WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
URBANA, Texas
Total Received
$644.2M
Total Awards
524
State
Texas
Last Updated
Apr 17, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
$481.2M24
$146.9M25
$16.1M26
Top 50 Awards to WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
Largest individual federal awards on record for this recipient, ranked by obligated amount. Data through April 17, 2026.
| Award | Awarding Agency | Program | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_AY1AX000003_075 THOR: TARGETED HYBRID ONCOTHERAPEUTIC REGULATION | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.384 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H) | TX-90 | 2025 | $44,434,908 |
ASST_NON_1449500_049 NSF NANOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER FOR NANTECHNOLOGY ENABLED WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS (NEWT) -TITLE: A NANOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY ENABLED W… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.041 ENGINEERING | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $36,183,087 |
ASST_NON_2153481_049 MID-SCALE RI-2: SAFEINSIGHTS: A NATIONAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LARGE-SCALE LEARNING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING -RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ADVANCING… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $33,116,189 |
ASST_NON_2019745_049 CENTER FOR THEORETICAL BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS -THEORETICAL PHYSICS HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT IN UNDERSTANDING COMPLEX LIVING SYSTEMS AND PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN ADDRESSING PHENOME… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $15,500,000 |
ASST_NON_T15LM007093_075 NLM RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM IN BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DATA SCIENCE FOR PREDOCTORAL AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS - WE SEEK RENEWAL OF OUR NLM RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM IN BIOMEDI… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.879 MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSISTANCE | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $14,642,836 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1920269_097 NCE TO 76007 | Department of Defense Department of the Army | 12.431 BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $11,452,235 |
ASST_NON_2236422_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) | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $9,499,932 |
ASST_NON_DESC0005131_089 EXPERIMENTAL RELATIVISTIC HEAVY ION PHYSICS | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $8,705,000 |
ASST_NON_AY2AX000081_075 VISTA-LYMPH: VISUAL IMAGING SYSTEM FOR TRACING AND ANALYZING LYMPHATICS WITH PHOTOACOUSTICS | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.384 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H) | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2025 | $8,571,043 |
ASST_NON_D24AC00296_014 THE USE OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY TO ENSURE NEGATIVE TUMOR MARGINS IS LIMITED IN MANY SETTINGS INCLUDING IN THE RURAL UNITED STATES AND IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES DUE TO A LAC… | Department of the Interior Departmental Offices | 93.384 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H) | TX-90 | 2024 | $7,142,011 |
ASST_NON_DESC0010103_089 PARTICLE PHYSICS AT RICE UNIVERSITY | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $6,920,000 |
ASST_NON_P063P240386_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $6,892,982 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC18K0828_080 GUIDING QUESTION: HOW TO ACQUIRE SUSTAIN AND NURTURE LIFE-ESSENTIAL CHEMICAL INGREDIENTS ON THE SURFACE OF ROCKY PLANETS? BUILDING A HABITABLE ENVIRONMENT ON INNER SOLAR SYSTEM… | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $6,654,014 |
ASST_NON_P063P250386_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2025 | $5,985,512 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1920173_097 THREE MONTH NO COST EXTENSION TO ACCOMODATE DELAYS IN FINAL ANALYSES AND REPORTING | Department of Defense Department of the Army | 12.630 BASIC, APPLIED, AND ADVANCED RESEARCH IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $5,873,717 |
ASST_NON_N000142012787_097 THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF DEEP LEARNING | Department of Defense Department of the Navy | 12.300 BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | TX-90 | 2025 | $5,834,273 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2210239_097 THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP NEW CONCEPTS FOR BIDIRECTIONAL ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MICROBES AND MICROELECTRONICS THAT IS FASTER, MORE EFFICIENT, AND ENABLES BIO-HYBRID ME… | Department of Defense Department of the Army | 12.431 BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $5,520,833 |
ASST_NON_W912HZ2120050_097 FLASH JOULE HEATING TO DESTROY HAZARDOUS WASTE AND REPURPOSE IT FOR ENERGY OR URBAN MINING OF VALUABLE METALS | Department of Defense Department of the Army | 12.630 BASIC, APPLIED, AND ADVANCED RESEARCH IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $5,240,000 |
