The Fifty Recipients Receiving the Greatest Discretionary Funding Levels
FY 2008 Top 50 Recipient Dollars: $14,967,274,219
FY 2008 Top 50 Recipient Awards: 31,321
Highlights
Universities and colleges represent 39 of the top 50 HHS discretionary grant recipients in FY 2008. The University of California received more HHS discretionary grant funds for more projects than any other recipient. Five state or city health and welfare organizations are in the top 50 HHS discretionary grant recipients. Three hospitals and four research organizations are in the top 50 HHS discretionary grant recipients.
| Rank | Recipient Name | Number of Awards | Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California | 4,012 | $1,672,281,153 |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins University | 1,325 | $645,302,616 |
| 3 | University of Texas | 1,545 | $559,180,745 |
| 4 | Columbia University | 807 | $484,893,900 |
| 5 | University of Washington | 1,034 | $475,863,871 |
| 6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1,133 | $449,481,977 |
| 7 | Harvard University | 708 | $444,980,063 |
| 8 | University of Michigan | 1,073 | $441,895,483 |
| 9 | University of Pittsburgh | 1,038 | $400,957,209 |
| 10 | University of North Carolina | 952 | $389,305,453 |
| Top 10 | 13,627 | $5,964,142,470 | |
| 11 | Washington University | 856 | $386,223,345 |
| 12 | Duke University | 803 | $371,875,507 |
| 13 | Yale | 904 | $370,557,005 |
| 14 | Health Research, Inc. | 195 | $317,519,035 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt University | 771 | $313,631,497 |
| 16 | Massachusetts General Hospital | 708 | $311,519,981 |
| 17 | Stanford University | 750 | $288,365,038 |
| 18 | University of Minnesota | 657 | $268,531,331 |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin | 745 | $263,886,178 |
| 20 | Brigham & Women's Hospital | 579 | $259,081,923 |
| 21 | University of Maryland | 561 | $255,905,247 |
| 22 | Emory University | 654 | $248,695,510 |
| 23 | University of Maryland | 588 | $251,738,855 |
| 24 | Baylor College of Medicine | 486 | $224,694,671 |
| 25 | University of Alabama | 550 | $223,768,486 |
| Top 25 | 22,902 | $10,312,450,252 | |
| 26 | University of Colorado | 637 | $211,022,978 |
| 27 | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | 251 | $219,156,629 |
| 28 | Mount Sinai School Of Medicine | 414 | $213,711,426 |
| 29 | California State Department of Health Services | 20 | $212,444,458 |
| 30 | University of Chicago | 479 | $207,943,342 |
| 31 | Texas State Department of Health | 17 | $206,599,547 |
| 32 | California State Department of Health Services | 17 | $204,044,425 |
| 33 | Scripps Research Institute | 438 | $201,842,207 |
| 34 | Los Angeles County Office of Education | 1 | $199,778,847 |
| 35 | Texas State Department of Health | 18 | $194,582,665 |
| 36 | University of Iowa | 460 | $194,163,198 |
| 37 | Mayo Clinic | 417 | $185,663,943 |
| 38 | Northwestern University | 542 | $185,626,671 |
| 39 | New York City Agency for Child Development | 1 | $183,615,537 |
| 40 | Oregon Health & Science University | 515 | $180,552,054 |
| 41 | New York City Department of Health | 21 | $178,687,939 |
| 42 | University of Rochester | 488 | $178,359,048 |
| 43 | Cornell University | 472 | $172,020,899 |
| 44 | Case Western Reserve University | 452 | $171,076,793 |
| 45 | Boston University | 396 | $168,739,048 |
| 46 | University of Southern California | 345 | $167,336,666 |
| 47 | University of Virginia | 440 | $150,846,510 |
| 48 | Catholic Relief Services | 2 | $148,339,060 |
| 49 | Indiana University | 464 | $146,201,084 |
| 50 | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | 229 | $141,097,975 |
| Total | 31,321 | $14,967,274,219 |
