The Leland Stanford Junior University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

The Leland Stanford Junior University has received 117 federal grant awards totaling $1.39B across 56 assistance programs and 9 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

117awards

$1.39Btotal funding

$116Mlargest award

$11.9Mavg award

56programs

🏆 Top 3% by total funding · Top 1% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants The Leland Stanford Junior University could apply for now

Live opportunities in the federal programs The Leland Stanford Junior University has previously been funded under — sorted by upcoming deadline.

Limited Competition: Small Grant Program for the NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.350

up to $50K Deadline: Oct 19, 2026 Closing soon
Sustained Support for Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.395

up to $600K Deadline: Oct 19, 2026 Closing soon
The DOE Quantum Genesis Q Competition
Office of Science CFDA 81.049

up to $200M Deadline: Oct 19, 2026 Closing soon
Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Excellence in Research (HBCU – EiR)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.078

Deadline: Oct 20, 2026 Closing soon
DoW Military Burn, Patient-Centered Research Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA CFDA 12.420

Deadline: Oct 21, 2026 Closing soon
DoW Military Burn, Technology/Therapeutic Development Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA CFDA 12.420

Deadline: Oct 21, 2026 Closing soon
DoW Military Burn, Discovery Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA CFDA 12.420

Deadline: Oct 21, 2026 Closing soon
DoW Autism Career Development Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA CFDA 12.420

Deadline: Oct 22, 2026 Closing soon

Federal programs The Leland Stanford Junior University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (56 programs in total).

Allergy and Infectious Diseases ResearchCFDA 93.855 $154.7M
Human Genome ResearchCFDA 93.172 $151.7M
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)CFDA 47.076 $136M
Biomedical Research and Research TrainingCFDA 93.859 $93.6M
National Center for Advancing Translational SciencesCFDA 93.350 $72.7M
Cancer Centers Support GrantsCFDA 93.397 $65.6M
21st Century Cures Act – Brain Research through Advancing Innovative NeurotechnologiesCFDA 93.372 $52.5M
Cancer Treatment ResearchCFDA 93.395 $46.9M
Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human HealthCFDA 93.286 $36.5M
Lung Diseases ResearchCFDA 93.838 $36M
Medical Library AssistanceCFDA 93.879 $31.5M
Blood Diseases and Resources ResearchCFDA 93.839 $30.5M
Air Force Defense Research Sciences ProgramCFDA 12.800 $30.5M
Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases ResearchCFDA 93.846 $28.4M
Military Medical Research and DevelopmentCFDA 12.420 $28.4M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$1.06B
National Science Foundation$166.5M
Department of Defense$93.3M
Department of Energy$32.6M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$18.7M
Department of Education$9.4M
Department of Transportation$4.9M
Department of State$2.1M
Department of the Interior$320K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $10.8M total:

Aphorism Foundation $10M
Quad Family Foundation $837K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 3 states/territories: AZ, CA, CT.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

Arizona State University 85 awards · $457M Northern Arizona University 45 awards · $97.6M University of Southern California 92 awards · $1.34B University of Arizona 131 awards · $705.4M Massachusetts Institute of Technology 84 awards · $1.17B Michigan Technological University 14 awards · $50.3M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has The Leland Stanford Junior University received?

The Leland Stanford Junior University has received 117 federal grant awards totaling $1.39B, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund The Leland Stanford Junior University?

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

Can The Leland Stanford Junior University apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs The Leland Stanford Junior 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.