ASST_NON_1842378_049 ACCELERATING STEM LEARNING THROUGH LARGE-SCALE DATA SCIENCE -WITH SUPPORT FROM NSF'S ACCELERATING DISCOVERY PROGRAM, INVESTIGATORS AT RICE UNIVERSITY WILL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT THE… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $5,216,000 |
ASST_NON_AY2AX000142_075 ELIXIR: ELIMINATING LYMPHATIC IRREGULARITIES BY CROSS-DISCIPLINARY INTELLIGENT REGULATION | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.384 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H) | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2026 | $5,126,036 |
ASST_NON_P063P230386_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $4,811,428 |
ASST_NON_U01NS115588_075 MAXIMIZING FLEXIBILITY: OPTIMIZED NEURAL PROBES AND ELECTRONICS FOR LONG TERM, HIGH BANDWIDTH RECORDINGS - THE BRAIN IS A MASSIVELY INTERCONNECTED NETWORK OF SPECIALIZED CIRCUITS.… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.853 EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS | TX-90 | 2024 | $4,551,501 |
ASST_NON_U01NS131086_075 OPTIMIZING ULTRAFLEXIBLE ELECTRODES AND INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION, LARGE-SCALE INTRASPINAL RECORDING AND MODULATION - ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY IS A CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY I… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.865 CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $4,423,695 |
ASST_NON_R01AG062690_075 INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN DEMENTIA SPOUSAL CAREGIVER BURDEN: A BIOBEHAVIORAL APPROACH - PROJECT SUMMARY/ ABSTRACT CAREGIVING FOR A SPOUSE WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE (AD) IS ONE OF… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.866 AGING RESEARCH | TX-90 | 2025 | $4,339,038 |
ASST_NON_R01AI080714_075 DEFINING EVOLUTIONARY TRAJECTORIES: MOLECULAR ADAPTATION TO ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE - ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AMONG BACTERIAL PATHOGENS REMAINS ONE OF THE GREAT CHALLENGES CONFRONTING… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.855 ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH | TX-90 | 2025 | $4,333,946 |
ASST_NON_P063P220386_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $4,008,626 |
ASST_NON_DESC0024846_089 CMS ENDCAP TIMING LAYER UPGRADE | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $4,000,000 |
ASST_NON_DESC0001474_089 SYMMETRY PROJECTED COUPLED CLUSTER THEORY FOR STRONGLY CORRELATED TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $3,921,676 |
ASST_NON_U54EB034652_075 THE CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND TRANSLATION OF POINT OF CARE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPANDED CANCER CARE ACCESS (CITEC) - ENTER THE TEXT HERE THAT IS THE NEW ABSTRACT INFORMATION FOR YOUR… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.286 DISCOVERY AND APPLIED RESEARCH FOR TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $3,900,000 |
ASST_NON_2346550_049 CIRC: GRAND: HOUDINI: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A OPEN-ACCESS VERY DIVERSE SPECTRUM PLATFORM FOR WIRELESS NETWORKING, IMAGING AND SENSING -CELLULAR WIRELESS NETWORKS, SUCH AS FIFT… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.070 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $3,850,000 |
ASST_NON_R01DE021798_075 SELF-ASSEMBLING PEPTIDE NANOFIBER HYDROGELS FOR NERVE REGENERATION - PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT THIS RENEWAL PROPOSAL BUILDS ON OUR SUCCESSES IN DEVELOPING A NANOSTRUCTURED MATERI… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.121 ORAL DISEASES AND DISORDERS RESEARCH | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $3,685,681 |
ASST_NON_R35GM128895_075 APPLICATIONS OF BIOCATALYTIC C–H FUNCTIONALIZATION IN COMPLEX MOLECULE SYNTHESIS - PROJECT SUMMARY DESPITE REMARKABLE ADVANCES IN THE PAST DECADE, CONTEMPORARY CHEMICAL METHODS FO… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $3,679,105 |
ASST_NON_T32CA096520_075 TRAINING PROGRAM IN BIOSTATISTICS FOR CANCER RESEARCH - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THIS APPLICATION IS FOR CONTINUATION OF A TRAINING PROGRAM IN BIOSTATISTICS WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.398 CANCER RESEARCH MANPOWER | TX-90 | 2024 | $3,569,396 |
ASST_NON_R35GM129294_075 REGULATION OF MITOCHONDRIAL SURVEILLANCE - SUMMARY: FAR FROM THE OVERLY SIMPLISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF MITOCHONDRIA AS ‘THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL’, THESE ORGANELLES PLAY CRUCIAL ROL… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $3,538,785 |
ASST_NON_2014141_049 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS OF LIVING SYSTEMS GRADUATE RESEARCH NETWORK -THE INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS OF LIVING SYSTEMS (IPOLS) GRADUATE RESEARCH NETWORK (GRN) CONN… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $3,350,897 |
ASST_NON_DESC0012311_089 USING NEUTRON AS A PROBE TO STUDY MAGNETIC EXCITATIONS IN STRONGLY CORRELATED ELECTRON MATERIALS | Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $3,333,641 |
ASST_NON_DEAR0001015_089 CONTROL NUMBER: 1858-2011
RICE UNIVERSITY
DE-FOA-0001858 OPEN 2018
PROJECT TITLE: ''CONVERTING HYDROCARBONS TO RECYCLABLE LIGHTWEIGHT AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURES WITH POSITIVE HYDROGEN… | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.135 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY - ENERGY | HOUSTON, TX-90 | 2024 | $3,297,862 |
