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Northern Illinois University: 10 NIH awards ($3.9M) and 46 NSF awards ($18.6M), fiscal years 2021 to 2026
Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, IL is funded under 10 NIH awards ($3.9M) and 46 NSF awards ($18.6M) in the NIH and NSF award files, read 2026-11-03. NIH fiscal years 2021 to 2025; NSF fiscal years 2022 to 2026.
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Awards
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| Award | Agency | Institute or division | Fiscal year | Amount in window | Start | End | Principal investigator | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collaborative Research: AGS-FIRP Track 3: In-situ Collaborative Experiment for the Collection of Hail In the Plains (ICECHIP) | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2024 | $3,868,290 | September 1, 2024 | August 31, 2028 | Vittorio A Gensini | nsf.gov |
| Scholarships and Enhanced Mentoring to Promote Equity and Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics | NSF | Scholarships, Fellowships, and Traineeships Section | 2024 | $1,999,999 | January 15, 2025 | December 31, 2029 | Ralph A Wheeler | nsf.gov |
| Northern Illinois Noyce Science Teaching Scholarship and Internship Program | NSF | Workforce & Talent Continuum Section | 2022 | $1,450,000 | April 1, 2022 | March 31, 2027 | Nicole LaDue | nsf.gov |
| CAREER: Ecological and Evolutionary Drivers in an Invasive Host-Parasite System | NSF | Evolutionary Patterns & Processes | 2023 | $1,165,173 | July 1, 2023 | June 30, 2028 | Jennifer Koop | nsf.gov |
| IUCRC Phase I Northern Illinois University: Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Convective Storms (CIRCS) | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2025 | $1,116,825 | August 1, 2025 | July 31, 2030 | Vittorio A Gensini | nsf.gov |
| Word Learning and Vocabulary Development in Blind Children | NIH | National Eye Institute | 2023 to 2025 | $615,889 | September 30, 2023 | July 31, 2027 | HARRIS, LINDSAY NICOLE-PORRINO | reporter.nih.gov |
| Using the Higgs Boson as a Tool to Search for New Physics at ATLAS | NSF | Physics Section | 2024 | $570,000 | August 1, 2024 | July 31, 2027 | Jahred Adelman | nsf.gov |
| Intestinal Microbial Communities and Metabolites Changes Associated with Long-term Stress Induced Inflammatory Bowel Disease | NIH | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases | 2025 | $554,874 | August 15, 2025 | July 31, 2028 | SINGH, PALLAVI | reporter.nih.gov |
| CAREER: Multiscale Modeling of Thrombus Formation and its Response to External Loads | NSF | Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation | 2024 | $506,803 | September 1, 2024 | November 30, 2024 | Jifu Tan | nsf.gov |
| Control of Polarized Basement Membrane Secretion in Epithelial Cells | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences | 2025 | $455,997 | April 1, 2020 | July 31, 2028 | DEVERGNE, OLIVIER | reporter.nih.gov |
| Heavy Quarks: A Window Beyond the Standard Model at the LHC | NSF | Physics Section | 2024 | $450,000 | August 1, 2024 | July 31, 2027 | Hector de la Torre Perez | nsf.gov |
| Mechanistic and Exploratory Photochemistry with Plane-Polarized Light | NSF | Chemistry Section | 2022 | $440,000 | July 1, 2022 | June 30, 2026 | Evgueni E Nesterov | nsf.gov |
| A randomized controlled trial examining the impact of a brief attention-based neurobehavioral transdiagnostic intervention on acute fear response | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health | 2021 | $426,237 | August 1, 2021 | July 31, 2025 | ORCUTT, HOLLY K | reporter.nih.gov |
| Engineering and Characterization of pH dependent Antibodies | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences | 2024 | $415,329 | September 1, 2024 | August 31, 2027 | HORN, JAMES R. | reporter.nih.gov |
| MRI: Track 1: Acquisition of Agilent 8700 Laser Direct Infrared (LDIR) Chemical Imaging System | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2023 | $414,523 | September 1, 2023 | August 31, 2027 | Megan R Brown | nsf.gov |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship: STEMEdIPRF: Using a first-year seminar and peer mentorship program to foster well-being and academic success in biology undergraduates | NSF | Scholarships, Fellowships, and Traineeships Section | 2024 | $384,092 | August 1, 2024 | July 31, 2027 | Lisa Mitchem | nsf.gov |
| Instrument-free yes/no quantitative analysis of molecular biomarkers | NSF | Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, & Transport Systems | 2024 | $380,074 | September 1, 2024 | August 31, 2027 | Irina V Nesterova | nsf.gov |
