Federal grants to Northwestern University
Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois received $2.1 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 1,558 awards. Its largest program was Cardiovascular Diseases Research, with $287 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $437 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.1 billion
- Awards1,558
- Awarded in FY 2025$437 million
- Largest award$32.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 711 | $381 million |
| FY 2022 | 756 | $405 million |
| FY 2023 | 798 | $431 million |
| FY 2024 | 795 | $444 million |
| FY 2025 | 766 | $437 million |
Programs that fund Northwestern University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research | 181 | $287 million |
| Aging Research | 131 | $235 million |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | 146 | $209 million |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders | 156 | $183 million |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research | 100 | $137 million |
| Mental Health Research Grants | 78 | $86.5 million |
| Trans-NIH Research Support | 47 | $77.1 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 51 | $68.9 million |
| Cancer Treatment Research | 43 | $61.2 million |
| Cancer Centers Support Grants | 7 | $58.5 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1,426 | $2.0 billion |
| Department of Defense | 52 | $62.6 million |
| Department of Energy | 28 | $52.3 million |
| National Science Foundation | 41 | $17.2 million |
| Department of Justice | 3 | $4.7 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The robert h. Lurie comprehensive cancer center | Cancer Centers Support Grants | July 30, 2021 | $32.4 million |
| Echo pro research resource: a developmentally-based measurement science framework for assessing environmental exposure and child health | Trans-NIH Research Support | June 30, 2021 | $21.5 million |
| The american lung association (ALA) lung health cohort | Cardiovascular Diseases Research | June 2, 2021 | $17.2 million |
| Northwestern adrc non competing supplement application - on behalf of the northwestern adrc, we are submitting this supplement application to request funding for expenses that were not requested in our P30 budget to support our brain autopsy program, because they were not required at the time of our | Aging Research | August 13, 2021 | $17.1 million |
| Center for molecular quantum transduction (CMQT) | Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | July 16, 2021 | $16.8 million |
| Heartshare decode-hf: data translation center to combine omics, deep phenotyping, and electronic health records for heart failure subtypes and treatment targets - project summary the overarching aim of the northwestern heartshare decode-hf: data translation center to combine omics, deep phenotyping, | Cardiovascular Diseases Research | September 13, 2021 | $16.7 million |
| Northwestern university clinical and translational science institute (NUCATS) | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences | June 18, 2021 | $16.3 million |
| Nucats ctsa UM1 at northwestern university - project summary/abstract over prior funding cycles, the northwestern university clinical and translational sciences (NUCATS) institute has developed and delivered a robust institutional infrastructure to support clinical and translational research. Our ma | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences | August 29, 2024 | $15.5 million |
| Third coast center for AIDS research | Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | March 16, 2021 | $14.9 million |
| The mobiletoolbox for monitoring cognitive function | Aging Research | July 21, 2021 | $14.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Northwestern University get?
$2.1 billion in 1,558 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Northwestern University the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $2.0 billion in 1,426 awards. The Department of Defense and the Department of Energy follow.
What is Northwestern University's largest federal grant?
$32.4 million under Cancer Centers Support Grants, with its first action in the period on July 30, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Northwestern University?
Its largest are Cardiovascular Diseases Research, Aging Research and Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research.
Other grant recipients in Evanston
- Northwestern University
- Endeavor Health Clinical Operations
- City of Evanston
- Evanston Skokie School District 65
- Lohocla Research Corp
- Connections for the Homeless
- Questek Innovations LLC
- Underwriters Laboratories Inc
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