VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

WEST LAFAYETTE, Texas

Total Received

$2.72B

Total Awards

State

Texas

Last Updated

Apr 21, 2026

Yearly Funding Trend

$2.12B

$541.0M

$57.3M

Top 50 Awards to VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Largest individual federal awards on record for this recipient, ranked by obligated amount. Data through April 21, 2026.

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Top 50 Awards to VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Award	Awarding Agency	Program	Place	FY	Obligation
ASST_NON_DESC0018420_089 CENTER FOR ADVANCED BIOENERGY AND BIOPRODUCTS INNOVATION (CABBI)	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$197,476,477
ASST_NON_1238993_049 SUSTAINED-PETASCALE IN ACTION: BLUE WATERS ENABLING TRANSFORMATIVE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING -THIS A RENEWAL AWARD TO THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SUPERCOMPUTING APPLICATIONS (NCSA) AT T…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.070 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	URBANA, IL-13	2025	$146,395,788
ASST_NON_DEFE0031581_089 DE-FE0031581 PROJECT TITLED: LARGE PILOT TESTING OF LINDE-BASF ADVANCED POST-COMBUSTION CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY AT A COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT. AMENDMENT 0012 THE PURPOSE…	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.089 FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	CHAMPAIGN, IL-13	2024	$57,762,896
ASST_NON_1449548_049 ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER FOR POWER OPTIMIZATION FOR ELECTRO-THERMAL SYSTEMS (POETS) -NEARLY ALL MODERN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ARE HITTING A POWER DENSITY WALL WHERE FURTHER IMPROVE…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.041 ENGINEERING	CHAMPAIGN, IL-13	2024	$36,940,111
ASST_NON_2015ST061CIRC01_070 NATIONAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE	Department of Homeland Security Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology	97.061 CENTERS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY	SPRINGFIELD, IL-13	2024	$32,807,000
ASST_NON_2016136_049 QLCI-CI: NSF QUANTUM LEAP CHALLENGE INSTITUTE FOR HYBRID QUANTUM ARCHITECTURES AND NETWORKS -QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM SO…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$31,964,971
ASST_NON_2005572_049 CATEGORY I: CROSSING THE DIVIDE BETWEEN TODAY'S PRACTICE AND TOMORROW'S SCIENCE -ADVANCES IN SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS AND USER INTERFACES HAVE DEMOCRATIZED THE AVAILABILITY AND ACC…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.070 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$31,399,995
ASST_NON_2320345_049 CATEGORY I: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN AI/ML COMPUTING DEMANDS AND TODAY'S CAPABILITIES -ADVANCES IN COMPUTING HARDWARE AND IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) RESEARCH HAVE LED TO AI-F…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.070 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$31,399,995
ASST_NON_W911NF1720196_097 ALLIANCE FOR IOBT RESEARCH ON EVOLVING INTELLIGENT GOAL-DRIVEN NETWORKS (IOBT REIGN).	Department of Defense Department of the Army	12.630 BASIC, APPLIED, AND ADVANCED RESEARCH IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$26,253,046
ASST_NON_DEFE0032340_089 THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ILLINOIS BASIN WEST CARBONSAFE PHASE III PROJECT IS TO GEOLOGICALLY CHARACTERIZE THE CAMBRIAN MT. SIMON SANDSTONE/EAU CLAIRE FORMATION STORAGE COMPLEX NEAR TH…	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.089 FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$20,541,757
ASST_NON_DEFE0031995_089 FRONT-END ENGINEERING DESIGN STUDY FOR HYBRID GAS TURBINE AND ULTRA-SUPERCRITICAL (USC) COAL BOILER CONCEPT (HGCC) PLANT WITH POST COMBUSTION CARBON CAPTURE AND ENERGY STORAGE SYS…	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.089 FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	CHAMPAIGN, IL-13	2024	$20,458,990
