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Federal grants to Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Lexington, Massachusetts received $2.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 5 awards. Its largest program was Weather and Air Quality Research, with $2.3 million. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.

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

By year

Federal grants to Massachusetts Institute of Technology by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20213$809,845
FY 20221$224,000
FY 20231$500,000
FY 20241$830,000
FY 20250$0

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Weather and Air Quality Research 11.4594$2.3 million
Research and Technology Development 12.9101$100,000

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Commerce4$2.3 million
Department of Defense1$100,000

Largest awards

The 5 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
The NOAA science advisory board (SAB) environmental information services working group (EISWG) has identified unmet opportunities for the federal and commercial sectors of the us weather enterprise to collaborate to provide improved weather radar information to the american public. This research pro
ASST_NON_NA24OARX459C0009_013 on USAspending
Weather and Air Quality ResearchSeptember 6, 2024$830,000
Aircraft derived observations (ADOS) of the atmosphere have been shown to be the highest value inputs to improve temperature and wind forecasts from numerical weather prediction models. These models are used extensively by society for a multitude of decision-making purposes affecting safety, economi
ASST_NON_NA21OAR4590395_013 on USAspending
Weather and Air Quality ResearchSeptember 8, 2021$520,500
The proposed effort will build upon the accomplishments of a previously noaa-funded effort (NA21OAR4590395) to develop and demonstrate a low-cost, standalone mode s enhanced surveillance aircraft derived atmospheric observation system for enhanced weather forecasting and improved and expanded bounda
ASST_NON_NA23OAR4590397_013 on USAspending
Weather and Air Quality ResearchAugust 11, 2023$500,000
The polarimetric upgrade to the weather surveillance RADAR1988 doppler (WSR-88D) network has paved the way for the development of advanced algorithm enhancements to the open radar product generator (orpg; the processing environment for level-iii products) for real-time operations. Among these modern
ASST_NON_NA21OAR4590385_013 on USAspending
Weather and Air Quality ResearchSeptember 8, 2021$413,345
Base award
ASST_NON_W911NF1820257_097 on USAspending
Research and Technology DevelopmentOctober 16, 2020$100,000

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology get?

$2.4 million in 5 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Massachusetts Institute of Technology the most?

The Department of Commerce, with $2.3 million in 4 awards. The Department of Defense follow.

What is Massachusetts Institute of Technology's largest federal grant?

$830,000 under Weather and Air Quality Research, with its first action in the period on September 6, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

Its largest are Weather and Air Quality Research and Research and Technology Development.

Other grant recipients in Lexington

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