Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University has received 94 federal grant awards totaling $193.3M across 57 assistance programs and 12 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

94awards

$193.3Mtotal funding

$25.5Mlargest award

$2.1Mavg award

57programs

🏆 Top 10% by total funding · Top 1% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University could apply for now

Live opportunities in the federal programs Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University has previously been funded under — sorted by upcoming deadline.

Plant Protection Act Section 7721 Fiscal Year 2027 National Clean Plant Network (NCPN)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service CFDA 10.031

up to $3.5M Deadline: Oct 19, 2026 Closing soon
Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.049

Deadline: Oct 21, 2026 Closing soon
NSF’s Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.084

Deadline: Oct 27, 2026 Open
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase I
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.012

up to $225K Deadline: Oct 28, 2026 Open
ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program
Office of Naval Research CFDA 12.300

Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Open
Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
Geological Survey CFDA 15.808

up to $330K Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Open
Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Pre-Applications
National Institute of Food and Agriculture CFDA 10.309

up to $15M Deadline: Nov 2, 2026 Open
Space Technology Research Institutes
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.012

up to $13M Deadline: Nov 3, 2026 Open

Federal programs Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (57 programs in total).

Mathematical and Physical SciencesCFDA 47.049 $25.5M
Computer and Information Science and EngineeringCFDA 47.070 $23.4M
Specialty Crop Research InitiativeCFDA 10.309 $16.1M
Highway Research and Development ProgramCFDA 20.200 $15M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)CFDA 10.310 $14M
Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and EngineeringCFDA 12.630 $10.1M
Fossil Energy Research and DevelopmentCFDA 81.089 $9.2M
Cancer ControlCFDA 93.399 $8.2M
Smith-Lever Extension FundingCFDA 10.511 $7.9M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $7.5M
Scientific Research – Combating Weapons of Mass DestructionCFDA 12.351 $5.8M
Technology, Innovation, and PartnershipsCFDA 47.084 $5M
International Science and EngineeringCFDA 47.079 $4.5M
Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant ProgramCFDA 11.038 $4M
National Defense Education ProgramCFDA 12.006 $3.9M

Top awarding agencies

National Science Foundation$58.4M
Department of Agriculture$51.4M
Department of Defense$30.4M
Department of Transportation$16.4M
Department of Health and Human Services$9.7M
Department of Energy$9.2M
Department of Commerce$8.5M
Department of the Interior$4.5M
Institute of Museum and Library Services$1.9M
Department of State$1.6M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$800K
Environmental Protection Agency$403K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $100K total:

Whitehall Foundation INC $100K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: VA.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

Virginia State University 21 awards · $85.2M Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia 45 awards · $312.4M Virginia Commonwealth University 47 awards · $225.8M Old Dominion University Research Foundation 16 awards · $23.3M George Mason University 39 awards · $110M Vanderbilt University 50 awards · $240.1M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University received?

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University has received 94 federal grant awards totaling $193.3M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University?

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

Can Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs Virginia Polytechnic Institute & 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.