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University of Akron: 8 NIH awards ($2.8M) and 45 NSF awards ($16.1M), fiscal years 2021 to 2026
University of Akron in Akron, OH is funded under 8 NIH awards ($2.8M) and 45 NSF awards ($16.1M) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate Traineeship on Advances in Materials Science using Machine Learning | NSF | Scholarships, Fellowships, and Traineeships Section | 2022 | $2,025,000 | May 1, 2022 | April 30, 2027 | Sadhan C Jana | nsf.gov |
| Increasing retention of part-time and full-time STEM students with scholarships, mentoring and mathematics tutoring | NSF | Scholarships, Fellowships, and Traineeships Section | 2022 | $1,499,239 | May 1, 2022 | April 30, 2028 | Teresa J Cutright | nsf.gov |
| Exploring ultimate mechanical characteristics of polymers, from molecular to fracture mechanics | NSF | Materials Research Section | 2022 | $816,000 | July 1, 2022 | June 30, 2027 | Shi-Qing Wang | nsf.gov |
| BPE-Track 3: Engineering Academic Mentoring Collective | NSF | Engineering Education Centers | 2024 | $800,000 | September 1, 2024 | August 31, 2029 | Teresa J Cutright | nsf.gov |
| CAREER: CAS: Properties of Degradable Carbon Dioxide/Olefin Copolymers | NSF | Materials Research Section | 2022 | $666,373 | September 1, 2022 | August 31, 2027 | James M Eagan | nsf.gov |
| Measuring Real Contact Area and Its Consequences on Adhesion and Friction in Dry and Wet Conditions | NSF | Materials Research Section | 2022 | $599,957 | September 1, 2022 | August 31, 2027 | Ali N Dhinojwala | nsf.gov |
| A High Throughput Human Tumor Modeling Technology for Cancer Drug Discovery | NIH | National Cancer Institute | 2021 | $590,632 | June 1, 2019 | May 31, 2024 | TAVANA, HOSSEIN | reporter.nih.gov |
| Developing Activatable Fluorescent Flavonoids for Vascular Imaging | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences | 2023 to 2024 | $529,497 | March 1, 2023 | February 28, 2026 | PANG, YI | reporter.nih.gov |
| MRI: Acquisition of a MALDI‐ToF Mass Spectrometer to Advance Research and Education in Polymer Science and Engineering | NSF | Division Of Materials Research | 2022 | $525,000 | September 1, 2022 | August 31, 2025 | Chrys Wesdemiotis | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: Highly ordered concentric multilayer nanostructures with probable liquid crystalline features from rigid sphere-rod amphiphiles in solution | NSF | Materials Research Section | 2022 | $518,573 | August 15, 2022 | July 31, 2026 | Tianbo Liu | nsf.gov |
| Temperature Dependence of Surface Energy of Ice and its Implications on Adhesion and Friction | NSF | Chemistry Section | 2022 | $500,000 | September 1, 2022 | August 31, 2026 | Ali N Dhinojwala | nsf.gov |
| CAREER: Biomimetic Swarm of Active Colloids with Off-Center Interaction Sites | NSF | Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, & Transport Systems | 2023 | $454,772 | March 1, 2023 | February 29, 2028 | Amir Nourhani | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: Fundamental Characterizations of Hydrophilic Macroions - Hydration Shell Thicknesses, Counterion Distribution and Intermolecular Distances | NSF | Chemistry Section | 2026 | $450,000 | September 1, 2026 | August 31, 2029 | Tianbo Liu | nsf.gov |
| Maturation Strategies for Engineered Human Cardiac Microtissues | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute | 2024 | $448,200 | December 1, 2023 | November 30, 2026 | ZHANG, GE | reporter.nih.gov |
| Using Established Leptin Signaling Mutants to Study Cell Physiology and Bone Development in Zebrafish | NIH | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases | 2021 | $443,905 | April 19, 2021 | April 18, 2025 | LONDRAVILLE, RICHARD LYLE | reporter.nih.gov |
