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Assistance listing · 12.902
Information Security Grants
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 12.902, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $15M in awards under assistance listing 12.902, Information Security Grants, in FY2025, and $48M over the five fiscal years since FY2022; the program ranks 972 of 1056 on this site.
Obligations were down 16% on FY2024 ($17M), with $16M so far in FY2026.
The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2022 were The Citadel ($2.4M), University of North Texas ($2.1M) and Cedarville University ($1.6M).
By place of performance, the most money went to SC, TX and OH.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2025
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2025 | $15M | $666B | $4.5T |
| Five-year total | $48M | $3.2T | $21T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients $1.0M+ award value since FY2022
| # | Organisation | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Citadel | 1 | $2.4M |
| 2 | University of North Texas | 1 | $2.1M |
| 3 | Cedarville University | 1 | $1.6M |
| 4 | The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology | 1 | $1.3M |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2022
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel | Department of DefenseWashington Headquarters Services | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.4M | 27 Aug 2025 | SC | USAspending |
| University of North Texas | Department of DefenseWashington Headquarters Services | GrantBlock Grant (a) | $2.1M | 20 Sep 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| Cedarville University | Department of DefenseWashington Headquarters Services | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.6M | 30 Jul 2025 | OH | USAspending |
| The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology | Department of DefenseWashington Headquarters Services | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.3M | 10 Sep 2025 | NJ | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 12.xxx
- 12.401 National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects $12B
- 12.420 Military Medical Research and Development $6.3B
- 12.800 Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program $4.5B
- 12.300 Basic and Applied Scientific Research $4.0B
- 12.431 Basic Scientific Research $2.8B
- 12.910 Research and Technology Development $2.4B
- 12.630 Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering $1.9B
- 12.400 Military Construction, National Guard $1.8B
- 12.750 Uniformed Services University Medical Research Projects $1.7B
- 12.777 Defense Production Act Title III (DPA Title III) $1.7B
- 12.360 Research on Chemical and Biological Defense $1.5B
- 12.600 Community Investment $1.3B
- 12.404 National Guard ChalleNGe Program $928M
- 12.005 Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations $582M
- 12.599 Congressionally Directed Assistance $568M
- 12.113 State Memorandum of Agreement Program for the Reimbursement of Technical Services $326M
- 12.556 Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools $324M
- 12.002 Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms $252M
- 12.350 Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program $244M
- 12.351 Scientific Research - Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction $220M
- 12.027 Defense Community Infrastructure Program $170M
- 12.017 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program $164M
- 12.006 National Defense Education Program $157M
- 12.610 Community Economic Adjustment Assistance for Compatible Use and Joint Land Use Studies $151M
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 12.902?
$15M in FY2025 and $48M over the five fiscal years since FY2022, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who receives the most under Information Security Grants?
The Citadel ($2.4M), University of North Texas ($2.1M), Cedarville University ($1.6M), The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology ($1.3M). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".
What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?
A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.