FY26 awards - Research and Innovation - Virginia Commonwealth University

Sponsored funding awarded to VCU in fiscal year 2026, by source and by school, college and unit.

VCU sponsored funding by source, FY18–FY26

Stacked bar chart showing VCU sponsored funding by source from FY18 through FY26. Total funding increased from $271 million in FY18 to $575 million in FY26, with federal funding representing the largest source each year.

View data table: Funding by source, FY18–FY26

Fiscal year	Federal	Other	State	Industry	Total
FY18	$140,901,186	$71,507,578	$28,890,564	$29,723,397	$271,022,724
FY19	$159,814,769	$73,744,951	$46,927,263	$29,729,394	$310,216,377
FY20	$169,182,655	$77,237,144	$51,319,172	$37,386,896	$335,125,866
FY21	$165,334,802	$85,097,734	$55,899,218	$56,574,612	$362,906,366
FY22	$176,606,237	$101,731,337	$65,306,140	$61,957,194	$405,600,909
FY23	$211,610,742	$116,244,775	$77,080,308	$59,733,084	$464,668,909
FY24	$200,034,758	$121,789,030	$99,813,682	$85,311,748	$506,949,218
FY25	$220,026,314	$120,424,599	$100,053,513	$128,202,942	$568,707,368
FY26	$194,087,907	$140,215,550	$104,073,609	$136,672,492	$575,049,558

FY26 sponsored funding by school, college and unit

Donut chart showing $575 million in FY26 sponsored funding. Medicine is the largest share at $324 million, followed by Central units at $116 million and Education at $37 million. Additional funding is distributed across VCU schools and colleges, with detailed amounts provided in the table below.

View data table: Funding by school, college and unit

School / unit	Funding
School of Medicine	$324,143,312
School of Education	$36,584,205
College of Engineering	$31,114,988
College of Humanities and Sciences	$16,905,572
School of Public Health	$9,563,266
College of Health Professions	$9,172,387
School of Dentistry	$9,010,207
School of Pharmacy	$7,737,541
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs	$7,620,073
School of Nursing	$4,803,032
School of Social Work	$1,668,780
School of Business	$335,908
School of the Arts	$289,715
Central units*	$116,100,571

*Includes OVPRI, Office of the Provost, DAR, VP for Academic Affairs, VP for Health Sciences, VP for Student Affairs

FY26 sponsored funding by major source

FY26 sponsored funding by major source: federal, $194 million; state, $104 million; industry, $136 million; and other, $140 million.

View data table: Funding by major source

Source	Funding
Federal	$194M
State	$104M
Industry	$136M
Other	$140M
Total	$575M

FY26 sponsored funding by source

FY26 sponsored funding by source, totaling $575 million, with funding from industry, NIH, state, other sources and additional federal agencies. Detailed funding amounts are provided in the table below.

View data table: Funding by source

Source	Funding
Other	$140,215,550
Industry	$136,672,492
National Institutes of Health	$111,890,848
State	$104,073,609
University flow through	$20,230,379
Other Department of Health & Human Services	$18,767,312
VMAC	$13,363,289
Department of Defense	$8,048,769
Other federal	$7,326,972
National Science Foundation	$5,236,943
Department of Education	$4,896,035
Social Security Administration	$4,327,360
Total	$575,049,558