ASST_NON_2138307_049 TRACK 3: CORE NATIONAL ECOSYSTEM FOR CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE (CONECT) -THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN TEAM PROVIDES OPERATIONS AND INTEGRATION SERVICES AS PART OF THE…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.070 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$20,266,820
ASST_NON_20206702132799_012 IN THE RECENT PAST ESPECIALLY THE LAST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ADVANCES IN IRRIGATION FERTILIZATION MECHANIZATION AND BREEDING HAVE HELPED AGRICULTURE KEEP PACE WITH THE GRO…	Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture	10.310 AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI)	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$19,998,042
ASST_NON_2019897_049 MOLECULE MAKER LAB INSTITUTE (MMLI): AN AI INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR DISCOVERY, SYNTHETIC STRATEGY, AND MANUFACTURING -THE NSF MOLECULE MAKER LAB INSTITUTE (MMLI): AN AI INSTITUTE F…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$19,800,000
ASST_NON_P30DA018310_075 NEUROMETABOLOMICS AND NEUROPROTEOMICS CENTER ON CELL-CELL SIGNALING - THE UIUC NEUROPROTEOMICS AND NEUROMETABOLOMICS CENTER ON CELL-CELL SIGNALING DEVELOPS INNOVATIVE MEASUREMENT…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.279 DRUG USE AND ADDICTION RESEARCH PROGRAMS	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$18,588,648
ASST_NON_2146756_049 GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP) -THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP) IS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, FEDERAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES)	CHAMPAIGN, IL-13	2024	$17,654,849
ASST_NON_UH3OD023272_075 THE ILLINOIS KIDS DEVELOPMENT STUDY ECHO PREGNANCY AND PEDIATRIC COHORT - THIS IS A COMPETITIVE RENEWAL APPLICATION (1) TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW CHILDREN IN THE ILLINOIS KIDS DEVELOP…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.310 TRANS-NIH RESEARCH SUPPORT	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$17,627,260
ASST_NON_2243257_049 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR QUANTITATIVE CELL BIOLOGY -THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR QUANTITATIVE CELL BIOLOGY (QCB) AIMS TO REVOLUTIONIZE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF CELLS…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.074 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$17,300,011
ASST_NON_2229612_049 AI INSTITUTE FOR INCLUSIVE INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR EDUCATION (INVITE) -THE INSTITUTE FOR INCLUSIVE AND INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR EDUCATION (INVITE) SEEKS TO FUNDAMENTALLY…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES)	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$16,837,837
ASST_NON_DENA0003963_089 TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS TO FUNDAMENTALLY ADVANCE A PHYSICS-BASED PREDICTION CAPABILITY FOR AN EXCITING CLASS OF CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH THE AIM OF SUBSTANTIVELY ADVA…	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.124 PREDICTIVE SCIENCE ACADEMIC ALLIANCE PROGRAM	CHAMPAIGN, IL-13	2024	$16,550,000
ASST_NON_1720633_049 MRSEC: ILLINOIS MATERIALS RESEARCH CENTER -NON-TECHNICAL ABSTRACT: THE MISSION OF THE ILLINOIS MATERIALS RESEARCH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CENTER IS TO PERFORM FUNDAMENTAL, INNOVAT…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$16,150,000
ASST_NON_2118329_049 HDR INSTITUTE: GEOSPATIAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH AN INTEGRATIVE DISCOVERY ENVIRONMENT -THIS PROJECT ESTABLISHES THE INSTITUTE FOR GEOSPATIAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH AN INTEGRATIVE DI…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.070 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$16,010,000
ASST_NON_ED25HDQ0G0006_013 PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE ILLINOIS FERMENTATION AND AGRICULTURE BIOMANUFACTURING HUB (IBRL 2.0) BY INCREASING ITS CAPACITY AND…	Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration	11.039 REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION HUBS	CHAMPAIGN, IL-13	2025	$15,200,000
