Wayne State University — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Wayne State University has received 30 federal grant awards totaling $189.5M across 24 assistance programs and 5 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

30awards

$189.5Mtotal funding

$55Mlargest award

$6.3Mavg award

24programs

🏆 Top 10% by total funding · Top 10% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants Wayne State University could apply for now

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

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 Military Burn, Technology/Therapeutic Development 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 Autism Idea Development 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
DoW Autism Career Development Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA CFDA 12.420

Deadline: Oct 22, 2026 Closing soon

Federal programs Wayne State University has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (24 programs in total).

Cancer Centers Support GrantsCFDA 93.397 $55M
Minority Health and Health Disparities ResearchCFDA 93.307 $21.1M
Cancer Detection and Diagnosis ResearchCFDA 93.394 $15.2M
NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances_Basic Research and EducationCFDA 93.143 $11.4M
Environmental HealthCFDA 93.113 $10M
Vision ResearchCFDA 93.867 $9.8M
National Center on Sleep Disorders ResearchCFDA 93.233 $8.8M
Military Medical Research and DevelopmentCFDA 12.420 $8.7M
Lung Diseases ResearchCFDA 93.838 $8.4M
Construction SupportCFDA 93.352 $8M
Grants to Provide Outpatient Early Intervention Services with Respect to HIV DiseaseCFDA 93.918 $6.5M
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and ServiceCFDA 93.632 $5.6M
Public Health Training Centers ProgramCFDA 93.516 $4.1M
Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and SupportCFDA 93.877 $3.9M
Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)CFDA 93.264 $3.7M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$177.8M
Department of Defense$8.7M
Department of Education$2.3M
Department of Agriculture$363K
Department of Labor$359K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $2.8M total:

Goldman Sachs Foundation $1.1M
Skillman Foundation $671K
Deroy Testamentary Foundation $335K
Fred & Barbara Erb Family Foundation $273K
Mcgregor Fund $85K
The J Ferrantino Charitable Foundation $60K
Ally Charitable Foundation $50K
Daniel J Loepp Family Foundation $50K
Kolasa Foundation Tr 121499 $41K
Aptiv Foundation INC $25K
Organic Syntheses INC Wayne State University $13K
Strum Allesee Family Foundation $10K
Kyupin Philip and C Gemma Hwang Foundation $10K
George & June Block Family Foundation $4K
Eugene Applebaum Family Foundation $3K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: MI.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

Western Michigan University 8 awards · $59.7M West Virginia University 21 awards · $76.9M Ohio University 7 awards · $14.3M Jackson State University 11 awards · $117.3M Delaware State University 22 awards · $110M Marquette University 12 awards · $28.6M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Wayne State University received?

Wayne State University has received 30 federal grant awards totaling $189.5M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Wayne State University?

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

Is Wayne State University a nonprofit, and what is its EIN?

Wayne State University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 383555142), headquartered in Detroit, MI. See its IRS filings on ProPublica.

Can Wayne State University apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs Wayne State 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.