University of Illinois — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

University of Illinois has received 213 federal grant awards totaling $1.65B across 60 assistance programs and 12 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

213awards

$1.65Btotal funding

$211Mlargest award

$7.8Mavg award

60programs

🏆 Top 3% by total funding · #4 of 6,944 by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants University of Illinois could apply for now

Live opportunities in the federal programs University of Illinois 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
The DOE Quantum Genesis Q Competition
Office of Science CFDA 81.049

up to $200M Deadline: Oct 19, 2026 Closing soon
Fiscal Year 2027 Regional Nutrition Hubs
Health Resources and Services Administration CFDA 93.129

up to $1M Deadline: Oct 20, 2026 Closing soon
Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.049

Deadline: Oct 21, 2026 Closing soon
NSF’s Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.084

Deadline: Oct 27, 2026 Open
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase I
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.012

up to $225K Deadline: Oct 28, 2026 Open
ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program
Office of Naval Research CFDA 12.300

Deadline: Oct 30, 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

Federal programs University of Illinois has been funded under

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

Computer and Information Science and EngineeringCFDA 47.070 $279.1M
Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramCFDA 81.049 $229.1M
Fossil Energy Research and DevelopmentCFDA 81.089 $161.1M
Smith-Lever Extension FundingCFDA 10.511 $82.2M
Mathematical and Physical SciencesCFDA 47.049 $65.3M
Occupational Safety and Health ProgramCFDA 93.262 $52.3M
Lung Diseases ResearchCFDA 93.838 $47.5M
EngineeringCFDA 47.041 $36.9M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)CFDA 10.310 $35.3M
National Center for Advancing Translational SciencesCFDA 93.350 $32.7M
Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and EngineeringCFDA 12.630 $32.6M
Vision ResearchCFDA 93.867 $29.8M
State and Regional Primary Care Associations (PCAs), National Technical Assistance Programs (NTAPs), and Health Centered Controlled Networks (HCCNs)CFDA 93.129 $29.7M
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)CFDA 47.076 $29.6M
ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation ResearchCFDA 93.433 $28.4M

Top awarding agencies

National Science Foundation$502.4M
Department of Energy$440.2M
Department of Health and Human Services$382.4M
Department of Agriculture$143.1M
Department of Defense$103.1M
Department of Education$17M
Department of Homeland Security$16.6M
Department of the Interior$13.4M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$11M
Institute of Museum and Library Services$4.5M
Department of Labor$4M
Department of Transportation$3.5M

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $3.9M total:

Roy J Carver Charitable Tr $1.7M
White Pines Foundation $1.3M
The Caruso Foundation $225K
The Stanton Foundation $200K
Riversville Foundation $187K
The Lumpkin Family Foundation $50K
Brooks Mccormick JR Tr for Animal Rights Law and Policy $50K
Gertrude & Walter Swanson JR Foundation $39K
Bill and Jackie Lockwood Family Foundation $30K
Dubow Family Foundation INC $20K
Woods Foundation $5K
William & Marian Ghidotti Foundation $5K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: IL.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

The University of Iowa 70 awards · $667.4M The University of Chicago 59 awards · $764.9M Iowa State University of Science and Technology 88 awards · $287.4M Cornell University 111 awards · $800.1M University of Delaware 74 awards · $808.2M University of Missouri System 115 awards · $559.7M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has University of Illinois received?

University of Illinois has received 213 federal grant awards totaling $1.65B, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund University of Illinois?

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

Can University of Illinois apply for grants that are open now?

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