UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA

SUNNYVALE, Texas

Total Received

$2.02B

Total Awards

State

Texas

Last Updated

Apr 21, 2026

Yearly Funding Trend

$1.63B

$315.4M

$69.5M

Top 50 Awards to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA

Largest individual federal awards on record for this recipient, ranked by obligated amount. Data through April 21, 2026.

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Top 50 Awards to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
Award	Awarding Agency	Program	Place	FY	Obligation
ASST_NON_1946735_049 U.S. CMS UPGRADES FOR THE HIGH-LUMINOSITY LARGE HADRON COLLIDER -THROUGH DECADES OF PRIOR RESEARCH, SCIENTISTS HAVE DEVELOPED THE STANDARD MODEL OF PARTICLE PHYSICS, A THEORETICAL…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$79,389,942
ASST_NON_1829070_049 OPERATION OF THE NSF CENTER FOR HIGH ENERGY X-RAY SCIENCE (NSF-CHEXS) -THIS AWARD SUPPORTS THE OPERATION OF THE CENTER FOR HIGH ENERGY X-RAY SCIENCE (CHEXS) AT THE CORNELL HIGH EN…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.041 ENGINEERING	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$59,000,000
ASST_NON_1549132_049 CENTER FOR BRIGHT BEAMS -THIS AWARD WILL FUND THE CREATION OF THE CENTER FOR BRIGHT BEAMS (CBB). CBB'S OVERARCHING RESEARCH GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE INTENSITY (BRIGHTNESS) OF BEAMS…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$42,803,149
ASST_NON_2139899_049 GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP) -THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP) IS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, FEDERAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES)	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$42,090,891
ASST_NON_1946998_049 MID-SCALE RI-2: A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND X-RAY FACILITY FOR NEW SCIENCE AT THE HIGH MAGNETIC FIELD FRONTIER -HIGH-ENERGY X-RAYS ARE AN INDISPENSABLE TOOL FOR RESEARCH INTO MATERIALS, M…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$32,694,898
ASST_NON_FA86502225200_097 THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) ENTITLED , "THE MATERIALS SOLUTIONS NETWORK AT CORNELL HI	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	12.800 AIR FORCE DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES PROGRAM	—	2024	$31,926,997
ASST_NON_P30GM124165_075 NE-CAT: A RESOURCE FOR ADVANCED MACROMOLECULAR CRYSTALLOGRAPHY - USER TRAINING AND OUTREACH ABSTRACT THE TWO MAIN GOALS OF THE USER TRAINING AND OUTREACH COMPONENT ARE: (1) PROVID…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	LEMONT, IL-11	2024	$28,261,878
ASST_NON_7200AA19LE00005_072 THE FEED THE FUTURE INNOVATION LAB CROP IMPROVEMENT WILL BE ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL PORTFOLIO OF CROP IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH-FOR-DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.	Agency for International Development Agency for International Development	98.001 USAID FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS OVERSEAS	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$27,297,347
ASST_NON_P30GM124166_075 MACCHESS SYNCHROTRON SOURCE FOR STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY - PROJECT SUMMARY: THE MACCHESS SYNCHROTRON SOURCE FOR STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY FACILITATES THE UTILIZATION OF BOTH ESTABLISHED AND E…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$24,832,860
ASST_NON_2019674_049 STC: CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON PROGRAMMABLE PLANT SYSTEMS -THIS NSF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER AIMS TO DEVISE A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BETWEEN HUMANS AND PLANTS THAT WILL DR…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.074 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$24,500,000
ASST_NON_2039380_049 MIP: PLATFORM FOR THE ACCELERATED REALIZATION, ANALYSIS, AND DISCOVERY OF INTERFACE MATERIALS (PARADIM) -NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: CORNELL UNIVERSITY LEADS A MATERIALS INNOVATION…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$23,004,166
