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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
ZANDER LABORATORIES B.V.Not stated$161,5502020
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$161,1042022
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$161,0002022
FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAT ERLANGEN-NURNBERGNot stated$160,9072024
SABANCI UNIVERSITYNot stated$160,7922023
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOLNot stated$160,7092019
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTONNot stated$160,2902022
COMMISSARIAT A L' ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESNot stated$160,0002024
INSTITUT MINES TELECOMNot stated$160,0002023
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIENNot stated$160,0002023
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZANot stated$160,0002024
UNIVERSITEIT GENTNot stated$160,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$160,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALESNot stated$159,3162019
TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LTD.Not stated$158,7942019
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TRENTONot stated$157,6642023
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$156,4722025
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALESNot stated$156,1672022
UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIERNot stated$156,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORDNot stated$155,7792019
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$155,6052022
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAYNot stated$154,8602023
EMPRESA PUBLICA DE SERVICIOS ESPOL TECH E.P.Not stated$154,7762024
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$154,7452023
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOLNot stated$154,3172019
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALESNot stated$154,0002021
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITYNot stated$153,6002020
IHSAN DOGRAMACI BILKENT UNIVERSITESINot stated$153,5782022
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFTNot stated$153,4802022
UNIVERZITA PALACKEHO V OLOMOUCINot stated$153,1862024
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$153,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALESNot stated$152,6532025
FUNDACAO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO DA PESQUISANot stated$152,4322024
FUNDACAO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO DA PESQUISANot stated$152,2252025
THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDENot stated$152,1232022
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOONot stated$152,0002019
UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILENot stated$151,8002022
FUNDACION INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLOGICASNot stated$151,7252024
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE VIZ ROYAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYNot stated$151,4412024
ECOLE NATIONALE DES PONTS ET CHAUSSEESNot stated$151,2822024
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITYNot stated$151,2612020
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXASNot stated$151,0092021
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$151,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMANot stated$150,6502023
UNIVERSITY OF SURREYNot stated$150,6072023
UNIVERSIDAD DE ATACAMANot stated$150,5802024
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$150,5002023
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEYNot stated$150,3302023
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZANot stated$150,0642025
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$150,0222024
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$150,0002025
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$150,0002025
BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEVNot stated$150,0002025
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$150,0002026
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y DE EDUCACION SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA, BAJA CALIFORNIANot stated$150,0002023
CINCINNATI UNIV OFNot stated$150,0002023
DEAKIN UNIVERSITYNot stated$150,0002020
ECOLE NATIONALE DES PONTS ET CHAUSSEESNot stated$150,0002020
FACULDADES CATOLICASNot stated$150,0002023
FUNDACAO DE APOIO AO DESENVOLVIMENTO DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE PERNAMBUCONot stated$150,0002023
FUNDACAO DE APOIO INST AO DESENV CIENT E TECNOLOGICONot stated$150,0002024
HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM (THE)Not stated$150,0002025
JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$150,0002022
KOC UNIVERSITESINot stated$150,0002024
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$150,0002025
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$150,0002021
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$150,0002024
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$150,0002025
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$150,0002025
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCESNot stated$150,0002022
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$150,0002025
NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$150,0002025
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$150,0002021
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$150,0002022
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$150,0002025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$150,0002024
ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$150,0002025
SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS DEVELOPEMENT FOUNDATIONNot stated$150,0002024
SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER (NRC)Not stated$150,0002020
SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU FAKULTET ELEKTROTEHNIKE I RACUNARSTVANot stated$150,0002023
TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LTD.Not stated$150,0002021
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITYNot stated$150,0002025
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$150,0002025
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLANDNot stated$150,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$150,0002026
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$150,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$150,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$150,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$150,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$150,0002026
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$150,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$150,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LACNot stated$150,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$150,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$150,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE VIZ ROYAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYNot stated$150,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE VIZ ROYAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYNot stated$150,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$150,0002024
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$150,0002023
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$150,0002024

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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