The University of Iowa — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

The University of Iowa has received 59 federal grant awards totaling $628.9M across 35 assistance programs and 6 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

59awards

$628.9Mtotal funding

$53.4Mlargest award

$10.7Mavg award

35programs

🏆 Top 5% by total funding · Top 3% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants The University of Iowa could apply for now

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

Public Health Training Centers (PHTC) Program
Health Resources and Services Administration CFDA 93.516

up to $910K Deadline: Jul 17, 2026 Closing soon
Reducing the burden of parasitic infections in the United States through evidence-based prevention and control activities.
Centers for Disease Control - NCEZID CFDA 93.084

up to $1.3M Deadline: Jul 17, 2026 Closing soon
University Centers for Developmental Disabilities in Education, Research, and Service
Administration for Community Living CFDA 93.632

up to $629K Deadline: Jul 22, 2026 Closing soon
Global Collaborative Research Training on Non-Communicable Diseases and Disorders Across the Lifespan
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.989

Deadline: Jul 25, 2026 Open
DoW Kidney Cancer, Concept Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA CFDA 12.420

Deadline: Jul 28, 2026 Open
School Safety Enhancement
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education CFDA 84.184

Deadline: Jul 28, 2026 Open
ACL National Falls Prevention Resource Center
Administration for Community Living CFDA 93.761

up to $1M Deadline: Jul 29, 2026 Open
Scaling Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs
Administration for Community Living CFDA 93.761

up to $500K Deadline: Jul 29, 2026 Open

Federal programs The University of Iowa has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (35 programs in total).

Cancer Centers Support GrantsCFDA 93.397 $85.5M
Research Related to Deafness and Communication DisordersCFDA 93.173 $77.5M
Occupational Safety and Health ProgramCFDA 93.262 $75.7M
Lung Diseases ResearchCFDA 93.838 $55.8M
NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances_Basic Research and EducationCFDA 93.143 $52.7M
Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological DisordersCFDA 93.853 $43.5M
National Center for Advancing Translational SciencesCFDA 93.350 $38.8M
Education Stabilization FundCFDA 84.425 $38.6M
Environmental HealthCFDA 93.113 $28.3M
Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural ResearchCFDA 93.847 $20.9M
Rural Health Research CentersCFDA 93.155 $14M
Prevention of Disease, Disability, and Death by Infectious DiseasesCFDA 93.084 $10.6M
Military Medical Research and DevelopmentCFDA 12.420 $9.7M
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities – Prevention and SurveillanceCFDA 93.073 $7.6M
Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases ResearchCFDA 93.846 $7.3M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$562M
Department of Education$49.1M
Department of Defense$9.7M
Department of Commerce$5.7M
Department of the Interior$2M
Department of Labor$320K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 2 states/territories: IA, IL.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

University of Illinois 168 awards · $1.54B University of Chicago 49 awards · $731.6M Iowa State University of Science and Technology 69 awards · $243.2M Northern Illinois University 12 awards · $91.1M Boise State University 20 awards · $62.8M University of Connecticut 48 awards · $170.1M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has The University of Iowa received?

The University of Iowa has received 59 federal grant awards totaling $628.9M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund The University of Iowa?

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

Can The University of Iowa apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs The University of Iowa 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.