← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
American University
Washington, DC
$114,876,506
Total funding
213
Grants
Funding over time
peak $20.8M · FY2005–26$25M$18.8M$12.5M$6.3M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
NSF$50,225,962 · 113
NIH$35,276,264 · 51
NASA$18,956,714 · 36
DOD$9,661,311 · 13
USDA$899,838 · 1
By mechanism
—$79,743,825 · 163
R01$22,638,189 · 17
R15$7,515,503 · 18
R21$1,389,828 · 4
K08$846,435 · 1
K23$716,046 · 1
Investigators at American 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
Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
Largest grants
SRS RN: Multiscale RECIPES (Resilient, Equitable, and Circular Innovations with Partnership and Education Synergies) for Sustainable Food Systems$15,000,000
· FY2021 · ENG
CONFIRMATION OF THE LOW-GLUTAMATE DIET AS A TREATMENT FOR GULF WAR ILLNESS$6,370,662
· FY2022 · Defense Health Agency
ART: American University Translating Research into Action Center (TRAC)$6,020,483
· FY2024 · TIP
From the Laboratory to the Classroom: Building Capacity for Math and Science Teaching in DC (Lab2Class)$2,999,403
· FY2012 · EDU
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM$2,661,134
· FY2008 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
THE DC SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM (DCSGC) MISSION STATEMENT AS DEFINED BY OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS ".. TO SUPPORT NASA'S GOALS BY CONTRIBUTING TO STEM WOR$2,560,778
· FY2010 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PROPOSED SCIENCE/ PROJECT DESCRIPTION OUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE RHESSI PROJECT WILL ASSURE THE VITALITY OF THE RHESSI DATA/SOFTWARE ARCHIVE WELL$2,004,336
· FY2016 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
GLUTAMATE NEUROEXCITOTOXICITY IN GWI$1,829,758
· FY2017 · Department of the Army
INVESTIGATORS AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (AU) PRINCIPALLY MR. ALLEN LUNSFORD WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS AT NASA/GSFC TO DEVELOP DESIGN BUILD TEST AND OPERATE INFRARED AND VISIBLE ARRAY SPECTROMETERS AND IMAGERS FOR ASTRONOMICAL AND TERRESTRIAL OBSERVATIONS. THE TYPES OF INSTRUMENTS ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS AT NASA/GSFC; INCLUDING LARGE GRATING SPECTROMETERS LINEAR VARIABLE ETALON (LVE) SPECTROMETERS AND FILTERBASED IMAGERS. THESE INSTRUMENTS HAVE SHOWN GREAT EFFECTIVENESS IN THE LAST DECADE OF DEPLOYMENT IN CURRENT NASA PROJECTS AND CONTINUE TO HOLD HIGH PROMISE FOR THE FUTURE OF PLANETARY ASTRONOMY AND OBSERVATION IN GENERAL ASTRONOMY AND EARTH SCIENCES. AU STAFF WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH NASA/GSFC IN ALL PHASES OF INSTRUMENTAL AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: FABRICATION TESTING CALIBRATION DOCUMENTATION INSTRUMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE DATA REDUCTION AND DATA ANALYSIS.$1,518,637
· FY2020 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Math for America-DC$1,498,042
· FY2009 · EDU
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS LASER RESEARCH GROUP HAS BEEN WORKING COOPERATIVELY WITH COLLEAGUES AT NASA GODDARD ON THE DEVELOPMENT$1,389,937
· FY2015 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
CAREER: Investigating Curiosity-Driven Visual Processing during Science Learning$1,387,686
· FY2023 · EDU
Collaborative Research: Targeted neurosteroidogenesis and complex memory function$1,088,636
· FY2021 · BIO
ADVANCE Adaptation: American University Creating Gender and Racial Equity Among STEM Faculty$1,000,000
· FY2022 · EDU
MRI: Acquisition of Volumetric Capture System for the Institute for IDEAS$1,000,000
· FY2021 · CSE
THE ADVENT OF SENSITIVE HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROMETERS AND MODERN ANALYTICAL SPECTROSCOPIC TOOLS IS OPENING NEW WINDOWS IN THE EXPLORATION OF PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES. HIGH-RESOLUTION INFRARED SPECTROMETERS WITH BROAD SPECTRAL COVERAGE AND ARRAYS OF RADI$970,367
· FY2020 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
