The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) obligated $427.5M in grants to US colleges and universities in federal fiscal year 2025. Columbia University in the City of New York received the most, $71.5M, and New York led all states with $100.8M.
| Rank | Recipient | Grants |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia University in the City of New York | $71.5M |
| 2 | Emory University | $40.3M |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins University | $24.8M |
| 4 | University of California, San Francisco | $15.4M |
| 5 | University of Washington | $12.8M |
| 6 | University of Utah | $12.0M |
| 7 | University of Michigan | $10.7M |
| 8 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | $10.5M |
| 9 | Georgetown University | $10.3M |
| 10 | New York University | $10.1M |
| 11 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $10.0M |
| 12 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | $7.5M |
| 13 | University of California, San Diego | $7.5M |
| 14 | University of Minnesota | $6.2M |
| 15 | Ohio State University | $5.9M |
| 16 | University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | $5.7M |
| 17 | University of Illinois | $5.6M |
| 18 | Harvard University | $5.3M |
| 19 | University of Iowa | $4.9M |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin System | $4.8M |
| 21 | Michigan State University | $4.8M |
| 22 | University of Kentucky Research Foundation | $4.7M |
| 23 | University of Colorado | $4.2M |
| 24 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | $4.0M |
| 25 | Case Western Reserve University | $3.9M |
| 26 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans | $3.7M |
| 27 | University of Florida | $3.6M |
| 28 | University of Missouri System | $3.5M |
| 29 | University of Rochester | $3.3M |
| 30 | Clemson University | $2.9M |
| 31 | University of California, Davis | $2.9M |
| 32 | Washington University in St. Louis | $2.9M |
| 33 | University of Pennsylvania | $2.9M |
| 34 | Cornell University | $2.6M |
| 35 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | $2.6M |
| 36 | University of Arizona | $2.6M |
| 37 | Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | $2.4M |
| 38 | Colorado State University | $2.4M |
| 39 | Northwestern University | $2.3M |
| 40 | Baylor College of Medicine | $2.2M |
| 41 | University of Alabama | $2.2M |
| 42 | University of Massachusetts Medical School | $2.1M |
| 43 | University of South Carolina | $2.0M |
| 44 | University of Massachusetts | $2.0M |
| 45 | Southern Nevada Health Dist | $1.8M |
| 46 | Stanford University | $1.8M |
| 47 | Morehouse School of Medicine, Inc. | $1.7M |
| 48 | Of Nevada System of Higher Education | $1.7M |
| 49 | Northeastern University | $1.6M |
| 50 | Albert Einstein College of Medicine | $1.6M |
| State | Grants |
|---|---|
| New York | $100.8M |
| Georgia | $42.8M |
| California | $29.4M |
| Maryland | $25.8M |
| Michigan | $15.4M |
| Washington | $14.3M |
| Alabama | $14.0M |
| North Carolina | $12.7M |
| Massachusetts | $12.4M |
| Utah | $12.0M |
| Pennsylvania | $11.9M |
| District of Columbia | $11.4M |
| Ohio | $11.2M |
| Illinois | $9.5M |
| Texas | $9.3M |
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