UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON

WILMINGTON, North Carolina

Total Received

$141.3M

Total Awards

State

North Carolina

Last Updated

Mar 20, 2026

Yearly Funding Trend

$106.5M

$33.9M

$933K

Top 50 Awards to UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON

Largest individual federal awards on record for this recipient, ranked by obligated amount. Data through March 20, 2026.

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Top 50 Awards to UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON
Award	Awarding Agency	Program	Place	FY	Obligation
ASST_NON_P063P240329_091 GRANT PROGRAM	Department of Education Department of Education	84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$26,779,883
ASST_NON_P063P250329_091 GRANT PROGRAM	Department of Education Department of Education	84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2025	$23,859,182
ASST_NON_P063P230329_091 GRANT PROGRAM	Department of Education Department of Education	84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$20,139,336
ASST_NON_P063P200329_091 GRANT PROGRAM	Department of Education Department of Education	84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$18,620,466
ASST_NON_P063P220329_091 GRANT PROGRAM	Department of Education Department of Education	84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$18,085,392
ASST_NON_R01GM102503_075 THE ROLE OF HISTONE CHAPERONES IN HISTONE ACETYLATION AND NUCLEOSOME DYNAMICS - PROJECT SUMMARY THERE IS A FUNDAMENTAL PARADOX WITHIN THE NUCLEUS OF EVERY EUKARYOTIC CELL: THE GEN…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	NC-90	2025	$3,906,191
ASST_NON_M17AC00013_014 SPATIAL AND ACOUSTIC ECOLOGY OF MARINE MEGAFAUNA	Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	15.423 BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT (BOEM) ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (ES)	BEAUFORT, NC-03	2024	$2,379,807
ASST_NON_M22AC00013_014 FISH FRY FRYING PAN SHOALS ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS	Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	15.423 BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT (BOEM) ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (ES)	NC-07	2024	$2,207,917
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GK02431DGCT_015 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BJA, THE UNCW IS CONTINUING THE NATIONAL TREATMENT COURT RESOURCE CENTER PROJECT. THE MISSION OF THE NTCRC AT UNCW IS TO EQUIP TREATMENT COURT PRACTITIONERS WI…	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.585 TREATMENT COURT DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2025	$1,950,000
ASST_NON_P047M220369_091 SEAHAWK UPWARD BOUND MATH & SCIENCE PROGRAM (UBMS)	Department of Education Department of Education	84.047 TRIO UPWARD BOUND	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$1,134,812
ASST_NON_NA22NOS4780182_013 TIDAL MARSHES ARE RECOGNIZED AS IMPORTANT NATURAL AND NATURE BASED FEATURES IN COASTAL REGIONS, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR CAPACITY TO SERVE AS BUFFERS BETWEEN STORMS AND UPLAND DEVELOPM…	Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	11.478 CENTER FOR SPONSORED COASTAL OCEAN RESEARCH COASTAL OCEAN PROGRAM	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$1,098,800
ASST_NON_P033A253183_091 CAMPUS BASED-FWS	Department of Education Department of Education	84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2025	$934,171
ASST_NON_P033A243183_091 CAMPUS BASED-FWS	Department of Education Department of Education	84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$877,387
ASST_NON_NA23OAR4690624_013 RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN UNCW'S CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE TAKE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO QUESTIONS IN BASIC AND APPLIED COASTAL AND MARINE SCIENCE. THE CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE…	Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	11.469 CONGRESSIONALLY IDENTIFIED AWARDS AND PROJECTS	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2025	$750,000
ASST_NON_R15GM114766_075 ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF NITROGEN-CONTAINING SMALL MOLECULES - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT A LARGE MAJORITY OF NEW SYNTHETIC, CHIRAL PHARMACEUTICALS ARE MARKETED AS SINGLE ENAN…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$682,841
ASST_NON_P19AC01121_014 THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ASSIST THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO EVALUATE MINIMUM BUFFER DISTANCES AND DURATIONS, AS WELL AS PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICLE CORRIDOR DESIGNS, NEAR LEAST…	Department of the Interior National Park Service	15.945 COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMS – RESOURCES OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$635,083
ASST_NON_60NANB24D144_013 PURPOSE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY FACULTY TEAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON (UNCW) IS FOCUSED ON ENHANCING MARITIME CYBERSECURITY BY SUPPORTING STANDARDS ADVANCEMENT…	Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology	11.617 CONGRESSIONALLY-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$625,000
ASST_NON_23CS11041700011_012 CULTURAL AND PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCE PROTECTION	Department of Agriculture Forest Service	10.699 PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS	NV-90	2024	$623,687
ASST_NON_2113785_049 ICBR CAPACITY: BIOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS: UPDATES TO THE OPERATION OF THE ALGAL RESOURCES COLLECTION -TOXIC MICROALGAE HAVE SERIOUS ADVERSE EFFECTS VARYING FROM FISH KILLS TO HUMAN I…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.074 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$581,765
ASST_NON_2421363_049 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CHARACTERIZING THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CYCLING OF ABUNDANT OSMOLYTES -THE CARBON CYCLE PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN REGULATING THE EARTH?S CLIMATE.…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.050 GEOSCIENCES	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$519,767
ASST_NON_R00AA030089_075 ADOLESCENT INTERMITTENT ETHANOL INDUCTION OF NEUROIMMUNE SIGNALING DISRUPTS THE MATURE PHENOTYPE OF SURVIVING HIPPOCAMPAL NEUROPROGENITORS - PROJECT SUMMARY ADOLESCENT BINGE DRINK…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.273 ALCOHOL RESEARCH PROGRAMS	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2025	$498,000
ASST_NON_2225144_049 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: HAVE TRANSANTARCTIC DISPERSAL CORRIDORS IMPACTED ANTARCTIC MARINE BIODIVERSITY? -ANTARCTICA IS AMONG THE MOST RAPIDLY WARMING PLACES ON THE PLANET, AND SOM…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.078 POLAR PROGRAMS	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$479,876
ASST_NON_P26AC00175_014 15.945: COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMS - RESOURCES OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEMPROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS THAT PROVIDE FULL…	Department of the Interior National Park Service	15.945 COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMS – RESOURCES OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM	NC-07	2026	$462,299
ASST_NON_R15DA058909_075 TRANSFER OF FUNCTION ACROSS EQUIVALENCE CLASSES: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUBSTANCE USE - PROJECT SUMMARY THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPLEX LEARNING, MEMORY AND VERBAL/SYMBOLIC PROCESSES IN THE D…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.279 DRUG ABUSE AND ADDICTION RESEARCH PROGRAMS	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$451,750
ASST_NON_1927742_049 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A NEW BASELINE FOR ANTARCTIC BLUE AND FIN WHALES -BLUE AND FIN WHALES ARE THE TWO LARGEST ANIMALS ON THE PLANET, AND THE TWO LARGEST KRILL PREDATORS IN THE…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.078 POLAR PROGRAMS	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$449,925
ASST_NON_R15CA274393_075 ENHANCED DELIVERY OF SITE-SPECIFIC DNA DAMAGING TOXINS TO PROSTATE CANCERCELLS - ABSTRACT THE OVERALL GOAL OF OUR RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP A DEPENDABLE STRATEGY FOR SELECTIVELY TARG…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.395 CANCER TREATMENT RESEARCH	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2026	$447,000
ASST_NON_R15DA045960_075 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, IMPULSIVITY, AND RISK: IDENTIFYING REWARD MECHANISMS - PROJECT SUMMARY OPIOID ABUSE, INCLUDING ABUSE OF PRESCRIPTION OPIOID MEDICATIONS, HAS BECOME A SIGNIFICA…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.279 DRUG ABUSE AND ADDICTION RESEARCH PROGRAMS	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$445,151
ASST_NON_1945981_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)	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$444,358
ASST_NON_R15GM146166_075 INTERACTION OF Β-HAIRPIN PEPTIDES WITH MEMBRANES - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Β-BARRELS PROTEINS EXIST IN THE OUTER MEMBRANES OF GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA, MITOCHONDRIA, AND CHLOROPLAS…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$436,429
ASST_NON_P007A243183_091 CAMPUS BASED-FSEOG	Department of Education Department of Education	84.007 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$434,041
ASST_NON_P007A253183_091 CAMPUS BASED-FSEOG	Department of Education Department of Education	84.007 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2025	$405,213
ASST_NON_W9126G2320022_097 EVALUATION OF FISH PASSAGE AND MIGRATION IN THE CAPE FEAR RIVER IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS AND MODIFICATION OF A NATURE-LIKE FISH SWIMWAY	Department of Defense Department of the Army	12.300 BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH	RIEGELWOOD, NC-07	2024	$401,575
ASST_NON_2409465_049 EMBRACE-OCE-GROWTH: THE DYNAMICS AND DRIVERS OF FISH-MEDIATED ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS IN LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS -MARINE FISHES PLAY IMPORTANT ROLES WITHIN ECOSYSTEMS, SUCH AS TRANSPO…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.050 GEOSCIENCES	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$393,925
ASST_NON_1950542_049 REU SITE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO RESEARCH IN THE MARINE SCIENCES FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS -THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON (UNCW) WILL HOST A RESEARCH EXPE…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.050 GEOSCIENCES	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$388,970
ASST_NON_2412800_049 PROBES OF FUNDAMENTAL QCD SYMMETRIES AND BSM PHYSICS VIA THE NEUTRAL PION, ETA AND ETA' DECAYS -FUNDAMENTAL SYMMETRIES OF QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS (QCD) AT LOW-ENERGIES AND NEW PHYS…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$383,366
ASST_NON_R15AA028911_075 BIOMARKERS OF BINGE DRINKING IN MALTREATED ADOLESCENTS - PROJECT SUMMARY IN THE CURRENT R15 APPLICATION, WE PROPOSE A CRITICAL CONTINUATION OF A HOME-BASED, LONGITUDINAL STUDY AIM…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.273 ALCOHOL RESEARCH PROGRAMS	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2025	$379,503
ASST_NON_R15GM155801_075 ENANTIOENRICHED NITROGEN-CONTAINING SMALL MOLECULES VIA STEREOSELECTIVE CARBON-CARBON BOND CONSTRUCTION - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT NEW PHARMACEUTICALS THAT CONTAIN CHIRALITY ARE…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$369,199
ASST_NON_2112529_049 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SPATIOTEMPORAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE DEMISE OF AN ICE SHEET: PALEO PERSPECTIVES FROM BAFFIN BAY, WEST GREENLAND. -THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET (GIS) IS SHRINKING…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.050 GEOSCIENCES	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$368,852
ASST_NON_R15GM139113_075 CONSTRUCTING A HIGH-RESOLUTION GENE REGULATORY NETWORK OF EMT - PROJECT SUMMARY/ ABSTRACT AN EPITHELIAL TO MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION (EMT) IS AN ESSENTIAL PROGRAM IN MANY DEVELOPMENT…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	NC-90	2024	$357,698
ASST_NON_1754667_049 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PLANT DISCOVERY IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES -THE PHILIPPINES ARCHIPELAGO, COMPRISING OVER 7500 ISLANDS, IS KNOWN TO CONTAIN HIGH LEVELS OF UNIQUE PLANT AND…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.074 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$350,000
ASST_NON_P23AC01058_014 PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCEBASED MA…	Department of the Interior National Park Service	15.945 COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMS – RESOURCES OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM	—	2024	$333,651
ASST_NON_H79TI083992_075 PROVIDER'S CLINICAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS - UNIVERSITIES - THE OPIOID CRISIS CONTINUES TO RAGE IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS PARTICULARLY EVIDENT IN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS OPIOID CRISIS WAS…	Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration	93.243 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROJECTS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE	NC-90	2025	$305,245
ASST_NON_FA86512220036_097 "SENSOR AND EFFECTOR NETWORKING FOR COORDINATING PATTERNS OF SKIN COLOR CHANGE," SUBMITTED ON 25 MAY 2022 (THE RECIPIENT'S TECHNICAL PROPOSAL) IS INCO	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	12.800 AIR FORCE DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES PROGRAM	—	2024	$299,885
ASST_NON_2427386_049 UNCW ADVANCE CATALYST: : UNC-BY-THE-S.E.A. (STEM EQUITY ACCESS) -THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON (UNCW) WILL UNDERTAKE AN INSTITUTIONAL SELF-ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES)	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$299,497
ASST_NON_2343204_049 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PROSPECTS AND LIMITATIONS OF PREDICTING A POTENTIAL COLLAPSE OF THE ATLANTIC MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATION -THIS STUDY WILL ADDRESS A KEY ASPECT OF CL…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.050 GEOSCIENCES	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$284,446
ASST_NON_2325311_049 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CONSTRAINING NEXT GENERATION CASCADIA EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI HAZARD SCENARIOS THROUGH INTEGRATION OF HIGH-RESOLUTION FIELD DATA AND GEOPHYSICAL MODELS -THI…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.050 GEOSCIENCES	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$274,364
ASST_NON_1812396_049 RUI: PRECISION TEST OF FUNDAMENTAL SYMMETRIES VIA LIGHT PSEUDOSCALAR MESON DECAYS -UNDERSTANDING HOW QUARKS ARE CONFINED TO FORM PROTONS AND NEUTRONS AND SEARCHING FOR PHYSICS BEY…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	NEWPORT NEWS, VA-03	2024	$269,580
ASST_NON_80NSSC19K1003_080 EVS-3 SUBMESOSCALE OCEAN DYNAMICS AND VERTICAL TRANSPORT	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$255,990
ASST_NON_SBAHQ21SV007969S1_073 AWARDTYPE: DIRECT PAYMENT FOR SPECIFIED USE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: SUPPORT THE ONGOING OPERATIONS OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES DELIVERABLES: GRANTS EXPECTED OUTCOMES: BUSINESS CONTIN…	Small Business Administration Small Business Administration	59.075 SHUTTERED VENUE OPERATORS GRANT PROGRAM	NC-07	2025	$254,959
ASST_NON_2226445_049 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MULTI-SCALE GEODETIC MONITORING AT AXIAL SEAMOUNT -THIS PROJECT CONTINUES LONG-TERM RESEARCH AND MONITORING OF THE MOST ACTIVE SUBMARINE VOLCANO IN THE NE…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.050 GEOSCIENCES	WILMINGTON, NC-07	2024	$250,644

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