Northeastern University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Northeastern University has received 21 federal grant awards totaling $169.2M across 15 assistance programs and 8 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

21awards

$169.2Mtotal funding

$38.6Mlargest award

$8.1Mavg award

15programs

🏆 Top 25% by total funding · Top 10% 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.

CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.076

up to $2.5M Deadline: Jul 21, 2026 Closing soon
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.083

Deadline: Jul 21, 2026 Closing soon
Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs (SBIR/STTR): A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation.
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.084

Deadline: Jul 27, 2026 Open
NIJ FY 2026 State and Local Collection and Reporting of Crime Data
National Institute of Justice CFDA 16.560

up to $2M Deadline: Jul 30, 2026 Open
Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

Deadline: Jul 30, 2026 Open
Developmental Sciences
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

Deadline: Jul 30, 2026 Open
Perception, Action & Cognition
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

Deadline: Aug 3, 2026 Open
Science and Technology Studies
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

Deadline: Aug 3, 2026 Open

Federal programs Northeastern University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received.

Technology, Innovation, and PartnershipsCFDA 47.084 $70M
NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances_Basic Research and EducationCFDA 93.143 $38.6M
Integrative ActivitiesCFDA 47.083 $16.2M
Basic Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.431 $14M
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)CFDA 47.076 $9M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $7M
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
Training Interpreters for Individuals who are Deaf and Individuals who are Deaf-BlindCFDA 84.160 $2.2M
National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project GrantsCFDA 16.560 $2M
Assistance to Firefighters GrantCFDA 97.044 $1.5M
Economic Development Technical AssistanceCFDA 11.303 $488K
State/African Regional – Other Economic Support Funds (ESF) Projects/ProgramsCFDA 19.989 $168K
Information Security GrantsCFDA 12.902 $101K

Top awarding agencies

National Science Foundation$97.7M
Department of Health and Human Services$44M
Department of Defense$21.2M
Department of Education$2.2M
Department of Justice$2M
Department of Homeland Security$1.5M
Department of Commerce$488K
Department of State$168K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: MA.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

New York University 71 awards · $997.3M The Johns Hopkins University 147 awards · $2.55B University System of New Hampshire 41 awards · $156.5M University of New Mexico 62 awards · $438.9M American University 12 awards · $39.1M Massachusetts Institute of Technology 73 awards · $1.06B

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Northeastern University received?

Northeastern University has received 21 federal grant awards totaling $169.2M, 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.