← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$751,531,238
Total funding
1,234
Grants
Funding over time
peak $92.2M · FY2008–25$100M$75M$50M$25M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
DOD$376,366,968 · 569
DOE$218,556,857 · 191
USDA$128,721,256 · 396
NASA$27,886,156 · 78
By mechanism
—$751,531,238 · 1234
Investigators at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & 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
YOUTH SCIENCE (YS) COOPERATIVE OUTREACH AGREEMENT$50,604,405
· FY2010 · Department of the Army
NEW AWARD DE-FE0006827 TITLED "INJECTING CARBON DIOXIDE INTO UNCONVENTIONAL STORAGE RESERVOIRS IN THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN BASIN, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON$15,380,692
· FY2012 · Department of Energy
NEW CO-OPERATIVE AGREEMENT$10,064,100
· FY2023 · Department of the Army
DE-FE0031576 ''FIELD LABORATORY FOR EMERGING STACKING UNCONVENTIONAL PLAYS IN CENTRAL APPALACHIA''$9,248,662
· FY2018 · Department of Energy
SCIENCE OF TRACKING CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION OF INFORMATION LATENCY FOR DYNAMIC MILITARY IOT SYSTEMS$7,499,143
· FY2019 · Department of the Navy
BIOMECHANICS OF HEAD, NECK, AND CHEST INJURY PREVENTION FOR SOLDIERS: PHASE 2 & 3$7,150,885
· FY2010 · Department of Defense
IONIC LIQUIDS IN ELECTRO-ACTIVE DEVICES (ILED)$6,457,986
· FY2008 · Department of the Army
JELLY FISH AUTONOMOUS NODE AND COLONIES: MODELING BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE AND BEHAVIOR, SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION$5,850,245
· FY2008 · Department of Defense
INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS APPROACH TO COMPUTATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF THREATS (IGACAT)$5,600,000
· FY2017 · Department of the Army
STUDIES IN ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS$4,961,000
· FY2013 · Department of Energy
THE IMPACT AND INJURY RESPONSE OF THE FEMAL PMHS AND HYBRID III ATD UNDER BLAST-INDUCED ACCELERATIVE LOADING$4,860,744
· FY2014 · Department of the Army
SHIPBOARD AUTONOMOUS FIREFIGHTING ROBOT (SAFFIR)$4,847,094
· FY2011 · Department of Defense
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY$4,633,300
· FY2008 · Department of Defense
DARPA ROBITCS CHALLENGE$4,499,924
· FY2012 · Department of Defense
TUNABLE ENERGY EFFICIENT ELECTRONICS (TE3)$4,404,801
· FY2016 · Department of the Army
HATCH ACT REGULAR RESEARCH FOR APPROVED HATCH PROJECTS AT VIRGINIA TECH$4,144,338
· FY2012 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM, STATEMENT OF WORK (ATTACHMENT 1), DATED 9 DEC 2008$4,083,730
· FY2009 · Department of Defense
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** IN THE UNITED STATES, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS HAVE RELEASED MORE CO2 THAN THE ENTIRE AGRICULTURE SECTOR. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE CO2 CONCENTRATION IN BUILDINGS CAN INCREASE TO 3000 PPM, A LEVEL THAT CAN PROMOTE PLANT GROWTH. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ESTABLISH A TESTBED FOR APPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED AI AND SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES TO REDUCE CO2 EMISSION FOR INDOOR AND CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE THROUGH THE RECYCLING OF CO2 GENERATED BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES. THIS PROJECT INCLUDES FIVE SPECIFIC AIMS. (1) SMART GROWTH: DEVELOPING PHENOTYPING PLATFORMS TO MONITOR PLANT GROWTH UNDER ELEVATED CO2 AND ALTERNATIVE NUTRIENTS FROM FOOD WASTE. (2) SMART BUILDING: USING HYBRID LIGHT AND MODELING TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR INDOOR AGRICULTURE. (3) SMART HEALTH: DEVELOPING METHODS BASED ON METAGENOMIC SEQUENCING, BIOSENSORS, AND CRISPR TECHNOLOGIES FOR PLANT AND HUMAN PATHOGEN DETECTION; (4) CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES: ECONOMIC MODELING, SURVEYS, AND INTEGRATED MACHINE LEARNING FROM PLANT PHENOTYPIC DATA AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA; AND (5) OUTREACH, EXTENSION, WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND K-12 EDUCATION. THE I2GROW PROJECT EMPHASIZES BOTH TESTING EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVELOPING NEW ONES THAT CAN BENEFIT SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SCALE PRODUCERS. THIS PROJECT INVOLVES A TRANSDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. AN ADVISORY BOARD HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED TO INCLUDE MEMBERS FROM ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, AND A GOVERNMENT RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE TO PROVIDE ANNUAL EVALUATION AND FEEDBACK. THE PROJECT DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE PROGRAM PRIORITIES ON TESTING CLIMATE-SMART TECHNOLOGIES FOR GHG REDUCTION, EXTENSION ACTIVITIES, AND FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATION FOR THE NEXT-GENERATION PRODUCERS.$4,000,000
· FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
HIGH-MANUFACTURABILITY 13.8 KV GRID-INTERFACE POWER CONDITIONING CONVERTER WITH
MVAC AND MVDC PORTS FOR FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING PLANTS$3,999,155
· FY2021 · Department of Energy
TAS : : 97 0400 : : TAS PASSIVE HIGHLY-SENSITIVE ROOM TEMPERATURE MAGNETIC FIELD SENSORS AND ARRAYS FOR DETECTION AND IMAGING OF HIDDEN THREATS$3,658,709
· FY2009 · Department of the Air Force