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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
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$2,000,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$2,000,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$1,999,9992020
CINCINNATI UNIV OFNot stated$1,999,9882021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$1,996,6282023
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,995,2112024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORENot stated$1,973,2632025
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FÜR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V.Not stated$1,955,1872018
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,952,6652018
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$1,952,4382017
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$1,949,9452021
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,949,0002022
BROWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,946,9362021
RTX CORPORATIONNot stated$1,929,0002014
DIRECTED ENERGY PROFESSIONAL SOCIETYNot stated$1,918,7792019
RTX CORPORATIONNot stated$1,903,7342015
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$1,867,0422025
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONALNot stated$1,854,2762024
UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORDNot stated$1,851,1672017
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,840,0002023
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONALNot stated$1,815,1002023
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONALNot stated$1,813,9332021
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$1,800,0002023
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$1,798,1462024
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,789,9932022
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,780,0082018
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$1,779,8262018
CINCINNATI UNIV OFNot stated$1,758,8002024
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,758,2012023
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$1,750,0002018
RTX CORPORATIONNot stated$1,742,0002018
UNIVERSITAET INNSBRUCKNot stated$1,739,2452019
RTX CORPORATIONNot stated$1,733,6092017
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,732,0002023
ONE ENGINEERING LLCNot stated$1,728,4812018
ULNot stated$1,727,0002023
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,720,0002022
THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC.Not stated$1,719,6682018
I2 STRATEGIC SERVICES, LLCNot stated$1,711,1912018
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONot stated$1,700,0002022
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$1,672,4612020
CINCINNATI UNIV OFNot stated$1,667,9402023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$1,666,5902021
RTX CORPORATIONNot stated$1,665,0002016
RTX CORPORATIONNot stated$1,638,0342015
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$1,621,0562019
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,616,5872020
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$1,600,5892025
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$1,600,0002020
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$1,600,0002019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$1,600,0002024
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$1,599,9982024
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,597,9432024
BEAR DOWN TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LLCNot stated$1,590,4442021
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$1,583,5652023
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$1,580,4102021
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,575,0002023
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,569,2192018
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$1,565,7212023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$1,565,4282024
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,549,8012019
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$1,546,5822019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$1,538,9172019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$1,538,2652018
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,530,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTNot stated$1,529,8512022
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORENot stated$1,527,1322025
THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATIONNot stated$1,525,2612021
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,518,5662019
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$1,514,4212022
BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$1,509,9042020
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCNot stated$1,505,0192015
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,502,2892018
BROWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,500,0002021
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,500,0002019
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,500,0002021
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,500,0002021
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONNot stated$1,500,0002020
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONNot stated$1,500,0002023
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,500,0002025
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASONot stated$1,500,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$1,500,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$1,500,0002021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$1,499,9962023
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$1,499,9402021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDENot stated$1,499,1132019
FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,498,6892025
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,498,4282025
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LACNot stated$1,498,1562022
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,491,1122019
RTX CORPORATIONNot stated$1,489,7602015
THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,486,1342018
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$1,485,3112024
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONALNot stated$1,482,3252024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$1,480,6292023
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$1,473,1932022
CINCINNATI UNIV OFNot stated$1,470,4332017
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,469,1842023
CINCINNATI UNIV OFNot stated$1,468,2502016
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,457,7342021

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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