ASST_NON_R35GM130338_075 PEROXISOME BIOGENESIS, DYNAMICS, AND DEGRADATION - PROJECT SUMMARY: PEROXISOME BIOGENESIS, DYNAMICS, AND DEGRADATION PEROXISOMES ARE EUKARYOTIC ORGANELLES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $3,281,197 |
ASST_NON_R01DE029590_075 PRECISION OPTICAL GUIDANCE FOR ORAL BIOPSY BASED ON NEXT-GENERATION HALLMARKS OF CANCER - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: WITH OVER 300,000 NEW CASES PER YEAR AND A MORTALITY RATE OF AP… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.121 ORAL DISEASES AND DISORDERS RESEARCH | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $3,209,970 |
ASST_NON_1852821_049 TEXAS LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE FOR INQUIRY SCIENCE TEACHING -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (NOYCE), THIS TRACK 3: MASTER TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS PROJECT… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $3,199,859 |
ASST_NON_R01CA252245_075 LOW COST TETHERED CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE WITH HIGH-RESOLUTION DIGITAL CHROMOSCOPY FOR BARRETT'S SCREENING - ABSTRACT ESOPHAGEAL CANCER IS THE 6TH LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH WORLDWID… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.394 CANCER DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS RESEARCH | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $3,157,352 |
ASST_NON_DESC0020345_089 TOPOLOGICAL DEEP LEARNING, CAUSAL INFERENCE AND DATA-DRIVEN FORECASTING FOR SUBSURFACE MULTISCALE MULTIPHYSICS
SYSTEM | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $3,122,286 |
ASST_NON_R01GM122891_075 DEAROMATIVE FUNCTIONALIZATION WITH ARENOPHILES - PROJECT SUMMARY SMALL, HETEROATOM-CONTAINING COMPLEX MOLECULES ARE COMMON MOTIFS OF BIOLOGICAL RELEVANCE AND ARE HIGHLY DESIRED I… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | IL-90 | 2024 | $3,085,401 |
ASST_NON_NNX17AD30G_080 16-IIP16-0046 TUNABLE LIGHT-GUIDE IMAGE PROCESSING SNAPSHOT SPECTROMETER (TULIPSS) FOR EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH AND OBSERVATION | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2025 | $3,023,419 |
ASST_NON_2346014_049 NRT-QISE: BROAD RESEARCH IN INTERDISCIPLINARY DEVELOPMENT FOR GROUNDBREAKING ENGINEERING IN CAVITY QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS -THIS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH TRAINEESHIP (… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $3,000,000 |
ASST_NON_FA95502410178_097 COMBINING NONEQUILIBRIUM CHEMISTRIES WITH ATOMIC PRECISION | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | 12.800 AIR FORCE DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES PROGRAM | TX-90 | 2024 | $3,000,000 |
ASST_NON_N000141812047_097 NEW THEORY AND METHODS FOR LOW-DIMENSIONAL SIGNAL MODELING, SENSING, AND PROCESSING | Department of Defense Department of the Navy | 12.300 BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | TX-90 | 2024 | $2,993,927 |
ASST_NON_R01NS109361_075 LONGITUDINAL MULTIMODAL MAPPING TO DECIPHER THE NEUROVASCULAR IMPACT OF MICROINFARCTS - PROJECT SUMMARY: CEREBRAL MICROINFARCTS ARE IN ASSOCIATION WITH NEUROLOGIC DYSFUNCTIONS IN… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.853 EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS | TX-90 | 2025 | $2,944,549 |
ASST_NON_R01NS102917_075 A NANOELECTRONIC STRATEGY FOR RELIABLE, LARGE-SCALE CHRONIC NEURAL RECORDING - ABSTRACT THE BRAIN FUNCTIONS THAT GIVE RISE TO PERCEPTION, COGNITION AND BEHAVIOR ARE GENERATED BY… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.853 EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $2,857,605 |
ASST_NON_R01DK120459_075 SYNTHESIS AND HIGH-THROUGHPUT IN VIVO CHARACTERIZATION OF ALGINATE ENCAPSULATION MATERIALS FOR LONG-TERM ISLET - DIABETES REMAINS A GLOBAL EPIDEMIC AFFLICTING MORE THAN 300 MILLIO… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.847 DIABETES, DIGESTIVE, AND KIDNEY DISEASES EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $2,833,800 |
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 Health and Human Services$230.5M
National Science Foundation$207.2M
Department of Defense$83.8M
Department of Energy$60.9M
Department of Education$25.2M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$21.5M
Department of the Interior$7.9M
Department of Commerce$5.7M
Department of Agriculture$1.2M
National Endowment for the Arts$281K
Federal Programs (CFDA)
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93.384 — ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)$65.3M
47.076 — STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES)$59.1M
47.041 — ENGINEERING$52.7M
81.049 — OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM$49.5M
47.049 — MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$47.9M
93.859 — BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING$38.2M
12.431 — BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$28.2M
12.300 — BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$27.8M
84.063 — FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM$21.7M
47.070 — COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING$19.6M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Recipients · Texas