Brown University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Brown University has received 23 federal grant awards totaling $325.1M across 20 assistance programs and 7 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

23awards

$325.1Mtotal funding

$91.7Mlargest award

$14.1Mavg award

20programs

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

Open grants Brown University could apply for now

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

Alcohol Health Services Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.273

up to $500K Deadline: Sep 7, 2026 Closing soon
Alcohol Treatment, Pharmacotherapy, and Recovery Research (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.273

up to $500K Deadline: Sep 7, 2026 Closing soon
Alcohol Health Services Research (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.273

Deadline: Sep 7, 2026 Closing soon
Alcohol Treatment, Pharmacotherapy, and Recovery Research (R34 Clinical Trial required)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.273

Deadline: Sep 7, 2026 Closing soon
U.S. National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.049

up to $3M Deadline: Sep 8, 2026 Closing soon
A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 93.859

up to $250K Deadline: Sep 9, 2026 Closing soon
NIH Director’s Pioneer Award (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.310

up to $700K Deadline: Sep 9, 2026 Closing soon
NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.310

up to $350K Deadline: Sep 10, 2026 Closing soon

Federal programs Brown University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (20 programs in total).

Trans-NIH Research SupportCFDA 93.310 $91.7M
Biomedical Research and Research TrainingCFDA 93.859 $45.6M
Cardiovascular Diseases ResearchCFDA 93.837 $44.7M
Alcohol Research ProgramsCFDA 93.273 $29M
Mathematical and Physical SciencesCFDA 47.049 $23.7M
Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramCFDA 81.049 $21.6M
Nursing ResearchCFDA 93.361 $10.2M
Air Force Defense Research Sciences ProgramCFDA 12.800 $7.8M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $7.4M
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)CFDA 47.076 $7.3M
Cancer Detection and Diagnosis ResearchCFDA 93.394 $7.2M
Research and Technology DevelopmentCFDA 12.910 $7.1M
Integrative ActivitiesCFDA 47.083 $6M
Education Research, Development and DisseminationCFDA 84.305 $5M
Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM)CFDA 43.008 $4.3M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$233M
National Science Foundation$37M
Department of Energy$21.6M
Department of Defense$16.6M
Department of the Interior$7.7M
Department of Education$5M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$4.3M

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: RI.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

The Johns Hopkins University 155 awards · $2.66B California Institute of Technology 41 awards · $865.6M Kansas State University 55 awards · $160.9M Massachusetts Institute of Technology 80 awards · $1.14B President and Fellows of Harvard College 105 awards · $2.12B Northeastern University 25 awards · $175.3M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Brown University received?

Brown University has received 23 federal grant awards totaling $325.1M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Brown University?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy and others.

Can Brown University apply for grants that are open now?

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