NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Federal Contracts — Government Award History

Total (All Time)$105M
Latest FY$3M
Primary AgencyDepartment of Defense

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY has received $105M in total federal contract awards
across 7 fiscal year(s). ▲ 79.2% vs FY2024 Peak year was FY2017 ($86M).
Primary awarding agency: Department of Defense.

Data covers largest contracts by award amount. Source: USASpending.gov (FPDS).

Awards by Fiscal Year

Year Spending Total Contracts Top Agency
FY2025

$3.1M 15건 Department of Defense
FY2024

$1.7M 17건 Department of Defense
FY2023

$1.1M 10건 Department of Defense
FY2022

$8.2M 24건 Department of Health and Human Services
FY2021

$1.5M 13건 Department of Health and Human Services
FY2019

$4.1M 7건 Department of Health and Human Services
FY2017

$85.6M 3건 Department of Health and Human Services

Notable Contracts

Date Agency Amount Description
2017-09-15 Department of Health and Human Services $54.5M IGF::OT::IGF PHASE I TRIAL OF ENDOXIFEN GEL VERSUS PLACEBO GEL IN WOMEN UNDERGOI
2017-07-27 Department of Health and Human Services $19.9M IGF::OT::IGF – BASE. 09/01/2017 – 08/31/2018. STRUCTURAL GENOMICS CENTERS FOR IN
2018-06-27 Department of Health and Human Services $13.5M CARDIA CHICAGO FC – TASK AREA A PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 07/01/2018 – 06/30/2019
2017-09-15 Department of Health and Human Services $11.2M IGF::OT::IGF A PHASE I SINGLE-ARM, MULTICENTER PILOT STUDY AIMED AT VALIDATING Y
2013-07-01 Department of Health and Human Services $4.4M IGF::OT::IGF CORONARY ARTERY RISK DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG ADULTS (CARDIA) STUDY –
2022-09-01 Department of Health and Human Services $4.1M TO PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT TO THE CENTERS FOR RESEARCH ON STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY
2019-09-23 Department of Health and Human Services $3.8M CONTRACT TITLE – CANCER PREVENTION AGENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: EARLY PHASE CLINIC
2016-06-28 Department of Health and Human Services $2.8M IGF::OT::IGF – TARGETED CLINICAL RESEARCH TO ADDRESS SELECT VIRAL INFECTIONS
2022-09-01 Department of Defense $1.5M BAA 21-022 – NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY: LARGE SCALE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF ULT
2022-09-21 Department of Health and Human Services $1.2M ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEXT ENHANCEMENTS TO PREVENT DRUG NAME CONFUSION
2025-06-18 Department of Defense $898,192 THIS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENT IS FOR A SCALABLE ULTRA-LOW VARIATION
2024-04-05 Department of Defense $484,339 EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT
2026-02-24 Department of Defense $450,000 SPRING 2026 NROTC MIDSHIPMEN TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES
2026-02-19 Department of Defense $383,500 WINTER QUARTER 2026 NROTC MIDNSHIPMEN TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES
2021-09-27 Department of Health and Human Services $347,762 THERE IS INCREASING RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF PATIENT-FOCUSED DRUG DE
2024-07-08 Department of Defense $321,784 MARKETING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
2025-06-19 Department of Defense $320,784 RATIFICATION OF GOVERNMENT-AT-FALUT RETROACTIVE TUITION FOR (SPRING QUARTER 2025
2025-03-30 Department of Defense $311,419 RATIFICATION OF GOVERNMENT-AT-FALUT RETROACTIVE TUITION FOR SPRING 2025 LOYOLA N
2024-09-06 Department of Defense $310,968 EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT
2021-03-09 Department of Defense $308,897 TUITION AND FEES FOR FALL TERM 2019