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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$201,0232024
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$200,8862024
KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATIONNot stated$200,8202023
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI CAMERINONot stated$200,6862023
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$200,6812019
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$200,3132022
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$200,2802022
BROWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$200,0002024
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONNot stated$200,0002021
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE - CNRNot stated$200,0002025
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$200,0002022
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$200,0002025
HANNAM UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRY-ACADEMY COOPERATIONNot stated$200,0002023
INDUSTRY UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION. HANYANG UNIVERSITYNot stated$200,0002022
INDUSTRY UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION. HANYANG UNIVERSITYNot stated$200,0002023
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$200,0002023
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$200,0002020
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$200,0002021
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCESNot stated$200,0002022
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$200,0002024
POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$200,0002025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$200,0002025
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$200,0002024
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$200,0002025
SOONGSIL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATIONNot stated$200,0002020
SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATIONNot stated$200,0002023
THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS, AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGENot stated$200,0002023
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$200,0002022
THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$200,0002025
THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIANot stated$200,0002020
ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$200,0002023
UNIVERSITEIT GENTNot stated$200,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$200,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$200,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLANDNot stated$200,0002020
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE VIZ ROYAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYNot stated$200,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$200,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$199,9992025
SABANCI UNIVERSITYNot stated$199,9912024
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITYNot stated$199,9882021
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALESNot stated$199,9762024
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORENot stated$199,9752024
WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITYNot stated$199,9382023
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTONNot stated$199,9322023
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$199,9142021
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$199,8152021
TRUSTEES OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINESNot stated$199,8142024
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$199,7552023
THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLANDNot stated$199,3302021
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$199,2952023
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$198,8602024
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$198,8342023
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$198,8082023
STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEITNot stated$198,4632018
SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATIONNot stated$198,3422022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$198,3222021
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$198,2902022
RISE RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF SWEDEN ABNot stated$198,0342025
CEU GMBHNot stated$198,0002022
UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERGNot stated$197,7982024
UNIVERSITE AMIENS PICARDIE JULES VERNENot stated$197,4752024
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$197,1182025
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITYNot stated$196,6782023
UK RESEARCH & INNOVATIONNot stated$196,6252019
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$196,4292022
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$196,3682020
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$196,2122025
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$195,9572022
FUND CIENCIA PARA LA VIDANot stated$195,5252024
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$195,3752022
SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGNNot stated$195,3552018
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$195,2002023
UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLANot stated$195,0002021
THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS, AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGENot stated$194,4752021
TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LTD.Not stated$194,3072020
UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYANot stated$193,5672021
KOC UNIVERSITESINot stated$193,2302024
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$192,7322021
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$192,6742021
SORBONNE UNIVERSITENot stated$191,6882025
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$190,6782024
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVANot stated$190,6162020
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$190,4102023
CONSORZIO NAZIONALE INTERUNIVERSITARIO PER LE TELECOMUNICAZIONINot stated$190,0002022
SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATIONNot stated$190,0002024
SZAMITASTECHNIKAI ES AUTOMATIZALASI KUTATOINTEZETNot stated$190,0002023
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIENNot stated$190,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTENot stated$190,0002022
UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITYNot stated$190,0002025
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$190,0002020
LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FUER ATMOSPHAERENPHYSIK E.V. AN DER UNIVERSITAET ROSTOCKNot stated$189,5882023
SABANCI UNIVERSITYNot stated$189,5832018
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$189,5002024
SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU FAKULTET ELEKTROTEHNIKE I RACUNARSTVANot stated$189,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$188,9532023
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$188,7322019
UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW COURTNot stated$188,2042021
GRIFFISS INSTITUTE INC.Not stated$188,1422021
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$188,0352023
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONot stated$188,0112022

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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