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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
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGENot stated$495,3422020
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$495,0002022
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$495,0002024
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$494,9992023
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THENot stated$494,9922021
YALE UNIVNot stated$494,8612025
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$494,8582023
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$493,6732020
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$493,6452022
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGONot stated$493,1712021
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$493,0312022
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEMNot stated$492,9902025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$492,8642024
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$492,5602023
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$492,0002022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$491,0012023
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$490,9512023
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$490,7182020
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$490,0002020
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$489,2702019
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$488,7792018
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$488,1202022
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$487,2002019
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$487,0952024
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIANot stated$486,9132026
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$486,5602020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$486,2702023
DUKE UNIVERSITYNot stated$485,9492024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$485,9322022
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$485,9102023
ENERGY AND PHOTONICS CONSULTING, INCNot stated$485,7082020
MONASH UNIVERSITYNot stated$484,8942024
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$484,5802022
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$484,5792022
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXASNot stated$484,3672025
UNIVERSITAET ZU LUEBECKNot stated$484,2172018
MATTHEW ROTONDARONot stated$484,1802017
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$483,6142023
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$483,0232021
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$482,6862021
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYNot stated$482,1862021
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILLNot stated$481,8172020
EIDG. TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE (ETHZ)Not stated$481,8002021
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$481,7782025
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$481,6952022
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$481,3262020
KC ENGINEERING, INC.Not stated$481,1312018
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$480,3662020
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$480,0002022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$480,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$480,0002019
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$480,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$480,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$479,9272024
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLASNot stated$479,7792020
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$479,5642022
THE GENEVA FOUNDATIONNot stated$479,5492017
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$479,3552020
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORENot stated$479,0002025
THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNINGNot stated$478,8162024
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARYNot stated$477,2862019
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE VIZ ROYAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYNot stated$477,2252020
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$477,1952022
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$475,0772024
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)Not stated$475,0002021
UNIVERSITE DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOURNot stated$474,9532024
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONNot stated$474,6282025
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.Not stated$473,2682020
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONNot stated$473,1422022
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$471,9452020
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$471,9092024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$471,5142023
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$471,4162022
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$471,2122021
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITYNot stated$471,0222021
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$470,7082023
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$470,1612019
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THENot stated$470,0002020
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$469,4682023
FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITYNot stated$469,3982025
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$468,9752023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$468,9672023
SAFE INCNot stated$467,8752018
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$467,2152023
THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS, AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGENot stated$467,2052020
UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINENot stated$467,0002018
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$466,8012023
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$466,4172022
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$466,1692020
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$465,6332019
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$465,6142025
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITYNot stated$464,9912019
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$464,9152023
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$464,3972021
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$463,6232023
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$463,1262023
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$463,0952023
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$461,3722023
OAKLAND UNIVERSITYNot stated$461,0782021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZNot stated$460,1632021

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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