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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
FACULTY OF SCIENCE NARESUAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$225,0002023
HELSINGIN YLIOPISTONot stated$225,0002023
KOC UNIVERSITESINot stated$225,0002022
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORENot stated$225,0002020
OFFICE OF ACADEMY AND INDUSTRY COLLABORATION GNUNot stated$225,0002022
QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$225,0002024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$225,0002025
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$225,0002025
UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONANot stated$225,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF DURHAMNot stated$225,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$225,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALESNot stated$225,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$225,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$225,0002025
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$225,0002024
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$224,9992025
UNIVERSITA' DI PISA DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA DELL'INFORMAZIONENot stated$224,9972023
UNIVERSITY OF BATHNot stated$224,9952022
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORENot stated$224,9882022
LINDSAY ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED LLCNot stated$224,9812018
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGENNot stated$224,9562022
DEAKIN UNIVERSITYNot stated$224,9272023
UNIVERSIDAD DE ATACAMANot stated$224,8352022
CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES, N.P.O.Not stated$224,6602021
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMANot stated$224,1592022
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLANDNot stated$223,9962022
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE - CNRNot stated$223,5902021
MONASH UNIVERSITYNot stated$223,5602025
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$223,5282023
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALESNot stated$223,3502022
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$223,0502023
DUKE UNIVERSITYNot stated$222,5022024
THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDENot stated$222,4082020
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$222,2202020
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$222,1092021
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$221,4902020
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMONot stated$221,4352024
CITY ST GEORGE'S, UNIVERSITY OF LONDONNot stated$221,2592023
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$221,2502025
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$221,1472020
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$220,0902023
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICONot stated$220,0002024
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$220,0002023
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA TOR VERGATANot stated$220,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZNot stated$220,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$219,9912022
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$219,8742023
CRANFIELD UNIVERSITYNot stated$217,9212020
ROYAL HOLLOWAY AND BEDFORD NEW COLLEGENot stated$217,4172023
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$217,2102025
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$216,9232023
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$216,7892025
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTONNot stated$216,7112020
CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$216,6452019
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$216,0082024
SPRINKLENET LLCNot stated$215,0002023
CINCINNATI UNIV OFNot stated$214,8872023
HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITYNot stated$214,4082024
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$214,3052023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$214,0912025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDENot stated$213,9002021
THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDENot stated$213,1232023
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDANot stated$213,0772025
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$212,9272025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDENot stated$211,5782021
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORDNot stated$211,4392024
RAYSTEC, INC.Not stated$210,7532017
THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS, AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGENot stated$210,6112022
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASNot stated$210,5922020
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$210,4942024
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$210,4252023
LAFAYETTE COLLEGENot stated$210,0002023
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$210,0002023
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO - BICOCCANot stated$210,0002022
UNIVERSITE DU LUXEMBOURG ETABL. PUBLICNot stated$210,0002022
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$209,5142021
KANTO GAKUIN UNIVERSITYNot stated$209,0212023
KOC UNIVERSITESINot stated$208,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$207,4972022
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$207,0452021
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAHNot stated$206,8002020
UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINASNot stated$206,5352024
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINANot stated$206,2382025
INSTITUTO DE NEUROCIENCIA BIOMEDICANot stated$206,2002025
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITYNot stated$205,5752023
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE VIZ ROYAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYNot stated$204,9342024
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDENNot stated$204,9002021
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$204,6822024
GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCESNot stated$204,4662025
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTONNot stated$204,1772022
UNIVERSITETET I TROMSØ - NORGES ARKTISKE UNIVERSITETNot stated$203,9702026
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$203,6792023
NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENSNot stated$203,2752019
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$203,0842025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$202,8902023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORENot stated$202,4072024
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$202,1642024
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINANot stated$201,8822020
TAMAGAWA UNIVERSITYNot stated$201,4532025
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$201,1752022

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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