Federal grants to Purdue University
Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana received $1.7 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 2,199 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $153 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $261 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.7 billion
- Awards2,199
- Awarded in FY 2025$261 million
- Largest award$52.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 718 | $476 million |
| FY 2022 | 727 | $276 million |
| FY 2023 | 753 | $335 million |
| FY 2024 | 717 | $303 million |
| FY 2025 | 612 | $261 million |
Programs that fund Purdue University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 7 | $153 million |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering | 189 | $107 million |
| Engineering | 238 | $106 million |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) | 92 | $76.8 million |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 209 | $66.7 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 61 | $63.3 million |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research | 109 | $63.2 million |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | 59 | $61.0 million |
| Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program | 68 | $53.4 million |
| Basic Scientific Research | 49 | $51.9 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | 882 | $408 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 361 | $352 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 284 | $234 million |
| Department of Defense | 271 | $208 million |
| Department of Education | 38 | $197 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heerf - CARES act institutional portion - pwl | Education Stabilization Fund | January 16, 2021 | $52.0 million |
| CARES grant student funding - purdue west lafayette | Education Stabilization Fund | January 16, 2021 | $41.2 million |
| Engineering research center for innovative and strategic transformation of alkane resources - cistar | Engineering | October 6, 2020 | $22.7 million |
| Category i: anvil - a national composable advanced computational resource for the future of science and engineering | Computer and Information Science and Engineering | August 19, 2021 | $19.6 million |
| Mid-west afrl regional hub | Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program | February 10, 2022 | $18.5 million |
| Heerf - CARES act institutional portion - pfw | Education Stabilization Fund | March 12, 2021 | $17.0 million |
| Heerf - CARES act institutional portion - pnw | Education Stabilization Fund | March 12, 2021 | $17.0 million |
| Advancing army modernization priorities through collaborative energetic materials research | Basic Scientific Research | May 28, 2021 | $17.0 million |
| Purdue university - mep center for state of Indiana | Manufacturing Extension Partnership | June 1, 2021 | $13.1 million |
| CARES grant student funding - purdue northwest | Education Stabilization Fund | March 12, 2021 | $12.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Purdue University get?
$1.7 billion in 2,199 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Purdue University the most?
The National Science Foundation, with $408 million in 882 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is Purdue University's largest federal grant?
$52.0 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 16, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Purdue University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Computer and Information Science and Engineering and Engineering.
Other grant recipients in West Lafayette
- State of Indiana
- Purdue Applied Research Institute, LLC
- City of West Lafayette
- Explore Interactive, Inc.
- Tymora Analytical Operations LLC
- West Lafayette Economic Development
- Nutramaize LLC
- Inotiv, Inc
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