Federal grants to Rowan University
Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey received $151 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 172 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $65.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $16.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$151 million
- Awards172
- Awarded in FY 2025$16.1 million
- Largest award$36.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 44 | $77.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 57 | $17.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 60 | $17.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 49 | $21.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 44 | $16.1 million |
Programs that fund Rowan University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $65.0 million |
| Basic Scientific Research | 2 | $16.9 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 12 | $8.6 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 15 | $6.3 million |
| Engineering | 27 | $6.3 million |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | 5 | $3.4 million |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 10 | $3.4 million |
| Biological Sciences | 8 | $3.3 million |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 4 | $3.0 million |
| Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need | 4 | $2.9 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 18 | $74.9 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 44 | $30.0 million |
| National Science Foundation | 86 | $23.4 million |
| Department of Defense | 3 | $17.1 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 7 | $1.8 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education emergency relief fund-institutional portion | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $36.2 million |
| CARES act funding for rowan university | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $27.7 million |
| New cooperative agreement: convergent manufacturing platforms: fundamental research guided by operational utility | Basic Scientific Research | August 27, 2024 | $9.2 million |
| Advancing structural materials for army modernization priorities via direct write approaches. 74839-WM-ARL | Basic Scientific Research | May 14, 2021 | $7.7 million |
| Value-based medical student education training program - the association of american medical colleges estimates that by 2030, the united states will face a shortage of up to 50,000 primary care physicians. The state of New Jersey is in the top quintile of states with a projected primary care physici | Medical Student Education | August 5, 2025 | $2.6 million |
| Training, equity, and access to mental health | School Safely National Activities | March 30, 2023 | $2.1 million |
| U-rise at rowan university - as the 4TH-FASTEST-GROWING research institution in the U.S., with two medical schools and heavy recent investment in biomedical research infrastructure and personnel, rowan university is an emerging leader in biomedical innovation in the mid-atlantic region. Despite this | Biomedical Research and Research Training | March 18, 2021 | $2.0 million |
| Mechanism-driven virtual adverse outcome pathway modeling for hepatotoxicity | Environmental Health | February 12, 2021 | $1.8 million |
| Gostars: graduate opportunities in safe transportation and resilient systems | Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need | September 27, 2021 | $1.5 million |
| Investigation of the physiological significance of protein acetylation in bacillus subtilis | Biomedical Research and Research Training | June 22, 2021 | $1.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Rowan University get?
$151 million in 172 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Rowan University the most?
The Department of Education, with $74.9 million in 18 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Rowan University's largest federal grant?
$36.2 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 Rowan University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Basic Scientific Research and Biomedical Research and Research Training.
Other grant recipients in Glassboro
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