OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
Total received in grants · trailing 12 months
$9.7M
$0for every U.S. household÷ 131M U.S. households
In perspective
0.0%of all $162.9B in tracked grants
4separate grants, trailing 12 months
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY has received $9.7M across 4 federal grants of $1M or more on record.
Data as of July 24, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov, prime contract awards $1M+. Federal spending data lags and has known gaps. This is not a real-time or complete record.
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| Agency | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Commerce | OCEAN ACIDIFICATION, HYPOXIA, MARINE HEATWAVES, AND HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS HAVE EMERGED AS LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CURRENT ECOSYSTEM REGION, IMPACTING ECOSYSTEMS, FISHERIES, AND INDIGENOUS AND OTHER COASTAL COMMUNITIES. THE SCALE OF PRESENT-DAY IMPACTS IS BECOMING PARTICULARLY PRONOUNCED. FOR THE DUNGENESS CRAB FISHERY, THE SINGLE MOST VALUABLE FISHERY ON THE WEST COAST, HYPOXIA HAS RESULTED IN MASS MORTALITY OF CRABS CAUGHT IN COMMERCIAL POTS. THE FISHERY HAS ALSO SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL CURTAILMENT DUE TO HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN LINKED TO MARINE HEATWAVES. SIMILARLY, THE REGION'S OYSTER HATCHERIES WHICH SUPPORT A $100+ MILLION/YR INDUSTRY WERE THE FIRST COASTAL BUSINESSES TO SUFFER THE EFFECTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION, AND NEW RESEARCH HAS IDENTIFIED OCEAN ACIDIFICATION DISSOLUTION IMPACTS ON DUNGENESS CRAB LARVAE IN SITU. THE CONTINUED INTENSIFICATION OF THIS SUITE OF MULTI-STRESSORS POSES SUBSTANTIAL CHALLENGES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF OCE | $3,875,244 |
| Department of Energy | MICROCHANNEL REACTOR FOR ETHANOL TO N-BUTENE CONVERSION | $2,050,000 |
| Department of Commerce | A STRATEGIC ROADMAP IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING PARTICULAR POINTS OF CONCERN WITH OCEAN ALKALINITY ENHANCEMENT, WHERE IT MAY BE DEPLOYED, IS AN IMPORTANT STEP FOR DEVELOPING THIS MARINE CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL APPROACH. THIS PROJECT WILL USE LABORATORY STUDIES AND OCEAN MODELS TO INVESTIGATE THE RISKS, LIMITATIONS, AND BENEFITS OF OCEAN ALKALINITY ENHANCEMENT TO INFORM A REGULATORY STRATEGIC ROADMAP. WHILE OCEAN ALKALINITY ENHANCEMENT IS A PROMISING APPROACH FOR REMOVING CARBON FROM THE ATMOSPHERE, THERE ARE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT ITS IMPACTS ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT. ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS COULD RESULT FROM RELEASING TOO MUCH ALKALINITY INTO OCEAN WATERS, AS WELL AS RELEASING HARMFUL BYPRODUCTS. IN ORDER FOR THIS METHOD TO SUCCESSFULLY REMOVE CARBON FROM THE ATMOSPHERE, IT WILL ALSO NEED TO BE POWERED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY BY RENEWABLE ENERGY. TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE RISKS, THIS TEAM WILL DEVELOP AN ALKALINIZATION SYSTEM FOR SEAWATER THAT IS SIMPLE TO CONTROL AND LIMITS THE SIMULTANEOUS | $2,000,000 |
| Department of Energy | 3D IMAGING OF MICROBIAL BIOFILM ARCHITECTURE IN OPAQUE POROUS MEDIA TO ASSESS ITS INTELLIGENT RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS | $1,814,999 |