Air Force -- Research Lab
- Opportunities linked
- 10
- Recorded awards (total)
- $6,017,304,089
- Median recorded award
- $446,396
Records in this library attributed to this funder.
Sum of the awards we hold for this funder. A floor on its giving, not a filing total.
The midpoint of the awards we hold, not a cap and not a filing median.
- Data year
- Not stated
The most recent fiscal year among the awards we hold, as the source wrote it.
Why there is no giving history here
Award listings from USASpending are not connected yet. What is missing here is a feed on our side, not a document this funder has failed to publish - the listings are public and we have not connected them.
Derived from awards
Computed from the 727 recipients we hold an award to. This is where money we can see went, which is not the same as a statement of what this funder sets out to fund — and the gap between the two is widest where our coverage is thinnest.
Programmes, by money awarded
- 12.800$6,017,304,0893863 awards
Where the recipients are
The recipient's own location, not where the work happens. A national body headquartered in Washington spends money everywhere.
- CA $1,038,695,265
- NY $591,340,335
- OH $261,828,452
- MA $218,336,661
- TX $187,528,175
- FL $162,540,029
- PA $154,710,166
- CO $149,888,594
- IL $135,056,472
- MD $121,347,317
- IN $97,124,636
- CT $92,014,170
- MI $84,671,385
- GA $71,476,724
- SC $67,816,479
- MO $64,675,808
- AZ $62,845,566
- NM $49,587,537
- NC $45,862,949
- NJ $45,152,898
Award sizes
Fixed bands rather than this funder's own quantiles, so two funders can be compared. A per-funder split would make every distribution look the same shape.
- 100k-500k 1975
- 25k-100k 268
- 500k-2m 1178
- over-2m 302
- under-25k 140
By fiscal year
A trend across the years we import, which is a bounded window. A year with no bar is a year outside it, not a year with no funding.
- FY2004 $616,615 (1)
- FY2007 $8,912,661 (1)
- FY2009 $322,085 (1)
- FY2011 $33,502,739 (2)
- FY2012 $17,031,133 (3)
- FY2013 $260,230,838 (6)
- FY2014 $55,319,163 (9)
- FY2015 $428,108,661 (18)
- FY2016 $306,349,926 (22)
- FY2017 $103,021,995 (43)
- FY2018 $298,195,339 (140)
- FY2019 $359,301,386 (279)
- FY2020 $1,377,763,496 (401)
- FY2021 $1,059,122,171 (493)
- FY2022 $518,572,049 (617)
- FY2023 $627,893,003 (884)
- FY2024 $352,289,125 (456)
- FY2025 $205,733,866 (470)
- FY2026 $5,017,838 (17)
Giving history, from the awards we hold
No dated awards on file for this funder
This table takes one row per fiscal year, built from the awards we hold. We have connected none for this funder that state a year, so there is nothing to group. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that the funder gave nothing.
Who has received money from this funder
3863 awards on file, largest first, ranging $0 to $688,099,542.
| Recipient | State | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEFENSE MANUFACTURING AND MACHINING | Not stated | $688,099,542 | 2020 |
| BIOINDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING AND DESIGN ECOSYSTEM | Not stated | $536,656,761 | 2021 |
| FLEXTECH ALLIANCE, INC. | Not stated | $345,044,513 | 2020 |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $156,959,717 | 2015 |
| RED ROCK BIOFUELS LLC | Not stated | $142,187,360 | 2013 |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $139,818,002 | 2021 |
| FLEXTECH ALLIANCE, INC. | Not stated | $118,618,188 | 2015 |
| RED ROCK BIOFUELS LLC | Not stated | $76,955,949 | 2013 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON | Not stated | $61,554,981 | 2016 |
| NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEFENSE MANUFACTURING AND MACHINING | Not stated | $49,606,438 | 2016 |
| BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC. | Not stated | $45,283,770 | 2016 |
| GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | Not stated | $43,973,788 | 2015 |
| CALGON CARBON CORPORATION | Not stated | $41,621,494 | 2016 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $41,026,997 | 2022 |
| CLEVELAND-CLIFFS PLATE LLC | Not stated | $38,434,846 | 2015 |
| STRYTEN ENERGY LLC | Not stated | $37,440,610 | 2016 |
| SEMI | Not stated | $34,447,600 | 2018 |
| CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITES COMPANY, L.L.C. | Not stated | $27,726,739 | 2011 |
| SPG INSTITUTE, INC | Not stated | $27,250,000 | 2019 |
| THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION | Not stated | $27,134,066 | 2023 |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $26,687,362 | 2024 |
| OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE | Not stated | $26,462,688 | 2022 |
| ADVANCED ROBOTICS FOR MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE | Not stated | $26,279,514 | 2025 |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | Not stated | $23,468,300 | 2020 |
| THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC. | Not stated | $23,391,820 | 2017 |
| EAGLEPICHER TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Not stated | $22,811,067 | 2013 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $22,113,099 | 2022 |
| THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC. | Not stated | $21,562,489 | 2021 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $21,238,198 | 2019 |
| COHERENT CORP | Not stated | $20,802,062 | 2017 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | Not stated | $19,663,891 | 2015 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $19,477,600 | 2023 |
| GLOBAL SECURE SHIPPING INC | Not stated | $19,343,989 | 2019 |
| TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION | Not stated | $18,174,094 | 2024 |
| NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $18,123,960 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE | Not stated | $17,877,600 | 2024 |
| STRATEGIC OHIO COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $15,329,514 | 2014 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | Not stated | $14,461,537 | 2024 |
| MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $13,906,703 | 2021 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $13,366,973 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE | Not stated | $13,146,382 | 2021 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | Not stated | $12,970,563 | 2013 |
| APPILI THERAPEUTICS USA INC. | Not stated | $11,723,272 | 2023 |
| 5N PLUS SEMICONDUCTORS LLC | Not stated | $11,454,939 | 2012 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON | Not stated | $11,153,876 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $10,560,810 | 2020 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $10,200,000 | 2021 |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $10,000,000 | 2018 |
| CINCINNATI UNIV OF | Not stated | $9,941,902 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON | Not stated | $9,757,945 | 2016 |
| CLARKSON AEROSPACE CORP | Not stated | $9,636,103 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA | Not stated | $9,500,000 | 2018 |
| WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $9,500,000 | 2015 |
| UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $9,197,308 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE | Not stated | $9,072,404 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK | Not stated | $8,988,129 | 2016 |
| RTX CORPORATION | Not stated | $8,912,661 | 2007 |
| FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN & MACHINE COGNITION INC | Not stated | $8,789,400 | 2022 |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $8,500,000 | 2016 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | Not stated | $8,456,159 | 2014 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE | Not stated | $8,305,336 | 2015 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | Not stated | $8,199,435 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $8,189,255 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES | Not stated | $8,150,000 | 2019 |
| RTX CORPORATION | Not stated | $8,036,000 | 2014 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | Not stated | $8,000,000 | 2018 |
| THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $7,981,052 | 2021 |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $7,798,766 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO | Not stated | $7,794,204 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | Not stated | $7,739,984 | 2020 |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $7,639,838 | 2018 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $7,542,832 | 2022 |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $7,525,721 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM | Not stated | $7,500,312 | 2019 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2018 |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2021 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2018 |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2020 |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2021 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2021 |
| RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2018 |
| THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2020 |
| THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2021 |
| THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2022 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2022 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2022 |
| THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2020 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2019 |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $7,499,960 | 2018 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $7,499,941 | 2019 |
Source: USASpending.gov federal award records. Federal awards only. Last synced 2026-09-15.
What this funder funds
Derived from how this funder's 10 linked opportunities are classified, not from a funding strategy the funder published.
- Science, Technology, Research & Development10
Currently open opportunities
Verified against each record's own source. The date on every row is the day we last checked that record — not the day this page was built.
- STARBASE Wright PattCloses Not statedChecked 2026-10-22
- CHEERS Open Period 1 - All Technical AreasCloses Sep 30, 2027Checked 2026-10-22
- CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical AreasCloses Sep 30, 2027Checked 2026-10-22
- FOUNDATIONS OF TRUSTED SYSTEMSCloses Dec 5, 2028Awards up to $99,900,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Coordinating Austere Nodes through Virtualization and Analysis of Streams (CANVAS)Closes May 22, 2029Awards up to $24,900,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Research and Development (RAD) Directed Energy (RD) University Assistance InstrumentsCloses Jul 18, 2029Awards up to $49,000,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Automated Processes for Knowledge Discovery and Information RetrievalCloses Sep 9, 2029Awards up to $99,000,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER)Closes May 10, 2043Checked 2026-10-22
- Continuing Human Enabling Enhancing Restoring and SustainingCloses Aug 22, 2044Checked 2026-10-22
What this funder’s awards look like
Counted over the award rows we hold for this funder. These are statistics over published records, not a model’s reading of them, and not a prediction.
Included with Studio
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