Funded ResearchProjects

Browse 28,758+ federally funded research projects from NIH and NSF. Explore awards by PI, institution, agency, and funding amount.

28,758
Total Projects
$2.9B
Total Funding
28
Agencies
813+
Institutions

Data Sources

Projects sourced from federal research databases.

NIH
6,612 projects$3.3B
NSF
3,386 projects$2.7B
USDA_NIFA
2 projects$6.4M

Top Funding Agencies

Federal agencies and NIH institutes with the most funded projects.

1

NSF

878 projects$832.9M
2

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

586 projects$439.5M
3

National Cancer Institute

522 projects$228.4M
4

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

418 projects$158.6M
5

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

401 projects$204.6M
6

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

366 projects$151.2M
7

National Institute on Aging

306 projects$249.1M
8

National Institute of Mental Health

226 projects$128.3M
9

NIH

217 projects
10

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

215 projects$123.4M
11

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

131 projects$45.3M
12

National Institute on Drug Abuse

119 projects$55.0M

Top Research Institutions

Universities and research centers with the most funded projects.

#InstitutionProjectsTotal Funding
1UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO102$49.4M
2UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH98$47.4M
3UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR98$96.7M
4JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY92$55.2M
5WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY90$43.7M
6UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA89$47.2M
7UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO73$39.5M
8YALE UNIVERSITY72$37.9M
9UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES68$33.1M
10UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON65$29.3M
11MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL65$30.2M
12STANFORD UNIVERSITY64$29.2M
13COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES62$44.4M
14UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL60$31.4M
15UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER60$24.1M
16ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI57$37.5M
17DUKE UNIVERSITY56$39.5M
18NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO54$28.6M
19NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE54$28.1M
20EMORY UNIVERSITY53$29.3M

Recently Funded

The latest research project awards from federal agencies.

Project IDPIInstitutionAgencyAmountStart
2542013Cellular & Biochem EngineeringAaron MorrisRegents of the University of Michigan - Ann ArborNSF$605KApr 2026
2547885TIP-CHIPS KTA-3 QuantumEdo WaksUniversity of Maryland, College ParkNSF$150KApr 2026
2601705TOPOLOGYCaterina ConsaniJohns Hopkins UniversityNSF$20KApr 2026
2543449Interfacial Engineering PrograKaihang ShiSUNY at BuffaloNSF$549KApr 2026
2544160EPCL: Energy, Power, Control,Xiaoqing SongUniversity of ArkansasNSF$500KApr 2026
2541998EPCL: Energy, Power, Control,Xin ChenTexas A&M Engineering Experiment StationNSF$500KApr 2026
2542152CSCS: Circuits and Systems forLan ZhangClemson UniversityNSF$552KApr 2026
2620577Molecular BiosciencesKaren MigaGordon Research ConferencesNSF$5KApr 2026
2543720Cellular & Biochem EngineeringLeah SpanglerVirginia Commonwealth UniversityNSF$551KApr 2026
2540512Engineering of Biomed SystemsShijie CaoUniversity of WashingtonNSF$574KApr 2026
2540509Engineering of Biomed SystemsSung Jin ParkEmory UniversityNSF$500KApr 2026
2602733ANALYSIS PROGRAMXiaojun HuangRutgers University New BrunswickNSF$25KApr 2026
2542224EPMQD: Electronic, Photonic, MAhmedullah AzizUniversity of Tennessee KnoxvilleNSF$550KApr 2026
2543124Proc Sys, Reac Eng & Mol ThermAna Colaco MoraisUniversity of Kansas Center for Research IncNSF$500KApr 2026
2609303Molecular BiosciencesRalph ScullyFederation of Amer Societies For Exper BiologyNSF$16KApr 2026

Largest Awards

Research projects with the highest individual award amounts.

Project IDPIInstitutionAgencyAward Amount
2217817Paula MabeeBattelle Memorial InstituteNSF$415.9M
2435260Rebecca BendickEARTHSCOPE CONSORTIUM INC.NSF$222.7M
2244833James EdsonWoods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionNSF$219.8M
2211468Charles Mattias MountainAssociation of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.NSF$163.6M
2211467Charles Mattias MountainAssociation of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.NSF$114.0M
2413244Noah SmithTHE ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCENSF$75.0M
2342336Joel BrockCornell UniversityNSF$55.0M
2403771Beth KolkoUniversity of WashingtonNSF$49.3M
2539258Pavel KABATHuman Frontier Science ProgramNSF$45.0M
5U01AG009740-37KENNETH M LANGAUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBORNational Institute on Aging$32.5M
3OT2OD036464-01S5Stephen SmithNATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTERNIH Office of the Director$31.0M
2243104Nicholas KotovRegents of the University of Michigan - Ann ArborNSF$30.0M
2243258Sonya AtalayUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstNSF$29.8M
2243257Zaida Luthey-SchultenUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignNSF$29.8M
2349693Anthony BeasleyAssociated Universities, Inc.NSF$29.4M

About This Database

This database contains 28,758 federally funded research projects sourced from the NIH RePORTER and NSF Awards systems. It covers active and recently completed projects across 28 federal funding agencies.

Each project record includes the principal investigator, institution, funding agency, award amount, grant mechanism (activity code), start and end dates, and in many cases the project abstract. Use this data to research who is getting funded, identify potential collaborators, and understand the competitive landscape in your field.

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