Northeastern University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Northeastern University has received 32 federal grant awards totaling $204.4M across 21 assistance programs and 10 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

32awards

$204.4Mtotal funding

$38.5Mlargest award

$6.4Mavg award

21programs

🏆 Top 10% by total funding · Top 5% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants Northeastern University could apply for now

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

NSF’s Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.084

Deadline: Oct 27, 2026 Open
ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program
Office of Naval Research CFDA 12.300

Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Open
Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
Geological Survey CFDA 15.808

up to $330K Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Open
Continuation and Expansion of the National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank for Translational Research (U24)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA CFDA 93.262

up to $1.1M Deadline: Nov 2, 2026 Open
SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

up to $170K Deadline: Nov 4, 2026 Open
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 Open
U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.084

Deadline: Nov 4, 2026 Open
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command CFDA 12.431

up to $3M Deadline: Nov 6, 2026 Open

Federal programs Northeastern University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (21 programs in total).

Computer and Information Science and EngineeringCFDA 47.070 $58.1M
NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances_Basic Research and EducationCFDA 93.143 $38.5M
Basic Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.431 $24.5M
Integrative ActivitiesCFDA 47.083 $16.2M
Technology, Innovation, and PartnershipsCFDA 47.084 $14.2M
Occupational Safety and Health ProgramCFDA 93.262 $12.2M
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)CFDA 47.076 $9M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $7M
Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant ProgramCFDA 11.038 $6M
National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project GrantsCFDA 16.560 $3.7M
Training Interpreters for Individuals who are Deaf and Individuals who are Deaf-BlindCFDA 84.160 $3.1M
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory ResearchCFDA 93.077 $3.1M
Social, Behavioral, and Economic SciencesCFDA 47.075 $2.5M
Medical Library AssistanceCFDA 93.879 $2.3M
Assistance to Firefighters GrantCFDA 97.044 $1.5M

Top awarding agencies

National Science Foundation$101M
Department of Health and Human Services$56.1M
Department of Defense$31.6M
Department of Commerce$6.5M
Department of Justice$3.7M
Department of Education$3.1M
Department of Homeland Security$1.5M
Department of the Interior$483K
National Endowment for the Humanities$209K
Department of State$168K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $18.9M total:

Harold Alfond Foundation $11M
John Templeton Foundation $1M
Ruby W and Lavon P Linn Foundation $1M
Hopper-dean Foundation $1M
Unlikely Collaborators Foundation $779K
Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation INC $675K
Lowell Institute $451K
Henry Luce Foundation INC $350K
The Stanton Foundation $325K
Herb and Maxine Jacobs Foundation INC $290K
Shillman Foundation $257K
Akamai Foundation INC $250K
Charles Pankow Foundation $230K
The V Kann Rasmussen Foundation INC $215K
Treehouse Family Foundation $142K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: MA.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

The Johns Hopkins University 166 awards · $2.78B New York University 91 awards · $1.13B University System of New Hampshire 52 awards · $185.9M President and Fellows of Harvard College 109 awards · $2.14B The University of Chicago 59 awards · $764.9M Massachusetts Institute of Technology 84 awards · $1.17B

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Northeastern University received?

Northeastern University has received 32 federal grant awards totaling $204.4M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Northeastern University?

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

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

Northeastern University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 041679980), headquartered in Boston, MA. See its IRS filings on ProPublica.

Can Northeastern University apply for grants that are open now?

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