← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
$1,949,697,504
Total funding
3,498
Grants
Funding over time
peak $159.1M · FY2005–26$200M$150M$100M$50M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
NSF$1,088,561,193 · 2288
DOE$367,750,016 · 230
USDA$251,177,942 · 462
DOD$211,344,402 · 426
NASA$30,863,951 · 92
By mechanism
—$1,949,697,504 · 3498
Investigators at North Carolina State University
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
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Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
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All-Time
Most funded here, all years
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Largest grants
POWERAMERICA: THE NEXT GENERATION POWER ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING INNOVATION INSTITUTE$67,230,024
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
IR-4 MINOR CROP PEST MANAGEMENT$41,223,360
· FY2022 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST)$37,936,436
· FY2012 · ENG
NSF Engineering Research Center for Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems$36,310,444
· FY2008 · ENG
STC: Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability (STEPS) Center$24,737,272
· FY2021 · ENG
CONSORTIUM FOR NONPROLIFERATION- ENABLING CAPABILITIES (PDP14-04)$24,611,102
· FY2014 · Department of Energy
NUCLEAR STRUCTURE RESEARCH AT THE TRIANGLE UNIVERSITIES NUCLEAR LABORATORY$15,767,000
· FY2010 · Department of Energy
POWERAMERICA: A WIDE BANDGAP SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE$14,250,000
· FY2023 · Department of Energy
THE IR-4 PROJECT FACILITATES REGISTRATION OF CROP PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY FOR SPECIALTY CROPS (FRUITS, VEGETABLES, NUTS, HERBS, ORNAMENTALS, OTHER HORTICULTURE CROPS) AND MINOR USES ON MAJOR CROPS (CORN, SOYBEAN, WHEAT, ETC.) TO MANAGE INSECT, PLANT DISEASE, WEED, AND OTHER DESTRUCTIVE PESTS. IR-4 ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY DEVELOPING THE DATA REQUIRED BY THE US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, THE STATES, AND INDUSTRY TO EXPAND REGISTRATIONS WITH CONVENTIONAL PESTICIDES AND BIOPESTICIDES. IR-4 SUPPLEMENTS THE EFFORTS OF INDUSTRY IN MARKETS THAT LACK ADEQUATE SALES TO SUPPORT THEIR DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT. IR-4 PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT DELIVERABLES WITH POSITIVE IMPACTS TO STAKEHOLDERS THAT INCLUDE NEW REGISTRATIONS FOR KEY PESTS; EXTENDING REGISTRATIONS TO INCLUDE SIMILAR CROPS THROUGH CROP GROUPING/DATA EXTRAPOLATION; AND ASSISTING IN THE HARMONIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL MAXIMUM RESIDUE LEVELS TO REMOVE PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN CROPS AS A TRADE BARRIER. IR-4 CONCENTRATES ITS EFFORTS ON LOWER RISK TECHNOLOGY THAT RESPECTS HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS GIVES THE SPECIALTY CROP FARMERS/GROWERS ACCESS TO CROP PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY TO BETTER MANAGE PESTS IN A SUSTAINABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MANNER. ORGANIC GROWERS ALSO BENEFIT FROM REGISTRATIONS OF BIOPESTICIDES DERIVED FROM NATURAL MATERIALS.IR-4 HEADQUARTERS (HQ), A UNIT OF NC STATE UNIVERSITY, MANAGES/COORDINATES ACTIVITIES FOR THE NATIONAL IR-4 PROJECT. HQ COORDINATES RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WITH COLLABORATIONS WITH THE FOUR IR-4 REGIONAL CENTERS (NE-UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE; NC-MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, SR-UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, AND WR-UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS), USDA-ARS, IR-4'S FIELD RESEARCH FARMS, COMMODITY/GROWER GROUPS, THE CROP PROTECTION INDUSTRY, STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS, EPA, AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.$13,874,400
