THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
AKRON, Ohio
Total Received
$132.1M
Total Awards
88
State
Ohio
Last Updated
Mar 31, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
$102.4M24
$29.4M25
$329K26
Top 50 Awards to THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
Largest individual federal awards on record for this recipient, ranked by obligated amount. Data through March 31, 2026.
| Award | Awarding Agency | Program | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_P063P242016_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $23,770,804 |
ASST_NON_P063P252016_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | AKRON, OH-13 | 2025 | $22,676,541 |
ASST_NON_P063P232016_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $19,299,118 |
ASST_NON_P063P222016_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $18,406,503 |
ASST_NON_ED24HDQ0G0452_013 PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ADDRESS TALENT GAPS IN THE POLYMER INDUSTRY BY TRACKING EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYER NEEDS ACROSS VARIOUS DISCIPLINES. IT AIMS TO ALIGN WORKF… | Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration | 11.039 REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION HUBS | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $7,071,802 |
ASST_NON_T365Z170122_091 NE OHIO ACHIEVE: ACCESS TO CURRICULUM & HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION FOR EDUCATORS VALUING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.365 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION STATE GRANTS | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $2,286,788 |
ASST_NON_P044A210522_091 THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.044 TRIO TALENT SEARCH | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $2,200,011 |
ASST_NON_2152210_049 GRADUATE TRAINEESHIP ON ADVANCES IN MATERIALS SCIENCE USING MACHINE LEARNING -THIS AWARD IS FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 (PUBLIC LAW 117-2… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $2,025,000 |
ASST_NON_P047A221246_091 THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON, UPWARD BOUND PROJECT 2022-2027 | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.047 TRIO UPWARD BOUND | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $1,764,139 |
ASST_NON_2128897_049 INCREASING RETENTION OF PART-TIME AND FULL-TIME STEM STUDENTS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS, MENTORING AND MATHEMATICS TUTORING -THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATIONAL NEED FOR WELL-EDU… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $1,499,239 |
ASST_NON_P047M220336_091 THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON, UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE PROGRAM 2022-2027 | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.047 TRIO UPWARD BOUND | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $1,456,792 |
ASST_NON_R33CA225549_075 A HIGH THROUGHPUT HUMAN TUMOR MODELING TECHNOLOGY FOR CANCER DRUG DISCOVERY - PROJECT SUMMARY TUMOR STROMA, ENCOMPASSING BOTH EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX (ECM) AND CELLS, REGULATES ESSEN… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.394 CANCER DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS RESEARCH | OH-90 | 2024 | $1,437,586 |
ASST_NON_DEEE0009297_089 HIGHLY RECYCLABLE THERMOSETS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITES | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.086 CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $1,365,250 |
ASST_NON_T9833419_075 OPIOID WORKFORCE EXPANSION PROGRAM- PROFESSIONAL | Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration | 93.732 MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING GRANTS | OH-90 | 2024 | $1,273,474 |
ASST_NON_H325K210083_091 THE INTERPROFESSIONAL-HEARING EARLY ACCESS RESPONSE THROUGH TELEPRACTICE (I-HEART) PROJECT | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.325 SPECIAL EDUCATION - PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND RESULTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $1,249,990 |
ASST_NON_2045581_049 CAREER: THE MUSCULOSKELETAL BIOMECHANICS AND CONTROL OF LIMBLESS LOCOMOTION -THIS PROJECT USES LOCOMOTION BY LATERAL UNDULATION IN SNAKES AS A MODEL SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING HOW A… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.074 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $1,111,830 |
ASST_NON_DESC0025442_089 UNRAVELING ASSEMBLY AND CHARGE DYNAMICS OF ASYMMETRIC METAL COMPLEXES IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $1,077,397 |
ASST_NON_B-24-CP-OH-1772_086 PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LA… | Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | 14.251 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $1,050,000 |
ASST_NON_2210184_049 EXPLORING ULTIMATE MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF POLYMERS, FROM MOLECULAR TO FRACTURE MECHANICS -NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY MECHANICAL FAILURE OF POLYMERS IN ALL FORMS (INCLUDING THE F… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | AKRON, OH-13 | 2025 | $816,000 |
