Regents Of The University Of Idaho

Regents of the University of Idaho, doing business as University of Idaho, is a public 1862 land-grant research university headquartered in Moscow, Idaho that operates as a prime recipient and sub-recipient on federal grants and cooperative agreements, with no federal contract prime work in the source. The university does not hold SBA certifications or participate in set-aside categories. The institution competes across full-and-open federal grant programs without set-aside designation.

The university's federal footprint centers on research and education grants administered through civilian agencies. Primary capability areas include agricultural research and extension (crop science, livestock production, integrated pest management, sustainable farming practices), environmental and natural resource science (forestry, water resources, wildfire science, ecosystem management), STEM education and workforce development (particularly in rural and underserved communities), and biomedical and life sciences research (infectious disease, plant genetics, microbiology). The university also delivers tuition-based educational services, specifically Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) instruction for the Navy through a Basic Ordering Agreement, with multiple delivery orders for midshipmen tuition across fiscal years 2023–2026 valued at approximately $1.7 million combined. Representative prime work includes a $2.43 million NSF award (Office of Integrative Activities, CFDA 47.083) to develop engineering, genomic, and AI tools for breeding lodging-resistant cereal crops; a $1.5 million USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative award for alfalfa weed biomass threshold evaluation; a $3.41 million NASA cooperative agreement for STEM engagement and workforce development through May 2029; and numerous NSF-funded research projects in mathematics, physics, chemistry, environmental systems, and education.

Customer concentration reflects the land-grant mission. The top five funding agencies by award count account for 38 percent of recent awards. The National Science Foundation (211 awards) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (411 awards) dominate volume. NASA's Shared Services Center anchors the potential-value rankings with 182 awards carrying $43.7 million in combined ceiling value, driven by a portfolio of 184 balanced science program awards spanning multiple NASA directorates with completion dates through 2029. The Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Reclamation collectively place grants for geologic mapping, water resources assessment, and fire science network activities. The Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health funds biomedical research in microbiology, immunology, and medical device innovation.

The university holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) valued at $500,000 with the National Interagency Fire Center (awarded June 1, 2025, running through December 31, 2028) to provide housing, food, and shower facilities for firefighters and emergency personnel during incidents. Task orders under Navy Basic Ordering Agreements (N0018919GZ016 and N0018918GZ048) drive modest recurring revenue for NROTC educational services.

Activity has remained relatively steady at 140–176 awards per year over the past five years, with 163 awards carrying $6.6 million in combined potential value facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The university functions predominantly as a grant recipient (92 percent prime, 8 percent sub), indicating limited engagement as a subcontractor on larger federal programs. Sub-award footprint includes collaborative research arrangements with peer land-grant and research institutions (Montana State University, Washington State University, University of Montana, University of Washington, Oregon State University) and work funded through various USDA competitive programs, NSF directorates, and agency-specific research initiatives. The institution acts as sub-recipient on grants where it contributes specialized expertise in forestry, water science, agricultural economics, or educational programming to multi-institutional research teams.

The university's grant portfolio reflects its land-grant statutory mandate: supporting Idaho agricultural economy (livestock, crops, dairy, potatoes, forestry), natural resource management and wildfire science, water security, rural health and education, and STEM workforce development in underserved communities. Federal funding from formula grants (Hatch Act, Smith-Lever Extension, McIntire-Stennis, EFNEP, assistive technology) provides stable institutional research and extension capacity. Competitive project grants from NSF, USDA, NIH, DOE, and NASA fund faculty-led research and graduate training. The university executes grants across Moscow, Idaho and subordinate research and extension sites throughout Idaho counties, with performance at specialized facilities including the Idaho Water Center in Boise and the National Interagency Fire Center.