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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 CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$68,0002024
UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO USFQNot stated$67,3922020
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$66,5672022
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PUNENot stated$66,3622021
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$65,5602023
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$65,2772022
SZAMITASTECHNIKAI ES AUTOMATIZALASI KUTATOINTEZETNot stated$65,0002025
DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY INCNot stated$64,8182024
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIANot stated$64,0002021
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEYNot stated$63,6362024
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$60,9952022
TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERINGNot stated$60,9612023
UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$60,3552022
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIANot stated$60,2782021
UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$60,0112024
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNANot stated$60,0002021
EWHA UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION FOUNDATIONNot stated$60,0002020
FUNDACION CIENTIFICA Y CULTURAL BIOCIENCIANot stated$60,0002025
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PUNENot stated$60,0002023
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIANot stated$60,0002021
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIANot stated$60,0002021
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$60,0002024
KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOGSKOLANNot stated$60,0002021
NEW BULGARIAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$60,0002024
TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LTD.Not stated$60,0002025
ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$60,0002025
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE JATAINot stated$60,0002021
UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA (UKM)Not stated$60,0002020
UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA (UKM)Not stated$60,0002021
UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIANot stated$60,0002021
UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIANot stated$60,0002022
UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITYNot stated$60,0002021
VNUHCM-UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCENot stated$60,0002023
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIANot stated$59,9502025
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICASNot stated$58,7002021
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARYNot stated$58,4452023
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITYNot stated$56,7402023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$54,6002023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDENot stated$53,5802022
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNANot stated$53,4772025
THE CORPORATION OF GONZAGA UNIVERSITYNot stated$53,0952022
NORTH ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTNot stated$52,7002024
FACULDADES CATOLICASNot stated$52,5492025
ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$52,5232020
TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERINGNot stated$52,1802023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$51,9142021
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIANot stated$51,6122025
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$51,1812023
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTONNot stated$51,1532023
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALESNot stated$50,5432025
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNANot stated$50,0502020
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$50,0002021
CHUNGBUK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATIONNot stated$50,0002022
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$50,0002025
DILLARD UNIVERSITYNot stated$50,0002022
DILLARD UNIVERSITYNot stated$50,0002023
FUNDACAO JOSEENSE DE ENSINO E PESQUISA EM ODONTOLOGIA (FUJEPO)Not stated$50,0002025
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCENot stated$50,0002023
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PUNENot stated$50,0002021
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIANot stated$50,0002021
KASETSART UNIVERSITYNot stated$50,0002021
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$50,0002022
SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATIONNot stated$50,0002022
SW DESIGN SCHOOL LLCNot stated$50,0002022
THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLANDNot stated$50,0002021
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$50,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)Not stated$50,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$50,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$50,0002023
UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITYNot stated$50,0002025
MONASH UNIVERSITYNot stated$49,9992025
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMINot stated$49,9992022
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPINot stated$49,9962022
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARYNot stated$49,9582022
UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLANot stated$49,9472025
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$49,7892025
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$49,5702023
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$49,5332023
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$49,4992025
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIANot stated$48,1342023
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL FLUMINENSENot stated$46,4622025
DIRECTED ENERGY PROFESSIONAL SOCIETYNot stated$45,9792024
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$45,5682023
UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL NORTENot stated$45,2602023
FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN E.V.Not stated$45,0002020
THE NATIONAL METAL AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CENTERNot stated$45,0002021
UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULONot stated$45,0002023
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$44,2092020
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIANot stated$44,1682024
CINCINNATI UNIV OFNot stated$41,9432020
KANAZAWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$40,0002020
NEW BULGARIAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$40,0002022
TOPOS INSTITUTENot stated$39,2652024
LUNDS UNIVERSITETNot stated$39,2282023
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITYNot stated$39,1542020
RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$37,1712025
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATIONNot stated$36,5362022
SCIENTIA MATERIALS ENGINEERING & DEVELOPMENT LLCNot stated$35,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$35,0002024
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILENot stated$34,9912025

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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