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Federal grants to The University of Iowa

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The University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa received $1.3 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 1,324 awards. Its largest program was Cardiovascular Diseases Research, with $128 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $233 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to The University of Iowa by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 2021553$302 million
FY 2022569$240 million
FY 2023576$247 million
FY 2024581$257 million
FY 2025506$233 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund The University of Iowa

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Cardiovascular Diseases Research 93.837104$128 million
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research 93.855108$110 million
Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders 93.85375$98.6 million
Education Stabilization Fund 84.4252$69.6 million
Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research 93.84746$60.1 million
Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders 93.17328$53.4 million
Biomedical Research and Research Training 93.85941$45.4 million
Aging Research 93.86652$34.6 million
Vision Research 93.86738$32.6 million
Mental Health Research Grants 93.24229$31.9 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Health and Human Services854$1.0 billion
Department of Education26$89.4 million
National Science Foundation200$68.7 million
Department of Defense81$47.9 million
National Aeronautics and Space Administration72$25.3 million

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
University of Iowa higher education emergency relief fund-ihe/institution
ASST_NON_P425F201951_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 17, 2021$39.1 million
University of Iowa higher education emergency relief fund
ASST_NON_P425E203271_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 17, 2021$30.5 million
Cancer center support grant (CCSG)
ASST_NON_P30CA086862_075 on USAspending
Cancer Centers Support GrantsApril 20, 2021$14.4 million
Iowa cochlear implant clinical research center v
ASST_NON_P50DC000242_075 on USAspending
Research Related to Deafness and Communication DisordersNovember 25, 2020$13.2 million
University of Iowa institute for clinical and translational science - abstract the institute for clinical and translational science (ICTS) at the university of Iowa (UI) has three aims – (1) to promote an innovative, integrated, geographically distributed framework for conducting clinical and transl
ASST_NON_UM1TR004403_075 on USAspending
National Center for Advancing Translational SciencesMarch 6, 2023$12.1 million
Semi-volatile pcbs: sources, exposures, toxicities
ASST_NON_P42ES013661_075 on USAspending
NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances_Basic Research and EducationJanuary 28, 2021$11.8 million
Growth and development of striatal-cerebellum circuitry in subjects at risk for huntington????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????s disease
ASST_NON_U01NS055903_075 on USAspending
Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological DisordersSeptember 7, 2021$10.4 million
Network of excellence in neuroscience clinical trials (NEXT)-dcc
ASST_NON_U01NS077352_075 on USAspending
Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological DisordersAugust 10, 2021$9.3 million
Molecular therapies for cystic fibrosis lung disease
ASST_NON_P01HL152960_075 on USAspending
Cardiovascular Diseases ResearchAugust 16, 2021$9.2 million
Greate plains center for agricultural health and safety-renewal
ASST_NON_U54OH007548_075 on USAspending
Occupational Safety and Health ProgramJune 3, 2021$8.9 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does The University of Iowa get?

$1.3 billion in 1,324 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives The University of Iowa the most?

The Department of Health and Human Services, with $1.0 billion in 854 awards. The Department of Education and the National Science Foundation follow.

What is The University of Iowa's largest federal grant?

$39.1 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 17, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund The University of Iowa?

Its largest are Cardiovascular Diseases Research, Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research and Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders.

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