Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has received 73 federal grant awards totaling $1.06B across 33 assistance programs and 9 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

73awards

$1.06Btotal funding

$112.3Mlargest award

$14.5Mavg award

33programs

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

Open grants Massachusetts Institute of Technology could apply for now

Live opportunities in the federal programs Massachusetts Institute of Technology has previously been funded under — sorted by upcoming deadline.

CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.076

up to $2.5M Deadline: Jul 21, 2026 Closing soon
A.12 Hemispheric Airborne Measurements of Air Quality (HAMAQ) Science Team
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.001

Deadline: Jul 21, 2026 Closing soon
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.083

Deadline: Jul 21, 2026 Closing soon
Faculty Early Career Development Program
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.079

Deadline: Jul 22, 2026 Closing soon
Unleashing Tribal Energy Development
Golden Field Office CFDA 81.087

up to $7.5M 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
Funding Opportunity Announcement – NIBIB Technology Development Networks
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.286

up to $1M Deadline: Aug 1, 2026 Open
ROSES25: D.6 Astrophysics Research and Analysis
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.001

Deadline: Aug 6, 2026 Open

Federal programs Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (33 programs in total).

Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramCFDA 81.049 $285.6M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $119.8M
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)CFDA 47.076 $111.2M
Cancer Centers Support GrantsCFDA 93.397 $70.1M
Research and Technology DevelopmentCFDA 12.910 $54M
Basic Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.431 $49.9M
Integrative ActivitiesCFDA 47.083 $48.1M
Environmental HealthCFDA 93.113 $25.9M
Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human HealthCFDA 93.286 $24M
Air Transportation Centers of ExcellenceCFDA 20.109 $23M
Technology, Innovation, and PartnershipsCFDA 47.084 $21M
International Science and EngineeringCFDA 47.079 $20.1M
NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances_Basic Research and EducationCFDA 93.143 $19.5M
Cancer Cause and Prevention ResearchCFDA 93.393 $18.6M
Vision ResearchCFDA 93.867 $17.6M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Energy$330.9M
Department of Defense$244.3M
National Science Foundation$217.2M
Department of Health and Human Services$209.9M
Department of Transportation$23M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$20.9M
Department of Commerce$13M
Millennium Challenge Corporation$1.2M
Department of the Interior$196K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: MA.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

President and Fellows of Harvard College 99 awards · $2.04B California Institute of Technology 36 awards · $818.9M Rochester Institute of Technology 9 awards · $13.4M Northeastern University 21 awards · $169.2M The Johns Hopkins University 147 awards · $2.55B University System of New Hampshire 41 awards · $156.5M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Massachusetts Institute of Technology received?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has received 73 federal grant awards totaling $1.06B, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Energy, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation and others.

Is Massachusetts Institute of Technology a nonprofit, and what is its EIN?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 042103594), headquartered in Cambridge, MA. See its IRS filings on ProPublica.

Can Massachusetts Institute of Technology apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs Massachusetts Institute of Technology 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.