University Of Wisconsin System

University Of Wisconsin - Green Bay, a public regional comprehensive university and tax-exempt child entity of the University of Wisconsin System, operates as a federal grant recipient (79% of recent awards as prime recipient, 21% as sub-recipient) in environmental science, wildlife conservation, agricultural sustainability, and student support services. The institution holds no federal contracts and competes exclusively in grant-funded research and community service programs across federal agencies.

UW-Green Bay's grant footprint spans 121 awards with 38 distinct federal customer agencies and a combined obligated value of $63.2 million across recent activity (2022–2026). The top five funding agencies by award count account for 41% of recent awards: the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education (16 awards), the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 (15 awards, $19 thousand combined potential value), the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (7 awards), the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 (6 awards), and the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (6 awards). However, by potential value, NASA Goddard Space Center dominates with 2 awards carrying $5.7 million in combined potential value, reflecting concentration in higher-dollar research programs despite a lower award count. The split between award count and dollar concentration signals that much of UW-Green Bay's activity consists of smaller, project-specific grants routed through state and federal education and health agencies, with occasional large research contracts anchoring the dollar value.

As prime recipient, UW-Green Bay delivers environmental and agricultural research, wildlife management, student support services, and community outreach. Representative examples include a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.326) awarded September 1, 2026, to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in biosolids through biochar treatment research and field trials; a $649,560 Cooperative Agreement from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902) starting October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2028, to continue linking soil health assessment to edge-of-field water quality in the Great Lakes Basin; a $272,364 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services Program (CFDA 84.042) awarded September 25, 2025, delivering academic advising, tutoring, and mentorship to disadvantaged students; and a $197,340 Cooperative Agreement from the Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) awarded December 1, 2024, to manage invasive plants and restore native plant communities across the Point au Sable Natural Area and Wequiock Creek Natural Area to support monarch butterfly, blue-winged teal, Canada warbler, northern long-eared bat, and rusty patched bumble bee recovery. Additional work includes NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program support for graduate students in STEM and geoscience research on solar flares and coronal magnetic structure ($144,535 from NSF Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, CFDA 47.050). Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grants from the Internal Revenue Service fund low-income tax preparation services; the institution has held multiple VITA awards addressing underserved urban and rural populations.

As sub-recipient, UW-Green Bay delivers coastal wetland monitoring and data analysis (Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program under Central Michigan University as prime recipient), behavioral health technical assistance (subawards from Wisconsin Department of Health Services), elder abuse victim liaison and community awareness work (subaward from Department of Justice Wisconsin), and arctic grayling habitat assessment (subaward from Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3).

Recent activity shows a pattern of sustained awards with annual counts of 4 awards in 2022, rising to 13 in 2023 and 2024, declining to 12 in 2025, and 3 recorded in 2026 year-to-date. Six awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and face recompete. The institution's work is geographically centered on the Great Lakes region and Wisconsin, with research scope extending to Michigan, Minnesota, and Alabama through collaborative sub-award arrangements. UW-Green Bay's mission emphasizes service to northeastern Wisconsin communities and engagement with tribal nations — the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and the Menominee Indian Tribe — whose ancestral lands overlap with the university's natural areas and research sites.