Federal grants to Rutgers, the State University
Rutgers, the State University in Newark, New Jersey received $39.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 62 awards. Its largest program was Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research, with $17.8 million. In fiscal 2025 more was taken back from its awards than added, a net -$176,915.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$39.7 million
- Awards62
- Awarded in FY 2025-$176,915
- Largest award$5.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 58 | $24.3 million |
| FY 2022 | 34 | $15.2 million |
| FY 2023 | 8 | $1.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 2 | -$1.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 0 | -$176,915 |
Programs that fund Rutgers, the State University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | 24 | $17.8 million |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research | 9 | $5.3 million |
| Tuberculosis Demonstration, Research, Public and Professional Education | 1 | $2.7 million |
| Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Poison Center Support and Enhancement Grant | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Centers of Excellence | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Aging Research | 4 | $1.1 million |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | 2 | $997,992 |
| Primary Care Training and Enhancement | 1 | $965,212 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 60 | $39.3 million |
| Department of Defense | 1 | $314,000 |
| National Science Foundation | 1 | $50,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key facility upgrades for the rutgers university rbl. - protect abstract the rutgers university regional biocontainment laboratory (RBL) serves as a central facility to perform biosafety level three (BSL3) research for academic and commercial entities within rutgers university, the northeast united | Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | September 17, 2021 | $5.2 million |
| Tb centers of excellence for training, education and medical consultation | Tuberculosis Demonstration, Research, Public and Professional Education | November 13, 2020 | $2.7 million |
| Innate immune mechanisms at the maternal-fetal interface in normal and superovulatory pregnancy | Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | July 7, 2021 | $2.3 million |
| Immunoregulation by indoleamine 2,3-DIOXYGENASES in tuberculosis | Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | April 20, 2021 | $1.6 million |
| Foam cells as drug targets in tuberculosis | Cardiovascular Diseases Research | June 22, 2021 | $1.6 million |
| Inactivation mechanisms of microvascular hyperpermeability | Cardiovascular Diseases Research | January 27, 2021 | $1.3 million |
| Scholarships for disadvantaged students | Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds | May 19, 2021 | $1.3 million |
| Tb detection in children using a novel stool-based genexpert assay | Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | February 24, 2021 | $1.3 million |
| Poison control stabilization and enhancement program | Poison Center Support and Enhancement Grant | August 11, 2021 | $1.2 million |
| Role of ifne in immune modulation and HIV infection | Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | February 19, 2021 | $1.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Rutgers, the State University get?
$39.7 million in 62 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Rutgers, the State University the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $39.3 million in 60 awards. The Department of Defense and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Rutgers, the State University's largest federal grant?
$5.2 million under Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research, with its first action in the period on September 17, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Rutgers, the State University?
Its largest are Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research, Cardiovascular Diseases Research and Tuberculosis Demonstration, Research, Public and Professional Education.
Other grant recipients in Newark
- New Jersey Transit Corporation
- Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
- Housing Authority of City of Newark
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Rutgers, the State University
- The Leaguers, Inc.
- City of Newark New Jersey
- City of Newark
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