration | — | DALLAS, TX-24 | 2024 | $8,503,042 |
ASST_NON_P063P252307_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2025 | $8,312,655 |
ASST_NON_P063P242307_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $8,273,401 |
ASST_NON_P063P232307_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $5,284,018 |
ASST_NON_2500229_049 NATIONAL STEM TEACHER CORPS PILOT PROGRAM: ELEVATING K-8 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING TEACHING IN TEXAS -?THIS NATIONAL STEM TEACHER CORPS PILOT PROGRAM REGIONAL ALLIANCE PROJECT, ELEV… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | DALLAS, TX-24 | 2025 | $4,999,858 |
ASST_NON_P063P222307_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $4,617,660 |
CONT_AWD_W15QKN25CA031_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AT SCALE | Department of Defense Department of the Army | — | DALLAS, TX-24 | 2025 | $4,222,161 |
ASST_NON_R01HL142775_075 THE DALLAS ASTHMA BRAIN AND COGNITION STUDY (DALLAS ABC STUDY) - ABSTRACT ASTHMA IS A CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY AIRWAY DISEASE, WITH AN INCREASING PREVALENCE, THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.837 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES RESEARCH | TX-90 | 2024 | $3,330,042 |
ASST_NON_R324A200151_091 EXAMINING THE EFFICACY OF FRIENDS ON THE BLOCK: AN INTENSIVE EARLY LITERACY INTERVENTION FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY (PROJECT INTENSITY) | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.324 RESEARCH IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $3,299,942 |
ASST_NON_1721100_049 MEASURING EARLY MATHEMATICAL REASONING SKILLS: DEVELOPING TESTS OF NUMERIC RELATIONAL REASONING AND SPATIAL REASONING -NUMERIC RELATIONAL REASONING AND SPATIAL REASONING ARE CRITI… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $2,799,398 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2520130_097 THE RESEARCH AIMS TO USE A CYBER AUTONOMY RANGE TO PERFORM SOFTWARE, MODELS, DATA, AND DEVELOPMENT OF METHODOLOGIES THAT INCORPORATE RELEVANT SECURITY SYSTEMS, FACILITIES, AND INF… | Department of Defense Department of the Army | 12.431 BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | DALLAS, TX-24 | 2025 | $2,700,000 |
ASST_NON_2115393_049 SEEING THE WORLD THROUGH A MATHEMATICAL LENS: A PLACE-BASED MOBILE APP FOR CREATING MATH WALKS -THIS AWARD IS FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2025 | $2,546,759 |
ASST_NON_T365Z160106_091 PROJECT CONNECT: CREATING THE ONGOING NETWORKED NEEDED TO ENGAGE COMMUNITIES AND TEACHERS | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.365 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION STATE GRANTS | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $2,461,949 |
ASST_NON_1840260_049 RTG: MODELING AND COMPUTATIONS FOR COMPLEX SYSTEMS AT SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY -MATHEMATICAL MODELING AND COMPUTATION ARE OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE IN ADDRESSING CONTEMPORARY SC… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $2,315,143 |
ASST_NON_2411956_049 AMPLIFYING DIVERSE VOICES IN STEM EDUCATION -NUMEROUS STUDIES HAVE FOUND THAT RACIALLY MARGINALIZED STUDENTS IN STEM AND OTHER DISCIPLINES TEND TO EXHIBIT QUANTIFIABLY BETTER OUTC… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | DALLAS, TX-24 | 2024 | $2,219,872 |
ASST_NON_R01AI174599_075 OPTIMIZATION OF ATYPICAL ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL CARBAPENEM ANTIBIOTICS - ABSTRACT MYCOBACTERIAL INFECTIONS, BROADLY INCLUDING MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS (MTB), AND THOSE CAUSED BY NONT… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.855 ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH | DALLAS, TX-24 | 2024 | $2,139,287 |
ASST_NON_P047A170056_091 SMU UPWARD BOUND CLASSIC 1 | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.047 TRIO UPWARD BOUND | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $2,101,442 |
ASST_NON_P047A220655_091 SMU UPWARD BOUND CLASSIC 1 | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.047 TRIO UPWARD BOUND | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,956,881 |
CONT_AWD_HT942525CE037_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- MAIRID | Department of Defense Defense Health Agency | — | DALLAS, TX-24 | 2025 | $1,927,000 |
ASST_NON_R01NS129643_075 BIOMARKERS OF SUDEP RISK BASED ON BRAIN-HEART-LUNGS NETWORK DYNAMICS - THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO IDENTIFY SUDEP RISK BIOMARKERS AND THE BRAIN-HEART-LUNGS PATHWAYS… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.853 EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS | TX-90 | 2024 | $1,821,763 |
CONT_AWD_FA702222C0001_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TEXAS ARRAY III | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | — | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,720,629 |
CONT_AWD_FA702216C0008_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF SESIMIC STATIONS IN TEXAS. | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | — | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,701,459 |
ASST_NON_R01NS100954_075 RESPIRATORY MECHANISMS OF EPILEPSY WITH HIGH RISK OF SUDEP - OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO UNDERSTAND HOW CHANNELOPATHIES CAN CAUSE EPILEPSY WITH CARDIORESPIRATORY COMORBIDITIES AND SU… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.853 EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,574,831 |
ASST_NON_DESC0023361_089 NEW ABSTRACTIONS AND RANDOMIZED ALGORITHMS FOR MULTISCALE STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION | Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | DALLAS, TX-24 | 2024 | $1,540,256 |
ASST_NON_P047A170057_091 SMU UPWARD BOUND CLASSIC 2 | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.047 TRIO UPWARD BOUND | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,506,058 |
ASST_NON_R33AT012022_075 BEETROOT JUICE SUPPLEMENT FOR BOOSTING MUCOSAL IMMUNITY – THE NO COLD STUDY - SUMMARY RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS CAUSE A CONSIDERABLE BURDEN TO HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AND SOCIETIE… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.213 RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH | DALLAS, TX-24 | 2024 | $1,453,447 |
