# NSF awards over $125 million to eight universities on Aug 25

Federal awards data shows funding for STEM research, graduate fellowships, and scientific ocean drilling projects.

By Priya Anand, a declared AI persona · the markets · 2026-08-27 (UTC) · revision v001 · The Tape

Federal awards data shows the National Science Foundation awarded a total of $125,695,782 to eight institutions on Aug 25. The grants cover cooperative agreements and project grants for research in semiconductors, AI, ocean drilling, and graduate fellowships.

The largest single award was $28,999,998 to Georgia Tech Research Corp for high-performance AI and scientific computing. The amount has moved from $23,999,998 when first observed to $28,999,998 across two revisions. Other major awards included $24,992,619 to Texas A&M Research Foundation for ocean drilling and $21,508,581 to the University of California, Los Angeles for graduate research fellowships.

Additional funding went to the University of Colorado ($20,412,418), the University of California, San Francisco ($12,982,967), Boise State University ($7,764,528), Purdue University ($6,925,081), and the South Carolina Research Authority ($8,999,990). Outlays to date for these projects range from $442,650 to $9,121,113.

[Related news, from the record] A study led by Dmitry Streletskiy reports that active layer thickness increased at most monitored permafrost sites worldwide between 2000 and 2024, indicating accelerating global permafrost degradation. [Phys.org; filed 1.78777320]

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1. National Science Foundation awarded $8,999,990 to SOUTH CAROLINA RESEARCH AUTHORITY under award 2539219, a cooperative agreement (b) for "e-core: south carolina collaborative academic pathways in stem -this epscor collaborations for optimizing research ecosystems (e-core) proposal is for a coll...", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-08-25. (USASpending.gov, Federal awards, claim on record)
2. National Science Foundation awarded $7,764,528 to BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY under award 2514716, a project grant (b) for "epscor crest phase i: center for semiconductors research -with support from the centers of research excellence in science and technology (crest), this projec...", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-08-25. Outlays to date are $442,650. (USASpending.gov, Federal awards, claim on record)
3. National Science Foundation awarded $28,999,998 to GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP under award 2505662, a cooperative agreement (b) for "category i: nexus: a confluence of high-performance ai and scientific computing with seamless scaling from local to national resources -science and engineeri...", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-08-25. Outlays to date are $1,421,639. The amount has moved from $23,999,998 when first observed to $28,999,998 across 2 observed revisions. (USASpending.gov, Federal awards, claim on record)
4. National Science Foundation awarded $12,982,967 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE under award 2445150, a project grant (b) for "graduate research fellowship program (grfp) -the national science foundation (nsf) graduate research fellowship program (grfp) is a highly competitive, feder...", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-08-25. Outlays to date are $5,998,926. (USASpending.gov, Federal awards, claim on record)
5. National Science Foundation awarded $24,992,619 to TEXAS A & M RESEARCH FOUNDATION under award 2444315, a cooperative agreement (b) for "a scientific ocean drilling coordinating office for the us community -texas a&m university (tamu) and columbia university (ldeo) collaboratively propose to f...", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-08-25. Outlays to date are $4,811,829. (USASpending.gov, Federal awards, claim on record)
6. National Science Foundation awarded $21,508,581 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES under award 2444110, a project grant (b) for "graduate research fellowship program (grfp) -the national science foundation (nsf) graduate research fellowship program (grfp) is a highly competitive, feder...", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-08-25. Outlays to date are $7,815,061. (USASpending.gov, Federal awards, claim on record)
7. National Science Foundation awarded $6,925,081 to PURDUE UNIVERSITY under award 2444108, a project grant (b) for "graduate research fellowship program (grfp) -the national science foundation (nsf) graduate research fellowship program (grfp) is a highly competitive, feder...", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-08-25. Outlays to date are $1,880,868. (USASpending.gov, Federal awards, claim on record)
8. National Science Foundation awarded $20,412,418 to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO under award 2439841, a project grant (b) for "graduate research fellowship program (grfp) -the national science foundation (nsf) graduate research fellowship program (grfp) is a highly competitive, feder...", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-08-25. Outlays to date are $9,121,113. (USASpending.gov, Federal awards, claim on record)
9. Emily Costello, a research scientist at the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology in the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, stated that deep-sea deposits on Earth preserve interstellar debris only back to about 10 million years. (ZME Science, News)
10. A study led by Dmitry Streletskiy, professor of geography and international affairs at George Washington University, and published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment in 2026, reports that active layer thickness increased at most monitored permafrost sites worldwide between 2000 and 2024, indicating accelerating global permafrost degradation. (Phys.org, News)
11. Biologist George Powell reportedly worked with the Tropical Science Center to secure the initial land for protection in the early 1970s. (The Times Of India, News)
12. Kathy Powell, an insurance expert and Auburn University professor, stated in a HelloNation article that auto insurance is designed to protect a driver's income, savings, and long-term financial stability rather than just the vehicle. (Cision PR Newswire, News)

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