Air Force -- Research Lab
- Opportunities linked
- 10
- Recorded awards (total)
- $6,017,304,089
- Median recorded award
- $446,396
Records in this library attributed to this funder.
Sum of the awards we hold for this funder. A floor on its giving, not a filing total.
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.
| Recipient | State | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $521,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE | Not stated | $520,926 | 2025 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $520,800 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | Not stated | $520,378 | 2019 |
| TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $520,307 | 2023 |
| GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP | Not stated | $520,000 | 2023 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $520,000 | 2023 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | Not stated | $520,000 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK | Not stated | $520,000 | 2020 |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $518,609 | 2023 |
| CURTIN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $517,998 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK | Not stated | $517,881 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $517,556 | 2023 |
| CINCINNATI UNIV OF | Not stated | $517,284 | 2023 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $517,105 | 2020 |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $516,890 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | Not stated | $516,508 | 2021 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO | Not stated | $515,309 | 2023 |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $515,000 | 2022 |
| GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP | Not stated | $514,846 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC | Not stated | $514,416 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $513,513 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $512,753 | 2021 |
| WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $512,627 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | Not stated | $512,183 | 2024 |
| MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $511,806 | 2022 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $511,330 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | Not stated | $511,210 | 2023 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA | Not stated | $510,268 | 2021 |
| THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $510,241 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | Not stated | $510,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES | Not stated | $510,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA | Not stated | $510,000 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA | Not stated | $510,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM | Not stated | $510,000 | 2023 |
| CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AKTIEBOLAG | Not stated | $509,997 | 2025 |
| APPLIED OPTIMIZATION, INC. | Not stated | $509,996 | 2022 |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | Not stated | $509,983 | 2022 |
| STRONG EO IMAGING, INC. | Not stated | $509,588 | 2024 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $508,780 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $508,650 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI VERONA | Not stated | $508,376 | 2023 |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | Not stated | $507,922 | 2023 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | Not stated | $507,596 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK | Not stated | $506,651 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $505,692 | 2019 |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $505,446 | 2020 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | Not stated | $505,316 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | Not stated | $503,818 | 2024 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $503,625 | 2019 |
| THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $503,623 | 2021 |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $503,472 | 2021 |
| LEHIGH UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $503,385 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ | Not stated | $503,372 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $502,989 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $502,935 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | Not stated | $502,889 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Not stated | $502,631 | 2021 |
| THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING | Not stated | $502,182 | 2023 |
| IHSAN DOGRAMACI BILKENT UNIVERSITESI | Not stated | $502,150 | 2024 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | Not stated | $501,694 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | Not stated | $501,160 | 2023 |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $500,999 | 2022 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $500,160 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA | Not stated | $500,142 | 2024 |
| ARCTOS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC | Not stated | $500,000 | 2017 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $500,000 | 2021 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $500,000 | 2024 |
| GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP | Not stated | $500,000 | 2019 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $500,000 | 2021 |
| NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $500,000 | 2023 |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | Not stated | $500,000 | 2021 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $500,000 | 2023 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $500,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE | Not stated | $500,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | Not stated | $500,000 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA | Not stated | $500,000 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE | Not stated | $500,000 | 2017 |
| VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $500,000 | 2022 |
| WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $500,000 | 2021 |
| SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $499,999 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Not stated | $499,997 | 2022 |
| DECKER TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. | Not stated | $499,992 | 2018 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA | Not stated | $499,987 | 2021 |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $499,910 | 2021 |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $499,897 | 2025 |
| TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION | Not stated | $499,748 | 2023 |
| YALE UNIV | Not stated | $499,742 | 2024 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES | Not stated | $499,673 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | Not stated | $499,508 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $499,500 | 2022 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $499,462 | 2022 |
| IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $499,323 | 2020 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $499,263 | 2019 |
| GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP | Not stated | $499,125 | 2021 |
| LEHIGH UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $498,433 | 2023 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $497,213 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA | Not stated | $497,072 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS | Not stated | $496,611 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE | Not stated | $496,538 | 2024 |
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.
- STARBASE Wright PattCloses Not statedChecked 2026-10-22
- CHEERS Open Period 1 - All Technical AreasCloses Sep 30, 2027Checked 2026-10-22
- CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical AreasCloses Sep 30, 2027Checked 2026-10-22
- FOUNDATIONS OF TRUSTED SYSTEMSCloses Dec 5, 2028Awards up to $99,900,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Coordinating Austere Nodes through Virtualization and Analysis of Streams (CANVAS)Closes May 22, 2029Awards up to $24,900,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Research and Development (RAD) Directed Energy (RD) University Assistance InstrumentsCloses Jul 18, 2029Awards up to $49,000,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Automated Processes for Knowledge Discovery and Information RetrievalCloses Sep 9, 2029Awards up to $99,000,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER)Closes May 10, 2043Checked 2026-10-22
- Continuing Human Enabling Enhancing Restoring and SustainingCloses Aug 22, 2044Checked 2026-10-22
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.
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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