ASST_NON_AY1AX000030_075 AGILE AND SCALABLE MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL TUMOR MODELS	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.384 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	IL-90	2024	$13,798,949
ASST_NON_DEFE0031841_089 DE-FE0031841 FULL-SCALE FEED STUDY FOR RETROFITTING THE PRAIRIE STATE GENERATING STATION WITH AN 816 MWE CAPTURE PLANT USING MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRY AMENDMENT 0004, CLOSEOUT ADJ…	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.089 FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	CHAMPAIGN, IL-13	2024	$13,433,502
ASST_NON_D24AC00358_014 SURGICAL REMOVAL OF A TUMOR IS A MAINSTAY TREATMENT FOR MANY CANCER TYPES. HOWEVER BECAUSE THE SURGEON DOES NOT HAVE A REALTIME MICROSCOPIC VIEW OF THE CANCEROUS TISSUE DURING THE…	Department of the Interior Departmental Offices	93.384 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	IL-13	2024	$13,340,331
ASST_NON_2400058_049 BIOFOUNDRY: NSF IBIOFOUNDRY FOR BASIC AND APPLIED BIOLOGY -BIOTECHNOLOGY HAS PROMISED TO SOLVE MANY GRAND CHALLENGES OF MODERN SOCIETY. HOWEVER, THE TRADITIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVEL…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.074 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$12,999,999
ASST_NON_2022049_049 BII-IMPLEMENTATION: GEMS: GENOMICS AND ECO-EVOLUTION OF MULTI-SCALE SYMBIOSES -HUMANS, AND THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS AROUND THEM, LIVE IN A MICROBIAL WORLD. IT IS NOW WELL-KNOWN THAT…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.074 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$12,375,157
ASST_NON_N660012224033_097 AN INTEGRATED CHEMICAL AND MICROBIAL PLATFORM FOR ON-DEMAND FOOD PRODUCTION FROM MINIMAL RESOURCES	Department of Defense Department of the Navy	12.910 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT	IL-90	2024	$11,568,908
ASST_NON_1536171_049 THE DARK ENERGY SURVEY DATA MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS -1536171/PETRAVICK THE DARK ENERGY SURVEY (DES) PROJECT IS A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN PROBING THE PHYSICAL ORIGIN OF COSMIC ACCELERA…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$11,266,490
ASST_NON_DEFE0031626_089 WABASH CARBONSAFE	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.089 FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	CHAMPAIGN, IL-13	2024	$11,092,754
ASST_NON_NI23SLBCXXXXG044_012 ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EXTENSION ABSTRACT FOR FY23 FUNDING APPLICATION FOR USDA-NIFA-10511-SLBCDXXX-23-0001 THE ACES OFFICE OF EXTENSION ENABLES AND ENCOURAGES EDUCATOR CREAT…	Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture	10.511 SMITH-LEVER EXTENSION FUNDING	URBANA, IL-13	2025	$10,385,034
ASST_NON_NI24SLBCXXXXG023_012 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION SERVES AS THE UNIVERSITY'S STATEWIDE NETWORK FOR TRANSLATIONAL OUTREACH AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. CAPACITY FUNDS ARE DIRECTED TOWARD PERSONNEL AND IN…	Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture	10.511 SMITH-LEVER EXTENSION FUNDING	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$10,367,948
ASST_NON_NI25SLBCXXXXG036_012 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION SERVES AS THE UNIVERSITY'S STATEWIDE NETWORK FOR TRANSLATIONAL OUTREACH AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. CAPACITY FUNDS ARE DIRECTED TOWARD PERSONNEL AND IN…	Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture	10.511 SMITH-LEVER EXTENSION FUNDING	URBANA, IL-13	2025	$10,350,859
ASST_NON_NI26SLBCXXXXG045_012 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION SERVES AS THE UNIVERSITY'S STATEWIDE NETWORK FOR TRANSLATIONAL OUTREACH AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. CAPACITY FUNDS ARE DIRECTED TOWARD PERSONNEL AND IN…	Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture	10.511 SMITH-LEVER EXTENSION FUNDING	URBANA, IL-13	2026	$10,333,770
ASST_NON_NI22SLBCXXXXG010_012 SMITH-LEVER 3B/3C FORMULA FY2022 (COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAMS AT 1862 LAND GRANT INSTITUTIONS)	Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture	10.511 SMITH-LEVER EXTENSION FUNDING	CHAMPAIGN, IL-13	2025	$10,267,184
