Rochester Institute of Technology — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Rochester Institute of Technology has received 13 federal grant awards totaling $35.3M across 10 assistance programs and 7 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

13awards

$35.3Mtotal funding

$18.4Mlargest award

$2.7Mavg award

10programs

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

Open grants Rochester Institute of Technology could apply for now

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

NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase I
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.012

up to $225K Deadline: Oct 28, 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
Space Technology Research Institutes
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.012

up to $13M Deadline: Nov 3, 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
National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2027)
Institute of Museum and Library Services CFDA 45.312

up to $1M Deadline: Nov 13, 2026 Open
National Leadership Grants for Museums (2027)
Institute of Museum and Library Services CFDA 45.312

up to $750K Deadline: Nov 13, 2026 Open
Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
Geological Survey CFDA 15.808

up to $150K Deadline: Nov 14, 2026 Open
Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Geological Survey CFDA 15.808

up to $450K Deadline: Nov 14, 2026 Open

Federal programs Rochester Institute of Technology has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received.

Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and EngineeringCFDA 12.630 $18.4M
Basic Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.431 $7.8M
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory ResearchCFDA 93.077 $2.2M
U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data CollectionCFDA 15.808 $2M
East Asia and Pacific Grants ProgramCFDA 19.124 $1.5M
National Leadership GrantsCFDA 45.312 $1.3M
Information Security GrantsCFDA 12.902 $1M
Space TechnologyCFDA 43.012 $650K
Solid Waste Management GrantsCFDA 10.762 $370K
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach and Workforce ProgramCFDA 12.330 $150K

Top awarding agencies

Department of Defense$27.3M
Department of Health and Human Services$2.2M
Department of the Interior$2M
Department of State$1.5M
Institute of Museum and Library Services$1.3M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$650K
Department of Agriculture$370K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $1M total:

Esl Charitable Foundation INC $300K
The Teagle Foundation Incorporated $131K
Patrick P Lee Foundation INC $125K
Greater Rochester Health Foundation $125K
Riedman Foundation $75K
L3harris Foundation INC $70K
Statler Foundation $37K
Glenn W Bailey Charitable Tr $33K
Louis S and Molly B Wolk Foundation $30K
Way Foundation INC $30K
Donald F and Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation $19K
Galena-yorktown Foundation $17K
Orris C & Beatrice Dewey Mem Fnd $10K
Society of Family Planning $7K
Forman S Acton Educational Foundation $7K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: NY.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

University of Rochester 49 awards · $478.9M Cornell University 111 awards · $800.1M New York University 91 awards · $1.13B The Research Foundation for the State University of New York 109 awards · $899.6M New York Institute of Technology 3 awards · $5.4M Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 11 awards · $43.4M

Frequently asked questions

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

Rochester Institute of Technology has received 13 federal grant awards totaling $35.3M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Rochester Institute of Technology?

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

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

Rochester Institute of Technology is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 160743140), headquartered in Rochester, NY. See its IRS filings on ProPublica.

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

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