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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
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$1,156,8832023
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTERNot stated$1,154,7002019
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,152,8262021
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$1,151,7552021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$1,147,3362022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$1,140,0002020
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$1,140,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$1,137,6032023
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$1,137,4342021
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$1,137,0392024
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$1,133,2562023
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$1,129,2252022
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$1,127,8182021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$1,127,6152016
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIANot stated$1,125,4032021
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$1,125,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$1,119,9412022
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FÜR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V.Not stated$1,119,6572022
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,113,9492022
EIDG. TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE (ETHZ)Not stated$1,112,0162019
ONE ENGINEERING LLCNot stated$1,108,5642023
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$1,100,0002023
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,100,0002023
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,100,0002023
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$1,100,0002021
ULNot stated$1,100,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$1,098,7812022
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONALNot stated$1,095,8642020
PROPULSION RESEARCH LLCNot stated$1,095,7122020
THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDENot stated$1,094,3522020
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTERNot stated$1,092,2062024
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,091,6222021
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$1,090,5382020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$1,084,9752022
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LACNot stated$1,080,2172022
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,080,0002021
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,080,0002022
NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.Not stated$1,079,4832023
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,078,7882017
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$1,077,2692023
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONNot stated$1,073,5002021
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,070,0002020
THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORYNot stated$1,066,5972022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$1,064,8782021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORENot stated$1,064,4032022
YALE UNIVNot stated$1,064,2672024
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$1,063,2292021
KING'S COLLEGE LONDONNot stated$1,062,4522018
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,062,4502023
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$1,061,7462022
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,059,8492020
EMORY UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,059,0532023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$1,057,7022022
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$1,056,2862020
RTX CORPORATIONNot stated$1,055,0002017
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,053,3812023
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,050,0002021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$1,050,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$1,050,0002022
MONOPOLE RESEARCHNot stated$1,049,5052023
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXASNot stated$1,048,3222020
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,042,8502025
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$1,031,3652025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$1,030,7082019
YORK UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,029,7682023
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$1,025,9022025
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOONot stated$1,024,8852017
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,022,8582019
CINCINNATI UNIV OFNot stated$1,022,4482016
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$1,020,0002019
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGENot stated$1,019,6522024
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,019,6132023
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$1,011,9772019
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$1,011,3882025
UNIVERSITEIT GENTNot stated$1,010,3542018
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTERNot stated$1,007,4682023
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGENot stated$1,002,1142024
MONOPOLE RESEARCHNot stated$1,000,8992019
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$1,000,6382020
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,000,0032017
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,000,0002020
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,000,0002023
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,000,0002021
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)Not stated$1,000,0002020
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,000,0002020
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,000,0002020
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,000,0002022
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,000,0002016
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDENot stated$1,000,0002020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$1,000,0002025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$1,000,0002021
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,000,0002018
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,000,0002021
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,000,0002019
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASNot stated$1,000,0002020
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$1,000,0002018
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$1,000,0002020
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$1,000,0002016
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMINot stated$1,000,0002018
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$1,000,0002019

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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