Georgetown University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Georgetown University has received 60 federal grant awards totaling $394.8M across 30 assistance programs and 7 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

60awards

$394.8Mtotal funding

$84.8Mlargest award

$6.6Mavg award

30programs

🏆 Top 10% by total funding · Top 3% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants Georgetown University could apply for now

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

ROSES25: D.8 Habitable Worlds Observatory Precursor Science Investigation
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.001

Deadline: Oct 26, 2026 Closing soon
BJA FY 2026 Capital Case Litigation Initiative: Improving the Quality of Legal Representation in State Capital Cases
Bureau of Justice Assistance CFDA 16.746

up to $450K Deadline: Oct 29, 2026 Open
ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program
Office of Naval Research CFDA 12.300

Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Open
BJA FY 2026 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance CFDA 16.746

up to $600K Deadline: Nov 2, 2026 Open
NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award (R50 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.397

Deadline: Nov 2, 2026 Open
Developing novel theory and methods for understanding the genetic architecture of complex human traits (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.399

Deadline: Nov 5, 2026 Open
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 Open
ROSES25: A.15 Biosphere
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.001

Deadline: Nov 6, 2026 Open

Federal programs Georgetown University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (30 programs in total).

HIV Prevention and Surveillance Activities-Health Department BasedCFDA 93.940 $84.8M
Cancer Biology ResearchCFDA 93.396 $53.2M
Global Tuberculosis:Developing,Evaluating,Implementing Evidence-based and Innovative Approaches to Find, Cure, and Prevent Tuberculosis GloballyCFDA 93.494 $53.1M
Cancer Centers Support GrantsCFDA 93.397 $47.9M
National Center for Advancing Translational SciencesCFDA 93.350 $37.3M
Cardiovascular Diseases ResearchCFDA 93.837 $23.5M
Special Projects of Regional and National SignificanceCFDA 93.110 $17M
ScienceCFDA 43.001 $10.9M
Cancer Research ManpowerCFDA 93.398 $7.9M
International Research and Research TrainingCFDA 93.989 $7.4M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $7.1M
Cancer ControlCFDA 93.399 $6.3M
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and ServiceCFDA 93.632 $5.9M
Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas GrantsCFDA 19.022 $5.4M
Public Diplomacy ProgramsCFDA 19.040 $4M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$354.4M
Department of State$14.2M
Department of Defense$10.9M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$10.9M
Department of Education$2.2M
Department of Justice$2.1M
Department of the Interior$95K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $48.8M total:

Good Ventures Foundation $19.3M
John S and James L Knight Foundation INC $2.7M
Laura and John Arnold Foundation $2.3M
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation $2.3M
Steve Tisch Family Foundation $2M
Lumina Foundation for Education INC $2M
Rockefeller Foundation $1.5M
Cloverfields Foundation $1.2M
Wellspring Philantropic Fund INC $1M
Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation $1M
Commonwealth Fund $919K
Beatrice P Delaney Char Fdn $800K
The George E Richmond Foundation $785K
Democracy Fund INC $710K
Rockefeller Brothers Fund INC $650K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: DC.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

George Washington University the 35 awards · $856.8M The Johns Hopkins University 166 awards · $2.78B American University 18 awards · $43.9M Northeastern University 32 awards · $204.4M Duke University 91 awards · $1.97B Virginia Commonwealth University 47 awards · $225.8M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Georgetown University received?

Georgetown University has received 60 federal grant awards totaling $394.8M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Georgetown University?

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

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

Georgetown University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 530196603), headquartered in Washington, DC. See its IRS filings on ProPublica.

Can Georgetown University apply for grants that are open now?

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