Cumulative Grants Paid to Washington state nonprofit research institutions 1981-2026

Grants paid by fiscal year:

  • 2026: $17,779,220

  • 2025: $15,841,699

  • 2024: $17,135,139

  • 2023: $10,208,659

  • 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

  • 1993-2015: $56,315,799

Year Institution Department Type of Grant Amount
2024 University of Washington Bioengineering Planning

Kelly Stevens: Volumetric Imaging and Spatial Tissue Analysis (VISTA)

$200,000
2024 University of Washington Bioengineering Technology Commercialization

Ayokunle Olanrewaju: Phase 1

$99,114
2024 University of Washington Biological Structure Postdoctoral Programs

WRF Postdoctoral Fellowships

$71,250
2024 University of Washington Biology Postdoctoral Programs

WRF Postdoctoral Fellowships

$365,508
2024 University of Washington Biology Faculty Programs

Faculty recruitment award

$600,000
2024 University of Washington CIE, CTE and PEI Student Programs

Environmental Innovation Challenge Prototype Development Fund

$5,000
2024 University of Washington Civil & Environmental Engineering Postdoctoral Programs

WRF Postdoctoral Fellowship

$99,375
2024 University of Washington Civil & Environmental Engineering Technology Commercialization

Korena Mafune: Phase 1

$99,919
2024 University of Washington Cardiology Postdoctoral Programs

WRF Postdoctoral Fellowship

$50,000
2024 University of Washington Chemical Engineering Planning

Elizabeth Nance: A Pipeline for Novel Engineered Neurotherapeutics in Newborns

$198,995
2024 University of Washington Chemistry Technology Commercialization

Ashleigh Theberge: Phase 2

$250,000
2024 University of Washington Chemistry Postdoctoral Programs

WRF Postdoctoral Fellowships

$322,758
2024 University of Washington CIE, CTE and PEI Student Programs

Science & Technology Showcase Prize

$1,000
2024 University of Washington CoMotion Technology Commercialization

Innovation Gap Fund

$250,000
2024 University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering Technology Commercialization

Tim Althoff: Phase 1

$95,000
2024 University of Washington Electrical & Computer Engineering Postdoctoral Programs

WRF Postdoctoral Fellowship

$47,500
2024 University of Washington Environmental Sciences Postdoctoral Programs

WRF Postdoctoral Fellowship

$47,500
2024 University of Washington Sponsorships & Other

Retirement gift in honor of Jim Uhlir’s WRF board service

$90,000
2024 University of Washington Genome Sciences Sponsorships & Other

Seattle Spatial Biology at Scale meeting support

$1,000
2024 University of Washington Genome Sciences Technology Commercialization

Devin Schweppe: Phase 1

$100,000