WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
WORCESTER, Massachusetts
Total Received
$173.3M
Total Awards
193
State
Massachusetts
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
$135.0M24
$34.6M25
$3.7M26
Top 50 Awards to WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Largest individual federal awards on record for this recipient, ranked by obligated amount. Data through April 23, 2026.
| Award | Awarding Agency | Program | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_W911NF1920108_097 DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF MATERIALS FOR AGILE MANUFACTURING | Department of Defense Department of the Army | 12.431 BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $18,394,995 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2220040_097 MATERIALS RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEFENSE SUPPLY RESILIENCY | Department of Defense Department of the Army | 12.431 BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $15,099,999 |
ASST_NON_UH3NS135168_075 IMPACT: INTEGRATIVE MINDFULNESS-BASED PREDICTIVE APPROACH FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN TREATMENT - IMPACT ABSTRACT CHRONIC PAIN IMPACTS 50 MILLION U.S. ADULTS, SEVERELY INTERFERES WI… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.279 DRUG USE AND ADDICTION RESEARCH PROGRAMS | MA-90 | 2025 | $6,889,914 |
ASST_NON_R01CA166379_075 MR-GUIDED PRECISION CONFORMAL ABLATION THERAPY FOR BRAIN TUMORS - PROJECT SUMMARY BRAIN METASTASES (BM) ARE THE MOST COMMON SITE OF METASTASES FROM SYSTEMIC CANCER, WITH AN INCIDE… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.394 CANCER DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS RESEARCH | MA-90 | 2024 | $6,456,196 |
ASST_NON_P063P241619_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $4,985,485 |
ASST_NON_1941415_049 CYBERCORPS SFS RENEWAL: SUPPORTING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WORKFORCE -WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (WPI), A NATIONAL CENTER OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN CYBER DEFENSE RESEARCH, PRO… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $4,836,782 |
ASST_NON_P063P251619_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2025 | $4,563,844 |
ASST_NON_P063P231619_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $3,591,571 |
ASST_NON_R305A180401_091 THE EFFICACY OF FROM HERE TO THERE: A DYNAMIC TECHNOLOGY FOR IMPROVING ALGEBRAIC UNDERSTANDING | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.305 EDUCATION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $3,196,051 |
ASST_NON_FA87501820077_097 NAME OF EFFORT: DH-WARFIGHTER: IMPROVING WARFIGHTER HEALTH BY EARLY DETECTION OF DIGITAL BIOMARKERS TYPE OF AWARD: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT THE RECI | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | 12.910 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT | MA-90 | 2024 | $2,803,313 |
ASST_NON_2322665_049 CREATING A PATH TO ACHIEVING SUCCESS AND SENSE OF BELONGING IN COMPUTER SCIENCE -THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATIONAL NEED FOR WELL-EDUCATED SCIENTISTS, MATHEMATICIANS, EN… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $2,500,000 |
ASST_NON_R305T240029_091 TALKING MATH: IMPROVING MATH PERFORMANCE AND ENGAGEMENT THROUGH AI-ENABLED CONVERSATIONAL TUTORING | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.305 EDUCATION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $2,499,731 |
ASST_NON_R01EB031910_075 SMARTPHONE-BASED WOUND INFECTION SCREENER AND CARE RECOMMENDER BY COMBINING THERMAL IMAGES AND PHOTOGRAPHS USING DEEP LEARNING METHODS - I. PROJECT SUMMARY: SMARTPHONE-BASED WOUND… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.286 DISCOVERY AND APPLIED RESEARCH FOR TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $2,446,771 |
ASST_NON_W911QY2020001_097 MODIFICATION TO INCREMENTALLY FUND AGREEMENT | Department of Defense Department of the Army | 64.054 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | MA-90 | 2024 | $2,259,969 |
ASST_NON_DP5OD028162_075 MULTIPARAMETRIC PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING-BASED IDENTIFICATION OF AGGRESSIVE PROSTATE CANCER - PROJECT SUMMARY THIS PROPOSAL INVESTIGATES A NOVEL MULTIPARAMETRIC PHOTOACOUSTIC (MPPA)… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.121 ORAL DISEASES AND DISORDERS RESEARCH | MA-90 | 2026 | $2,255,543 |
ASST_NON_R01MH130490_075 CHARGE-BASED BRAIN MODELING ENGINE WITH BOUNDARY ELEMENT FAST MULTIPOLE METHOD - ABSTRACT ALL MAJOR OPEN-SOURCE BRAIN MODELING PACKAGES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE (E.G., SIMNIBS, DUNEURO… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.242 MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH GRANTS | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $2,248,486 |
ASST_NON_R305N210049_091 REVISIONS TO THE ASSISTMENTS DIGITAL LEARNING PLATFORM TO EXPAND ITS SUPPORT FOR RIGOROUS EDUCATION RESEARCH | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.305 EDUCATION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $2,198,516 |
ASST_NON_DEEE0008513_089 A CATALYTIC PROCESS TO CONVERT MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COMPONENTS TO ENERGY | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.087 RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | WORCESTER COUNTY, MA-02 | 2024 | $1,988,589 |
ASST_NON_R35GM124804_075 SILANEDIOL ENABLED DRUG DISCOVERY - ABSTRACT. DRUG RESISTANCE CAN BE A MAJOR PROBLEM IN CANCER THERAPY. THE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OF RESISTANT CANCER CELLS CAN BE FURTHER COMPLICATE… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | MA-90 | 2025 | $1,954,622 |
