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Indiana grants for nonprofits & individuals
Open federal and state grants Indiana organizations and individuals can apply for — with who qualifies, how much, the deadline, and exactly what each one requires.
Federal grant funding to Indiana (FY2025)
$22.9B
#19 of 50 states
Per resident
$3,377
federal grants per capita
State-specific Indiana grant programs are being added; federal opportunities below are open to Indiana applicants.
Which federal programs actually fund Indiana
Competitively awarded federal grant dollars that went to Indiana recipients in FY2025 —
project grants and cooperative agreements only. Formula and block funding (Medicaid, highways) is excluded because
it is allocated to state government, not won by applicants.
| Program | Assistance listing | Awarded in Indiana |
|---|
| Head Start | 93.600 | $163.9M |
| Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants | 20.500 | $141.9M |
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 20.106 | $116.7M |
| Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects | 20.934 | $105.1M |
| Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience | 81.254 | $102.8M |
| National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects | 12.401 | $88.1M |
| Health Center Program (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care) | 93.224 | $83.3M |
| Aging Research | 93.866 | $79.1M |
Who won competitive federal grants in Indiana
The largest Indiana recipients of competitive federal grant awards in FY2025.
Useful for two things: seeing who your likely co-applicants and partners are, and seeing which programs
have a track record of paying out in this state.
| Recipient | Awarded |
|---|
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | $242.8M |
| TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY | $241.9M |
| INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION | $194.0M |
| TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY | $130.2M |
| INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | $114.2M |
| HOOSIER ENERGY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC | $102.8M |
| INDIANA DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY | $96.3M |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC | $95.4M |
Open federal grants for Indiana applicants
A sample of the 2,037 federal opportunities open now — each links to a full
breakdown of eligibility, required documents, and deadlines.
Listed first: the 12 whose program has a record of awarding money in Indiana.
Institutional Training Programs to Advance Translational Research on Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2026-09-25 · funded in IndianaNIA Expanding Research in AD/ADRD (ERA) Summer Research Education Program (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · up to $200,000 · due 2027-05-26 · funded in IndianaNIA Expanding Research in AD/ADRD (ERA) Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · up to $400,000 · due 2027-05-26 · funded in IndianaAlzheimer's Drug-Development Program (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Health · up to $1,500,000 · due 2027-11-05 · funded in IndianaNIA Academic Leadership Career Award (K07 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-11-12 · funded in IndianaTranslational Bioinformatics and Experimental Approaches to Advance Drug Repositioning and Combination Therapy Development for Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · up to $1,000,000 · due 2028-05-07 · funded in IndianaCombinatoricsU.S. National Science Foundation · due 2026-09-22 · funded in IndianaFoundationsU.S. National Science Foundation · $2,300,000 · due 2026-09-22 · funded in IndianaAnalysisU.S. National Science Foundation · due 2026-09-30 · funded in IndianaDivision of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research ProgramsU.S. National Science Foundation · $105,000,000 · due 2026-09-30 · funded in IndianaAlgebra and Number TheoryU.S. National Science Foundation · due 2026-10-09 · funded in IndianaMathematical BiologyU.S. National Science Foundation · due 2026-10-14 · funded in Indiana Free tool Not sure which you qualify for?
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This report compiles and structures publicly available grant information from official federal and state sources. It is not legal, financial, or grant-writing advice, is not an endorsement by any grantor, and does not replace reading the official grant solicitation or consulting a grants professional. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are current as of the source’s publication date — always confirm against the official notice of funding opportunity before you apply. Many federal grants are not available to for-profit businesses or individuals; where that applies, the report says so.