Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan will receive $37,206,192 in federal grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research in areas including pharmacology, physiology, and biological chemistry, aging, neurological disorders, mental health, allergy immunology, and other areas.
“Supporting medical research is more important than ever. We must ensure the United States remains the global leader in research, innovation, and technology,” said Dingell. “These federal dollars will drive groundbreaking work across a wide range of areas—from cancer and cardiovascular disease to diabetes and addiction. These investments not only reinforce UM’s role as a national leader in research but will also improve health outcomes in our communities.”
Additional projects receiving funding include:
- $879,066 for Heart and Vascular Diseases Research
- $775,521 for Blood Diseases and Resources Research
- $610,233 for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Research
- $545,630 for Non-invasive and Long-lived CNS Delivery of Treg-inducing Cytokine Depots
- $568,151 for Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research
- $432,749 for Silent Functional MRI Using Looping Star
- $1,468,663 for Cancer Biology Research
- $283,968 for Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs
- $650,820 for Biological Research Related to Deafness and Communicative Disorders
- $476,287 for Oral Diseases and Disorders Research
- $3,784,455 for Cancer Treatment Research
- $184,010 for Michigan Translational Imaging Program M-TIP
- $1,050,479 for Research for Mothers and Children
- $340,000 for T72 - Pediatric Pulmonary Centers
- $411,391 for D88 - Academic Administrative Units in General Pediatric and Public Health Den
- $213,862 for Nursing Research
- $223,880 for Senior International Fellowship Awards Program
- $1,449,424 for Cancer Control
- $429,000 for Lung Diseases Research
Find a full list of projects receiving grant funding here.
HHS is the largest grant-making agency in the US. Most HHS grants are provided directly to states, territories, tribes, and educational and community organizations, then distributed to eligible individuals and organizations. For more information on HHS grants click here.
