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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 TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$249,4692022
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$248,7412022
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$248,6092022
CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AKTIEBOLAGNot stated$248,5172021
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVANot stated$248,4902022
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LACNot stated$248,4542022
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FÜR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V.Not stated$248,0212020
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE, EPFLNot stated$246,7932023
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$246,5202025
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$246,4612025
MATTHEW ROTONDARONot stated$245,8922024
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$245,6552021
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$245,5632022
YALE UNIVNot stated$245,1492018
HIGH PERFORMANCE IMAGING LLCNot stated$244,6072023
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$244,5362020
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THENot stated$244,0672022
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALESNot stated$243,9402021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORENot stated$243,9312024
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$243,1092025
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLANDNot stated$243,1022023
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$243,0122024
HANOI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$243,0002022
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$242,4822024
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$241,9602022
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONot stated$241,8842022
TAMPEREEN KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SRNot stated$241,6432023
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITYNot stated$241,2002021
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLANDNot stated$241,0822025
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)Not stated$240,3822022
EREVNITIKO IDRYMA P.LNot stated$240,3502022
IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINENot stated$240,2232021
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$240,1692024
CLARKSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$240,0002020
CLARKSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$240,0002023
DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA DELL'INFORMAZIONE ELETTRONICA E TELECOMUNICAZIONINot stated$240,0002022
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIENNot stated$240,0002024
THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS, AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGENot stated$240,0002020
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$240,0002021
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIONot stated$240,0002024
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVANot stated$240,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORDNot stated$240,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$240,0002025
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIONot stated$239,9992022
AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBHNot stated$239,9972024
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EINGETRAGENER VEREINNot stated$239,5882023
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$239,2542025
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITYNot stated$239,2322025
GRAN SASSO SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$238,8982025
SHAFFER CONSULTING, INC.Not stated$238,8702021
IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINENot stated$238,5582021
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOLNot stated$238,0812020
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$237,6362023
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDONot stated$237,2052023
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALESNot stated$235,8362022
THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS, AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGENot stated$235,4522025
IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINENot stated$235,3812023
RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THENot stated$235,2812023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$235,0002024
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$234,8992025
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$234,6332024
IMPERION COATINGS, INC.Not stated$234,4502021
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$233,6242023
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMANot stated$233,6002020
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$233,3922022
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILENot stated$233,3402023
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LACNot stated$233,3152025
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$233,2672019
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$232,9572023
INEB - INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICANot stated$232,7952020
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$232,6782024
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONot stated$232,3202023
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$232,0402022
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$232,0252021
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAYNot stated$232,0052024
UNIVERSITY OF DURHAMNot stated$231,8812025
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$231,7002023
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXASNot stated$231,5682022
UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILENot stated$230,2892019
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$230,0082025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$229,8872025
FUNDACION CIENCIAS EXACTAS Y NATURALESNot stated$229,7202021
SHENKAR ENGINEERING DESIGN ART C P BNot stated$229,7002021
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$229,6742024
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGENot stated$229,4402023
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$229,0382020
AMERICAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$228,2692020
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$228,2222025
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$228,0512023
HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM (THE)Not stated$228,0002020
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$227,8902024
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$227,6852023
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$227,0302022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$227,0132025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$226,8942020
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$226,7922021
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$226,0672021
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLANDNot stated$225,1972022
CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES, N.P.O.Not stated$225,0002022
CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AKTIEBOLAGNot stated$225,0002023

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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