Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received 47 federal grant awards totaling $927.8M across 14 assistance programs and 6 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

47awards

$927.8Mtotal funding

$220.7Mlargest award

$19.7Mavg award

14programs

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

Open grants Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution could apply for now

Live opportunities in the federal programs Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has previously been funded under — sorted by upcoming deadline.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Excellence in Research (HBCU – EiR)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.078

Deadline: Oct 20, 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
ROSES25: D.8 Habitable Worlds Observatory Precursor Science Investigation
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.001

Deadline: Oct 26, 2026 Closing soon
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
ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program
Office of Naval Research CFDA 12.300

Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Open
Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.050

Deadline: Nov 4, 2026 Open
ROSES25: A.15 Biosphere
NASA Headquarters CFDA 43.001

Deadline: Nov 6, 2026 Open
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
Office of Naval Research CFDA 12.300

up to $3M Deadline: Nov 6, 2026 Open

Federal programs Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received.

GeosciencesCFDA 47.050 $619.5M
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative InstitutesCFDA 11.432 $105.3M
Polar ProgramsCFDA 47.078 $87.3M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $53.3M
Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean ProgramCFDA 11.478 $14.2M
Sea Grant SupportCFDA 11.417 $13.6M
ScienceCFDA 43.001 $12.2M
Renewable Energy Research and DevelopmentCFDA 81.087 $7.2M
Advanced Research Projects Agency – EnergyCFDA 81.135 $4.9M
U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data CollectionCFDA 15.808 $4.7M
Climate and Atmospheric ResearchCFDA 11.431 $3.1M
Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)CFDA 11.012 $2.4M
Marine Mammal Data ProgramCFDA 11.439 $100K
Earthquake Hazards Program AssistanceCFDA 15.807 $80K

Top awarding agencies

National Science Foundation$706.8M
Department of Commerce$138.7M
Department of Defense$53.3M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$12.2M
Department of Energy$12.1M
Department of the Interior$4.8M

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $6.2M total:

Dalio Foundation INC $2.5M
The Schmidt Family Foundation $1.1M
G Unger Vetlesen Foundation $1M
Robertson Foundation $510K
Goodman-lipman Family Foundation INC $250K
Stanley W Watson Foundation $250K
The Wallace Research Foundation $200K
Gerstner Family Foundation $118K
George Frederick Jewett Foundation East $100K
Kapani Family Charitable Foundation $50K
Josephine and Louise Cranefoundation $45K
Edwin S Webster Foundation $40K
The Russell Family Foundation $25K
Marvin H Davidson Foundation INC $20K
Lockhart Vaughan Foundation INC $20K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: MA.

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Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution received?

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received 47 federal grant awards totaling $927.8M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution?

Its largest federal funders are National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense and others.

Is Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution a nonprofit, and what is its EIN?

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 042105850), headquartered in Woods Hole, MA. See its IRS filings on ProPublica.

Can Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 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.