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 21 federal grant awards totaling $95.4M across 15 assistance programs and 5 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

21awards

$95.4Mtotal funding

$33.6Mlargest award

$4.5Mavg award

15programs

🏆 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.

Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.084

Deadline: Nov 4, 2026 Closing soon
SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

up to $170K Deadline: Nov 4, 2026 Closing soon
NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.084

Deadline: Nov 4, 2026 Closing soon
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
Office of Naval Research CFDA 12.300

up to $3M Deadline: Nov 6, 2026 Closing soon
Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

up to $4M Deadline: Nov 16, 2026 Open
Special Program Announcement for Office of Naval Research Research Opportunity: FY27 Communications and Networking Applied Research
Office of Naval Research CFDA 12.300

up to $500K Deadline: Nov 16, 2026 Open
Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program – Competing Continuation (Year 6)
Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC CFDA 93.276

up to $125K Deadline: Nov 18, 2026 Open
Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

Deadline: Dec 1, 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 $4M
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
Drug-Free Communities Support Program GrantsCFDA 93.276 $875K
Technical Agricultural AssistanceCFDA 10.960 $745K
Overseas Programs – Group Projects AbroadCFDA 84.021 $464K

Top awarding agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$58.7M
Department of Defense$16.5M
Department of Education$11.7M
National Science Foundation$7.8M
Department of Agriculture$745K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $10.2M total:

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation $2.3M
Iger Bay Foundation Ea0210983 $1M
Broad Foundation $1M
Dume Wolverine Foundation $875K
Delta Dental Community Care Foundation $772K
Alfred P Sloan Foundation $745K
Egg Foundation $700K
Novartis US Foundation $585K
Bedford Falls Foundation $512K
Jonathan Logan Family Foundation $340K
Mousetrap Foundation $211K
Highmark Foundation $200K
Peter G Peterson Foundation $200K
Dow Company Foundation $110K
The Marie-josee and Henry R Kravis Foundation $100K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: DC.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

University of the District of Columbia 9 awards · $65.8M Duke University 92 awards · $1.97B The Johns Hopkins University 168 awards · $2.82B William Marsh Rice University 18 awards · $172.3M University of Alabama at Birmingham 74 awards · $1.1B George Washington University the 37 awards · $857.7M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Howard University received?

Howard University has received 21 federal grant awards totaling $95.4M, 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.