Federal grants to Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee received $1.0 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 1,215 awards. Its largest program was Biomedical Research and Research Training, with $124 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $190 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.0 billion
- Awards1,215
- Awarded in FY 2025$190 million
- Largest award$31.3 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 479 | $202 million |
| FY 2022 | 510 | $189 million |
| FY 2023 | 508 | $196 million |
| FY 2024 | 520 | $235 million |
| FY 2025 | 455 | $190 million |
Programs that fund Vanderbilt University Medical Center
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 107 | $124 million |
| Mental Health Research Grants | 71 | $64.7 million |
| Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research | 71 | $55.4 million |
| Aging Research | 52 | $49.0 million |
| ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY for HEALTH (ARPA-H) | 2 | $39.8 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 31 | $36.9 million |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders | 52 | $30.2 million |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering | 60 | $28.0 million |
| Trans-NIH Research Support | 17 | $24.7 million |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | 44 | $24.5 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 746 | $672 million |
| National Science Foundation | 280 | $155 million |
| Department of Education | 50 | $82.8 million |
| Department of Energy | 17 | $37.6 million |
| Department of Defense | 43 | $25.4 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protect against emergent alphaviruses through computation (PEAC) - alphaviruses cause neurological and rheumatic diseases and pose substantial risks to human health through recurring natural outbreaks, epidemics, and the threat of bioterrorism. Some alphaviruses (e.g., eastern equine encephalitis VI | ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY for HEALTH (ARPA-H) | August 27, 2024 | $31.3 million |
| Cresp III nuclear waste clean up | Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Mgmt., Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis | March 8, 2021 | $15.1 million |
| NSF i-corps hub (track 1): mid-south region -the broader impact/commercial potential of this NSF i-corps hubs project is the development of a sustainable, inclusive, innovation ecosystem that will impart shared economic prosperity across the us mid-south region. The mid-south hub?s formative, eviden | Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | September 7, 2022 | $15.0 million |
| Expanding and scaling the pyramid model in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classrooms in districts across the U.S. | Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund) | December 20, 2022 | $11.9 million |
| 6/6 hbcd prenatal experiences and longitudinal development (prelude) consortium vanderbilt - project summary/abstract brain development occurs at a rapid pace prenatally and throughout childhood, impacted by dynamic genetic and environmental influences. Studies using advanced neuroimaging have provi | Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | September 24, 2021 | $10.3 million |
| Emergency financial aid grants to students under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $10.1 million |
| Vanderbilt university - institutional portion of the higher education emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $8.6 million |
| This project aims to create a full set of modular tools for autonomous robotic surgery as well as the perceptual capabilities and logical framework to integrate them into full procedures. The team has divided surgical procedures into seven core tasks retraction resection hemostasis proprioception de | ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY for HEALTH (ARPA-H) | September 16, 2024 | $8.5 million |
| Graduate research fellowship program (GRFP) | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | March 24, 2021 | $8.4 million |
| The consortium for risk evaluation with stakeholder participation (cresp IV) cooperative agreement will advance cost-effective, risk-informed cleanup of the nation's nuclear weapons production facility waste sites and cost-effective, risk-informed management of legacy defense and energy nuclear wast | Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Mgmt., Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis | January 16, 2025 | $7.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Vanderbilt University Medical Center get?
$1.0 billion in 1,215 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Vanderbilt University Medical Center the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $672 million in 746 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Education follow.
What is Vanderbilt University Medical Center's largest federal grant?
$31.3 million under ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY for HEALTH (ARPA-H), with its first action in the period on August 27, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Vanderbilt University Medical Center?
Its largest are Biomedical Research and Research Training, Mental Health Research Grants and Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research.
Other grant recipients in Nashville
- Finance & Administration Tennessee Depar
- Department of Education Tennessee
- Tennessee Department of Transportation
- Tennessee Department of Human Services
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Tennessee Department of Health
- Tennessee Emergency Management Authority
- Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee
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