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Air Force -- Research Lab

Opportunities linked
10

Records in this library attributed to this funder.

Recorded awards (total)
$6,017,304,089

Sum of the awards we hold for this funder. A floor on its giving, not a filing total.

Median recorded award
$446,396

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.

RecipientStateAmountFiscal year
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,000,0002023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$999,9992017
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$999,9982020
UNIVERSITAET WIENNot stated$999,9952021
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$999,9822023
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$999,9602023
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$999,9232018
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$999,7472023
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$999,5322025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$999,3702023
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$999,1582022
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYNot stated$997,0002021
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$996,3952022
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$995,9732023
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$994,8072021
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$994,0482019
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$991,8472022
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$991,0942022
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$990,2532017
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$990,0002020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$987,4882024
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$987,4412023
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$987,1362023
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$983,9992018
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$981,3292023
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$980,0182019
BVZ INCNot stated$977,6302017
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$975,2972019
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$975,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$975,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$974,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$971,8332022
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$970,0002021
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$969,6002020
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$966,9972023
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$964,5342018
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$960,1802024
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITYNot stated$960,0232021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$960,0002023
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$958,5892022
THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS, AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGENot stated$957,8472023
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$957,5892019
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$951,1912023
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$950,5702022
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$950,0002021
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$949,9772023
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$949,7412019
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONALNot stated$947,0002019
YALE UNIVNot stated$939,6832018
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$936,5742017
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITYNot stated$934,8502021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$934,5862018
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCNot stated$934,2472021
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONALNot stated$934,0142022
TOPOS INSTITUTENot stated$933,7212020
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$930,0002020
AUBURN UNIVERSITYNot stated$929,7182023
UNIVERSITE DE MONTREALNot stated$926,8342024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$924,5282023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$924,3102024
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$923,0702023
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTSNot stated$922,4632019
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$919,0902020
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$919,0202023
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONALNot stated$919,0002023
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASONot stated$917,0002021
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$915,8692022
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$915,0382021
CINCINNATI UNIV OFNot stated$914,8992020
DILLARD UNIVERSITYNot stated$913,5662018
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$913,1622025
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIANot stated$909,6382023
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$909,5752019
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORDNot stated$908,5182021
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$908,4502023
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$908,3042023
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$905,1852021
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$904,8592025
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$903,9642023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$903,8532023
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKANot stated$901,2502023
CINCINNATI UNIV OFNot stated$901,2482022
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$900,0002023
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$900,0002018
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$900,0002023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$900,0002020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$900,0002023
THE GENEVA FOUNDATIONNot stated$900,0002023
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$900,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$900,0002020
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$900,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$900,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWANot stated$900,0002020
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$900,0002017
YALE UNIVNot stated$899,9992020
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$899,9982022
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$899,9672020
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONNot stated$899,8872020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$899,8182023
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$899,2152018

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.

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.

Awards on file3863
Distinct recipients690
Median award$446,396

Included with Studio

The counts and the median above stay free, because they are the evidence for everything else. Studio adds the breakdowns: which states the awards went to, what kind of organisation received them, and how the amounts are distributed.

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Where this came from

Source page
grants.gov
Retrieved
Oct 1, 2026
Data source
The funder's own published figures
Award listing
usaspending.gov

The portal page the recipient rows were read from.

Awards synced
2026-09-15

When the recipient rows were last confirmed against that listing.

The official page is authoritative. Agency and foundation pages change without notice, and the retrieval date above is the only claim we make about currency. Figures we have not connected are labelled as ours to connect, never as facts about the funder.

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