| Ultrasensitive, Rapid, Amplification-Free RNA Virus Detection Using Nanodimer-Based Nucleic Acid Target Sequence Recognition | NSF | Electrical, Communications, & Cyber Systems | 2023 | $443,293 | September 1, 2023 | August 31, 2027 | Jiang Zhe | nsf.gov |
| Novel tools for screening retinal function using improved human retinal organoid models | NIH | National Eye Institute | 2021 to 2022 | $432,791 | September 1, 2021 | August 31, 2024 | RENNA, JORDAN MICHAEL | reporter.nih.gov |
| CAS-Climate: Mechanically Active Degradable Polymers | NSF | Division Of Chemistry | 2022 | $420,000 | November 1, 2022 | February 28, 2026 | Junpeng Wang | nsf.gov |
| Fundamental interaction mechanisms for separation control using tunable flexible materials | NSF | Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, & Transport Systems | 2025 | $414,978 | July 1, 2025 | June 30, 2028 | Saikishan Suryanarayanan | nsf.gov |
| Amplification of chiral recognition and discrimination among amino-acid-based nanoscale ions during assembly induced by electrostatic interaction | NSF | Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, & Transport Systems | 2024 | $399,574 | January 1, 2024 | December 31, 2027 | Tianbo Liu | nsf.gov |
| IRES: Advancing Sustainable Technology And Recycling for Composite Materials | NSF | Office of International Science and Engineering | 2025 | $363,657 | September 1, 2025 | August 31, 2028 | Kwek-Tze Tan | nsf.gov |
| REU Site: Polymer Research & Innovation Summer Mentorship | NSF | Materials Research Section | 2026 | $362,138 | May 1, 2026 | April 30, 2029 | Mesfin Tsige | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: Roles of lithology and water on deep continental crustal rheology from a natural setting and laboratory experiments | NSF | GEO - Core Programs | 2023 | $359,704 | August 1, 2023 | July 31, 2027 | Caleb W Holyoke | nsf.gov |
| Decoding Macroion Self-Assembly and Solvation: A Multi-Scale Computational Approach to Self-Recognition | NSF | Chemistry Section | 2025 | $358,040 | September 1, 2025 | August 31, 2028 | Mesfin Tsige | nsf.gov |
| Unfolding the elementary building blocks of dynamics and rheology of soft glassy materials | NSF | Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, & Transport Systems | 2023 | $345,410 | February 1, 2023 | January 31, 2027 | Fardin Khabaz | nsf.gov |
| Crystallization and Reorganization Pathway of Semicrystalline Polymers | NSF | Materials Research Section | 2025 | $333,167 | July 1, 2025 | June 30, 2029 | Mesfin Tsige | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: Integrated Analysis of Mechanical and Biochemical Effects in Breast Tumor Microenvironment | NSF | Civil, Mechanical, & Manufacturing Innovation | 2022 | $326,000 | September 1, 2022 | February 28, 2027 | Hossein Tavana | nsf.gov |
| Solution and Interfacial Properties of Catenated Polymers | NSF | Materials Research Section | 2022 | $321,000 | July 1, 2022 | December 31, 2026 | Mesfin Tsige | nsf.gov |
| ReDDDoT Phase 1: Planning Grant: Materials Advancement through a Precede-Proceed framework for Safety | NSF | Emerging Technologies Section | 2024 | $300,000 | October 1, 2024 | September 30, 2027 | JEFFREY L PELLEGRINO | nsf.gov |
| PFI-TT: Novel Lithium-Ion Batteries with Adaptive Designs for Improved Safety, Range and Payload Capacity | NSF | Translational Impacts | 2022 | $250,000 | July 1, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | Jae-Won Choi | nsf.gov |
| IUCRC Phase III University of Akron: Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe) | NSF | Engineering Education Centers | 2022 | $249,995 | May 1, 2022 | April 30, 2027 | Jae-Won Choi | nsf.gov |
| LEAPS-MPS: Molecular Engineering and Synergic Integration of Perovskite Nanomaterials with Thermoplastic Elastomers for Flexible Multifunctional Optical Materials | NSF | Division Of Materials Research | 2022 | $249,979 | September 1, 2022 | February 28, 2025 | Weinan Xu | nsf.gov |
