Federal grants to Carnegie Institute
Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania received $3.3 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 21 awards. Its largest program was Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs, with $1.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $642,558.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$3.3 million
- Awards21
- Awarded in FY 2025$642,558
- Largest award$493,865
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $470,053 |
| FY 2022 | 9 | $1.2 million |
| FY 2023 | 2 | $290,508 |
| FY 2024 | 4 | $634,044 |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $642,558 |
Programs that fund Carnegie Institute
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs | 4 | $1.4 million |
| Museums for America | 3 | $717,793 |
| Animal Disease and Animal Care | 5 | $344,342 |
| Biological Sciences | 2 | $204,785 |
| Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation | 1 | $199,920 |
| Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | 4 | $195,883 |
| Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act | 1 | $139,297 |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $51,245 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 4 | $1.4 million |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | 3 | $717,793 |
| Department of Agriculture | 5 | $344,342 |
| Department of the Interior | 2 | $339,217 |
| National Science Foundation | 3 | $256,030 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt on the nile [carnegie museum of natural history (CMNH) is requesting funding from the national endowment for the humanities for the implementation of its upcoming permanent exhibition, egypt on the nile. Included in this request is funding to support the two-year appointment of a new position | Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs | April 12, 2024 | $493,865 |
| Carnegie museum of natural history ? Resuming the schematic design phase for egypt on the nile [support from the national endowment of the humanities will help cmnh regain momentum toward its upcoming permanent exhibition, egypt on the nile (EOTN), which was temporarily paused to respond to the comm | Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs | November 16, 2021 | $471,905 |
| Black photojournalism [black photojournalism is the first comprehensive traveling museum exhibition considering the work of black photojournalists active in the united states from the conclusion of world war II to the presidential campaigns of 1984. The exhibition will include images of historic eve | Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs | August 12, 2025 | $400,000 |
| The carnegie institute’s andy warhol museum will lead an inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) training program that will engage all staff at their museum as well as the carnegie museum of art, the carnegie museum of natural history, and the carnegie science center. Project activities incl | Museums for America | July 7, 2022 | $246,474 |
| The carnegie museum of natural history will conserve, rehouse, and digitize 15,000 archival letters and documents that compose the holland correspondence archive. Spanning from 1896 to 1913, the archive includes correspondence between the museum’s first director, william j. Holland, and colleagues, | Museums for America | July 13, 2023 | $246,326 |
| The carnegie science center (CSC), in partnership with the university of pittsburgh's center for learning in out-of-school environments, will develop an institution-wide approach to evaluation. Project activities include defining goals and evaluation areas, developing tools and data collection strat | Museums for America | July 16, 2021 | $240,697 |
| Mitigating the perils of migration for urban birds | Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation | August 9, 2022 | $199,920 |
| Digitization pen: adding a world-class flea collection to the terrestrial parasite tracker network | Biological Sciences | July 22, 2021 | $174,570 |
| Award purpose: plant pest sample screening activities to be performed: entification of plant pests deliverables and expected outcomes: report results of identification, both positive and negative, to the participating regulatory official. Intended beneficiary(IES): plant pest regulatory officials co | Animal Disease and Animal Care | July 10, 2025 | $139,968 |
| Consultation and documentation for the upper Ohio valley | Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act | September 24, 2025 | $139,297 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Carnegie Institute get?
$3.3 million in 21 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Carnegie Institute the most?
The National Endowment for the Humanities, with $1.4 million in 4 awards. The Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is Carnegie Institute's largest federal grant?
$493,865 under Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs, with its first action in the period on April 12, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Carnegie Institute?
Its largest are Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs, Museums for America and Animal Disease and Animal Care.
Other grant recipients in Pittsburgh
- University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
- Port Authority of Allegheny County Inc
- Carnegie-Mellon University
- Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh
- County of Allegheny
- Allegheny County Airport Authority
- Kraft Heinz Foods Company
- Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation
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