ASST_NON_2405232_049 BPE-TRACK 3: ENGINEERING ACADEMIC MENTORING COLLECTIVE -THE BROADER IMPACT OF THIS NSF BROADENING PARTICIPATION FOR ENGINEERING TRACK 3 (BPE- TRACK-3) WILL DEMYSTIFY THE TRANSITIO… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.041 ENGINEERING | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $800,000 |
ASST_NON_P033A223378_091 CAMPUS BASED-FWS | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $795,006 |
ASST_NON_2144570_049 CAREER: CAS: PROPERTIES OF DEGRADABLE CARBON DIOXIDE/OLEFIN COPOLYMERS -NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: POLYMER SUSTAINABILITY IS IMPACTED BY BOTH THE CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS USED IN ITS PRODU… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $666,373 |
ASST_NON_P033A233378_091 CAMPUS BASED-FWS | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM | AKRON, OH-13 | 2025 | $612,839 |
ASST_NON_P033A253378_091 CAMPUS BASED-FWS | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM | AKRON, OH-13 | 2025 | $612,839 |
ASST_NON_2122799_049 PFI-RP: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL CALCIUM CARBONATE, SOURCED FROM ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE, AS A GREEN ALTERNATIVE FOR USE IN CONSUMER AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS. -THE BROADER IMP… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.084 NSF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $603,638 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC23K0299_080 21-PSTAR21_2-0013 THE BIOMASS ENUMERATOR AND GEOCHEMICAL/LIMNOLOGICAL EXPLORER (BEAGLE) IN AN EUROPA-ANALOG ENVIRONMENT. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | AKRON, OH-13 | 2025 | $556,165 |
ASST_NON_1956110_049 SATC: CORE: SMALL: A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO STUDY SECURITY IN WIRELESS NETWORKS -WITH THE FAST GROWTH OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE SECURITY CHALLEN… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.070 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $552,000 |
ASST_NON_R15GM148965_075 DEVELOPING ACTIVATABLE FLUORESCENT FLAVONOIDS FOR VASCULAR IMAGING - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: FOR BIOMEDICAL IMAGING APPLICATIONS, FLUORESCENT MOLECULAR PROBES PLAY AN ESSENTIAL… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | OH-90 | 2024 | $529,497 |
ASST_NON_2215190_049 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: HIGHLY ORDERED CONCENTRIC MULTILAYER NANOSTRUCTURES WITH PROBABLE LIQUID CRYSTALLINE FEATURES FROM RIGID SPHERE-ROD AMPHIPHILES IN SOLUTION -NON-TECHNICAL… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $518,573 |
ASST_NON_1829695_049 MINERAL-PROMOTED RNA POLYMERIZATION: INVESTIGATING STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF CATALYTIC MINERALS -THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED WORK IS TO IDENTIFY MINERALS WHICH COULD HAVE PLAYED A ROL… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.050 GEOSCIENCES | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $516,342 |
ASST_NON_P007A253378_091 CAMPUS BASED-FSEOG | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.007 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS | AKRON, OH-13 | 2025 | $505,548 |
ASST_NON_D23AP00164_014 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: DARPA-RA-23-01
CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE (CFDA) NUMBER(S): 12.910 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
DESCRIPTION: THE DEFENSE ADVANCED… | Department of the Interior Departmental Offices | 12.910 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT | OH-11 | 2024 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_1943860_049 CAREER: STRUCTURE-PROPERTY-PROCESSING RELATIONSHIPS FOR WATERBORNE NON-ISOCYANATE THERMAL INSULATING COATING -THIS CAREER PROJECT IS MOTIVATED BY THE NEED FOR DEVELOPING ENVIRONME… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.041 ENGINEERING | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_P007A243378_091 CAMPUS BASED-FSEOG | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.007 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $486,491 |
ASST_NON_P033A243378_091 CAMPUS BASED-FWS | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $484,211 |
ASST_NON_15JOVW24GG01529STOP_015 THE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION (R&E) INITIATIVE IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 USC 12291(B)(7), WHICH PERMITS OVW TO SET ASIDE UP TO THREE PERCENT OF AVAILABLE FUNDS FROM MOST OVW PROGRAMS TO C… | Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions | 16.026 OVW RESEARCH AND EVALUATION PROGRAM | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $479,706 |
ASST_NON_R15HL172207_075 MATURATION STRATEGIES FOR ENGINEERED HUMAN CARDIAC MICROTISSUES - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE MATURATION OF ENGINEERED CARDIAC MICROT… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.837 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES RESEARCH | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $448,200 |
ASST_NON_2232940_049 ULTRASENSITIVE, RAPID, AMPLIFICATION-FREE RNA VIRUS DETECTION USING NANODIMER-BASED NUCLEIC ACID TARGET SEQUENCE RECOGNITION -RIBONUCLEIC ACID (RNA) VIRUSES ARE A MAJOR THREAT TO… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.041 ENGINEERING | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $443,293 |
