Grants

Recent Grants

Washington Research Foundation has given over $140 million in grants to Washington state nonprofit research institutions since 1993. Details since 2016 are shown below.

If you believe your research is a good match for one of our programs, we welcome the opportunity to discuss it with you. Please contact Meher Antia, Ph.D., at grants@wrfseattle.org or (206) 336-5600 for more information.

Cumulative Grants Paid to Washington State Nonprofit Research Institutions

Grants paid by fiscal year:

  • 2023: $8,943,748 to date

  • 2022: $14,398,390

  • 2021: $13,610,605

  • 2020: $10,408,322

  • 2019: $10,165,992

  • 2018: $11,356,737

  • 2017: $10,530,058

  • 2016: $10,117,961

  • 2015: $10,057,970

  • 2014: $7,771,120

  • Pre-2014: $38,477,209 total

Year Institution Department Type of Grant Amount
2018 University of Washington Biology Faculty Programs

WRF Fund for Innovation in Neuroengineering

 $962,000
2017 University of Washington Biochemistry Equipment & Facilities

Cryo-EM Facility

 $900,000
2020 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Technology Commercialization

Phase 3 Technology Commercialization Grant for SMITEs program

 $850,000
2018 University of Washington Biochemistry Faculty Programs

WRF Fund for Innovation in Protein Design

 $792,933
2021 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Commercialization Technology Commercialization

Phase 1 & 2 Technology Commercialization Grants

 $750,000
2018 University of Washington Biochemistry Faculty Programs

WRF Fund for Innovation in Protein Design

 $726,468
2022 University of Washington Biochemistry Technology Commercialization

Phase 3 Technology Commercialization Grant: Oral, gut-restricted anti-IL-23R therapy for inflammatory bowel disease

 $700,000
2016 University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering Faculty Programs

WRF Fund for Innovation in Data-Intensive Discovery

 $665,000
2019 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Technology Commercialization

Phase 2 Technology Commercialization Grant

 $665,000
2021 University of Washington Biology Faculty Programs

Faculty Recruitment/Retention Award

 $650,000
2018 University of Washington Materials Science & Engineering Faculty Programs

WRF Fund for Innovation in Clean Energy

 $522,000
2017 University of Washington Materials Science & Engineering Faculty Programs

WRF Fund for Innovation in Clean Energy

 $500,000
2018 University of Washington Biochemistry Faculty Programs

Institute for Protein Design Translational Investigators & Postdoctoral Fellows

 $500,000
2018 University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering Faculty Programs

WRF Fund for Innovation in Data-Intensive Discovery

 $500,000
2018 Washington State University Office of Commercialization Technology Commercialization

Commercialization Gap Fund

 $500,000
2019 University of Washington Biochemistry Faculty Programs

Institute for Protein Design Translational Investigators & Postdoctoral Fellows

 $500,000
2020 University of Washington Biochemistry Faculty Programs

Institute for Protein Design Translational Investigators & Postdoctoral Fellows

 $500,000
2017 University of Washington Materials Science & Engineering Faculty Programs

WRF Fund for Innovation in Clean Energy

 $473,000
2018 Institute for Systems Biology Faculty Programs

Faculty Recruitment/Retention Award

 $469,800
2016 University of Washington Biochemistry Faculty Programs

WRF Fund for Innovation in Protein Design

 $408,744