UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

NEW YORK, Tennessee

Total Received

$284.1M

Total Awards

252

State

Tennessee

Last Updated

Apr 16, 2026

Yearly Funding Trend

$201.7M

$70.4M

$12.1M

Top 50 Awards to UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

Largest individual federal awards on record for this recipient, ranked by obligated amount. Data through April 16, 2026.

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Top 50 Awards to UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
Award	Awarding Agency	Program	Place	FY	Obligation
ASST_NON_P063P241577_091 GRANT PROGRAM	Department of Education Department of Education	84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$11,904,583
ASST_NON_P063P251577_091 GRANT PROGRAM	Department of Education Department of Education	84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2025	$11,545,737
CONT_AWD_FA945319C0401_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- THIS FUNDING WILL BE USED BY BC TO SUPPORT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE IONOSPHERIC EFFECTS MODULE (IEM) OF THE JOINT BC/SDL AROTHRON MODEL. SPECIFICALLY, JOHN RETTERER'S SUPPORT.	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	—	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$10,632,835
ASST_NON_RDR18000004_028 <P>AS AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION 1110 OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, THE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY RESEARCH CONSORTIUM SERVES AS A NATIONAL RESOURCE FOSTERING HIGH QUALITY RESEARCH ON…	Social Security Administration Social Security Administration	96.007 SOCIAL SECURITY RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION	MA-04	2026	$10,607,630
ASST_NON_P063P231577_091 GRANT PROGRAM	Department of Education Department of Education	84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$7,911,392
ASST_NON_R01NS040237_075 MONOCYTE TRAFFIC AND NEUROPATHOGENESIS OF AIDS - PROJECT ABSTRACT HAND HIV-ASSOCIATED NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS (HAND) INCLUDING ASYMPTOMATIC NEUROCOGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT (ANI), MILD…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.853 EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS	MA-90	2024	$7,768,039
ASST_NON_P01AI131365_075 VIRAL DYNAMICS OF REBOUND AND CONTROL FOLLOWING EARLY TREATMENT OF HIV/SIV - ABSTRACT THE STRIKING IDENTIFICATION OF SELECT PATIENTS WHO WERE ABLE TO DURABLY CONTROL HIV REBOUND A…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.855 ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH	MA-90	2025	$7,525,937
ASST_NON_W912HZ2020061_097 SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND WATER QUALITY IN WATERSHEDS AND COASTLINES OF THE UNITED STATES	Department of Defense Department of the Army	12.630 BASIC, APPLIED, AND ADVANCED RESEARCH IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$6,195,549
ASST_NON_R01AI167570_075 COMPARATIVE SYSTEMS BIOLOGY OF APICOMPLEXAN CELL DIVISION - SUMMARY APICOMPLEXAN PARASITES HAVE MAJOR IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTH E.G. PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM CAUSES MALARIA WHEREAS TOX…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.855 ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$5,447,470
ASST_NON_RDR23000010_028 CENTER FOR RETIREMENT RESEARCH AT BOSTON COLLEGE AND AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY RESEARCH CONSORTIUM	Social Security Administration Social Security Administration	96.007 SOCIAL SECURITY RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION	MA-04	2024	$4,841,666
ASST_NON_R35GM127140_075 NEW STRATEGIES IN CATALYTIC ORGANIC SYNTHESIS WITH ORGANOBORON REAGENTS - PROJECT SUMMARY. NEW FUNCTIONAL GROUP TRANSFORMATIONS CAN ENABLE SYNTHETIC CHEMISTS TO DISCONNECT MOLECUL…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	MA-90	2024	$4,500,728
ASST_NON_R01MH117791_075 BRAINSTEM-FOREBRAIN NETWORKS AND THREAT COMPUTATION - PROJECT SUMMARY A CARDINAL FEATURE OF ANXIETY DISORDERS IS EXAGGERATED FEAR TO CUES SIGNALING THREAT. THE PREVAILING VIEW OF…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.242 MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH GRANTS	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$3,961,990
ASST_NON_R35GM130395_075 NEW CATALYSTS, STRATEGIES AND METHODS FOR STEREOSELECTIVE CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS - PROJECT SUMMARY A MAJOR THRUST OF THE PROPOSED STUDIES IS FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT A MOLECULE'S…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	MA-90	2024	$3,843,936
ASST_NON_80NSSC23M0193_080 22-SWXC22_2-0019 SPACE WEATHER RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS (SPARTA) CENTER OF EXCELLENCE	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2025	$3,754,046
CONT_AWD_FA945320C0048_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- UPDATE SSOW - SPACE CHEMISTRY REACTIVITY AND MODELING	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	—	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$3,678,834
ASST_NON_R01MH128928_075 SOCIAL AND BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS DRIVING THE INTERGENERATIONAL IMPACT OF WAR ON CHILD MENTAL HEALTH: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING FAMILY-BASED INTERVENTIONS - PROJECT SUMMARY VIOLE…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.242 MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH GRANTS	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$3,583,479
ASST_NON_R01NS126091_075 EFFECTS OF CSF1R BLOCKADE ON REPOPULATION OF SIV RESERVOIRS FROM THE CNS TO THE PERIPHERY AFTER ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY INTERRUPTION - ABSTRACT DESPITE EFFECTIVE ANTI-RETROVIRAL TH…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.853 EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$3,573,272
ASST_NON_R01DK085721_075 FOREBRAIN CIRCUITS AND CONTROL OF FEEDING BEHAVIOR BY LEARNED CUES - OBESITY HAS REACHED EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH CONSEQUENCES ARE ALARMING, BUT SUCCESSFUL TREAT…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.847 DIABETES, DIGESTIVE, AND KIDNEY DISEASES EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$3,435,510
ASST_NON_R35GM136437_075 A GENETICALLY ENCODED TOOLSET TO DECIPHER THE BIOLOGY OF POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS IN THE MAMMALIAN PROTEOME - PROJECT ABSTRACT POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS (PTMS) DRAM…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	MA-90	2024	$3,433,782
ASST_NON_R01MD015729_075 TARGETING HEALTH DISPARITIES THROUGH HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT: A NATURAL EXPERIMENT OF HOUSING QUALITY, STABILITY, AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT FOLLOWING DECAD…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.307 MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$3,386,770
ASST_NON_R01GM102554_075 CATALYTIC PROCESSES FOR STEREOSELECTIVE RADICAL CYCLIZATION REACTIONS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT CATALYTIC PROCESSES FOR STEREOSELECTIVE RADICAL CYCLIZATION REACTIONS CYCLIC STR…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	MA-90	2024	$3,370,139
ASST_NON_R01MH117359_075 EXPANDING THE REACH OF EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT: DIFFUSION AND SPILLOVER OF MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS AMONG PEER NETWORKS AND CAREGIVERS OF YOUTH FACING COMPOUNDED ADVE…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.242 MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH GRANTS	MA-90	2025	$3,353,458
ASST_NON_R01MD012770_075 HEALTHY LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION FOR HIGH-RISK MINORITY PREGNANT WOMEN: A RCT - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF THIS APPLICATION IS TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF AN IN…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.307 MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$3,328,685
ASST_NON_R35GM124691_075 THE REGULATION OF POLYPLOIDY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE - PROJECT SUMMARY POLYPLOIDY FREQUENTLY ARISES IN RESPONSE TO INJURY, AGING, AND DISEASE. DESPITE ITS PREVALENCE, MAJOR GAPS EX…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$3,268,637
ASST_NON_R35GM134964_075 DEVELOPING CHEMICAL-PROTEOMIC TOOLS TO INVESTIGATE CYSTEINE OXIDATION - PROJECT SUMMARY VARIOUS CELLULAR PROCESSES GENERATE REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES (ROS) SUCH AS SUPEROXIDE AND H…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	MA-90	2024	$3,072,218
ASST_NON_R01HD098421_075 PATERNAL INFLUENCE ON CHILDREN'S WEIGHT OUTCOMES - PROJECT ABSTRACT/SUMMARY APPROXIMATELY 15% OF CHILDREN UNDER 5 HAVE OBESITY. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT PARENTS ARE THE PRIMARY INFLUEN…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.865 CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH	MA-90	2025	$3,037,899
ASST_NON_R01GM102735_075 TARGETED MODIFICATION OF MEMBRANE LIPIDS - TARGETED MODIFICATION OF MEMBRANE LIPIDS PROJECT SUMMARY THE LIPID COMPOSITION OF MEMBRANES HAS CRITICAL RAMIFICATIONS IN BIOLOGY. IT H…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$2,512,641
ASST_NON_R01HD096699_075 LONG TERM STRESS AND IMPAIRMENT IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH AFTER AN ACUTE INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAK: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF THE SOCIAL, FAMILIAL AND INDIVIDUAL EFFECTS OF EBOLA VIRA…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.865 CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH	MA-90	2025	$2,506,245
ASST_NON_R01AI184720_075 REPLICATION AND EVOLUTION OF PRIMATE LENTIVIRUSES. - PROJECT SUMMARY NUP358 (RANBP2) IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX (NPC). NUP358 COMPRISES FOUR RAN- BINDING DOM…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.855 ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH	MA-90	2025	$2,505,639
ASST_NON_DP2HG011027_075 DEVELOPMENT OF COMPACT CRISPR EDITORS FOR MULTIPLEXED EDITING OF COMPLEX GENE NETWORKS - DEVELOPMENT OF COMPACT CRISPR EDITORS FOR MULTIPLEXED EDITING OF COMPLEX GENE NETWORKS ABS…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.310 TRANS-NIH RESEARCH SUPPORT	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$2,494,742
ASST_NON_R01NR020866_075 SAIA-TB: USING THE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND IMPROVEMENT APPROACH (SAIA) TO PREVENT TB IN RURAL SOUTH AFRICA - PROJECT SUMMARY TUBERCULOSIS (TB) REMAINS ONE OF THE LEADING INFECTIOUS…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.361 NURSING RESEARCH	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$2,475,706
ASST_NON_DEFG0299ER45747_089 DISORDER AND INTERACTION IN CORRELATED ELECTRON SYSTEMS	Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy	81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$2,152,088
ASST_NON_P033A241825_091 CAMPUS BASED-FWS	Department of Education Department of Education	84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$2,143,610
ASST_NON_P033A251825_091 CAMPUS BASED-FWS	Department of Education Department of Education	84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2025	$2,143,610
ASST_NON_R01AI152387_075 THE TOXOPLASMA BASAL COMPLEX IN CELL DIVISION - SUMMARY TOXOPLASMA GONDII IS AN OBLIGATE INTRACELLULAR APICOMPLEXAN PARASITE CAUSING SEVERE OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS. CURRENT DRUGS…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.855 ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH	MA-90	2024	$2,069,713
ASST_NON_R01AI148470_075 A PRIORI ADAPTIVE EVOLUTION PREDICTIONS FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE THROUGH GENOME-WIDE NETWORK ANALYSES AND MACHINE LEARNING - SUMMARY ADAPTIVE EVOLUTION (AE) IS BOTH A “FORCE OF G…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.855 ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH	MA-90	2024	$2,010,000
ASST_NON_2128185_049 BIOORTHOGONAL CHEMISTRIES TARGETING 5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN FOR BIOLOGICAL DISCOVERY AND BIOLOGICS DEVELOPMENT -WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE NSF DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY THROUGH THE MOLECULAR…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$1,998,812