ASST_NON_2342336_049 MID-SCALE: OPERATIONS OF THE CENTER FOR HIGH ENERGY X-RAY SCIENCE (CHEXS) -THIS AWARD CONTINUES TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE CENTER FOR HIGH ENERGY X-RAY SCIENCE (CHEXS), A NATION…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$23,000,000
ASST_NON_DESC0019445_089 CENTER FOR ALKALINE-BASED ENERGY SOLUTIONS (CABES)	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$21,295,000
ASST_NON_2330043_049 RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE: MID-SCALE RI-1 (MI:IP): X-RAYS FOR LIFE SCIENCES, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, AGRICULTURE, AND PLANT SCIENCES (XLEAP) -SUPPORT FROM THIS AWARD WILL ALLOW FOR…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.074 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$19,999,301
ASST_NON_U54CA267738_075 CORNELL FIRST - CORNELL UNIVERSITY AIMS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MINORITIZED FACULTY IN THE BIOLOGICAL, BIOMEDICAL, AND HEALTH SCIENCES THROUGH ESTABLISHING AN NIH FIRST PROGRAM…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.310 TRANS-NIH RESEARCH SUPPORT	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$15,921,171
ASST_NON_2229430_049 NSF I-CORPS HUB (TRACK 1): INTERIOR NORTHEAST REGION -THE BROADER IMPACT/COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL OF THIS NSF I-CORPS HUB PROJECT IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL NETWORK THAT OFFERS…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.084 NSF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$15,166,000
ASST_NON_RM1GM139738_075 STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND DYNAMICS OF MACRO-MOLECULAR COMPLEXES THAT EXECUTE AND REGULATE GENOME FUNCTION - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE GENETIC INFORMATION ENCODED IN OUR GENOME I…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$12,280,909
ASST_NON_U01CK000509_075 NORTHEAST REGIONAL CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN VECTOR BORNE DISEASES	Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	93.283 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION INVESTIGATIONS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE	NY-90	2024	$12,268,436
ASST_NON_OD339751975436_1601 AWARD PURPOSE-- THE OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY (ODEP) PROVIDES NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED-- ODEP-FUNDED PROJECTS DEVELOP…	Department of Labor President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped	17.720 DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT	NY-90	2025	$9,875,926
ASST_NON_FA87502220500_097 NORTHEAST AFRL REGIONAL HUB	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	12.800 AIR FORCE DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES PROGRAM	NY-90	2024	$9,589,443
ASST_NON_NI23SLBCXXXXG025_012 PROJECT ABSTRACT - CORNELL UNIVERSITY CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION (CCE) CONNECTS COMMUNITIES WITH CORNELL UNIVERSITY (CORNELL) RESEARCH AND EXPERTISE TO ENRICH AND EMPOWER NEW Y…	Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture	10.511 SMITH-LEVER EXTENSION FUNDING	NY-90	2025	$9,120,084
ASST_NON_NI24SLBCXXXXG016_012 CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION (CCE) CONNECTS COMMUNITIES WITH CORNELL UNIVERSITY (CORNELL) RESEARCH AND EXPERTISE TO ENRICH AND EMPOWER NEW YORK STATE NEIGHBORS, LOCAL BUSINESSES,…	Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture	10.511 SMITH-LEVER EXTENSION FUNDING	NY-90	2024	$9,101,384
ASST_NON_NI25SLBCXXXXG051_012 CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION (CCE) CONNECTS COMMUNITIES WITH CORNELL UNIVERSITY (CORNELL) RESEARCH AND EXPERTISE TO ENRICH AND EMPOWER NEW YORK STATE NEIGHBORS, LOCAL BUSINESSES,…	Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture	10.511 SMITH-LEVER EXTENSION FUNDING	NY-90	2025	$9,082,683
ASST_NON_NI26SLBCXXXXG008_012 CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION (CCE) CONNECTS COMMUNITIES WITH CORNELL UNIVERSITY (CORNELL) RESEARCH AND EXPERTISE TO ENRICH AND EMPOWER NEW YORKERS ACROSS THE STATE. CCE PUTS KNOW…	Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture	10.511 SMITH-LEVER EXTENSION FUNDING	ITHACA, NY-19	2026	$9,063,982