· FY2025 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE IR-4 PROJECT FACILITATES REGISTRATION OF CROP PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY FOR SPECIALTY CROPS (FRUITS, VEGETABLES, NUTS, HERBS, ORNAMENTALS, OTHER HORTICULTURE CROPS) AND MINOR USES ON MAJOR CROPS (CORN, SOYBEAN, WHEAT, ETC.) TO MANAGE INSECT, PLANT DISEASE, WEED AND OTHER DESTRUCTIVE PESTS. IR-4ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY DEVELOPING THE DATA REQUIRED BY US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, THE STATES, AND INDUSTRY TO EXPAND REGISTRATIONS WITH CONVENTIONAL PESTICIDES AND BIOPESTICIDES. IR-4 SUPPLEMENTS THE EFFORTS OF INDUSTRY IN MARKETS THAT LACK ADEQUATE SALES TO SUPPORT THEIR DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT. IR-4 PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT DELIVERABLES WITH POSITIVE IMPACTS TO STAKEHOLDERS THAT INCLUDE NEW REGISTRATIONS FOR KEY PESTS; EXTENDING REGISTRATIONS TO INCLUDE SIMILAR CROPS THROUGH CROP GROUPING/DATA EXTRAPOLATION; AND ASSISTING IN THE HARMONIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL MAXIMUM RESIDUE LEVELS TO REMOVE PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN CROPS AS A TRADE BARRIER. IR-4 CONCENTRATES ITS EFFORTS ON LOWER RISK TECHNOLOGY THAT RESPECTS HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS GIVES THE SPECIALTY CROP FARMERS/GROWERS ACCESS TO CROP PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY TO BETTER MANAGE PESTS IN A SUSTAINABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MANNER. ORGANIC GROWERS ALSO BENEFIT FROM REGISTRATIONS OF BIOPESTICIDES DERIVED FROM NATURAL MATERIALS.IR-4 HEADQUARTERS (HQ), A UNIT OF NC STATE UNIVERSITY, MANAGES/COORDINATES ACTIVITIES FOR THE NATIONAL IR-4 PROJECT. HQ COORDINATES RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WITH COLLABORATIONS WITH THE FOUR IR-4 REGIONAL CENTERS (NE-UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE; NC-MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, SR-UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, AND WR-UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS), USDA-ARS, IR-4'S FIELD RESEARCH FARMS, COMMODITY/GROWER GROUPS, THE CROP PROTECTION INDUSTRY, STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS, EPA, AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.$11,547,033
· FY2021 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGES ARE NEEDED TO ADDRESS AGRICULTURE'S GRAND CHALLENGE OF INCREASING FOOD PRODUCTION WHILE MAINTAINING ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY. CHANGES MUST MITIGATE: AGRICULTURES HIGH ENERGY DEMAND; IMPENDING WATER SCARCITY AND HERBICIDE-RESISTANT WEEDS; CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE (MORE FREQUENT FLOODING, DROUGHTS, AND EXTREME HEAT); AND DECLINE IN SOIL HEALTH, CRITICAL FOR IMPROVING SOIL AND WATER QUALITY. THIS PROPOSAL WILL ADDRESS THESE UNPRECEDENTED THREATS BY PROVIDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT AND ACCELERATE COVER CROP (CC) USE NATIONWIDE, THEREBY MEETING NIFA PROGRAM GOALS OF 1) INCREASING TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY, 2) IMPROVING WATER AND NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY, AND 3) REDUCING LOSSES DUE TO BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESSES. AN INTEGRATED TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPROACH OF RESEARCH (54%), EXTENSION (30%), AND EDUCATION (16%) COMPONENTS WILL ADDRESS OUR OBJECTIVES TO: 1) TRANSFORM CC DATA CONNECTIVITY VIA NATIONWIDE SOCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE; 2) DEVELOP KEY TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE CC PERFORMANCE, INFORM MANAGEMENT, AND DETERMINE IMPACTS ON AGRONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY, STABILITY, AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; 3) DEPLOY KEY TECHNOLOGIES WITH CCS TO ASSESS ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC FACTORS AFFECTING CROP PERFORMANCE; 4) TRANSFORM EDUCATION AND EXTENSION KNOWLEDGE DELIVERY TO CATALYZE CC ADOPTION; AND 5) DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A CC INFORMATION ECOLOGY AS A MODEL FOR INTEGRATING PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. A NATIONWIDE TEAM OF DEDICATED RESEARCH, EXTENSION AND NGO PERSONNEL FROM 28 INSTITUTIONS WILL ESTABLISH ON-STATION AND ON-FARM RESEARCH NETWORKS, NOVEL TEACHING CURRICULUM, AND EXTENSIVE SOCIAL-SCIENCE BASED OUTREACH. OUR OVERALL GOAL IS TO INCREASE CROP PRODUCTIVITY, CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES, AND REDUCE OUR AGRO-ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT THROUGH INCREASED AND IMPROVED USE OF CCS.$9,994,404