| Promoting resilience and mechanisms underlying emotion and cardiovascular health as a function of adolescent social stress | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute | 2025 | $380,000 | September 1, 2025 | August 31, 2028 | GRIPPO, ANGELA J | reporter.nih.gov |
| Collaborative Research: REU Site: Water resources and quality in the Riviera Maya, Mexico | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2023 | $372,594 | September 1, 2023 | August 31, 2027 | Melissa E Lenczewski | nsf.gov |
| Mitigating risk from macroeconomic stress on child mental health: Exploring protective effects of universal preventive intervention | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health | 2021 to 2022 | $355,758 | January 1, 2021 | October 31, 2023 | SHELLEBY, ELIZABETH C | reporter.nih.gov |
| Collaborative Research: Polarimetric Radar and Modeling Perspectives of Updraft, Cold Pool, and Mesovortex Evolution in Quasi-Linear Convective Systems | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2025 | $335,747 | August 1, 2025 | July 31, 2028 | Alex Haberlie | nsf.gov |
| Evaluation of micro-epidermal actuators on flexible substrate for noninvasive, pediatric-friendly conductive hearing aid | NIH | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders | 2021 to 2022 | $285,195 | April 1, 2021 | March 31, 2024 | MOGHIMI, MOHAMMAD JAVAD | reporter.nih.gov |
| Assessing the Adaptability of Resilience Models | NSF | Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences | 2025 | $284,044 | April 15, 2025 | September 30, 2027 | Mark Schuller | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: Unraveling parasite, host, and environmental drivers of Diadematidae scuticociliatosis, a globally significant marine disease | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2025 | $278,494 | September 1, 2025 | August 31, 2028 | Michael W Henson | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: Investigating the Molten Salt Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles via in situ X-ray Scattering/Spectroscopy Techniques | NSF | Division Of Chemistry | 2024 | $270,000 | September 1, 2024 | March 31, 2026 | Tao Li | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: North American Warm-season Extremes in a Changing Climate: Large-scale Drivers and Local Feedbacks | NSF | Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences | 2022 | $269,419 | September 1, 2022 | October 31, 2025 | Allison C Michaelis | nsf.gov |
| Increasing Employer Inclusivity by Investigating Motivation to Participate in Geoscience Disability Communities of Transformation | NSF | Div. of Equity for Excellence in STEM | 2023 | $259,579 | October 1, 2023 | May 2, 2025 | Megan R Brown | nsf.gov |
| LEAPS-MPS: Advanced Electron Sources for Accelerator Applications | NSF | Physics Section | 2025 | $249,858 | August 15, 2025 | July 31, 2027 | Oksana Chubenko | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: Supporting Mathematical Instruction around Definitions through Values-Centered Collaboration | NSF | Education Innovation & Translation Section | 2024 | $237,013 | October 1, 2024 | September 30, 2027 | Rachel L Rupnow | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: Effects of instructional analogies on illusions of understanding in Introductory Geoscience | NSF | Education Innovation & Translation Section | 2023 | $229,816 | August 1, 2023 | July 31, 2027 | Nicole LaDue | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: Understanding the Reversible Formation of Sodium Hydrosulfide in Hybrid Electrolytes for High-Energy Density Storage | NSF | Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems | 2022 | $226,968 | October 1, 2022 | July 31, 2026 | Tao Li | nsf.gov |
| The FoodMASTER Initiative: Supporting the STEM learning pipeline for underserved, minority youth through informal science learning environments | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences | 2021 | $224,151 | August 1, 2017 | June 30, 2024 | DUFFRIN, MELANI WILSON | reporter.nih.gov |
| Typhoon 5 Biomolecular imager | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences | 2025 | $220,799 | August 1, 2025 | July 31, 2026 | NESTEROVA, IRINA V | reporter.nih.gov |
| Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) | NSF | Scholarships, Fellowships, and Traineeships Section | 2025 | $212,000 | September 1, 2025 | August 31, 2030 | Jessica Reyman | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: CyberTraining: Implementation: Medium: FOUNT: Scaffolded, Hands-On Learning for a Data-Centric Future | NSF | Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure | 2022 | $204,815 | October 1, 2022 | September 30, 2026 | David A Koop | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: Rational design of Ni/Ga intermetallic compounds for efficient light alkanes conversion through ammonia reforming | NSF | Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems | 2022 | $204,222 | October 1, 2022 | June 30, 2026 | Tao Li | nsf.gov |
| EMBRACE-AGS-Seed: Harnessing the Power of Machine Learning to Generate Ensembles of Regional Climate Projections | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2025 | $199,316 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2027 | Alex Haberlie | nsf.gov |
| ERI: An Artificial Intelligence-based Computer Aided Manufacturing Framework for Hybrid Manufacturing | NSF | Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation | 2023 | $198,574 | August 1, 2023 | August 31, 2025 | Niechen Chen | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: The Role of Stress in Human Crowd Dynamics during Emergency Situations | NSF | Civil, Mechanical, & Manufacturing Innovation | 2023 | $197,535 | October 1, 2023 | September 30, 2027 | Sachit Butail | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: Evaluating tectonic models for the western US Cordillera through the metamorphic history of the Pelona-Orocopia-Rand schists | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2024 | $185,478 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2027 | Suzanne Autrey | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: Dynamical Sampling on Graphs: Mathematical Framework and Algorithms | NSF | Division Of Mathematical Sciences | 2022 | $182,637 | July 1, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | Ilya A Krishtal | nsf.gov |
| Theory and Phenomenology at the Frontiers of the Standard Model | NSF | Physics Section | 2023 | $180,000 | August 15, 2023 | July 31, 2026 | Stephen P Martin | nsf.gov |
| Design and Analysis of Algorithms for Structured Optimization | NSF | Mathematical Science Section | 2023 | $161,259 | June 15, 2023 | November 30, 2026 | Yunier Bello Cruz | nsf.gov |
| Exploring the intersection between nutrition, microbiome, and fitness | NSF | Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences | 2025 | $123,202 | August 15, 2025 | July 31, 2028 | Leila M Porter | nsf.gov |
| Theory and Phenomenology at the Frontiers of the Standard Model | NSF | Physics Section | 2026 | $120,000 | August 15, 2026 | July 31, 2028 | Stephen P Martin | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: FuSe: Spin Gapless Semiconductors and Effective Spin Injection Design for Spin-Orbit Logic | NSF | Division Of Materials Research | 2023 | $117,523 | October 1, 2023 | September 30, 2026 | Tao Li | nsf.gov |
| Co-constructing Strategies to Enhance Support and Effectiveness in Teaching Scientific Argumentation with Technology | NSF | Education Innovation & Translation Section | 2025 | $100,000 | August 1, 2025 | July 31, 2027 | Pi-Sui Hsu | nsf.gov |
| Conference: INTEGRaL: Innovation Network To Enhance and Grow ReseArch Infrastructure and Links | NSF | OIA-Office of Integrative Activities | 2023 | $99,631 | October 1, 2023 | March 31, 2025 | Kellie Dyslin | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: IRES Track 1: Transarctic Connections: Linking Alaskan Students with Finnish Arctic Scientists for Research in the Rapidly Changing Arctic | NSF | Office of International Science and Engineering | 2023 | $75,000 | July 1, 2023 | June 30, 2027 | Nathan D Stansell | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: DMREF: High-Throughput Screening of Electrolytes for the Next Generation of Rechargeable Batteries | NSF | Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems | 2023 | $66,523 | October 1, 2023 | August 31, 2026 | Tao Li | nsf.gov |
| ERI: Integration of Computational Modeling and Machine Learning for Clot Mechanics | NSF | Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation | 2023 | $60,835 | July 1, 2023 | January 31, 2025 | Jifu Tan | nsf.gov |
| HCC: Small: Brain to Brain Interfacing Achieving Direct Bidirectional Noninvasive Brain-to-Brain Communication | NSF | Division of Information & Intelligent Systems | 2025 | $50,223 | October 1, 2024 | March 31, 2026 | Chang S Nam | nsf.gov |
| Elucidating Solvation Structures for Rational Design of Solvent-in-Salt Electrolytes for High Voltage Batteries Alkali-Metal Batteries | NSF | Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems | 2024 | $26,834 | September 1, 2024 | July 31, 2026 | Tao Li | nsf.gov |
