Viterbo University Inc.

Viterbo University Inc., a private non-profit Catholic university headquartered in La Crosse, Wisconsin, operates as a federal grant recipient focused on student support services, mental health and substance use disorder prevention and treatment, nursing workforce development, and clinical research in traumatic brain injury assessment. The institution functions exclusively as a prime recipient across its federal footprint — 50 awards totaling $28.5 million in combined obligated dollars across ten distinct federal agencies, with no subcontract or sub-recipient activity.

Viterbo's customer concentration spans education, health, and defense agencies. The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education and the Department of the Army together anchor 25 of 50 awards (50% of recent volume), with the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 accounting for the remaining measurable potential value ($61 thousand combined across seven awards). The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals and the National Science Foundation round out the active set with six and three awards respectively. The source data reports 82% coverage across these five agencies, indicating a long tail of smaller federal relationships. Recent awards cluster in education and student services rather than research or defense operations.

Representative grant work illustrates Viterbo's operational focus. The Department of Education awarded $365,011 under TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) on September 1, 2026, funding supportive services to disadvantaged college students through August 31, 2027. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Mental Health Services funded the V-HAWK STRONG suicide prevention and mental health program (completion date September 29, 2027) targeting Viterbo students, faculty, and staff. The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded $150 thousand under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) for nursing workforce scholarships running through August 31, 2027. The Bureau of Health Professionals funded an integrated substance use disorder training program titled RESPOND, a five-year effort (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028) designed to expand the capacity of rural healthcare providers in southwestern Wisconsin to deliver medication-assisted opioid treatment and integrated mental health and substance use services. The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders funded a K23 career development award (completed January 31, 2027) for development and evaluation of clinical assessment tools for traumatic brain injury-related social communication impairments.

Viterbo places task orders under two Army Basic Ordering Agreements (DABT2375A0407 and DABT2384H0011), with five and one task order respectively. Activity remains light — one award in 2026, two in 2024, one in 2023, two in 2022, and one in 2021 — reflecting Viterbo's posture as an education and research institution rather than a contract services vendor. Four awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore expose the institution to recompete activity in that window.