Federal grants to University of Wisconsin System
University of Wisconsin System in Madison, Wisconsin received $3.9 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 3,316 awards. Its largest program was Aging Research, with $409 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $701 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$3.9 billion
- Awards3,316
- Awarded in FY 2025$701 million
- Largest award$137 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 1,258 | $787 million |
| FY 2022 | 1,273 | $740 million |
| FY 2023 | 1,344 | $874 million |
| FY 2024 | 1,281 | $826 million |
| FY 2025 | 1,150 | $701 million |
Programs that fund University of Wisconsin System
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aging Research | 147 | $409 million |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | 101 | $275 million |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training | 169 | $241 million |
| Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | 153 | $228 million |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 234 | $156 million |
| Trans-NIH Research Support | 48 | $124 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 64 | $92.1 million |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research | 79 | $91.3 million |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research | 79 | $87.7 million |
| Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders | 92 | $86.8 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1,367 | $2.1 billion |
| National Science Foundation | 826 | $521 million |
| Department of Energy | 150 | $343 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 272 | $285 million |
| Department of Defense | 206 | $242 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great lakes bioenergy research center | Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | November 5, 2020 | $137 million |
| Adrc consortium for clarity in adrd research through imaging - project summary alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathophysiology seldom occurs in isolation, and it is widely established from the neuropathology literature that the majority of individuals with dementia have multiple etiology dementia (MED). Me | Aging Research | September 15, 2023 | $60.4 million |
| Wisconsin national primate research center support | Research Infrastructure Programs | May 12, 2021 | $50.8 million |
| Proposal for the continuation of the cooperative institute for meteorological satellite studies at the university of Wisconsin-madison | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes | February 19, 2021 | $46.9 million |
| CARES act - recipient institutional costs award | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $46.6 million |
| Institutional clinical and translational science award | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences | December 14, 2020 | $41.9 million |
| Wisconsin longitudinal study - initial lifetime's impact on alzheimer's disease and related dementias (wls-iliad study) | Aging Research | June 29, 2021 | $39.3 million |
| Emergency financial aid grants to students under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $36.6 million |
| The neighborhoods study: contextual disadvantage and alzheimer?s disease and related dementias (ADRD) - dementia due to alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) disproportionately impacts racial/ethnic minorities and the socioeconomically disadvantaged. Development of effective interventions | Aging Research | March 1, 2021 | $35.4 million |
| Childhood asthma in urban settings clinical research network - leadership center - project summary/abstract the overall goals of our childhood asthma in urban settings (CAUSE)-leadership center proposal are to provide administrative leadership and support to develop and conduct collaborative researc | Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | April 12, 2021 | $34.9 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does University of Wisconsin System get?
$3.9 billion in 3,316 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives University of Wisconsin System the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $2.1 billion in 1,367 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy follow.
What is University of Wisconsin System's largest federal grant?
$137 million under Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, with its first action in the period on November 5, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund University of Wisconsin System?
Its largest are Aging Research, Office of Science Financial Assistance Program and Biomedical Research and Research Training.
Other grant recipients in Madison
- State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation
- State of Wisconsin Dept of Children & Families
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Department of Military Affairs Wisconsin
- Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
- State of Wisconsin Dept of Admin
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