| ERI: A Noble Approach to Design Polymer Nanocomposites for Partial Discharge Free Electric Machine Winding Insulation | NSF | Electrical, Communications, & Cyber Systems | 2025 | $199,999 | September 1, 2025 | August 31, 2027 | Farhina Haque | nsf.gov |
| ERI:Fast and Scalable Matrix Computations for Distributed AI | NSF | Electrical, Communications, & Cyber Systems | 2026 | $199,413 | July 1, 2026 | June 30, 2028 | Anindya Bijoy Das | nsf.gov |
| EAGER: Additive Manufacturing of Stimuli-Responsive Implants | NSF | Civil, Mechanical, & Manufacturing Innovation | 2026 | $160,746 | February 1, 2026 | January 31, 2028 | Hossein Ravanbakhsh | nsf.gov |
| Development of synergistic oxygenating antibacterial hydrogel dressings for reducing infection in diabetic wounds | NIH | National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases | 2021 | $159,829 | April 7, 2020 | March 31, 2023 | LEIPZIG, NIC D | reporter.nih.gov |
| Fully-Analog Motion Artifact Elimination Circuit for Compact and Low Power A-ECG Monitoring Devices | NIH | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering | 2021 to 2022 | $146,800 | May 1, 2021 | December 31, 2024 | LEE, KYE-SHIN | reporter.nih.gov |
| Collaborative Research: Supercritical Fluids and Heat Transfer - Delineation of Anomalous Region, Ultra-long Distance Gas Transport without Recompression, and Thermal Management | NSF | Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, & Transport Systems | 2023 | $145,234 | September 1, 2023 | August 31, 2027 | Guo-Xiang Wang | nsf.gov |
| Collaborative Research: CCSS: Practical Coded Matrix Computation | NSF | Electrical, Communications, & Cyber Systems | 2025 | $128,479 | October 1, 2025 | September 30, 2028 | Anindya Bijoy Das | nsf.gov |
| MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of Spray Particle & Spray Droplet Size Analyzer for Precision Manufacturing | NSF | Civil, Mechanical, & Manufacturing Innovation | 2023 | $126,162 | September 1, 2023 | August 31, 2026 | Alex Povitsky | nsf.gov |
| Neuromechanical Resonance and Distributed Control in Organismal Pumping | NSF | Division Of Mathematical Sciences | 2022 | $103,532 | August 1, 2022 | September 30, 2022 | Alexander Hoover | nsf.gov |
| Innovating Studies of Agricultural Economies | NSF | Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences | 2025 | $102,118 | August 15, 2025 | July 31, 2027 | Timothy Matney | nsf.gov |
| PFI-TT: Device to Recycle Scrap Cathodes in Lithium-Ion Battery Factories | NSF | Translational Impacts | 2023 | $90,836 | August 1, 2023 | July 31, 2025 | Siamak Farhad | nsf.gov |
| Mechanistic Design and Understanding of Fully Polymeric Antifreezing and Tough Hydrogels | NSF | Division Of Materials Research | 2023 | $65,129 | August 1, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | Jie Zheng | nsf.gov |
| I-Corps: Machine for Decentralized Recycling of Lithium-Ion Batteries | NSF | Translational Impacts | 2022 | $50,000 | April 1, 2022 | September 30, 2023 | Siamak Farhad | nsf.gov |
| I-Corps: Tunable Porosity Aerogel for Wound-Care Dressing | NSF | Translational Impacts | 2022 | $50,000 | July 1, 2022 | December 31, 2023 | Sadhan C Jana | nsf.gov |
| I-Corps: Delivery of coherent coolant jet and nozzle manufacturing for grinding technology | NSF | Translational Impacts | 2022 | $50,000 | July 1, 2022 | September 30, 2024 | Alex Povitsky | nsf.gov |
| I-Corps: Advancing access equity and user safety through bio-inspired all-terrain mobility solutions | NSF | Translational Impacts | 2023 | $50,000 | June 1, 2023 | November 30, 2023 | Henry Astley | nsf.gov |
| I-Corps: Microfluidic chamber for ex-vivo tissue electrophysiology | NSF | Translational Impacts | 2023 | $50,000 | June 1, 2023 | May 31, 2024 | Jordan M Renna | nsf.gov |