· FY2019 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)$9,417,270
· FY2021 · EDU
HIGH ENTROPY CERAMICS FOR HYPERSONICS$8,688,175
· FY2023 · Department of the Navy
JET FUEL FROM CAMELINA SATIVA: A SYSTEMS APPROACH$8,556,337
· FY2012 · Department of Energy
THE SCIENCE OF ENTROPY STABILIZED ULTRA-HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS$8,298,068
· FY2015 · Department of the Navy
SECURE OPEN SYSTMES INSTITUTE$8,119,554
· FY2008 · Department of the Army
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)$7,855,332
· FY2012 · EDU
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE NATIONAL JUNTOS CONSORTIUM (NJC) AND STEM AP IS A TRANSFORMATIONAL, INTERDISCIPLINARY, COLLABORATIVE PROJECT THAT WILL PREPARE LATINX YOUTH TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS AND WORKFORCE IN STEM AND AGRISCIENCE. LED BY NCSU, STEM AP WILL IMPROVE STEM PARTICIPATION, PERSISTENCE, AND CAREER READINESS AMONG LATINX YOUTH IN NORTH CAROLINA AND WASHINGTON. THE PROJECTDRAWS FROM CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGY, BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE THEORY, AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, AND WILL ESTABLISH A REPLICABLE, SCALABLE PROGRAM THAT IMPROVES LATINX YOUTH REPRESENTATION IN POST-SECONDARY STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ADVANCES DEIA WORK WITHIN THE LGU EXTENSION SYSTEM. THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE:INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LATINX YOUTH TO ENGAGE IN STEM EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE ACTIVITIES;ENHANCE THE SKILLS AND CAPACITIES OF LATINX YOUTH TO ENGAGE WITH STEM APP LEARNING AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES; ANDINCREASE THE MOTIVATION OF STEM APP YOUTH TO ENGAGE IN STEM-RELATED LEARNING AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.DEVELOP THE NATIONAL JUNTOS CONSORTIUM TO SUPPORT THE SCALABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF JUNTOS AND JUNTOS STEM AP.THROUGH THIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH, COMBINING 4-H THRIVING MODEL, POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND THE BEHAVIOR CHANGE PROCESS AS DEFINED WITHIN THE COM-B FRAMEWORK, THE PROJECT WILL INCREASE LATINX YOUTH STEM IDENTITY (I.E. SEEING THEMSELVES AS SUCCESSFUL IN A STEM CAREER PATHWAY) AND THE LIKELIHOOD TO PURSUE AND BE SUCCESSFUL IN A STEM (AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES) CAREER. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO LAUNCH THE NATIONAL JUNTOS CONSORTIUM, A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND COLLABORATIVE EXTENSION INITIATIVE WITH REPRESENTATION IN ALL NATIONAL REGIONS FOCUSED ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESS.?ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING AND YOUNGEST GROUPS IN THE US, HISPANICS COMPRISED NEARLY 19% OF THE AMERICAN POPULATION IN 2020 (JONES ET AL., 2021). YET, HISPANICS MAKE UP 17% OF THE WORKFORCE BUT ONLY 8% OF WORKERS IN STEM FIELDS (FRY ET AL., 2021). NATIONALLY, HISPANIC STUDENTS WITH A STEM BACHELOR'S DEGREE ARE ALSO UNDERREPRESENTED AT JUST 12% (BURKE ET AL., 2021). ADDRESSING THIS EQUITY GAP WILL REQUIRE A GROWING NUMBER OF HISPANIC YOUTH TO PURSUE STEM EDUCATION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. AS NOTED BY CRISP AND NORA (2012), EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE REPRESENTATION OF HISPANICS IN STEM-RELATED OCCUPATIONS...IS NOT ONLY ETHICALLY AND MORALLY CORRECT, AS THESE GROUPS DESERVE EQUAL ACCESS TO STEM FIELDS, BUT ALLOWS MINORITY GROUPS TO SERVE AS ROLE MODELS AND MENTORS FOR YOUNGER MEMBERS OF THEIR OWN ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUP.AEAP FILLS A CRITICAL NEED FOR INCREASING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE STEM CAREER ENGAGEMENT, ACCESS, AND A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG LATINX PEOPLE.$7,848,716
· FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Students Discover: Improving Middle School STEM Outcomes through Scaling Citizen Science Projects$7,221,108
· FY2013 · EDU
SOUND AND ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTING WAVES$7,094,930
· FY2010 · Department of Defense