CONT_AWD_W912HQ21C0005_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- SERDP RC20-1362 FINAL FUNDING MODIFICATION | Department of Defense Department of the Army | — | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $1,799,216 |
ASST_NON_R01AI150784_075 MOLECULAR DETERMINANTS OF SALMONELLA CELL-ENVELOPE COPPER HOMEOSTASIS - PROJECT SUMMARY THE GOAL OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DEFINE THE MECHANISMS OF CU HOMEOSTASIS IN THE CELL ENVELOP… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.855 ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH | MA-90 | 2024 | $1,679,822 |
ASST_NON_R35GM147021_075 MILD STRATEGIES IN THE DIRECT GENERATION OF CARBOCATION INTERMEDIATES FROM C(SP3)–H BONDS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE BROAD GOAL OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP HIGHLY… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | MA-90 | 2024 | $1,600,732 |
ASST_NON_R01DC016058_075 FUNCTIONAL CONNECTOME OF SEX-SPECIFIC PROCESSING OF SOCIAL CUES - PROJECT SUMMARY SEX DIFFERENCES PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN REGULATING DIVERSE BEHAVIORS IN HUMAN AND NONHUMAN SPECIE… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.173 RESEARCH RELATED TO DEAFNESS AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $1,570,381 |
ASST_NON_R01EB025801_075 SCH:SMARTPHONE WOUND IMAGE PARAMETER ANALYSIS AND DECISION SUPPORT IN MOBILE ENV - PROJECT SUMMARY (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): CHRONIC WOUNDS AFFECT 6.5 MILLION PATIENTS IN THE U.S., WITH… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.286 DISCOVERY AND APPLIED RESEARCH FOR TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $1,503,616 |
ASST_NON_DEEE0009507_089 HARVESTING ENERGY FROM WASTEWATER BY CONVERTING SEWAGE SLUDGE TO RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.086 CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | WORCESTER COUNTY, MA-02 | 2024 | $1,500,000 |
ASST_NON_R01GM135923_075 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A PREDICTIVE THEORY OF MUSCLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION - A PREDICTIVE THEORY OF MUSCLE CONTRACTION AND CHEMICAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION CAN TRANSFORM HUMAN MOVEMENT S… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | MA-90 | 2024 | $1,453,233 |
ASST_NON_2341532_049 UNIFIED DESIGN, MODELING, AND CONTROL OF EXTENSIBLE CONTINUUM ROBOTS FOR OPERATION IN HUMAN WORKSPACES -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP A HIGHLY FLEXIBLE ROBOTIC ARM CALLED COBRA (CO… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.041 ENGINEERING | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $1,314,792 |
ASST_NON_R01LM014017_075 PREDICTING THE FUNCTIONAL IMPACT OF ALTERNATIVE SPLICING ON PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS USING AN INTEGRATED APPROACH - ALTERNATIVE SPLICING (AS) OF PRECURSOR MRNA PROVIDES AN IMP… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.879 MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSISTANCE | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $1,291,970 |
ASST_NON_DEAR0001897_089 TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA) PLEASE GO TO THE ARPA-E WEBSITE AT HTTPS://ARPA-E-FOA.ENERGY.GOV. TO APPLY TO THIS FOA, APPLICANTS MUST REGISTER WI… | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.135 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY - ENERGY | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $1,241,919 |
ASST_NON_2406212_049 SCH: IN-VIVO REAL-TIME ASSESSMENT OF THROMBUS IN STROKE TREATMENT VIA FIBER RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND MULTI-PHYSICS NEURAL-OPERATOR LEARNING -STROKE IS A LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AND D… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.070 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $1,199,991 |
ASST_NON_2222713_049 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: FW-HTF-R: MOBILIZING NONPROFIT RESOURCES AND TALENTS WITH A COMMUNITY TOOL FOR PURPOSE-DRIVEN WORK -THIS PROJECT IS ITERATIVELY DESIGNING, ASSESSING, AND R… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.041 ENGINEERING | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $1,185,914 |
ASST_NON_DEEE0010299_089 REMOVING PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL BOTTLENECKS FOR HYDROTHERMAL WASTE-TO-ENERGY THROUGH INTENSIFIED CONDITIONING OF BLENDED HIGH SOLID WASTE SLURRIES | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.087 RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $1,178,551 |
ASST_NON_2050461_049 CULTIVATING UNIVERSITY-SCHOOL-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO PREPARE STEM UNDERGRADUATES TO TEACH IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ADDRESS THE NATIONAL URBAN TEACHER SHORTAG… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $1,139,476 |
ASST_NON_2143869_049 CAREER: CHARACTERIZATION OF EPIGENETIC FACTORS AND THEIR REGULATORY ROLES IN MODULATING MITOTIC FIDELITY -THIS AWARD IS FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN A… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.074 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $1,124,526 |
ASST_NON_1930461_049 CONNECTING MENTOR PARTNERS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF UNDERGRADUATES IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS -THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATIONAL NEED FOR WELL-EDUCATED SCI… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $1,000,000 |
