Utah Valley University

Utah Valley University's Office of Sponsored Programs Division, a state-controlled institution of higher education based in Orem, Utah, acts as a prime recipient of federal grants (67% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient on grant programs flowing through state education agencies and other higher-education consortia. The university does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles and operates exclusively in the grant and cooperative-agreement space, with no SBA set-aside designations.

The university's federal footprint is dominated by education, workforce development, and STEM programming. UVU receives direct federal grants as a prime recipient across multiple federal agencies: the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education funds TRIO programs (Student Support Services, Upward Bound, Talent Search, and the Educational Opportunity Center), transition programs for students with intellectual disabilities (CFDA 84.407), and civics teacher professional development under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422), with the most recent award of $1.649 million effective October 1, 2025. The National Science Foundation funds six-year STEM scholarship and research-training projects including a $1.727 million Civil and Mechanical Engineering Scholarship Program (CFDA 47.076), a $1.499 million Building Exceptional Talent in Engineering and Computing initiative, and a $489,965 project on student learning outcomes in reformed teaching methods. FEMA's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (CFDA 97.044) has funded multiple training and safety initiatives at the university, with three active or recently completed AFG awards totaling over $1.36 million. The National Archives and Records Administration awarded a $350 thousand historical publications and records grant (CFDA 89.003), and the U.S. Geological Survey funds a multi-year cooperative agreement on dryland ecosystem management and wildfire research in the Upper Colorado Plateau.

Customer concentration is split between volume and dollars. By award count, the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service dominates with 52 awards (sub-awards flowing through the Utah State Board of Education for school meal programs), followed by the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education with 34 awards. Together, these two account for roughly 40% of all awards. By potential dollar value, the distribution is more fragmented: the Department of the Army and Air Force Education and Training Command anchor the top tier, though the source's stated combined potential value of $195 thousand across 212 awards indicates most awards carry sub-million or grant-program-specific ceilings rather than large contract vehicles. The source reports $430.7 million in obligations across all awards, which reflects the multi-year nature of scholarship and training programs and suggests a significant disconnect between stated potential value and actual obligated federal funding—a pattern common in grants data where contract ceilings and grant awards are reported differently.

UVU sits on one named federal vehicle: an Indefinite Delivery Contract (F0160091D0018) with the Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command, with ten task orders valued at $39 thousand combined potential value. This vehicle is modest in scope relative to the university's overall grant footprint.

Recent grant activity shows growth. The university received five awards in 2022, eight in 2023, forty in 2024, thirty in 2025, and nine through April 2026—the 2024 spike reflects a surge in sub-awards flowing through state education agencies (the Utah State Board of Education sub-award series) rather than new prime awards. Twelve awards reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months and face recompete exposure.

As a sub-recipient, UVU receives federal funding through pass-through arrangements with the Utah State Board of Education (school meal programs under USDA child and adult care and national school lunch authorities), the University of Utah (NASA Space Grant Consortium activities), Salt Lake Community College (collaborative workforce development in microscopy and nanotechnology), and the Utah Office for Victims of Crime (law enforcement victim services programming). The university also received sub-award funding from the University of Iowa for agricultural worker health and safety research aligned with USDA-AFRI priorities.

Service Contract Inventory data is minimal—one SCI record captured in FY2022 with 0.1 FTEs reported in a sub-contractor role, reflecting the university's profile as an education and research institution rather than a federal services contractor. The source contains no SCI data on invoiced revenue, hourly rates, or subcontractor engagement; the limited SCI footprint confirms that the vast majority of UVU's federal activity flows through grants and cooperative agreements rather than service contracts above the $150,000 reporting threshold.