Federal grants to Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia received $138 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 81 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $76.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $16.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$138 million
- Awards81
- Awarded in FY 2025$16.3 million
- Largest award$41.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 22 | $80.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 29 | $11.5 million |
| FY 2023 | 30 | $15.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 34 | $14.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 29 | $16.3 million |
Programs that fund Old Dominion University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $76.1 million |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | 7 | $8.3 million |
| Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | 8 | $6.0 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 9 | $5.0 million |
| Office for Coastal Management | 1 | $4.6 million |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research | 4 | $4.6 million |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | 4 | $3.6 million |
| Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research | 1 | $3.1 million |
| Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | 3 | $2.9 million |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | 2 | $2.2 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 14 | $84.7 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 43 | $34.1 million |
| Department of Defense | 13 | $8.0 million |
| Department of Commerce | 2 | $5.6 million |
| Department of Energy | 3 | $3.2 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARES act: higher education emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | February 16, 2021 | $41.2 million |
| CARES act: higher education emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | April 23, 2021 | $31.7 million |
| Project horizon: hydrogel injectable depot system for next-generation long-acting HIV prevention and contraception - project summary/abstract there is a need to develop next-generation multipurpose prevention technologies (MPTS) that provide long-acting (LA), simultaneous systemic delivery of produc | Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | April 15, 2022 | $5.2 million |
| Old dominion university, NA25NOSX473C0206-T1-01 resilience-based coral reef restoration and bleaching resistant coral nursery design in American Samoa the national oceanic and atmospheric administration is providing $4,636,836 in federal funding to the department of biological sciences, old dominion | Office for Coastal Management | September 19, 2025 | $4.6 million |
| CARES act: higher education emergency relief fund - strengthening institutions program | Education Stabilization Fund | November 12, 2020 | $3.2 million |
| Virginia-ucla-toronto biomarker characterization center - project summary the critical challenge in the clinical management of newly-diagnosed localized prostate cancer remains distinguishing indolent from aggressive and life-threatening cancers. Biomarkers are urgently needed to identify those pati | Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research | September 2, 2022 | $3.1 million |
| The mechanisms of cardiac thin filament regulation in health and disease. - project summary cardiomyopathies are the most common genetic cardiovascular disease worldwide. The presence of cardiac troponin variants accounts for at least 15% of all familial cardiomyopathy cases. Cardiac muscle contract | Cardiovascular Diseases Research | December 29, 2021 | $2.3 million |
| Graduate traineeships in accelerator engineering and physics | Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | September 23, 2021 | $2.2 million |
| Role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in mediating microglial activation and development of neuropsychiatric symptoms induced by HIV, antiretrovirals and cocaine - abstract although people living with HIV (PLWHIV) have comparable life-expectancy as the hiv-negative population does, their life-quality is st | Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | August 3, 2021 | $1.9 million |
| (minerva) what's missing? Innovating interdisciplinary methods for hard-to-reach environments | Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | June 2, 2022 | $1.7 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Old Dominion University get?
$138 million in 81 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Old Dominion University the most?
The Department of Education, with $84.7 million in 14 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense follow.
What is Old Dominion University's largest federal grant?
$41.2 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on February 16, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Old Dominion University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research and Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering.
Other grant recipients in Norfolk
- Commonwealth of Virginia
- Norfolk State University
- Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- City of Norfolk
- Old Dominion University Research Foundation
- Norfolk Airport Authority
- Tidewater Community College
- Roanoke Cement Company LLC
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