Texas A&M International University

Texas A&M International University, a Hispanic-Serving Institution and state entity within The Texas A&M University System, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering STEM education, research, and student-support services to civilian agencies and the National Science Foundation. The university acts as prime recipient on 121 of 124 awards in its recent footprint (98%) and subrecipient on three grants; it holds no federal contracts and sits on no parent contract vehicles.

TAMIU's federal grant portfolio concentrates heavily on STEM education and workforce development aligned with its mission as a minority-serving institution serving a student population over 89% Hispanic. The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education is the largest customer by award count (35 awards) and anchors the portfolio, followed by the National Science Foundation (18 awards). Combined, these two funders account for 60% of TAMIU's recent awards. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center carries the highest potential-value concentration with four awards worth $1.2 million combined, chiefly for research instrumentation. Recent representative grants include a $200 thousand NSF Engineering grant (CFDA 47.041) awarded July 2026 for an integrated UAV-enabled framework for autonomous water quality monitoring with machine learning analytics, performed in Laredo through June 2028; a $370.347 thousand NSF Major Research Instrumentation award (CFDA 47.083) from August 2024 for acquisition of an x-ray diffractometer system to support multidisciplinary materials characterization research across petroleum engineering, geology, chemistry, and physics; and a $399.855 thousand NSF STEM Education grant (CFDA 47.076) from August 2024 establishing an AI Center and two-year AI certificate program to build AI workforce capacity among underrepresented students.

TAMIU's capability portfolio emphasizes research and education delivery across STEM disciplines, water quality monitoring and environmental protection, materials science characterization, artificial intelligence training, cyber-physical systems, undergraduate STEM retention and success programming, teacher preparation, and volunteer income tax assistance (VITA) community services. The Department of Education funds five primary student-support and teacher-preparation programs: the TRIO Student Support Services grant ($306.514 thousand, effective September 2025); the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education Center for Countering Human Trafficking ($1 million over three years, running through May 2026); the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program for secondary mathematics teacher preparation (running through February 2028); and the Minority Engineering and Science Improvement Program and Next Level Engineering initiatives (both through September 2025). The Internal Revenue Service funds multiple Volunteer Income Tax Assistance grants (awarded October 2025, October 2024, and October 2023) to extend free tax preparation services to low-income and underserved populations in the Laredo region, including persons with disabilities, non-English speakers, rural residents, and elderly taxpayers.

Activity has grown modestly year over year through 2024 (seven awards in 2022 to twelve in 2024) but shows a sharp decline in 2025 and 2026 (two awards in 2025, one in 2026), suggesting either a lag in source data capture or a material reduction in submissions or awards. Six awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore present recompete or renewal opportunity. TAMIU's combined potential value across all 124 awards stands at $1.8 million, though obligated dollars ($223 million) substantially exceed potential value, indicating that many awards have been executed and the potential-value figures in the source reflect ceiling amounts rather than current valuations.

TAMIU subcontracts on research and education initiatives under three grant prime recipients: Columbia University (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory) for salary support of a scientist participating in a deep-ocean drilling expedition (October 2024); the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for participation in a Networked Improvement Community developing change initiatives for high-need schools (September 2024); and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for the PHIT Workforce Development Program building health information technology workforce diversity in Texas (February 2022).

The source identifies TAMIU as a child entity of The Texas A&M University System, a state government and 1862 Land Grant College. TAMIU is located in Laredo, Texas, and operates with administrative oversight at that location; work is performed in Laredo across its instructional and research facilities serving the border region of South Texas.