Federal grants to Marquette University
Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin received $142 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 159 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $27.2 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $17.4 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$142 million
- Awards159
- Awarded in FY 2025$17.4 million
- Largest award$15.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 53 | $40.3 million |
| FY 2022 | 65 | $30.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 71 | $29.1 million |
| FY 2024 | 53 | $24.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 41 | $17.4 million |
Programs that fund Marquette University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 2 | $27.2 million |
| Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | 3 | $11.8 million |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy | 2 | $7.5 million |
| Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research | 8 | $6.3 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 9 | $6.3 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 7 | $5.9 million |
| Aging Research | 4 | $5.7 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 4 | $5.5 million |
| Biological Sciences | 9 | $4.9 million |
| Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | 5 | $4.5 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 20 | $47.3 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 61 | $47.1 million |
| National Science Foundation | 61 | $21.8 million |
| Department of Defense | 6 | $13.4 million |
| Department of Energy | 3 | $9.6 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARES - institutional portion | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $15.1 million |
| Student aid - CARES act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $12.0 million |
| In defense of water strategies and technologies to enhance the nations water resiliency | Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | July 30, 2024 | $4.2 million |
| This cooperative agreement is awarded to marquette university for a project entitled ''prechamber enabled mixing controlled combustion of natural gas for ultra-low methane emissions from lean-burn engines.” this award is being made in accordance with foa number DE-FOA-0002504 (REMEDY) and applicatio | Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy | June 1, 2022 | $4.0 million |
| Novel technologies to mitigate water contamination for resilient infrastructure | Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | June 29, 2023 | $3.8 million |
| Baa: novel technologies to mitigate water contamination for resilient infrastructure | Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering | December 2, 2021 | $3.8 million |
| Ascend DE-FOA-0002238 marquette university: new conditional award control number: 2238-1508 project title: high power density motor equipped with additively manufactured windings integrated with advanced cooling and modular integrated power electronics | Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy | February 22, 2021 | $3.5 million |
| Fatigability of limb muscle in older adults: protective effects of exercise | Aging Research | February 19, 2021 | $2.6 million |
| Scholarships for disadvantaged students | Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds | May 19, 2021 | $2.6 million |
| DE-EE0009872 titled development of a flex fuel mixing controlled combustion system for gasoline ethanol blends enabled by prechamber ignition. New award to marquette university. | Conservation Research and Development | March 16, 2022 | $2.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Marquette University get?
$142 million in 159 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Marquette University the most?
The Department of Education, with $47.3 million in 20 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation follow.
What is Marquette University's largest federal grant?
$15.1 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 19, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Marquette University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering and Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy.
Other grant recipients in Milwaukee
- The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
- Milwaukee County
- City of Milwaukee
- United Migrant Opportunity Services/Umos Inc.
- University of Wisconsin System
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Harley Davidson Inc
- Versiti Blood Health, Inc.
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