University Of Wisconsin System

University Of Wisconsin System, doing business as University Of Wisconsin - Green Bay, operates as a state-controlled institution of higher learning serving as a federal grant recipient across environmental science, student support services, and STEM research programs. The institution acts primarily as a prime recipient (76% of recent awards) across federal grant programs with no federal contract prime awardees or contract vehicle positions. UW-Green Bay is a child entity of the University Of Wisconsin System parent and holds no SBA certifications or set-aside designations.

UW-Green Bay's federal footprint centers on environmental and ecological research, conservation, student support services, and community development programs. The institution received a $750,000 three-year project grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.326) awarded September 1, 2026, to evaluate biochar-based soil treatment approaches that bind PFAS and prevent movement into groundwater and crops, with performance in Bellevue, Wisconsin. Earlier work included a $649,560 cooperative agreement from USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902) running through September 30, 2028, to develop soil health assessment methods linked to water quality at field edges in the Great Lakes Basin. The institution also received $197,340 from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.630) for habitat restoration and invasive plant management at its Point au Sable Natural Area and Wequiock Creek Natural Area, targeting recovery of monarch butterflies, northern long-eared bats, and rusty patched bumble bees. In the student-support domain, UW-Green Bay holds a $272,364 project grant under the TRIO Student Support Services Program (CFDA 84.042, awarded September 25, 2025) delivering academic advising, tutoring, and mentorship to low-income, first-generation, and disabled students, and a 2025 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grant from the Internal Revenue Service to extend tax preparation services to underserved populations.

Customer concentration is dispersed across 38 federal agencies. The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education leads by award count (16 awards), followed by the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 (15 awards, $19 thousand combined potential value) and the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (10 awards). By potential value, however, the portfolio is anchored by NASA Goddard Space Center (2 awards, $5.7 million combined potential value), driven by a three-year National Science Foundation Geosciences grant for coronal magnetic structure research ($144,535, CFDA 47.050) and collaborative solar physics research. The rankings reveal a disconnect between volume and value — smaller awards cluster in education and environmental services, while larger research funding concentrates in STEM and space science with fewer but higher-value grants.

Activity has remained steady to moderate. Awards per year averaged 9.8 over the past five years (2022–2026), ranging from 4 awards in 2022 to 14 in 2025, with 5 awards recorded in 2026 through September. Total potential value across all 125 awards (prime and sub, all federal sources) stands at $9.1 million, though combined dollars obligated reach $64.1 million, indicating that obligations significantly exceed stated potential values — a pattern consistent with grant work where follow-on funding and continuation awards accumulate against initial award ceilings. Five awards face completion within the next twenty-four months, representing modest recompete exposure. In its subrecipient role, UW-Green Bay delivers Great Lakes coastal wetland monitoring (birds and anurans field research and data analysis under Central Michigan University prime grants), elder abuse prevention training and financial exploitation awareness programs (under Wisconsin Department of Justice and Wisconsin Department of Health Services primes), and behavioral health technical assistance. Top NAICS categories include Environmental Consulting Services (6 awards) and Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (4 awards), with top PSCs weighted toward Other Environmental Services (7 awards) and R&D–Space: Science/Applications (6 awards).