ASST_NON_R01AI122923_075 THE CA2+-SENSING MACHINERY OPERATING ON EXOCYTOSIS IN TOXOPLASMA - PROJECT SUMMARY TOXOPLASMOSIS IS CAUSED BY THE OBLIGATE INTRACELLULAR APICOMPLEXAN PARASITE TOXOPLASMA GONDII. 3…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.855 ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$1,941,251
ASST_NON_R01MH119422_075 INSULAR CORTEX AND SOCIAL AFFECT - ABSTRACT DISORDERS INVOLVING SOCIAL BEHAVIORS SUCH AS AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ARE INCREASINGLY PREVALENT, YET THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL BASES FOR…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.242 MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH GRANTS	MA-90	2025	$1,915,330
ASST_NON_DESC0020261_089 PROBING WATER OXIDATION MECHANISMS ON HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS WITH ATOMICALLY DEFINED ACTIVE CENTERS	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$1,895,000
ASST_NON_R01GM132471_075 STEREOSELECTIVE RADICAL PROCESSES FOR C-H ALKYLATION AND AMINATION - MODIFIED PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT SECTION CHIRAL MOLECULES ARE OF CENTRAL IMPORTANCE IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE.…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	MA-90	2025	$1,731,624
ASST_NON_P042A200844_091 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM	Department of Education Department of Education	84.042 TRIO STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$1,720,387
ASST_NON_2101384_049 SUPPORTING TEACHER CUSTOMIZATIONS OF CURRICULUM MATERIALS FOR EQUITABLE STUDENT SENSEMAKING IN SECONDARY SCIENCE -THIS PROJECT IS DEVELOPING AND RESEARCHING TOOLS TO SUPPORT TEACH…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES)	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$1,650,986
ASST_NON_R01HL164749_075 IDENTIFYING NEW REGULATORS OF CARDIAC FIBROSIS AND INFLAMMATION USING ZEBRAFISH - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT SEVERAL CARDIAC DISEASES INVOLVE THE PROGRESSIVE OR ACUTE LOSS OF CARDI…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.837 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES RESEARCH	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$1,593,750
ASST_NON_R01AG075031_075 BRINGING POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EVENTS TO MIND: EFFECTS OF AGE ON EMOTIONAL MEMORY RETRIEVAL - PROJECT SUMMARY THE DETAILS WE BRING TO MIND ABOUT PAST POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EVENTS…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.866 AGING RESEARCH	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$1,585,672
ASST_NON_R01GM134259_075 USING FITNESS LANDSCAPES TO ASSESS RNA STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS FROM INSIDE THE CELL - SUMMARY RNA IS AN IMPORTANT THERAPEUTIC TARGET, YET MOST RNA SEQUENCE-STRUCTURE-FUNC…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	MA-90	2025	$1,564,922
ASST_NON_R35GM146467_075 ILLUMINATING THE MECHANISMS THAT GENERATE PATTERN AND SHAPE DURING GROWTH AND REGENERATION OF THE ZEBRAFISH FIN - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT TISSUES IN A DEVELOPING (OR REGENERATING…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$1,556,595
ASST_NON_R01GM136847_075 CELL-CYCLE-DEPENDENT CELL POLARITY CONTROL - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT POLARIZED CELLS IN RETAIN THEIR SHAPE IN EVERY CELL CYCLE AND THIS IS ESSENTIAL TO THEIR PROPER FUNCTION. ANO…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING	KNOXVILLE, TN-02	2024	$1,546,588
ASST_NON_R01DK132674_075 VIRAL INSULIN-LIKE PEPTIDES AND THEIR UNIQUE ACTIVITIES ON MAMMALIAN INSULIN/IGF-1 SYSTEM - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT IN MAMMALS, INSULIN PRIMARILY REGULATES METABOLISM WHILE INSUL…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.847 DIABETES, DIGESTIVE, AND KIDNEY DISEASES EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2024	$1,513,225
ASST_NON_2509108_049 ADVANCING COMPUTATIONAL THINKING AND MICROELECTRONICS EDUCATION THROUGH GENERATIVE AI WITHIN AN ENGINEERING DESIGN FRAMEWORK -COMPUTATIONAL THINKING (CT) IS A WAY OF SOLVING PROBL…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES)	CHESTNUT HILL, MA-04	2025	$1,495,569

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