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Federal grants to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York

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The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York in New York, New York received $1.2 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 1,370 awards. Its largest program was Geosciences, with $193 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $233 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 2021500$298 million
FY 2022561$232 million
FY 2023499$237 million
FY 2024465$214 million
FY 2025373$233 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Geosciences 47.050160$193 million
Mathematical and Physical Sciences 47.049167$138 million
Science 43.001169$79.7 million
Office of Science Financial Assistance Program 81.04956$71.6 million
Biomedical Research and Research Training 93.85946$63.7 million
Education Stabilization Fund 84.4253$57.8 million
Computer and Information Science and Engineering 47.070100$54.1 million
Engineering 47.04163$50.6 million
Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs 93.27915$47.2 million
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) 47.07612$39.6 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
National Science Foundation654$553 million
Department of Health and Human Services235$273 million
Department of Defense146$99.9 million
Department of Energy71$93.2 million
National Aeronautics and Space Administration176$81.2 million

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Mrefc: us atlas hl-lhc upgrade project
ASST_NON_1948993_049 on USAspending
Mathematical and Physical SciencesDecember 9, 2020$61.3 million
Ship operations- r/v marcus g. Langseth
ASST_NON_1829304_049 on USAspending
GeosciencesNovember 27, 2020$42.9 million
Chase: an innovative county-level public health response to the opioid epidemic in New York state
ASST_NON_UM1DA049415_075 on USAspending
Drug Use and Addiction Research ProgramsApril 12, 2021$30.2 million
Columbia university heerf II application - institutional portion
ASST_NON_P425F205200_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundApril 12, 2021$28.4 million
NSF engineering research center for smart streetscapes (CS3) -more than 80% of americans and over half the world?s population live in urban areas. High-density cities are transforming how people live, work, travel, and manage urban infrastructure. With the nation?s urban areas facing emerging challe
ASST_NON_2133516_049 on USAspending
EngineeringAugust 9, 2022$25.1 million
Stc: center for learning the earth with artificial intelligence and physics (LEAP)
ASST_NON_2019625_049 on USAspending
GeosciencesSeptember 9, 2021$24.5 million
Columbia university care act application
ASST_NON_P425E202142_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundMarch 30, 2021$22.9 million
A proposal to manage the U.S. Science support program office associated with the international ocean discovery program (usssp-iodp)
ASST_NON_1450528_049 on USAspending
GeosciencesOctober 6, 2020$20.4 million
Graduate research fellowship program (GRFP)
ASST_NON_2036197_049 on USAspending
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)June 2, 2021$19.2 million
Oceanographic technical services, ldeo, 2018-2022
ASST_NON_1827282_049 on USAspending
GeosciencesJune 1, 2021$16.3 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York get?

$1.2 billion in 1,370 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York the most?

The National Science Foundation, with $553 million in 654 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense follow.

What is The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York's largest federal grant?

$61.3 million under Mathematical and Physical Sciences, with its first action in the period on December 9, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York?

Its largest are Geosciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences and Science.

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