ASST_NON_2414953_049 PFI-RP: A NOVEL TECHNIQUE FOR SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT ENHANCEMENT OF COASTAL SOILS -THE BROADER IMPACT OF THIS PARTNERSHIPS FOR INNOVATION ? RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP (PFI-RP) PROJEC… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.084 NSF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $1,000,000 |
ASST_NON_2526251_049 BEGINNINGS: NORTHEAST EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING ONHYDROGEN ADVANCEMENTS THROUGH MENTORSHIP, PROJECT INTEGRATION, OPERATION, AND NETWORKING -THE NEXT CHAMPION PROGRAM AIMS TO EXPAND AC… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2025 | $1,000,000 |
ASST_NON_P033A251966_091 CAMPUS BASED-FWS | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2025 | $945,826 |
ASST_NON_R01GM140465_075 MODELING THE DYNAMICS OF SPINDLE BEHAVIOR IN CELLS WITH SUPERNUMERARY CENTROSOMES - RELEVANCE (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | MA-90 | 2025 | $916,728 |
ASST_NON_P200A180088_091 GAANN FELLOWSHIPS IN COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.200 GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2025 | $898,637 |
ASST_NON_2113831_049 IUCRC PHASE II: WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE: CENTER FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH IN DRYING (CARD) -WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (WPI, LEAD SITE) AND UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBA… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.041 ENGINEERING | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $859,941 |
CONT_AWD_140E0122C0002_1436_-NONE-_-NONE- DEVELOP FLOATINGFLAME REFLUXER SYSTEM | Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement | — | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $854,077 |
ASST_NON_R01HL172293_075 SCH: A NOVEL BIAS-MITIGATED MULTIMODAL OXYGEN MONITOR - ANNUALLY, ∼300,000 NEONATES ARE ADMITTED TO THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) IN THE U.S., MOSTLY DUE TO RESPIRATORY… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.310 TRANS-NIH RESEARCH SUPPORT | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $839,149 |
ASST_NON_2430277_049 PACSP TOOLS: STRENGTHENING CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS BY ADVANCING MOLECULAR AND ANALYTIC TOOLS FOR DISRUPTING ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE -BIODIVERSITY LOSS IS ONE OF THREE CRITICAL IN… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.074 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $817,942 |
ASST_NON_DESC0025701_089 MECHANISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF ELECTRO-CHEMO-MECHANICAL INTERPLAY FOR SELECTIVE AND INTERCALATIVE EXTRACTION OF URANYL IONS USING DISORDERED METAL OXIDES | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2026 | $800,000 |
ASST_NON_2426940_049 EXPANDQISE: TRACK 1: EDUCATION AND RESEARCH OF SYSTEM AND NETWORK SUPPORTS FOR QUANTUM CLOUD -NON-TECHNICAL ABSTRACT: QUANTUM COMPUTING OFFERS THE PROMISE OF SOLVING INTRACTABLE P… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.070 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $799,995 |
ASST_NON_2529628_049 BEGINNINGS: SENSOR TECHNOLOGY AS A VEHICLE TO CULTIVATE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR EMERGING AND NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY TRAINING A S… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2025 | $773,951 |
ASST_NON_R35GM155316_075 GENETIC ANALYSIS OF SIGNALING PATHWAYS IN CILIA ASSEMBLY AND REMODELING - PROJECT SUMMARY PRIMARY CILIA MEDIATE TRANSDUCTION OF ALL MAJOR SIGNALING PATHWAYS, WHICH IN TURN MODULA… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $756,384 |
ASST_NON_72ASHA18CA00002_072 CONSTRUCTION AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000 | Agency for International Development Agency for International Development | 98.006 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO AMERICAN SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS ABROAD (ASHA) | — | 2024 | $750,000 |
ASST_NON_P033A241966_091 CAMPUS BASED-FWS | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $730,430 |
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 Defense$43.9M
National Science Foundation$43.3M
Department of Health and Human Services$43.0M
Department of Education$26.3M
Department of Energy$6.9M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.5M
Nuclear Regulatory Commission$2.0M
Department of Commerce$1.4M
Department of the Interior$1.3M
Department of Agriculture$911K
Federal Programs (CFDA)
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12.431 — BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$33.5M
47.076 — STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES)$15.0M
84.063 — FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM$13.2M
47.041 — ENGINEERING$10.4M
93.859 — BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING$9.2M
47.070 — COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING$7.9M
84.305 — EDUCATION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION$7.9M
93.279 — DRUG USE AND ADDICTION RESEARCH PROGRAMS$6.9M
93.394 — CANCER DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS RESEARCH$6.5M
93.286 — DISCOVERY AND APPLIED RESEARCH FOR TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH$5.0M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Recipients · Massachusetts