Howard University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

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

Howard University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 530204707).

Howard University has received 20 federal grant awards totaling $94.6M across 14 assistance programs and 5 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

20awards

$94.6Mtotal funding

$33.6Mlargest award

$4.7Mavg award

14programs

🏆 Top 25% by total funding · Top 10% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants Howard University could apply for now

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

Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

Deadline: Jul 30, 2026 Closing soon
Developmental Sciences
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

Deadline: Jul 30, 2026 Closing soon
Perception, Action & Cognition
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

Deadline: Aug 3, 2026 Closing soon
Science and Technology Studies
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

Deadline: Aug 3, 2026 Closing soon
Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

Deadline: Aug 5, 2026 Closing soon
Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Coordinating Center (U24 – Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.307

Deadline: Aug 7, 2026 Open
Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU)
Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command CFDA 12.630

up to $2M Deadline: Aug 11, 2026 Open
Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

Deadline: Aug 17, 2026 Open

Federal programs Howard University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received.

Minority Health and Health Disparities ResearchCFDA 93.307 $33.6M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $9M
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary EducationCFDA 84.116 $9M
Centers of ExcellenceCFDA 93.157 $8.6M
Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and EngineeringCFDA 12.630 $7.5M
Blood Diseases and Resources ResearchCFDA 93.839 $6.7M
Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged BackgroundsCFDA 93.925 $5M
Technology, Innovation, and PartnershipsCFDA 47.084 $5M
Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health DentistryCFDA 93.059 $4.1M
Social, Behavioral, and Economic SciencesCFDA 47.075 $2.8M
National Resource Centers Program for Foreign Language and Area Studies or Foreign Language and International Studies Program and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship ProgramCFDA 84.015 $1.2M
Teacher Quality Partnership GrantsCFDA 84.336 $974K
Technical Agricultural AssistanceCFDA 10.960 $745K
Overseas Programs – Group Projects AbroadCFDA 84.021 $464K

Top awarding agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$57.9M
Department of Defense$16.5M
Department of Education$11.7M
National Science Foundation$7.8M
Department of Agriculture$745K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: DC.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

The Johns Hopkins University 148 awards · $2.57B Delaware State University 11 awards · $84.1M American University 12 awards · $39.1M William Marsh Rice University 17 awards · $152.3M George Washington University the 33 awards · $852M University of Alabama at Birmingham 56 awards · $1B

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Howard University received?

Howard University has received 20 federal grant awards totaling $94.6M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Howard University?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, Department of Education and others.

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

Howard University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 530204707), headquartered in Washington, DC. See its IRS filings on ProPublica.

Can Howard University apply for grants that are open now?

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