Federal grants to Merrimack College
Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts received $17.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 16 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $11.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.8 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$17.8 million
- Awards16
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.8 million
- Largest award$6.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 4 | $12.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 4 | $564,535 |
| FY 2023 | 6 | $1.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $711,998 |
| FY 2025 | 9 | $2.8 million |
Programs that fund Merrimack College
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $11.3 million |
| Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research | 3 | $3.3 million |
| Aging Research | 1 | $868,100 |
| Mental Health Research Grants | 2 | $817,748 |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research | 1 | $662,859 |
| Engineering | 1 | $416,338 |
| Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders | 1 | $249,000 |
| Earthquake Hazards Program Assistance | 5 | $108,900 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 2 | $11.3 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 8 | $5.9 million |
| National Science Foundation | 1 | $416,338 |
| Department of the Interior | 5 | $108,900 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institutional portion of CARES act higher education emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $6.4 million |
| Merrimack college higher education emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $4.9 million |
| Evaluation of a district-wide initiative to improve school meal consumption and physical activity levels among elementary students in anchorage, Alaska - project summary improving children’s diets and physical activity levels are key strategies to reduce the risk of obesity. However, most children d | Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research | August 26, 2021 | $2.4 million |
| Mitochondrial aging promotes inflammation - abstract: mitochondrial aging promotes inflammation aging is often associated with a progressive decline in health resulting in a decline in the quality of life that limits healthspan, defined as number of years spent in good health. One critical goal of a | Aging Research | April 26, 2021 | $868,100 |
| Evaluation of the updated federal nutrition standards for school meals - project summary in the united states (U.S.), approximately 1 in 5 children have obesity, and children who are from families with socioeconomic disadvantages and/or who are racial/ethnic minorities experience disproportionately | Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research | May 7, 2025 | $663,097 |
| The role of neurotrophins in chronic pelvic pain and central sensitization among adolescents and women with endometriosis - project summary/abstract endometriosis is a common disease among reproductive-aged adolescents and women and can lead to debilitating pelvic pain, infertility, reduced quality | Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research | September 19, 2022 | $516,456 |
| Gamerfit: a digital intervention to improve physical activity and sleep behaviors in youth with psychiatric diagnoses - project summary exergaming has been shown to be an effective way to increase physical activity among sedentary youth, including those with neurodevelopmental and mental health diso | Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research | March 7, 2022 | $422,480 |
| Rui: the translocation mechanism of nanomaterials in plants -nanomaterials, materials made up of structures ranging from 1-100 nanometers, are used worldwide in various sectors including medicine, agriculture, and industry. These materials are highly reactive in the environment and interact with ele | Engineering | May 26, 2023 | $416,338 |
| Behavioral and neural correlates of adaptive risk-taking behavior in preschool-aged children - project summary although risk-taking is traditionally associated with maladaptive outcomes, accumulating evidence suggests that risk-taking facilitates implicit learning which, consequently, improves a var | Mental Health Research Grants | April 14, 2025 | $413,811 |
| Reset: regulation of emotion, sleep extension, and mtbi - project summary given that both sleep disruption and mild traumatic brain injury (MTB) can impact executive control of emotion regulation, it is possible that improving sleep quality may reduce the emotion dysregulation associated with mtbi; | Mental Health Research Grants | December 30, 2024 | $403,937 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Merrimack College get?
$17.8 million in 16 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Merrimack College the most?
The Department of Education, with $11.3 million in 2 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Merrimack College's largest federal grant?
$6.4 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 Merrimack College?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research and Aging Research.
Other grant recipients in North Andover
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