Cornell University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Q: Is Cornell University a nonprofit, and what is its EIN?

Cornell University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 150532082).

Cornell University has received 106 federal grant awards totaling $783.1M across 56 assistance programs and 12 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

106awards

$783.1Mtotal funding

$81.4Mlargest award

$7.4Mavg award

56programs

🏆 Top 5% by total funding · Top 1% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants Cornell University could apply for now

Live opportunities in the federal programs Cornell University has previously been funded under — sorted by upcoming deadline.

U.S. National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.049

up to $3M Deadline: Sep 8, 2026 Closing soon
A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 93.859

up to $250K Deadline: Sep 9, 2026 Closing soon
Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Alaska Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
Geological Survey CFDA 15.808

up to $453K Deadline: Sep 11, 2026 Closing soon
Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
Geological Survey CFDA 15.808

up to $350K Deadline: Sep 11, 2026 Closing soon
Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
Geological Survey CFDA 15.808

up to $480K Deadline: Sep 12, 2026 Closing soon
Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
Geological Survey CFDA 15.808

up to $250K Deadline: Sep 12, 2026 Closing soon
DE-FOA-0003646 Notice of Intent to Issue DE-FOA-0003647 Accelerating Scale-up and Pre-piloting of Emerging Chemical Technologies (ASPECT)
Golden Field Office CFDA 81.087

Deadline: Sep 14, 2026 Open
Probability
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.049

Deadline: Sep 15, 2026 Open

Federal programs Cornell University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (56 programs in total).

Mathematical and Physical SciencesCFDA 47.049 $181.7M
Biological SciencesCFDA 47.074 $119.5M
Smith-Lever Extension FundingCFDA 10.511 $63.1M
Air Force Defense Research Sciences ProgramCFDA 12.800 $60.3M
Biomedical Research and Research TrainingCFDA 93.859 $56.1M
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)CFDA 47.076 $42.1M
Technology, Innovation, and PartnershipsCFDA 47.084 $23.3M
International Research and Research TrainingCFDA 93.989 $21.5M
Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramCFDA 81.049 $21.3M
Integrative ActivitiesCFDA 47.083 $20M
Prevention of Disease, Disability, and Death by Infectious DiseasesCFDA 93.084 $19.2M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $15.7M
Specialty Crop Research InitiativeCFDA 10.309 $14M
ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation ResearchCFDA 93.433 $11M
International Science and EngineeringCFDA 47.079 $9.6M

Top awarding agencies

National Science Foundation$406.5M
Department of Health and Human Services$136.3M
Department of Agriculture$102.7M
Department of Defense$86.2M
Department of Energy$29.1M
Environmental Protection Agency$6.7M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$6.7M
Department of the Interior$4.6M
Department of Education$3.2M
Department of Commerce$488K
Department of Housing and Urban Development$350K
Department of the Treasury$223K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 2 states/territories: IL, NY.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

New York University 83 awards · $1.06B The Research Foundation for the State University of New York 95 awards · $868.6M University of Illinois 182 awards · $1.59B Research Foundation of the City University of New York 49 awards · $272.9M Rochester Institute of Technology 9 awards · $23.1M University of Rochester 44 awards · $452.9M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Cornell University received?

Cornell University has received 106 federal grant awards totaling $783.1M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Cornell University?

Its largest federal funders are National Science Foundation, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture and others.

Is Cornell University a nonprofit, and what is its EIN?

Cornell University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 150532082), headquartered in Ithaca, NY. See its IRS filings on ProPublica.

Can Cornell University apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs Cornell University has previously been funded under. See the open grants section above.

Source: USAspending.gov assistance awards, aggregated by Grantoria. Historical record of awards received; not an endorsement or a guarantee of future funding.