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Brandeis University
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Brandeis University, of Waltham, MA, was obligated $191M in federal awards across the 4 fiscal years in which it reached the $1.0M listing floor (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $40M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 12% on FY2025 ($45M).
Brandeis University ranks 94 of 969 listed organisations located in MA by five-year obligations, and 3,245 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Health and Human Services and National Science Foundation: 22 awards worth $41M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $57,987,176 | under $1.0M | $57,987,176 | — |
| FY2024 | $48,580,889 | under $1.0M | $48,580,889 | -16% |
| FY2025 | $44,930,195 | under $1.0M | $44,930,195 | -8% |
| FY2026 | $39,628,097 | under $1.0M | $39,628,097 | -12% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in MA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $191M | $70B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $40M | $16B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $191M | $70B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 3,245 of 30,989 | 1 of 969 in MA | 1 |
Largest in state: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Health and Human Services | 20 | $38M | 93% |
| 2 | National Science Foundation | 2 | $3.0M | 7% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Middlesex County, MA $32M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.310 Trans-NIH Research Support | $3.3M | 9 Feb 2023 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research | $3.2M | 21 Sep 2023 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.273 Alcohol Research Programs | $2.8M | 18 Sep 2023 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Community Living | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.433 Acl National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research | $2.6M | 28 Aug 2023 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants | $2.4M | 17 Aug 2023 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.361 Nursing Research | $2.3M | 19 Sep 2023 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.853 Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders | $2.1M | 29 Jul 2025 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research | $2.1M | 6 Aug 2024 | MA | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.083 Integrative Activities | $1.8M | 21 Aug 2023 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants | $1.8M | 29 Apr 2026 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.173 Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders | $1.6M | 22 Aug 2023 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.279 Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | $1.6M | 31 Jan 2023 | MA | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $3.3M, Department of Health and Human Services, 9 Feb 2023: ADDRESSING SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES AND BARRIERS AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES - PROJECT SUMMARY STUDIES TO DATE S
- $3.2M, Department of Health and Human Services, 21 Sep 2023: GROWTH AND DECLINE IN SNAP GENEROSITY: OUTCOME AND EQUITY IMPLICATIONS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THIS PROJECT WILL EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF ADDED SUPPLEMENTAL NU
- $2.8M, Department of Health and Human Services, 18 Sep 2023: INROADS-A: INTERSECTING RESEARCH ON ADDICTION AND DISABILITY SERVICES - ALCOHOL - ABSTRACT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (PWD) ARE AN OVERLOOKED HEALTH DISPARITY POP
- $2.6M, Department of Health and Human Services, 28 Aug 2023: COMMUNITY LIVING POLICY CENTER - GOAL: THE COMMUNITY LIVING POLICY CENTER (CLPC), HOUSED AT THE LURIE INSTITUTE FOR DISABILITY POLICY AT BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY AIM
- $2.4M, Department of Health and Human Services, 17 Aug 2023: UNRAVELING THE SYNAPTIC AND CIRCUIT MECHANISMS UNDERLYING A PLASTICITY-DRIVING INSTRUCTIVE SIGNAL - PROJECT SUMMARY LEARNING, FUNDAMENTAL TO COGNITION, REQUIRES
- $2.3M, Department of Health and Human Services, 19 Sep 2023: UNWINDING PANDEMIC-ERA SOCIAL PROGRAMS: EFFECTS ON HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES AND DISPARITIES - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THIS PROJECT WILL STUDY THE EFFECTS OF THE EXP
- $2.1M, Department of Health and Human Services, 29 Jul 2025: RESILIENCE OF NEURONS AND CIRCUITS - THE GOAL OF THE PRESENT PROPOSAL IS TO UNDERSTAND LONG-TERM NEURONAL AND CIRCUIT STABILITY AND RESILIENCE IN RESPONSE TO PR
- $2.1M, Department of Health and Human Services, 6 Aug 2024: A CONTINUING EDUCATION INTERVENTION TO ADDRESS ABLEISM AMONG OBSTETRIC CLINICIANS PROVIDING PERINATAL CARE - PROJECT SUMMARY THE NOTION THAT DISABLED PEOPLE WOU
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Brandeis University receive?
$191M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $58M; FY2024: $49M; FY2025: $45M; FY2026: $40M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Brandeis University?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Health and Human Services ($38M) and National Science Foundation ($3.0M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Biomedical Research and Research Training (93.859), Mental Health Research Grants (93.242) and Acl National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (93.433).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: MA ($41M).
Is Brandeis University a large federal recipient?
It ranks 3,245 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 94 of 969 located in MA. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.