Michigan State University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Michigan State University has received 99 federal grant awards totaling $1.61B across 53 assistance programs and 10 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

99awards

$1.61Btotal funding

$836.1Mlargest award

$16.3Mavg award

53programs

🏆 Top 3% by total funding · Top 1% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants Michigan State University could apply for now

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

Food Safety Outreach Program-Community Outreach Projects
National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA CFDA 10.328

up to $300K Deadline: Jul 20, 2026 Closing soon
Food Safety Outreach Program Technical Assistance-Grant Writing Skills Projects
National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA CFDA 10.328

up to $300K Deadline: Jul 20, 2026 Closing soon
Food Safety Outreach Program-Collaborative Education and Training Projects
National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA CFDA 10.328

up to $550K Deadline: Jul 20, 2026 Closing soon
Faculty Early Career Development Program
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.079

Deadline: Jul 22, 2026 Closing soon
The Primary Prevention Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program
Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB CFDA 93.647

up to $500K Deadline: Jul 22, 2026 Closing soon
Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Geological Survey CFDA 15.808

up to $30K Deadline: Jul 24, 2026 Closing soon
Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs (SBIR/STTR): A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation.
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.084

Deadline: Jul 27, 2026 Open
Urban, Indoor, and other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education, and Extension Initiative
National Institute of Food and Agriculture CFDA 10.333

up to $500K Deadline: Jul 27, 2026 Open

Federal programs Michigan State University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (53 programs in total).

Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramCFDA 81.049 $1.35B
Smith-Lever Extension FundingCFDA 10.511 $49.5M
NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances_Basic Research and EducationCFDA 93.143 $40.7M
Specialty Crop Research InitiativeCFDA 10.309 $30.8M
Occupational Safety and Health ProgramCFDA 93.262 $14.5M
Biological SciencesCFDA 47.074 $13.4M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)CFDA 10.310 $12.3M
Minority Health and Health Disparities ResearchCFDA 93.307 $10.7M
Vision ResearchCFDA 93.867 $8.4M
International Science and EngineeringCFDA 47.079 $7M
National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project GrantsCFDA 16.560 $5.7M
Advanced Research Projects Agency – EnergyCFDA 81.135 $5.6M
Scientific Research – Combating Weapons of Mass DestructionCFDA 12.351 $5.3M
Technology, Innovation, and PartnershipsCFDA 47.084 $5M
Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants ProgramCFDA 10.329 $4.9M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Energy$1.35B
Department of Agriculture$110.6M
Department of Health and Human Services$87.2M
National Science Foundation$25.4M
Department of Education$18.2M
Department of the Interior$6M
Department of Justice$5.7M
Department of Defense$5.5M
Department of State$1M
Department of Commerce$708K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: MI.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

Rutgers, The State University 52 awards · $318.3M Regents of the University of Minnesota 143 awards · $1.17B North Carolina State University 112 awards · $602.7M Washington State University 64 awards · $249.9M University of Massachusetts 30 awards · $69M University of Florida 130 awards · $716.4M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Michigan State University received?

Michigan State University has received 99 federal grant awards totaling $1.61B, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Michigan State University?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services and others.

Is Michigan State University a nonprofit, and what is its EIN?

Michigan State University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 382440233), headquartered in Monroe, MI. See its IRS filings on ProPublica.

Can Michigan State University apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs Michigan State 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.