Federal grants to Midwestern University
Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona received $8.3 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 26 awards. Its largest program was Oral Diseases and Disorders Research, with $2.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$8.3 million
- Awards26
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.7 million
- Largest award$2.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 4 | $1.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 6 | $1.4 million |
| FY 2023 | 8 | $1.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 5 | $1.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 8 | $2.7 million |
Programs that fund Midwestern University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Diseases and Disorders Research | 1 | $2.1 million |
| Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences | 4 | $1.1 million |
| Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities | 1 | $767,515 |
| Wildlife Services | 2 | $716,027 |
| Environmental Health | 1 | $521,992 |
| Health Professions Student Loans, Including Primary Care Loans and Loans for Disadvantaged Students | 4 | $518,487 |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) | 1 | $454,012 |
| Cancer Biology Research | 1 | $450,000 |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research | 1 | $421,800 |
| Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders | 1 | $404,500 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 10 | $4.7 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 9 | $1.5 million |
| National Science Foundation | 6 | $1.4 million |
| Department of Education | 1 | $767,515 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral inflammation and functional gastrointestinal disorders: a practice-based reseach approach - project summary: the overarching goal of this project is to develop organized, sustainable clinical research programs that enable faculty and students to conduct practice-based research at the midwestern | Oral Diseases and Disorders Research | September 13, 2023 | $2.1 million |
| Translational adapted groups: community builds capacity for school slps | Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities | September 21, 2023 | $767,515 |
| Methods development: investigating the role of host factors in the susceptibility of elk to chronic wasting disease | Wildlife Services | September 5, 2025 | $524,879 |
| Dissecting the role of LRH1 in phthalate-related reproductive impairments: a cellular and molecular approach - project summary/abstract the world health organization reports that approximately 20% of couples worldwide experience infertility. Phthalates, widely utilized as plasticizers or solvents in | Environmental Health | August 28, 2025 | $521,992 |
| **awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** cryptosporidiosis poses a global public health threat characterized by life-threatening diarrhea in neonates, but severe clinicaldise | Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) | March 30, 2021 | $454,012 |
| Molecular basis of the selective assembly of functionally distinct PRC1S - project summary/abstract problem: polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1) is a multi-protein assembly that epigenetically regulates chromatin, which when misregulated, results in cancer. Originally identified in drosophila as a | Cancer Biology Research | September 22, 2022 | $450,000 |
| Unraveling the anatomical and molecular adaptations of primate touch -touch is a fundamental way that humans and other animals navigate and interact with their world. Precision touch, which allows us to use our hands to detect texture, shape, vibration, and movement, is vitally important for human a | Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences | July 19, 2022 | $425,000 |
| Effects of chronic intermittent hypoxia on cholinergic modulation at hypoglossal motoneurons - project summary/abstract exposure to chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) is a common consequence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) where patients experience repeated apneas and hypopneas throughout the night | Cardiovascular Diseases Research | August 19, 2024 | $421,800 |
| The influence of vocal loading upon the healing of experimental vocal fold injury - project summary the development and maintenance of a speaking and singing fundamental frequency, while also achieving vocal clarity throughout life, are important public health concerns. Symptoms of dysphonia are amo | Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders | August 1, 2022 | $404,500 |
| Elacridar: identification of the molecular target relevant to its anti-prion effects and its application to other protein misfolding neurodegenerative diseases - prion diseases, while exceptionally rare, have provided a road map to link many protein misfolding neurodegenerative diseases in profound | Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders | September 21, 2025 | $386,650 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Midwestern University get?
$8.3 million in 26 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Midwestern University the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $4.7 million in 10 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Midwestern University's largest federal grant?
$2.1 million under Oral Diseases and Disorders Research, with its first action in the period on September 13, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Midwestern University?
Its largest are Oral Diseases and Disorders Research, Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences and Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities.
Other grant recipients in Glendale
- Maricopa County Community College District
- City of Glendale
- Canyon State Bus Sales, Inc.
- International Rescue Committee, Inc.
- City of Glendale
- Refugees and Immigrants Community for Empowerment
- Peoria Unified School District 11
- Honeywell International Inc.
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