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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
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$100,4572024
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZANot stated$100,4292025
ERICA INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,0002025
GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$100,0002024
HONGIK UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATIONNot stated$100,0002022
INDUSTRY UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION. HANYANG UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,0002024
INDUSTRY UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION. HANYANG UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,0002025
INSTITUTO DE FISICA DE SAO CARLOSNot stated$100,0002025
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIANot stated$100,0002022
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIANot stated$100,0002023
IZMIR YUKSEK TEKNOLOJI ENSTITUSUNot stated$100,0002021
JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$100,0002022
KAZI NAZRUL UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,0002025
KINDAI UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,0002024
KINDAI UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,0002024
KOC UNIVERSITESINot stated$100,0002024
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$100,0002021
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$100,0002022
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$100,0002025
KUMOH NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY-ACNot stated$100,0002022
LABORATORIO EUROPEO DI SPETTROSCOPIE NON LINEARINot stated$100,0002024
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$100,0002023
MIDAS H&T, INC.Not stated$100,0002023
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCESNot stated$100,0002022
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCESNot stated$100,0002022
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCESNot stated$100,0002023
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCESNot stated$100,0002025
NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENSNot stated$100,0002023
NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,0002023
NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,0002023
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,0002020
POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$100,0002023
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,0002022
ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$100,0002022
ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$100,0002025
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,0002023
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,0002023
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,0002025
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,0002025
SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATIONNot stated$100,0002022
SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATIONNot stated$100,0002024
SUNY KOREA RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONNot stated$100,0002022
SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU FAKULTET ELEKTROTEHNIKE I RACUNARSTVANot stated$100,0002020
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONNot stated$100,0002022
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$100,0002022
ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$100,0002023
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILENot stated$100,0002025
UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULONot stated$100,0002025
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI ROMA TRENot stated$100,0002023
UNIVERSITA' DI PISANot stated$100,0002020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$100,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$100,0002021
UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,0002023
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,0002023
YALE UNIVNot stated$100,0002025
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$99,9992025
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNot stated$99,9972022
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNot stated$99,9972023
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDSNot stated$99,9812021
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$99,9662022
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$99,9662023
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$99,9332022
QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$99,9252022
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALESNot stated$99,9152023
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMINot stated$99,8952023
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORENot stated$99,8402025
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$99,8382022
MONASH UNIVERSITYNot stated$99,8052023
FUNDACAO UNIVERSITARIA DE DESENV DE EXTENSAO E PESQUISANot stated$99,7882025
VNUHCM-UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCENot stated$99,5132024
UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER UISNot stated$99,5002025
FUNDACAO INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ECONOMICAS, ADMINISTRATIVAS E CONTABEIS DE MINAS GERAIS - IPEADNot stated$99,4582024
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALESNot stated$99,0842021
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KHARAGPURNot stated$99,0002021
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$99,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$98,7272023
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$98,0002023
DEAKIN UNIVERSITYNot stated$97,9602025
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIONot stated$97,0972023
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$96,5922025
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILENot stated$95,7982020
UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRIDNot stated$95,0802020
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$95,0102025
INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO Y DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE MONTERREYNot stated$94,4452022
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$94,4142021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$93,7502025
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$93,0002022
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$92,8202025
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOLNot stated$92,0322022
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$91,0002022
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONNot stated$90,3412024
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCENot stated$90,0002020
NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$90,0002022
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$90,0002022
UNIVERSITI PERTAHANAN NASIONAL MALAYSIANot stated$90,0002021
CINCINNATI UNIV OFNot stated$89,8392024
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$89,5502022
DHULIKHEL HOSPITAL KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY HOSPITALNot stated$89,4062023
INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO Y DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE MONTERREYNot stated$89,3222022
THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS, AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGENot stated$89,0002024

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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