| I-Corps: Translation potential of adsorbent media for removal of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water | NSF | Translational Impacts | 2024 | $50,000 | June 15, 2024 | March 31, 2026 | Sadhan C Jana | nsf.gov |
| I-Corps: Translation Potential of a Mixed Coolant System for Grinding Processes | NSF | Pathways for Translation Section | 2025 | $50,000 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2026 | Manigandan Kannan | nsf.gov |
| Leveraging Epitaxial Growth to Deconvolute Particle Size and Density Effects in Thermal Catalysis | NSF | Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems | 2024 | $34,168 | September 1, 2024 | December 31, 2025 | Linxiao Chen | nsf.gov |
| Integration of Leukotriene and Prostaglandin Receptor Signaling in Mast Cell Activation and Pulmonary Inflammation during Asthma | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | 2021 | $12,332 | February 20, 2019 | June 30, 2021 | PARUCHURI, SAILAJA | reporter.nih.gov |
Funding by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | NIH awards | NIH amount | NSF awards | NSF amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | $0 | 5 | $1,197,297 |
| 2025 | 0 | $0 | 13 | $2,831,576 |
| 2024 | 2 | $538,249 | 11 | $2,485,170 |
| 2023 | 1 | $439,448 | 16 | $3,847,355 |
| 2022 | 2 | $186,356 | 17 | $5,592,735 |
| 2021 | 6 | $1,599,933 | 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 | 47.041 | November 4, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF) | 20-558 | NSF | 47.041 | November 10, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP) | 25-540 | NSF | 47.041 | November 17, 2026 | $2 million | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure | 23-520 | NSF | 47.041 | January 21, 2027 | $1 million | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC) | 24-573 | NSF | 47.041 | January 26, 2027 | $1.5 million | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR) | 24-527 | NSF | 47.041 | February 8, 2027 | $3.6 million | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 | 24-598 | NSF | 47.041 | February 8, 2027 | $20 million | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC) | 26-524 | NSF | 47.041 | February 11, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) | 26-506 | NSF | 47.041 | March 2, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL) | 24-586 | NSF | 47.041 | April 6, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows | 24-528 | NSF | 47.041 | April 13, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| IUSE / Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED) | 24-564 | NSF | 47.041 | April 13, 2027 | $2 million | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS) | 25-533 | NSF | 47.041 | April 14, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) | 24-588 | NSF | 47.041 | June 1, 2027 | $3.2 million | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) | 22-586 | NSF | 47.041 | July 28, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) | 23-601 | NSF | 47.041 | August 18, 2027 | $500,000 | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) | 24-590 | NSF | 47.041 | September 16, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science | 24-503 | NSF | 47.041 | October 13, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR) | 23-598 | NSF | 47.041 | October 19, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
| Transport Phenomena (TP) | PD-26-366Y | NSF | 47.041 | August 20, 2076 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 47.041 as 16 awards here |
Topics of its NIH awards
- Bioengineering
- Women's Health
- Cardiovascular
- Heart Disease
- Prevention
- Biotechnology
- Eye Disease and Disorders of Vision
- Asthma
- Lung
- Nutrition
- Osteoporosis
- Diabetes
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.