ASST_NON_NI19SLBCXXXXG005_012 SMITH-LEVER 3B <(>&<)> 3C FORMULA FY2019 (COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAMS AT 1862 LAND GRANT INSTITUTIONS)	Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture	10.511 SMITH-LEVER EXTENSION FUNDING	CHAMPAIGN, IL-13	2024	$10,180,034
ASST_NON_NI20SLBCXXXXG056_012 SMITH-LEVER 3BC FORMULA FY2020 (COOOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAMS AT 1862 LAND GRANT INSTITUTIONS)	Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture	10.511 SMITH-LEVER EXTENSION FUNDING	CHAMPAIGN, IL-13	2025	$10,162,239
ASST_NON_NI21SLBCXXXXG056_012 SMITH-LEVER 3B <(>&<)> 3C FORMULA FY2021 (COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAMS AT 1862 LAND GRANT INSTITUTIONS)	Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture	10.511 SMITH-LEVER EXTENSION FUNDING	CHAMPAIGN, IL-13	2025	$10,144,444
ASST_NON_20216801235898_012 DECLINING COST OF PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY AND RISING MARKET AND POLICY INCENTIVES FOR SOLAR ENERGY ARE MAKING IT INCREASINGLY PROFITABLE TO CONVERT CROPLAND TO SOLAR FARMS, LEADIN…	Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture	10.310 AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE (AFRI)	URBANA, IL-13	2025	$10,000,000
ASST_NON_DESC0023457_089 EFRC REGENERATIVE ENERGY-EFFICIENT MANUFACTURING OF THERMOSET POLYMERIC MATERIALS (REMAT)	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$9,545,000
ASST_NON_R01AI015650_075 GENETIC APPROACHES TO LIPID METABOLISM - FATTY ACIDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HYDROPHOBIC BARRIER PROPERTIES OF BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES. BARRIER QUALITY DEPENDS ON THE SPECIES OF FATT…	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health	93.855 ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH	IL-90	2024	$9,273,703
ASST_NON_2123781_049 EXPEDITIONS: MIND IN VITRO ? COMPUTING WITH LIVING NEURONS -CAN COMPUTING SYSTEMS BE BUILT OUT OF LIVING NEURONS? CAN THEY ACHIEVE BASIC HALLMARKS OF COGNITION SUCH AS LEARNING, A…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.070 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$9,196,000
ASST_NON_DEFE0029381_089 CARBONSAFE ILLINOIS – MACON COUNTY	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.089 FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	CHAMPAIGN, IL-13	2024	$9,186,952
ASST_NON_DESC0021238_089 ENERGY FRONTIER RESEARCH CENTER FOR QUANTUM SENSING AND QUANTUM MATERIALS (QSQM)	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$9,064,003
ASST_NON_2309037_049 ILLINOIS MATERIALS RESEARCH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CENTER (I-MRSEC) -NONTECHNICAL ABSTRACT: THE ILLINOIS MATERIALS RESEARCH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CENTER (I-MRSEC) HAS A MISSION…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$8,949,317
ASST_NON_DEFE0032268_089 MITCHELL CARBONSAFE THE OVERARCHING OBJECTIVE OF THE MITCHELL CARBONSAFE PROJECT IS TO GEOLOGICALLY CHARACTERIZE SEVERAL PROSPECTIVE STORAGE COMPLEXES WITHIN CAMBRO-ORDOVICIAN ST…	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.089 FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	CHAMPAIGN, IL-13	2024	$8,898,036
ASST_NON_2111046_049 A PROGRAM OF MEDIUM ENERGY NUCLEAR PHYSICS -IT IS NOW A WELL-ESTABLISHED FACT THAT NUCLEONS, PROTONS AND NEUTRONS?PARTICLES THAT MAKE UP THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE VISIBLE MATTER IN…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$8,525,999
ASST_NON_HR00112220028_097 THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO FUND RESEARCH SUPPORTING THE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY, MORPHOGENIC INTERFACES PROGRAM.	Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency	12.910 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT	CHAMPAIGN, IL-13	2024	$8,378,035
ASST_NON_W911NF2320218_097 NOVEL LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES FOR HIGH-RATE ENERGY ABSORBING APPLICATIONS (ARL-BAA-0071 - SUPPORT TO ARL FOUNDATION RESEARCH COMPETENCIES	Department of Defense Department of the Army	12.431 BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH	URBANA, IL-13	2024	$8,100,000

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