SaTC: CORE: Medium: Situation-Aware Identification and Rectification of Regrettable Privacy Decisions$904,133
· FY2018 · CSE
SCHOOLS PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE DURING CHILDREN'S FORMATIVE YEARS. AT THE CENTER OF OUR COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSUME LEADERSHIP ROLES IN DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING LIFELONG HEALTHY HABITS IN STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES. TEACHERS ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS STUDENT HEALTH AND EDUCATION NEEDS BY PROVIDING FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES RELATIVE TO NUTRITIOUS EATING AND LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE TO PREVENT OBESITY. SCHOOLS THAT FOSTER HEALTHY HABITS WILL PREPARE STUDENTS TO BE HEALTHIER THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFESPAN AND MAY REDUCE EXISTING HEALTH AND ACADEMIC DISPARITIES, ESPECIALLY IN OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY'S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STUDIES AND INSTITUTE OF INNOVATION IN EDUCATION PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE HEALTHY SCHOOLHOUSE 2.0 PROGRAM, WITH A LONG-TERM GOAL TO IMPROVE HEALTH LITERACY AND PREVENT OBESITY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL THE PROGRAM TEAM WILL DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE A SET OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES IN SIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN WASHINGTON, DC. THE PRIMARY ACTIVITY IS THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD) PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS THAT WILL EDUCATE THEM ON INTEGRATING NUTRITION CONCEPTS INTO THE CLASSROOM. THIS LEARNING WILL EXTEND BEYOND THE SCHOOL WALLS THROUGH SCHOOL-WIDE EVENTS THAT INCLUDE FAMILIES, SUCH AS AFTER-SCHOOL EVENTS WITH LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS. HEALTHY SCHOOLHOUSE 2.0 WILL ENGAGE TEACHERS AS AGENTS OF CHANGE BY CREATING A CULTURE OF HEALTH WITHIN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLHOUSES.HEALTHY SCHOOLHOUSE 2.0 UTILIZES AN ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO IMPROVE HEALTH LITERACY AND PREVENT OBESITY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE ECOLOGICAL MODEL IDENTIFIES THE SPHERES OF INFLUENCE ON AN INDIVIDUAL, BEGINNING WITH THE PERSONAL FACTORS OF THE INDIVIDUAL, THEN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, AND THE MACRO-LEVEL ENVIRONMENT, SUCH AS SOCIAL NORMS. IN A SCHOOL, THESE FACTORS INCLUDE THE TEACHER AND STUDENT AND HIS/HER KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF HEALTH BEHAVIORS, THEN EXTENDS TO THE CLASSROOM OR GRADE LEVEL, AND INCLUDES TEACHERS' AND CLASSMATES' KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES OF HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. THE NEXT LEVEL IS THE SCHOOL BUILDING, AND THE OVERALL MESSAGE THAT STUDENTS RECEIVE ABOUT HEALTH AT SCHOOL. FINALLY, THE MODEL ATTENDS TO THE INFLUENCE OF THE COMMUNITY - HOW FAMILIES INFORM STUDENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF HEALTH. HEALTHY SCHOOLHOUSE 2.0 TARGETS THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE CLASSROOM THROUGH A PD COURSE FOR TEACHERS. TEACHERS' LESSONS WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS. THIS LEARNING IS EXTENDED TO THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH SCHOOL-WIDE EVENTS.$899,838
· FY2017 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS LASER RESEARCH GROUP HAS BEEN WORKING COOPERATIVELY WITH COLLEAGUES AT NASA GODDARD ON THE DEVELOPMENT$886,150
· FY2014 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
HIGH-ENERGY PROCESSES IN THE SOLAR ATMOSPHERE UNDERPIN MANY PHENOMENA SUCH AS SOLAR FLARES CORONAL HEATING AND VARIATIONS IN THE SUN'S UV IRRADIANCE ALL OF WHICH CAN AFFECT SPACE WEATHER AT EARTH. CURRENT SATELLITE MISSIONS SUCH AS IRIS (DE PONTIEU ET AL. 2014) ARE HELPING US STUDY THESE PROCESSES AND FUTURE MISSION CONCEPTS LIKE FOXSI SMEX WILL IN THE FUTURE ENABLE NEW LEAPS FORWARD IN HOW WE UNDERSTAND THEM.$868,291
· FY2020 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration