California Institute of Technology — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

California Institute of Technology has received 43 federal grant awards totaling $877.4M across 20 assistance programs and 7 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

43awards

$877.4Mtotal funding

$236.5Mlargest award

$20.4Mavg award

20programs

🏆 Top 3% by total funding · Top 5% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants California Institute of Technology could apply for now

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

The DOE Quantum Genesis Q Competition
Office of Science CFDA 81.049

up to $200M Deadline: Oct 19, 2026 Closing soon
Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Excellence in Research (HBCU – EiR)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.078

Deadline: Oct 20, 2026 Closing soon
Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.049

Deadline: Oct 21, 2026 Closing soon
Impact of Immunotherapies on CNS Outcomes in People with HIV: Potential Benefits, Challenges and Risks
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.242

Deadline: Oct 22, 2026 Closing soon
ROSES25: D.8 Habitable Worlds Observatory Precursor Science Investigation
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.001

Deadline: Oct 26, 2026 Closing soon
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase I
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.012

up to $225K Deadline: Oct 28, 2026 Open
GREGoRi Data Coordination and Outreach Center (U01, Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.172

Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Open
GREGoRi Technology Integration Center (U01, Clinical Trials Optional)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.172

Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Open

Federal programs California Institute of Technology has been funded under

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

Mathematical and Physical SciencesCFDA 47.049 $401.9M
Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramCFDA 81.049 $198.4M
ScienceCFDA 43.001 $71.2M
Cardiovascular Diseases ResearchCFDA 93.837 $42M
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)CFDA 47.076 $30M
U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data CollectionCFDA 15.808 $19.7M
Human Genome ResearchCFDA 93.172 $19.1M
Mental Health Research GrantsCFDA 93.242 $18.5M
Research and Technology DevelopmentCFDA 12.910 $12.9M
Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human HealthCFDA 93.286 $12.6M
Computer and Information Science and EngineeringCFDA 47.070 $12.2M
21st Century Cures Act – Brain Research through Advancing Innovative NeurotechnologiesCFDA 93.372 $9.5M
Earthquake Hazards Program AssistanceCFDA 15.807 $9.1M
Air Force Defense Research Sciences ProgramCFDA 12.800 $7.6M
Cancer Detection and Diagnosis ResearchCFDA 93.394 $6.4M

Top awarding agencies

National Science Foundation$446.4M
Department of Energy$198.4M
Department of Health and Human Services$108.2M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$72M
Department of the Interior$28.9M
Department of Defense$23M
National Endowment for the Humanities$450K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $154.6M total:

The Brinson Foundation $100.1M
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation $13.8M
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation $10.2M
The Donald L Bren Foundation $8.6M
Merkin Family Foundation $4.5M
Simons Foundation INC $4.3M
W M Keck Foundation $4.2M
The Heising-simons Foundation $2.6M
Warren & Katharine Schlinger Foundation $950K
G Harold and Leila Mathers Charitable Foundation $738K
Whh Foundation $510K
Weston Havens Foundation Tr $505K
Troesh Family Foundation $500K
William Randolph Hearst Foundation $300K
Agouron Institute $260K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: CA.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

University of Southern California 92 awards · $1.34B University of California Irvine 41 awards · $375.9M University of California, Santa Barbara 35 awards · $288.8M Vanderbilt University 50 awards · $240.1M Massachusetts Institute of Technology 84 awards · $1.17B University of California, San Diego 160 awards · $2.12B

Frequently asked questions

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

California Institute of Technology has received 43 federal grant awards totaling $877.4M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund California Institute of Technology?

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

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

California Institute of Technology is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 951643307), headquartered in Pasadena, CA. See its IRS filings on ProPublica.

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

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