| Doctoral Dissertation Research: Investigating the gut microbiome’s impact on fiber digestibility | NSF | Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences | 2025 | $26,120 | February 15, 2025 | January 31, 2026 | Mitchell Irwin | nsf.gov |
| IUCRC Planning Grant Northern Illinois University: Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Convective Storms (CIRCS) | NSF | Integrative and Collaborative Education and Research (ICER) | 2024 | $20,000 | June 1, 2024 | May 31, 2025 | Vittorio A Gensini | nsf.gov |
| Doctoral Dissertation Research: On the ground and from above: A multi-factor analysis of the direct and indirect drivers of tallgrass prairie small mammal communities | NSF | Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences | 2023 | $17,780 | September 1, 2023 | August 31, 2024 | Holly Jones | nsf.gov |
Funding by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | NIH awards | NIH amount | NSF awards | NSF amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | $0 | 6 | $1,102,129 |
| 2025 | 5 | $1,797,920 | 16 | $3,977,340 |
| 2024 | 2 | $658,718 | 13 | $7,701,532 |
| 2023 | 1 | $186,250 | 16 | $2,622,315 |
| 2022 | 2 | $303,256 | 7 | $2,408,699 |
| 2021 | 4 | $988,085 | 0 | $0 |
Open federal funding opportunities
From Grants.gov: notices that funded awards in this table, and open notices on the same agency and assistance listing.
| Open opportunity | Number | Agency | Listing | Closes | Award ceiling | Why it matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets) | 26-512 | NSF | 47.050 | November 4, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP) | 25-540 | NSF | 47.050 | November 17, 2026 | $2 million | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support | 23-525 | NSF | 47.050 | January 11, 2027 | $47.5 million | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure | 23-520 | NSF | 47.050 | January 21, 2027 | $1 million | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC) | 24-573 | NSF | 47.050 | January 26, 2027 | $1.5 million | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR) | 24-527 | NSF | 47.050 | February 8, 2027 | $3.6 million | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 | 24-598 | NSF | 47.050 | February 8, 2027 | $20 million | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL) | 22-615 | NSF | 47.050 | February 16, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) | 22-603 | NSF | 47.050 | March 1, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) | 26-506 | NSF | 47.050 | March 2, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows | 24-528 | NSF | 47.050 | April 13, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS) | 25-533 | NSF | 47.050 | April 14, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) | 24-588 | NSF | 47.050 | June 1, 2027 | $3.2 million | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) | 22-586 | NSF | 47.050 | July 28, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) | 23-601 | NSF | 47.050 | August 18, 2027 | $500,000 | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR) | 23-598 | NSF | 47.050 | October 19, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program | 25-549 | NSF | 47.050 | October 6, 2076 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS-PRF) | 22-639 | NSF | 47.050 | October 7, 2076 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI) | 14-579 | NSF | 47.050 | October 14, 2076 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
| Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core) | 26-516 | NSF | 47.050 | October 27, 2076 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.050 as 11 awards here |
Topics of its NIH awards
- Behavioral and Social Science
- Building Research Capacity at Institutions with Limited NIH Funding
- Pediatric
- Basic Behavioral and Social Science
- Mental Health
- Social Determinants of Health
- Neurosciences
- Prevention
- Bioengineering
- Clinical Research
- Brain Disorders
- Biotechnology
Updated November 3, 2026. Read from NIH RePORTER ExPORTER and NSF Award Search. Published by NIH and NSF as U.S. government data. NIH awards are fiscal years 2021 to 2025 (NIH files published to 2026-07-09); NSF awards are fiscal years 2022 to 2026 (NSF files published to 2026-11-02). NIH amounts are the total cost of each fiscal year in the window; NSF amounts are the funds obligated in the window. Organizations are matched on the UEI. Open opportunities come from Grants.gov and match on agency and assistance listing number, and on the notice number NIH prints on an award. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.