Purdue University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Q: Is Purdue University a nonprofit, and what is its EIN?

Purdue University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 833289520).

Purdue University has received 130 federal grant awards totaling $562.4M across 60 assistance programs and 12 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

130awards

$562.4Mtotal funding

$48.9Mlargest award

$4.3Mavg award

60programs

🏆 Top 5% by total funding · #25 of 6,944 by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants Purdue University could apply for now

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

Climate Program Office (CPO) FY2026 Earth System Science and Services Partnership
DOC NOAA - ERA Production CFDA 11.431

up to $10M 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
Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Pre-Applications
National Institute of Food and Agriculture CFDA 10.309

up to $15M 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
Space Technology Research Institutes
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.012

up to $13M Deadline: Nov 3, 2026 Open
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research CFDA 12.800

up to $7M Deadline: Nov 6, 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
PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.041

Deadline: Nov 10, 2026 Open

Federal programs Purdue University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (60 programs in total).

Computer and Information Science and EngineeringCFDA 47.070 $62.3M
Smith-Lever Extension FundingCFDA 10.511 $49.2M
Integrative ActivitiesCFDA 47.083 $48.9M
EngineeringCFDA 47.041 $45.6M
Basic Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.431 $40M
Cancer Centers Support GrantsCFDA 93.397 $33.3M
Air Force Defense Research Sciences ProgramCFDA 12.800 $30.1M
Manufacturing Extension PartnershipCFDA 11.611 $24.2M
Conservation Research and DevelopmentCFDA 81.086 $22.3M
Space TechnologyCFDA 43.012 $16M
Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramCFDA 81.049 $15.3M
Sea Grant SupportCFDA 11.417 $14.7M
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)CFDA 47.076 $14.5M
Cooperative Extension ServiceCFDA 10.500 $13.4M
Biological SciencesCFDA 47.074 $12.3M

Top awarding agencies

National Science Foundation$185.5M
Department of Agriculture$103.7M
Department of Defense$84.3M
Department of Health and Human Services$53.3M
Department of Energy$44.1M
Department of Commerce$42.3M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$22.1M
Department of Education$12M
Department of Transportation$8.7M
Department of the Interior$2M
Department of Justice$1.6M
Department of Homeland Security$1.2M

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $6M total:

Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation $2.1M
W M Keck Foundation $1.2M
Alfred P Sloan Foundation $687K
Howmet Aerospace Foundation $452K
Twenty-seven Foundation $300K
John W Anderson Foundation $274K
Marc and Sharon Hagle Operating Foundation $250K
English-bonter-mitchell Foundation $250K
Dane & Mary Louise Miller Foundation INC $123K
Burton D Morgan Foundation INC $100K
Russell Sage Foundation $57K
The Buchanan Family Foundation $50K
Air Products Foundation $30K
Aptiv Foundation INC $30K
Statler Foundation $20K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 3 states/territories: CA, IN, PA.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

The Pennsylvania State University 141 awards · $621.8M University of Pittsburgh – of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education 106 awards · $1.24B The Ohio State University 162 awards · $976.4M University of Illinois 213 awards · $1.65B Oregon State University 144 awards · $990M University of Wisconsin System 232 awards · $2.15B

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Purdue University received?

Purdue University has received 130 federal grant awards totaling $562.4M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Purdue University?

Its largest federal funders are National Science Foundation, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense and others.

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

Purdue University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 833289520), headquartered in Petersburg, IN. See its IRS filings on ProPublica.

Can Purdue University apply for grants that are open now?

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