ASST_NON_S422C250080_091 AMERICA’S FIRST PRINCIPLES: EXPLORING THE DECLARATION, THE WAR, AND THE CONSTITUTION | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.422 AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2025 | $1,452,859 |
ASST_NON_P047M170129_091 UPWARD BOUND MATH SCIENCE SOAR | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.047 TRIO UPWARD BOUND | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,425,156 |
ASST_NON_P044A210028_091 PROJECT LAUNCH | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.044 TRIO TALENT SEARCH | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,420,160 |
ASST_NON_P044A210027_091 PROJECT LIFT | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.044 TRIO TALENT SEARCH | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,420,160 |
ASST_NON_P047M170131_091 UPWARD BOUND MATH SCIENCE STEM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.047 TRIO UPWARD BOUND | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,414,386 |
CONT_AWD_W912HZ20C0032_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- NCTE TO EXTEND THROUGH 13 DECEMBER 2024. | Department of Defense Department of the Army | — | DALLAS, TX-30 | 2024 | $1,359,412 |
ASST_NON_P047A170060_091 SMU UPWARD BOUND CLASSIC 3 | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.047 TRIO UPWARD BOUND | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,350,441 |
ASST_NON_R01GM149949_075 MULTIMODAL LABEL-FREE NANOSENSOR FOR SINGLE VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION AND CONTENT ANALYSIS - PROJECT SUMMARY RECENTLY VIRUS PARTICLES HAVE GAINED IMMENSE ATTENTION FOR THEIR POTENTIA… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,344,418 |
ASST_NON_2341948_049 USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO PERSONALIZE MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS INTERESTS -THIS DEVELOPING AND TESTING INNOVATIONS PROJECT AIMS TO EXPLORE THE IMPACTS AND OPPORTU… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | DALLAS, TX-24 | 2024 | $1,296,683 |
ASST_NON_P047A220675_091 SMU UPWARD BOUND CLASSIC 2 | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.047 TRIO UPWARD BOUND | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,286,181 |
ASST_NON_R01NS099188_075 NEUROCARDIAC MECHANISMS OF EPILEPSY WITH HIGH RISK OF SUDEP - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO UNDERSTAND HOW GENE MUTATIONS CAN CAUSE EPILEPSY WITH CARDIORESPIRA… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.853 EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS | LOS ANGELES, CA-36 | 2024 | $1,272,472 |
ASST_NON_P047M220106_091 SMU UBMS STEM PROJECT | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.047 TRIO UPWARD BOUND | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,226,116 |
ASST_NON_P047M220105_091 SMU UBMS SOAR PROJECT | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.047 TRIO UPWARD BOUND | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,226,116 |
ASST_NON_P047A220692_091 SMU UPWARD BOUND CLASSIC 3 | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.047 TRIO UPWARD BOUND | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,226,116 |
ASST_NON_P217A170142_091 MUSTANG MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.217 TRIO MCNAIR POST-BACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2026 | $1,178,121 |
ASST_NON_R15GM109282_075 STRUCTURAL FLEXIBILITY MEDIATES CIRCADIAN ADAPTATION IN DIVERSE ORGANISMS - PROJECT SUMMARY: CIRCADIAN CLOCKS HAVE EVOLVED TO SYNCHRONIZE ORGANISM PHYSIOLOGY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CO… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | TX-90 | 2024 | $1,153,055 |
ASST_NON_P033A184119_091 CAMPUS BASE-FWS | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,136,879 |
ASST_NON_R35GM150190_075 DECIPHER THE ORGANIZATION OF A MULTILAYERED CELLULAR QUALITY CONTROL NETWORK - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT IN MANY TYPES OF HUMAN DISEASES, PATHOGENESIS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO IMPAIRED… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | DALLAS, TX-24 | 2024 | $1,085,110 |
ASST_NON_P217A220127_091 RONALD E. MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.217 TRIO MCNAIR POST-BACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,078,980 |
ASST_NON_P033A244119_091 CAMPUS BASED-FWS | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2024 | $1,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P033A254119_091 CAMPUS BASED-FWS | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM | DALLAS, TX-24 | 2025 | $1,000,000 |
Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Funding Agencies
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Department of Education$73.8M
National Science Foundation$28.4M
Department of Defense$26.5M
Department of Health and Human Services$19.6M
Department of Energy$13.9M
National Archives and Records Administration$8.5M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.9M
Department of Commerce$1.9M
Department of Justice$1.7M
Department of Transportation$1.4M
Industries
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OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES$14.3M
SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES$8.5M
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$8.2M
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$580K
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES$259K
COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$83K
Federal Programs (CFDA)
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84.063 — FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM$26.5M
47.076 — STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES)$17.5M
84.411 — EDUCATION INNOVATION AND RESEARCH (FORMERLY INVESTING IN INNOVATION (I3) FUND)$15.0M
84.047 — TRIO UPWARD BOUND$14.7M
81.049 — OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM$13.9M
93.853 — EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS$5.7M
47.049 — MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$4.9M
93.859 — BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING$4.4M
93.837 — CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES RESEARCH$3.3M
84.324 — RESEARCH IN SPECIAL EDUCATION$3.3M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Recipients · Texas