The University of Iowa — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

The University of Iowa has received 70 federal grant awards totaling $667.4M across 43 assistance programs and 8 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

70awards

$667.4Mtotal funding

$53.4Mlargest award

$9.5Mavg award

43programs

🏆 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.

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
Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs) (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.847

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

Deadline: Oct 21, 2026 Closing soon
DoW Tick-Borne Disease Idea Development Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA CFDA 12.420

Deadline: Oct 22, 2026 Closing soon
DoW Autism Clinical Trial Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA CFDA 12.420

Deadline: Oct 22, 2026 Closing soon
DoW Tick-Borne Disease Therapeutic/Diagnostic Research Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA CFDA 12.420

Deadline: Oct 22, 2026 Closing soon

Federal programs The University of Iowa has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (43 programs in total).

Cancer Centers Support GrantsCFDA 93.397 $85.5M
Occupational Safety and Health ProgramCFDA 93.262 $79M
Research Related to Deafness and Communication DisordersCFDA 93.173 $77.5M
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 $45.5M
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 $22.1M
Rural Health Research CentersCFDA 93.155 $16.2M
Prevention of Disease, Disability, and Death by Infectious DiseasesCFDA 93.084 $10.6M
Military Medical Research and DevelopmentCFDA 12.420 $9.7M
Centers for Research and Demonstration for Health Promotion and Disease PreventionCFDA 93.135 $8.3M
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities – Prevention and SurveillanceCFDA 93.073 $8.1M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$592.2M
Department of Education$50.6M
Department of Defense$9.7M
National Science Foundation$6M
Department of Commerce$5.7M
Department of the Interior$2M
Institute of Museum and Library Services$800K
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.

Iowa State University of Science and Technology 88 awards · $287.4M University of Illinois 213 awards · $1.65B Northern Illinois University 15 awards · $91.9M The University of Chicago 59 awards · $764.9M Cornell University 111 awards · $800.1M Boise State University 37 awards · $88.2M

Frequently asked questions

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

The University of Iowa has received 70 federal grant awards totaling $667.4M, 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.