Federal grants to Duke University
Duke University in Durham, North Carolina received $3.7 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 2,696 awards. Its largest program was Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research, with $781 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $709 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$3.7 billion
- Awards2,696
- Awarded in FY 2025$709 million
- Largest award$138 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 1,177 | $842 million |
| FY 2022 | 1,239 | $732 million |
| FY 2023 | 1,231 | $759 million |
| FY 2024 | 1,232 | $677 million |
| FY 2025 | 1,128 | $709 million |
Programs that fund Duke University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | 230 | $781 million |
| Aging Research | 146 | $279 million |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research | 178 | $229 million |
| Trans-NIH Research Support | 66 | $219 million |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research | 116 | $133 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 115 | $132 million |
| Military Medical Research and Development | 86 | $123 million |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders | 132 | $122 million |
| Mental Health Research Grants | 85 | $120 million |
| Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research | 110 | $113 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1,912 | $3.1 billion |
| National Science Foundation | 431 | $268 million |
| Department of Defense | 205 | $199 million |
| Department of Energy | 46 | $65.5 million |
| Department of Education | 12 | $46.3 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Induction of protective antibodies for HIV vaccine development | Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | March 23, 2021 | $138 million |
| Center for innovative trials in children and adults (trident) | Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | July 28, 2021 | $97.6 million |
| Echo coordinating center | Trans-NIH Research Support | September 13, 2021 | $92.4 million |
| Antibacterial resistance leadership group (ARLG) | Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | November 25, 2020 | $78.0 million |
| Pragmatic evaluation of events and benefits of lipid-lowering in older adults (preventable) | Aging Research | July 29, 2021 | $51.6 million |
| Radx-up cdcc | Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), Biodefense Medical Countermeasure Development | September 10, 2021 | $50.6 million |
| Radx-up cdcc | Trans-NIH Research Support | October 13, 2020 | $45.9 million |
| Center for innovative trials in children and adults (trident) | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences | October 23, 2020 | $44.7 million |
| Duke comp cancer ctr core support grant | Cancer Centers Support Grants | December 31, 2020 | $31.8 million |
| Design and development of a pan-betacoronavirus vaccine - abstract - overall compared to SARS-COV-1 and mers, the current SARS-COV-2 virus is highly transmissible and to date has caused over 85,000,000CASES worldwidewith over 1,800,000 deaths. With an endemic population of multipleother strains of c | Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | September 16, 2021 | $28.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Duke University get?
$3.7 billion in 2,696 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Duke University the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $3.1 billion in 1,912 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense follow.
What is Duke University's largest federal grant?
$138 million under Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research, with its first action in the period on March 23, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Duke University?
Its largest are Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research, Aging Research and Cardiovascular Diseases Research.
Other grant recipients in Durham
- Family Health International
- North Carolina Central University
- Housing Authority of the City of Durham
- Rho Federal Systems Division Inc
- City of Durham
- Families & Communities Rising, Inc.
- Lincoln Community Health Center Incorporated
- Volunteers of America of the Carolinas, Inc.
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