University of Washington — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Q: Is University of Washington a nonprofit, and what is its EIN?

University of Washington is a 501(c)(5) tax-exempt organization (EIN 911486484).

University of Washington has received 234 federal grant awards totaling $2.49B across 60 assistance programs and 12 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

234awards

$2.49Btotal funding

$201.8Mlargest award

$10.7Mavg award

60programs

🏆 Top 1% by total funding · #1 of 6,944 by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants University of Washington could apply for now

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

Fiscal Year 2027 Regional Nutrition Hubs
Health Resources and Services Administration CFDA 93.129

up to $1M Deadline: Oct 20, 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
Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs) (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.847

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
Impact of Immunotherapies on CNS Outcomes in People with HIV: Potential Benefits, Challenges and Risks
National Institutes of Health CFDA 93.242

Deadline: Oct 22, 2026 Closing soon
ROSES25: D.8 Habitable Worlds Observatory Precursor Science Investigation
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.001

Deadline: Oct 26, 2026 Closing soon
Climate Program Office (CPO) FY2026 Earth System Science and Services Partnership
DOC NOAA - ERA Production CFDA 11.431

up to $10M Deadline: Oct 26, 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 Closing soon

Federal programs University of Washington has been funded under

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

Research Infrastructure ProgramsCFDA 93.351 $234.1M
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative InstitutesCFDA 11.432 $167.4M
Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramCFDA 81.049 $144.8M
Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis ResponseCFDA 93.354 $132M
Human Genome ResearchCFDA 93.172 $124.7M
National Center for Advancing Translational SciencesCFDA 93.350 $100M
GeosciencesCFDA 47.050 $83.7M
Cancer Centers Support GrantsCFDA 93.397 $83.6M
Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural ResearchCFDA 93.847 $75.2M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $58.5M
Occupational Safety and Health ProgramCFDA 93.262 $58.3M
Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases ResearchCFDA 93.846 $49.6M
Aging ResearchCFDA 93.866 $45.8M
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)CFDA 47.076 $45.4M
Global AIDSCFDA 93.067 $45.4M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$1.55B
National Science Foundation$284.9M
Department of Commerce$246.5M
Department of Energy$153.7M
Department of Defense$135.6M
Department of Education$38.1M
Department of the Interior$25.5M
Department of Agriculture$18.7M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$15.9M
Department of Transportation$13.2M
Institute of Museum and Library Services$2.8M
Department of Justice$2.6M

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $37.6M total:

Simons Foundation INC $6.6M
Washington Research Foundation $5.7M
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation $5M
Andrew W Mellon Foundation $2.7M
Wayne D Kuni and Joan E Kuni $2.4M
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence $2.1M
David and Lucile Packard Foundation $1.4M
W M Keck Foundation $1.3M
Peter G Peterson Foundation $1.1M
M J Murdock Charitable Trust $1M
The Schmidt Family Foundation $1M
Hopper-dean Foundation $1M
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation INC $934K
Alfred P Sloan Foundation $735K
Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation INC $507K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: WA.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

University of Connecticut 68 awards · $213.9M University of Alabama 41 awards · $311.1M University of Wisconsin System 232 awards · $2.15B University of the District of Columbia 9 awards · $65.8M University of Maine System 64 awards · $160.9M University of Delaware 74 awards · $808.2M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has University of Washington received?

University of Washington has received 234 federal grant awards totaling $2.49B, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund University of Washington?

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

Is University of Washington a nonprofit, and what is its EIN?

University of Washington is a 501(c)(5) tax-exempt (EIN 911486484), headquartered in Seattle, WA. See its IRS filings on ProPublica.

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

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