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 U.S. News’ popular ranking.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ties with the University of Florida at#5.
Some individuals who may have been involved in federal spend decisions with the university include Governor Roy Cooper; their Chief of Staff Kristi Jones; their Communications Director Ford Porter; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor Dr. Kevin M. Guskiewicz; Vice Chancellor and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Kamrhan Farwell; Associate Vice Chancellor, Research, Federal Affairs and Research Communications Don Hobart; and Director, Federal Affairs Kelly Mixon Dockham.
| Funding Office Name | Funding Department/Agency | Total Number of Awards | Top NAICS Codes | Total Dollars Obligated |
| National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 19 | 541715 | $37,110,552 |
| Office of Cancer Survivorship | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 6 | 541990 | $20,810,188 |
| Center for Global Health | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 22 | 541711 | $12,594,649 |
| Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 6 | 541714 | $8,015,824 |
| Office of Mission Support | United States Environmental Protection Agency | 7 | 541620 | $5,070,319 |
| NASA Shared Services Center | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 14 | $4,210,311 | |
| Office of Cyber Infrastructure and Computational Biology | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 5 | 541714 | $4,000,000 |
| U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command | United States Department of Defense | 2 | 541715 | $2,581,005 |
| Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration | United States Department of Homeland Security | 1 | 541990 | $2,025,386 |
| Center for Risk and Integrated Sciences | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 8 | 611310 | $1,883,210 |
| Division of Engineering Services | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 2 | 611710 | $1,624,278 |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | United States Department of Commerce | 7 | 541712 | $1,607,675 |
| Defense Health Agency | United States Department of Defense | 1 | 541690 | $1,600,000 |
| Office of Research and Development | United States Environmental Protection Agency | 7 | 541990 | $1,557,297 |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | United States Department of Transportation | 4 | 541712 | $1,485,534 |
| Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (N093) | United States Department of Defense | 20 | 923110 | $1,365,613 |
| Acquisition Integration | United States Department of Defense | 5 | 611310 | $1,305,470 |
| U.S. Special Operations Command | United States Department of Defense | 1 | 541715 | $1,266,802 |
| Naval Supply Systems Command | United States Department of Defense | 9 | 611310 | $1,250,105 |
