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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
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$7,499,2952019
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$7,499,2242014
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONot stated$7,492,1152016
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGONot stated$7,491,1962021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$7,489,8332016
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$7,489,7372018
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$7,477,2012018
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$7,464,2272022
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONot stated$7,365,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$7,364,0002019
CLARKSON AEROSPACE CORPNot stated$7,325,6982024
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INCNot stated$7,190,8392018
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$7,132,9452022
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$7,124,3052018
SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTENot stated$6,996,2742018
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$6,981,4102021
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THENot stated$6,752,2432023
THE ADMINISTRATORS OF TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUNDNot stated$6,699,0592016
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$6,649,6222023
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$6,568,0602022
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$6,500,0002017
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONALNot stated$6,496,2832017
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$6,200,0002023
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)Not stated$6,099,3742023
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$6,072,7062022
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$6,000,0002023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$6,000,0002023
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$6,000,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$6,000,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$6,000,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$6,000,0002023
YALE UNIVNot stated$6,000,0002023
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$5,992,3432023
CINCINNATI UNIV OFNot stated$5,967,2892024
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,918,6712023
MOLECULAR PRODUCTS INCNot stated$5,905,1692016
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$5,839,3412016
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,810,3472020
LEHIGH HEAVY FORGE CORPNot stated$5,776,0002011
RHENIUM ALLOYS INCNot stated$5,662,6432015
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$5,523,1102015
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,427,3762019
FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN & MACHINE COGNITION INCNot stated$5,337,3192023
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTERNot stated$5,248,9872023
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,100,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$5,100,0002024
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,000,0002019
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,000,0002022
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,996,9852018
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGENot stated$4,994,5682018
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$4,994,5062019
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$4,960,8802018
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,939,9962019
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$4,900,8662022
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASNot stated$4,871,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMANot stated$4,850,2612024
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,844,0002020
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,820,9962018
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$4,800,0002025
CAL POLY POMONA FOUNDATION INCNot stated$4,500,0002024
CAL POLY POMONA FOUNDATION INCNot stated$4,500,0002024
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$4,500,0002023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$4,500,0002017
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,500,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAMNot stated$4,500,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$4,500,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$4,500,0002025
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,500,0002024
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,499,9982023
CAL POLY CORPORATIONNot stated$4,499,8472025
CAL POLY POMONA FOUNDATION INCNot stated$4,499,4152024
CAL POLY POMONA FOUNDATION INCNot stated$4,499,4152024
CAL POLY CORPORATIONNot stated$4,493,4132025
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$4,442,7502023
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXASNot stated$4,437,6242023
TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,427,8402019
MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,381,8852024
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,379,3662025
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$4,377,7532023
RTX CORPORATIONNot stated$4,375,0002014
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FÜR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V.Not stated$4,347,5412022
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORDNot stated$4,239,8332018
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,217,0052019
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$4,207,1212024
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,193,2072018
CINCINNATI UNIV OFNot stated$4,127,0852022
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,100,0002022
RTX CORPORATIONNot stated$4,089,8052014
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$4,044,4232023
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$4,019,9842023
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$4,000,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$4,000,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$4,000,0002023
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,984,0522022
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONALNot stated$3,909,1452020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$3,800,0002022
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$3,604,6192022
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$3,599,7422018
CINCINNATI UNIV OFNot stated$3,515,1112021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORENot stated$3,514,8312019

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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