The Leadership Connect data science team looked at federal awards with public universities over the past five years to analyze how much government work they receive and which offices work with each school. We then compare a school to their peers. We are posting our findings for the Top 20 Public schools according to US News’ popular ranking.
The University of Michigan Wolverines land at #3.
| Funding Office Name | Funding Department/Agency | Total Number of Awards | Top NAICS Codes | Total Dollars Obligated |
| NASA Shared Services Center | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 207 | 611310 | $56,940,750 |
| Acquisition and Grants Group | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 3 | 541690 | $25,712,932 |
| National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 4 | 541714 | $18,216,627 |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | United States Department of Transportation | 22 | 541712 | $18,021,864 |
| Procurement | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 1 | 541715 | $17,007,973 |
| Procurement Operations Division | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 6 | 541713 | $13,183,547 |
| Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee | United States Department of Veterans Affairs | 64 | 621511 | $9,210,356 |
| Contract Management Office | United States Department of Defense | 11 | 541715 | $8,596,025 |
| Office of Procurement and Grants | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 14 | 541715 | $8,350,616 |
| Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 10 | 541715 | $6,695,696 |
| Defense Threat Reduction Agency | United States Department of Defense | 2 | 541715 | $5,877,939 |
| Office of Acquisition Management and Policy | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 3 | 541611 | $4,679,356 |
| Office of Cancer Survivorship | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 5 | 541380 | $4,187,235 |
| Naval Service Training Command | United States Department of Defense | 5 | 611310 | $4,059,621 |
| National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics | National Science Foundation | 3 | 541720 | $3,584,328 |
| Survivability and Sensor Materials Division | United States Department of Defense | 2 | 541715 | $2,272,357 |
| Office of Naval Research | United States Department of Defense | 2 | 541715 | $2,083,419 |
| Dayton (OH) VA Medical Center | United States Department of Veterans Affairs | 9 | 621511 | $1,806,852 |
| Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 1 | 541690 | $1,686,941 |
| Millennium Challenge Corporation | 1 | 518210 | $1,515,251 |