ASST_NON_NI22SLBCXXXXG015_012 SMITH LEVER 3B <(>&<)> 3C	Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture	10.511 SMITH-LEVER EXTENSION FUNDING	ITHACA, NY-19	2025	$8,991,107
ASST_NON_2213849_049 FRONTIER RESEARCH AT THE JICAMARCA RADIO OBSERVATORY -THE IONIZED PORTION OF THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE AT THE MAGNETIC EQUATOR (EQUATORIAL IONOSPHERE) IS A UNIQUE PLASMA ENVIRONMENT WH…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.050 GEOSCIENCES	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$8,695,780
ASST_NON_R01HL089456_075 MULTISCALE MODEL OF THROMBOSIS IN ARTIFICIAL CIRCULATION - ALL BLOOD-WETTED DEVICES, WITHOUT EXAGGERATION, ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO UNINTENDED THROMBOSIS AND BLEEDING – WITH DIRE CONSEQ…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.837 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES RESEARCH	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$8,511,021
ASST_NON_N000141612617_097 MULTIPHYSICS CONTROL OF SPRAY FORMATION AND DISPERSION	Department of Defense Department of the Navy	12.300 BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH	NY-90	2024	$8,205,158
ASST_NON_P50HD104454_075 SPERMATOGENIC GENE REGULATION AND INFERTILITY - THE CORNELL CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE GENOMICS (CRG) WAS FOUNDED IN 2007 WITH THE GOAL OF LEVERAGING STATE-OF- THE-ART GENOMICS TECHN…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.865 CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$8,106,807
ASST_NON_DEEE0009255_089 GROUND-TRUTHING: EXPLORATORY BOREHOLE CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING TO VERIFY AND EXPAND TECHNO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF EARTH SOURCE HEAT AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.087 RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$7,829,614
ASST_NON_DESC0019414_089 SUPPLEMENT: CREATING NEW QUANTUM STATES OF MATTER IN TIME AND SPACE THROUGH ENGINEERING ARTIFICIAL INTERFACES AND STRUCTURES	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$7,729,259
ASST_NON_2025233_049 NNCI: CORNELL NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITY (CNF) -NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: THE CORNELL NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITY (CNF) AS PART OF THE NATIONAL NANOT…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.041 ENGINEERING	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$7,550,000
ASST_NON_FA95501810136_097 (MURI) SCIENTIFIC AUTONOMOUS REASONING AGENT (SARA): INTEGRATING MATERIALS THEORY, EXPERIMENT AND COMPUTATION.	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	12.800 AIR FORCE DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES PROGRAM	—	2024	$7,500,000
ASST_NON_N000141712699_097 PERISCOPE: PERCEPTUAL REPRESENTATIONS FOR ACTIONS, COMPOSITION, AND VERIFICATION	Department of Defense Department of the Navy	12.300 BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH	NY-90	2024	$7,497,660
ASST_NON_96244522_068 DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE LONG ISLAND SOUND…	Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency	66.437 GEOGRAPHIC PROGRAMS – LONG ISLAND SOUND PROGRAM	NY-90	2024	$7,292,583
ASST_NON_23475OD000002_1601 PROGRAM PURPOSE AWARD THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO IDENTIFY AND PROMOTE ADOPTION OF INNOVATIVE AND EQUITABLEEVIDENCE-BASED POLICY AND PRACTICE SOLUTIONS TO HELP PUBLIC AND…	Department of Labor President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped	17.720 DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT	NY-90	2024	$7,000,000
ASST_NON_R01GM014312_075 INTERNAL BONDING OF PROTEINS - PROJECT SUMMARY OUR LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO ASCERTAIN HOW PROTEIN CONFORMATION PLAYS A ROLE IN BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION AND IN VARIOUS DISEASES. OUR SP…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	NY-90	2024	$6,909,248
ASST_NON_R01AG024425_075 GENETIC AND EPIGENETIC DETERMINANTS OF LONGEVITY - PROJECT SUMMARY EPIGENETIC REGULATION SERVES AS A FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISM THAT BRIDGES THE GENOME WITH THE ENVIRONMENT, AND IS A…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.866 AGING RESEARCH	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$6,897,183
ASST_NON_R35GM122461_075 BACILLUS SUBTILIS STRESS RESPONSES - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT BACTERIA AND HUMANS HAVE A COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP: OUR ABUNDANT COMMENSAL ORGANISMS PROVIDE NUMEROUS BENEFITS, WHEREAS…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	NY-90	2024	$6,821,538
ASST_NON_00E03089_068 DESCRIPTION:THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE (GLRI) AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO CLEAN WATER ACT, SECTION 118(C)(7), AS AME…	Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency	66.469 GEOGRAPHIC PROGRAMS - GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$6,749,825
ASST_NON_R01AI095491_075 NEW TARGETS FOR REPRODUCTIVE CONTROL OF MOSQUITO VECTORS - NEW TARGETS FOR REPRODUCTIVE CONTROL OF MOSQUITO VECTORS PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT IN THIS PROJECT, WE WILL INVESTIGATE T…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.855 ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$6,728,838
ASST_NON_HT94252510142_097 PRECLINICAL READINESS OF PEDIATRIC HEART ASSIST SYSTEM FOR CONGENITAL HEART FAILURE IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN	Department of Defense Defense Health Agency	12.420 MILITARY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	ITHACA, NY-19	2025	$6,487,175
ASST_NON_R35GM122535_075 MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF SIGNALING SYSTEMS RESPONSIVE TO LIGHT, REDOX AND CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT - THE CRANE GROUP STUDIES SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION SYSTEMS THAT RESPOND TO OR INVOLVE PHOT…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$6,357,100
ASST_NON_U54AI178855_075 CORNELL ME/CFS COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTER - PROJECT SUMMARY: OVERALL DESPITE THE ENORMOUS SUFFERING ENDURED BY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE, THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF MYALGIC EN…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.855 ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$6,331,856
ASST_NON_DESC0008037_089 PROBING THE STANDARD MODEL WITH MUONS AND PIONS	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$6,305,000
ASST_NON_R01HD041012_075 REGULATION OF MUTL-GAMMA FUNCTION IN MEDIATING CROSSING OVER IN MAMMALIAN MEIOSIS - DURING PROPHASE I OF MEIOSIS, HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION (HR) IS INITIATED BY THE FORMATION OF HU…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.865 CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH	NY-90	2025	$6,195,331
ASST_NON_R01HD082568_075 IDENTIFICATION AND FUNCTIONAL VALIDATION OF HUMAN INFERTILITY ALLELES - ABSTRACT APPROXIMATELY 10% OF PEOPLE IN THE U.S. SUFFER FROM INFERTILITY, ABOUT HALF OF WHOM ARE THOUGHT T…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.865 CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH	NY-90	2024	$6,040,743
ASST_NON_2433348_049 AI-MATERIALS INSTITUTE (AI-MI) -THE NEED FOR MATERIALS WITH IMPROVED OR NEW PROPERTIES IS OFTEN AT THE HEART OF THE CHALLENGES SOCIETY FACES. DESPITE MASSIVE EXPANSION IN EXPERIME…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.084 NSF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS	ITHACA, NY-19	2025	$6,000,000
ASST_NON_T32GM008267_075 TRAINING IN MOLECULAR PHYSICS OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THIS RENEWAL PROPOSAL SUPPORTS THE MAINTENANCE OF CORNELL’S LONG STANDING AND SUCCESSFUL MOLECULAR B…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$5,873,263
ASST_NON_U01NS131438_075 CROSS-MODAL SENSORY INTERACTIONS, PROCESSING, AND REPRESENTATION IN THE DROSOPHILA BRAIN - ROBUST NAVIGATION, WHICH IS CRITICAL FOR AN ANIMAL’S SURVIVAL, REQUIRES THE PROCESSING O…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.853 EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS	ITHACA, NY-19	2024	$5,827,664

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.