Federal grants to Rush University Medical Center
Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois received $377 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 226 awards. Its largest program was Aging Research, with $169 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $64.8 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$377 million
- Awards226
- Awarded in FY 2025$64.8 million
- Largest award$15.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 110 | $73.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 122 | $84.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 112 | $76.7 million |
| FY 2024 | 115 | $78.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 81 | $64.8 million |
Programs that fund Rush University Medical Center
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aging Research | 54 | $169 million |
| Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research | 25 | $24.2 million |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research | 18 | $21.0 million |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research | 13 | $20.1 million |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | 6 | $19.2 million |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | 12 | $11.9 million |
| Military Medical Research and Development | 8 | $11.4 million |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders | 7 | $10.3 million |
| Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research | 9 | $10.2 million |
| Nursing Research | 6 | $7.4 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 208 | $357 million |
| Department of Defense | 8 | $11.4 million |
| Department of Education | 4 | $5.0 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 2 | $3.0 million |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2 | $986,073 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush alzheimer's disease research center - abstract – overall the overall goal of the proposed rush adrc is to create an inter-disciplinary environment that supports innovative research on the causes, treatments, and prevention of ad/adrd. While the proposed rush adrc is for a new grant, it builds o | Aging Research | August 20, 2021 | $15.6 million |
| Mind diet and dementia prevention in ischemic stroke patients | Aging Research | November 20, 2020 | $13.2 million |
| Mapping the joint-nerve interactome of the knee - project summary our multidisciplinary team assembles basic and translational researchers with expertise in joint biology and neuroscience, proposing a holistic approach to mapping the sensory innervation of murine and human knee joints. We will use s | Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | September 22, 2022 | $11.9 million |
| Impact of COVID-19 on ad occurrence: a biracial intergenerational population study - the chicago health and aging project (CHAP) has made several significant contributions to alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) epidemiology. These areas include racial disparities, prevalence, and incide | Aging Research | August 24, 2021 | $11.4 million |
| Risk factors for cognitive decline in african americans | Aging Research | August 20, 2021 | $11.4 million |
| Whole genome sequencing and admixture analyses of neuropathologic traits in diverse cohorts in USA and brazil - abstract identifying molecular drivers of alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ad/adrd) pathologies is an urgent public health priority. This is especially important in persons of af | Aging Research | August 8, 2023 | $11.3 million |
| Preserving cognitive resilience: a biracial parent-offspring study (18-4674) - feasibility study | Aging Research | May 28, 2021 | $9.2 million |
| Epidemiologic study of neural reserve and neurobiology of aging | Aging Research | June 29, 2021 | $9.0 million |
| Risk factors, pathology, and clinical expressions of ad | Aging Research | May 28, 2021 | $8.7 million |
| Identifying resilience proteins in key motor tissues that drive motor and cognitive decline and offset the negative effects of adrd pathologies within and outside the brain - movement is a volitional behavior linked to alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Though many older adults show s | Aging Research | March 31, 2022 | $5.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Rush University Medical Center get?
$377 million in 226 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Rush University Medical Center the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $357 million in 208 awards. The Department of Defense and the Department of Education follow.
What is Rush University Medical Center's largest federal grant?
$15.6 million under Aging Research, with its first action in the period on August 20, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Rush University Medical Center?
Its largest are Aging Research, Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research and Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research.
Other grant recipients in Chicago
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Northeast Illinois Railroad Co
- The University of Chicago
- University of Illinois
- Illinois Department of Employment Security
- Chicago Housing Authority
- Chicago Department of Public Health
- City of Chicago
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