Assistance listing (financial assistance)

Fossil Energy Research and Development

Assistance Listing 81.089

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

$1.2B
Federal awards
FY2026 · data still posting
40
Recipients
Assistance Listing 81.089
Code

CFDA 81.089 (Fossil Energy Research and Development) accounted for $1.2B in federal grants in FY2026, led by the Department of Energy, across 40 recipients. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Obligations by year

Computed
$308.3M
FY20
$418.6M
FY21
$219.5M
FY22
$966.3M
FY25
$1.2B
FY26 partial
▲ 213%
FY20 to FY25

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Fossil Energy Research and Development (Assistance Listing 81.089) accounted for $1.2B in federal obligations in FY2026, compared with $966.3M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Energy provided 100% of it.

Top recipients

Computed

The five largest recipients on record received 9% of this category's FY2026 obligations, and the ten largest 12%.

University of North Dakota$72M
University of Utah$16.5M
University of Oklahoma$13M
University of Texas at Austin$12.5M
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University$9.8M
Clemson University$7.7M
Georgia Tech Research Corp$7.5M
University of Alaska Fairbanks$7.5M
Battelle Memorial Institute$5.9M
Arizona State University$5.8M

Recipient breakdown available for 15% of obligations shown

Top funding agencies

Computed
Department of Energy$1.2B

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