Federal grants to The Marine Biological Laboratory
The Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts received $69.9 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 82 awards. Its largest program was Biological Sciences, with $12.8 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $16.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$69.9 million
- Awards82
- Awarded in FY 2025$16.3 million
- Largest award$11.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 28 | $18.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 40 | $13.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 34 | $10.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 33 | $10.8 million |
| FY 2025 | 32 | $16.3 million |
Programs that fund The Marine Biological Laboratory
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Sciences | 25 | $12.8 million |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | 2 | $11.5 million |
| Geosciences | 8 | $9.0 million |
| Research Infrastructure Programs | 2 | $8.1 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 4 | $5.8 million |
| Aging Research | 4 | $4.5 million |
| Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research | 10 | $4.3 million |
| Mental Health Research Grants | 3 | $2.5 million |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | 3 | $2.1 million |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research | 1 | $2.1 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 38 | $41.1 million |
| National Science Foundation | 37 | $23.2 million |
| Department of Defense | 4 | $3.4 million |
| Department of Energy | 3 | $2.1 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site-directed rna editing of NAV1.7 as a novel analgesic - chronic pain is a leading cause of disability, affecting about one-third of adults worldwide, with a prevalence greater than heart disease, cancer, and diabetes combined. Misuse and abuse of opiates have led to a nationwide addiction and ove | Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | September 22, 2021 | $11.2 million |
| Xenopus mutant resource | Research Infrastructure Programs | June 19, 2021 | $4.4 million |
| National xenopus resource center | Research Infrastructure Programs | April 12, 2021 | $3.6 million |
| Lter: plum island ecosystems, the impact of changing landscapes and climate on interconnected coastal ecosystems -the plum island ecosystems long term ecological research (pie lter) site consists of a linked watershed-marsh-estuarine system connected to the gulf of Maine. The goal of the pie lter is | Geosciences | August 7, 2022 | $3.2 million |
| Lter: plum island ecosystems, the impact of changing landscapes and climate on interconnected coastal ecosystems -the plum island ecosystems long term ecological research (pie lter) site consists of a linked watershed-marsh-estuarine system connected to the gulf of Maine. The goal of the pie lter is | Biological Sciences | August 7, 2022 | $3.2 million |
| Time series particle flux measurements in the sargasso sea -this award provides an additional three years of support for the oceanic flux program (OFP). The ofp was established in 1978 to measure the export flux of particles from the surface to the deep ocean in the deep sargasso sea near bermuda. T | Geosciences | August 12, 2024 | $2.5 million |
| Octopus chemotactile sensing, sensorimotor integration and recruitment of arms during movement and object discrimination behaviors | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | April 6, 2022 | $2.1 million |
| Mechanisms of synaptic dysfunction in parkinson s and other synuclein-linked diseases - project abstract aggregation of a-synuclein throughout the neuron, including at synapses, is a pathological hallmark of parkinson’s disease (PD), dementia with lewy bodies (DLB), and variants of alzheimer’s disea | Aging Research | April 14, 2022 | $2.1 million |
| A new animal model to elucidate mechanisms of gene regulation and embryonic patterning - project summary hox genes serve as critical regulators of developmental processes. Disruption of their function during embryogenesis results in dramatic “homeotic” phenotypes where regions of the body are transf | Biomedical Research and Research Training | August 26, 2022 | $1.9 million |
| Horizontal gene transfer as a source of evolutionary innovation in metazoans | Biomedical Research and Research Training | June 18, 2021 | $1.9 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does The Marine Biological Laboratory get?
$69.9 million in 82 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives The Marine Biological Laboratory the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $41.1 million in 38 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense follow.
What is The Marine Biological Laboratory's largest federal grant?
$11.2 million under Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs, with its first action in the period on September 22, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund The Marine Biological Laboratory?
Its largest are Biological Sciences, Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs and Geosciences.
Other grant recipients in Woods Hole
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