Federal grants to Butler University
Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana received $16.9 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 15 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $12.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.2 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$16.9 million
- Awards15
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.2 million
- Largest award$7.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 6 | $13.6 million |
| FY 2022 | 5 | $1.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $374,549 |
| FY 2024 | 5 | $627,511 |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $1.2 million |
Programs that fund Butler University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $12.5 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders | 1 | $938,574 |
| Biological Sciences | 2 | $683,593 |
| Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants | 1 | $670,768 |
| Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research | 1 | $469,020 |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 2 | $330,240 |
| Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities | 1 | $181,538 |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering | 1 | $175,000 |
| Science | 3 | $173,789 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 3 | $12.3 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 4 | $3.2 million |
| National Science Foundation | 5 | $1.2 million |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 3 | $173,789 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler university higher education emergency relief fund - institutional portion($2,979,348 heerf II institutional allocation under crrsaa section 314(a)(1)) | Education Stabilization Fund | April 1, 2021 | $7.0 million |
| Butler university higher education emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | April 30, 2021 | $5.5 million |
| Elucidating the mechanism and consequences of aberrant cyclin D1 gene expression | Biomedical Research and Research Training | August 3, 2021 | $1.1 million |
| Investigation of the g protein-coupled receptor FSHR-1 in multi-tissue neuromuscular signaling in normal and oxidative stress conditions - project summary/abstract neurological and neurodegenerative disorders characterized by imbalances in synaptic transmission are often linked to oxidative damage. | Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders | August 19, 2022 | $938,574 |
| Behavioral health workforce education and training program- american rescue plan | Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants | May 26, 2021 | $670,768 |
| Mri: acquisition of spinning disk confocal for multi-disciplinary research and undergraduate teaching and training | Biological Sciences | August 15, 2021 | $472,138 |
| The growth of the germline ring canals during drosophila melanogaster oogenesis | Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research | July 20, 2021 | $469,020 |
| Rui: chiral deep eutectic solvents: developing circularly polarized light emitting materials -in this project, funded by the chemical structure, dynamics, and mechanisms b program of the chemistry division, professor hopkins of butler university is studying circularly polarized light emitting materi | Mathematical and Physical Sciences | April 21, 2022 | $250,000 |
| Collaborative research: pursuit: species diversity and evolution of parasitic microfungi | Biological Sciences | August 4, 2021 | $211,455 |
| Partners in reaching potential (PREP): preparing an interdisciplinary workforce for family engagement in deaf education | Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities | September 26, 2025 | $181,538 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Butler University get?
$16.9 million in 15 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Butler University the most?
The Department of Education, with $12.3 million in 3 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Butler University's largest federal grant?
$7.0 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on April 1, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Butler University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Biomedical Research and Research Training and Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders.
Other grant recipients in Indianapolis
- Indiana Family and Social Serv
- Department of Education Indiana
- Indiana Department of Transportation
- Department of Child Services
- Indiana Department of Health
- State of Indiana
- Trustees of Indiana University
- Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
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