University Of Central Missouri

University Of Central Missouri, a state-controlled institution of higher learning based in Warrensburg, Missouri, operates as a federal grant recipient (83% of recent awards as prime recipient) across education, workforce development, safety training, and research programs, with no federal contract awards in the source data.

The institution's grant portfolio centers on K-12 educational outreach, workforce support services, and applied research. Representative prime grant work includes a $255,451 Veterans Legacy Grants Program award from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration (award date September 1, 2026) to research and develop educational materials on veterans interred at Fort Scott National Cemetery in Kansas and the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, with employment of five UCM students to create veteran biographies and community engagement events running through August 31, 2027. UCM also holds a $272,364 TRIO Student Support Services award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.042, award date September 1, 2025) providing on-campus tutoring, academic advising, career counseling, and financial aid support for disadvantaged college students through August 31, 2026 — one year of a five-year grant cycle. A $272,364 McNair Scholars Program award from the Office of Postsecondary Education (award date October 1, 2022) runs through September 30, 2026. NSF-funded research includes a project grant on large language model–empowered software performance testing and optimization (CRII: SHF: RUI award, May 1, 2025) and prior work on automated Android bug report reproduction (July 1, 2023). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has funded multiple Susan Harwood Training Grant Program awards for occupational safety and health training materials development, including projects completed in fiscal years 2023 and 2024. UCM also serves as prime recipient on a Department of Justice National Institute of Justice project grant (award date January 1, 2023, completion August 31, 2026) examining left-wing and environmental terrorism, with Kennesaw State University as subrecipient.

The top five funding agencies by award count account for 51% of recent awards, led by the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education (11 awards), the Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (7 awards), and the National Science Foundation (5 awards). By potential value, the Federal Communications Commission (1 award, $98 thousand) and the Department of the Army Missouri Army National Guard (1 award, $50 thousand) rank highest, though the Education and Labor agencies dominate by count. The institution serves 21 distinct federal customer agencies across the recent award portfolio. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting limited near-term recompete activity. As a subrecipient, UCM has received pass-through funding from the Missouri Department of Higher Education for Youth Security Workforce Preparation (FY26 sub-award with $70,000 amendment) and from the University of Missouri System for eMINTS program implementation and elementary mathematics specialist initiatives. The institution also received a Federal Emergency Management Agency Next Generation Warning System Grant Program sub-award (award date August 22, 2024) through its public television station KMOS-TV to support equipment upgrades for ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard compliance and emergency alert distribution in rural Missouri counties.