ASST_NON_R21EY033127_075 NOVEL TOOLS FOR SCREENING RETINAL FUNCTION USING IMPROVED HUMAN RETINAL ORGANOID MODELS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT TREATING RETINAL DEGENERATIVE DISEASES HAS BEEN HAMPERED BY THE… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.867 VISION RESEARCH | OH-90 | 2025 | $426,685 |
ASST_NON_R15NS109957_075 NOVEL MR IMAGE PROCESSING AS AN OBJECTIVE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR CHIARI MALFORMATION - SUMMARY: CHIARI MALFORMATION TYPE I (CM) IS A SERIOUS NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER CHARACTE… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.853 EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $417,631 |
ASST_NON_2449868_049 FUNDAMENTAL INTERACTION MECHANISMS FOR SEPARATION CONTROL USING TUNABLE FLEXIBLE MATERIALS -THE FLOW OF AIR OVER AIRCRAFT WINGS OR TURBINE BLADES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS MAY NOT… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.041 ENGINEERING | AKRON, OH-13 | 2025 | $414,978 |
ASST_NON_1940879_049 PFI-TT: TRANSLATING AN INTELLIGENT LUBRICANT CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM INTO A COMMERCIALLY VIABLE PROTOTYPE -THE BROADER IMPACT/COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL OF THIS PARTNERSHIPS FOR INN… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.084 NSF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $399,921 |
ASST_NON_2309886_049 AMPLIFICATION OF CHIRAL RECOGNITION AND DISCRIMINATION AMONG AMINO-ACID-BASED NANOSCALE IONS DURING ASSEMBLY INDUCED BY ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTION -THIS AWARD SUPPORTS EXPERIMENTAL… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.041 ENGINEERING | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $399,574 |
ASST_NON_R15DK124790_075 USING ESTABLISHED LEPTIN SIGNALING MUTANTS TO STUDY CELL PHYSIOLOGY AND BONE DEVELOPMENT IN ZEBRAFISH - THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS CENTERED ON UNDERSTANDING THE HORMONE LEPTIN'S EFF… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.847 DIABETES, DIGESTIVE, AND KIDNEY DISEASES EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH | OH-90 | 2024 | $389,516 |
ASST_NON_P200A240004_091 GAANN FELLOWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM IN CHEMICAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.200 GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $373,901 |
ASST_NON_2051052_049 REU SITE: POLYMER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON -NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: THE AKRON-REU SITE IN POLYMER SCIENCE AND POLYMER ENGINEERING PROVIDES A HOLISTIC… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | AKRON, OH-13 | 2025 | $367,012 |
ASST_NON_2503801_049 IRES: ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY AND RECYCLING FOR COMPOSITE MATERIALS -THIS PROJECT PROVIDES U.S. STUDENTS WITH FIRST-RATED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN COMPOSITE MATERIALS THROU… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.079 OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | AKRON, OH-13 | 2025 | $363,657 |
ASST_NON_2505924_049 DECODING MACROION SELF-ASSEMBLY AND SOLVATION: A MULTI-SCALE COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH TO SELF-RECOGNITION -WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE MACROMOLECULAR, SUPRAMOLECULAR AND NANOCHEMISTRY P… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | AKRON, OH-13 | 2025 | $358,040 |
ASST_NON_R21AR074743_075 DEVELOPMENT OF SYNERGISTIC OXYGENATING ANTIBACTERIAL HYDROGEL DRESSINGS FOR REDUCING INFECTION IN DIABETIC WOUNDS | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.846 ARTHRITIS, MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES RESEARCH | AKRON, OH-13 | 2024 | $357,979 |
ASST_NON_2500047_049 CRYSTALLIZATION AND REORGANIZATION PATHWAY OF SEMICRYSTALLINE POLYMERS -NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: TWO-THIRDS OF POLYMERS ARE SEMICRYSTALLINE, AND THESE ARE AMONG THE MOST WIDELY AND… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | AKRON, OH-13 | 2025 | $333,167 |
Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Funding Agencies
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Department of Education$97.1M
National Science Foundation$15.1M
Department of Commerce$7.1M
Department of Health and Human Services$5.9M
Department of Energy$2.8M
Department of Defense$1.2M
Department of Housing and Urban Development$1.1M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$556K
Department of the Interior$500K
Department of Justice$480K
Federal Programs (CFDA)
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84.063 — FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM$84.2M
11.039 — REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION HUBS$7.1M
47.041 — ENGINEERING$3.8M
47.076 — STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES)$3.5M
47.049 — MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$3.2M
84.047 — TRIO UPWARD BOUND$3.2M
84.033 — FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM$2.5M
84.365 — ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION STATE GRANTS$2.3M
84.044 — TRIO TALENT SEARCH$2.2M
47.084 — NSF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS$1.5M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Recipients · Ohio