Federal grants to Wayne State University
Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan received $585 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 554 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $89.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $93.2 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$585 million
- Awards554
- Awarded in FY 2025$93.2 million
- Largest award$51.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 246 | $187 million |
| FY 2022 | 232 | $98.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 257 | $105 million |
| FY 2024 | 233 | $100.0 million |
| FY 2025 | 201 | $93.2 million |
Programs that fund Wayne State University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $89.6 million |
| Vision Research | 35 | $36.6 million |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research | 25 | $35.0 million |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research | 29 | $31.2 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 31 | $29.3 million |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders | 18 | $24.8 million |
| Minority Health and Health Disparities Research | 2 | $22.9 million |
| Environmental Health | 22 | $22.5 million |
| Military Medical Research and Development | 25 | $16.2 million |
| Cancer Treatment Research | 13 | $15.7 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 328 | $393 million |
| Department of Education | 22 | $111 million |
| National Science Foundation | 119 | $35.5 million |
| Department of Defense | 37 | $22.9 million |
| Department of Energy | 12 | $14.9 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education emergency relief fund - CARES act - wayne state university | Education Stabilization Fund | February 19, 2021 | $51.2 million |
| CARES act funding | Education Stabilization Fund | February 17, 2021 | $38.3 million |
| Achieve greater: addressing cardiometabolic health inequities by early prevention in the great lakes region - abstract building upon the strength of existing collaborations and leveraging the intellectual resources and infrastructure across three major research institutions, two in detroit (wayne st | Minority Health and Health Disparities Research | September 24, 2021 | $21.1 million |
| Cancer center support grant | Cancer Centers Support Grants | February 10, 2021 | $14.7 million |
| Center for leadership in environmental awareness and research - abstract: evidence suggests that exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCS), such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX), trichloroethylene (TCE), and tetrachloroethylene (PCE), is an important determinant of maternal-o | NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances_Basic Research and Education | September 8, 2022 | $8.9 million |
| Wsu advanced technology center: centralization and modernization of core facilities - this proposal aims to establish the wayne state university advanced technology center (ATC) for cutting-edge analytical technologies occupying 10,425 square feet in the new health sciences building (HSB) on the way | Construction Support | September 9, 2025 | $8.0 million |
| Bedside exclusion of pulmonary embolism in children without radiation (BEEPER) | Cardiovascular Diseases Research | October 17, 2020 | $6.5 million |
| Detroit research on cancer survivors (detroit rocs) | Cancer Cause and Prevention Research | January 29, 2021 | $6.3 million |
| Relativistic heavy ion research | Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | May 24, 2021 | $4.0 million |
| Ahec point of service maint & enhancement | Area Health Education Centers | March 31, 2021 | $3.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Wayne State University get?
$585 million in 554 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Wayne State University the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $393 million in 328 awards. The Department of Education and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Wayne State University's largest federal grant?
$51.2 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on February 19, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Wayne State University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Vision Research and Cardiovascular Diseases Research.
Other grant recipients in Detroit
- City of Detroit
- Wayne County Airport Authority
- City of Detroit
- Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation
- Matrix Human Services
- Detroit Housing Commission
- Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency
- County of Wayne
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