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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 CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$449,0032021
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)Not stated$448,9712023
FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITYNot stated$448,9672022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$448,9622021
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$448,9452023
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$448,9162023
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$448,8312024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$448,8292019
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDANot stated$448,8232021
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THENot stated$448,8002021
AUBURN UNIVERSITYNot stated$448,7912020
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNot stated$448,7682021
THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSANot stated$448,7542021
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONot stated$448,6942023
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$448,5982021
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$448,5762019
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTSNot stated$448,5732021
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$448,5692019
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$448,5612025
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$448,3662024
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$448,2772022
IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINENot stated$448,1822022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCEDNot stated$448,1362022
DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIESNot stated$448,0482024
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTERNot stated$447,7872024
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$447,4192022
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATIONNot stated$447,2632019
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LACNot stated$447,0782020
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$446,7912022
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$446,7452020
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$446,5382020
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$446,3962024
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITYNot stated$446,3602024
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$445,8862019
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$445,8192025
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$445,7142022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$445,6932023
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$445,1802021
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$445,0042023
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$444,9202022
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$444,7902024
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$444,3292021
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$443,9292021
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$443,5552023
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$443,4762018
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$443,1822025
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$442,7212023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$442,3922023
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.Not stated$442,2582023
LINDSAY ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED LLCNot stated$442,0002021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDENot stated$441,6072020
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$441,5802023
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITYNot stated$441,5522023
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLASNot stated$441,0002023
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$440,3142021
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELLNot stated$440,1922021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$439,9992023
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEMNot stated$439,9982025
FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITYNot stated$439,9362025
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$439,3892019
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$439,2102021
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$439,0572023
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$438,6722021
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONNot stated$438,4822019
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$438,4412024
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$438,0232020
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$438,0002025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$437,5002024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$437,4332025
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$436,6362022
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$436,0092021
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITYNot stated$435,9142024
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$435,7862023
INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF LEARNING AND EXPERTISENot stated$435,0002023
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$435,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTHNot stated$434,9972023
AUTONODYNE LLCNot stated$434,7992020
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$434,6692021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$434,5632021
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$434,3302020
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$434,1192021
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUTNot stated$433,4082024
WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITYNot stated$432,2952020
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$431,8072025
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$431,7302022
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$431,4822025
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGENot stated$431,2222024
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$431,1272019
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$431,0142020
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$430,0842022
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$430,0002026
WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$429,8612023
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$429,3602025
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELLNot stated$429,1802023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$427,3502023
DREXEL UNIVERSITYNot stated$426,2422018
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$425,9992024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$425,5692026
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$425,5062022
I2 STRATEGIC SERVICES, LLCNot stated$425,0002021

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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