Federal agencyVerified2026-10-15
Geological Survey
- Opportunities linked
- 220
- Recorded awards (total)
- $843,474,216
- Median recorded award
- $143,236
Records in this library attributed to this funder.
Sum of the awards we hold for this funder. A floor on its giving, not a filing total.
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 375 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
- 15.808$719,553,4351341 awards
- 15.805$123,920,781254 awards
Where the recipients are
The recipient's own location, not where the work happens. A national body headquartered in Washington spends money everywhere.
- CO $263,076,394
- CA $116,509,585
- AK $44,030,100
- WA $31,068,629
- AZ $28,939,365
- FL $24,011,928
- OR $22,979,988
- MA $22,941,584
- MI $18,592,632
- NV $17,805,190
- NY $17,761,012
- MD $15,794,990
- IL $15,026,882
- WI $11,670,942
- SC $10,693,066
- HI $10,460,426
- UT $9,881,728
- DC $9,141,228
- TX $8,975,961
- MN $8,558,749
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 770
- 25k-100k 506
- 500k-2m 141
- over-2m 55
- under-25k 123
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.
- FY2012 $28,260 (1)
- FY2014 $18,407,819 (13)
- FY2015 $19,403,971 (30)
- FY2016 $70,886,739 (132)
- FY2017 $37,031,936 (104)
- FY2018 $27,062,150 (99)
- FY2019 $56,987,596 (195)
- FY2020 $90,637,152 (169)
- FY2021 $120,274,003 (267)
- FY2022 $301,039,935 (157)
- FY2023 $40,106,092 (187)
- FY2024 $36,496,208 (143)
- FY2025 $23,146,441 (88)
- FY2026 $1,735,774 (9)
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
1595 awards on file, largest first, ranging $-2,497 to $240,000,000.
| Recipient | State | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $98,589 | 2017 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $98,131 | 2019 |
| JOINT VENTURE: SILICON VALLEY NETWORK | Not stated | $98,000 | 2016 |
| ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH & GAME | Not stated | $97,614 | 2019 |
| WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION | Not stated | $97,493 | 2018 |
| NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $97,480 | 2020 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $97,442 | 2021 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $97,349 | 2025 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $97,267 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK | Not stated | $97,257 | 2018 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $96,305 | 2025 |
| WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $96,187 | 2020 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $96,025 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | Not stated | $96,000 | 2024 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $95,715 | 2021 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $95,565 | 2020 |
| NATIONAL STATES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION COUNCIL, INC. | Not stated | $95,000 | 2018 |
| TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $94,948 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $94,775 | 2016 |
| DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & NATURAL RESOURCES PENNSYLVANIA | Not stated | $94,433 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC | Not stated | $94,243 | 2021 |
| THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC. | Not stated | $94,214 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE | Not stated | $94,212 | 2021 |
| MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $94,000 | 2022 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES | Not stated | $93,987 | 2024 |
| NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $93,833 | 2022 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $93,383 | 2019 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $93,120 | 2017 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $93,052 | 2021 |
| WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $93,000 | 2021 |
| UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY | Not stated | $92,681 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA | Not stated | $92,246 | 2017 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $92,072 | 2020 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $91,971 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $91,572 | 2021 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $91,534 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | Not stated | $91,352 | 2020 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $91,222 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $91,055 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $90,815 | 2021 |
| NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $90,177 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | Not stated | $90,141 | 2017 |
| FARALLON INSTITUTE | Not stated | $90,000 | 2016 |
| NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | Not stated | $89,973 | 2017 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $89,845 | 2021 |
| AARHUS UNIVERSITET | Not stated | $89,839 | 2018 |
| WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $89,835 | 2019 |
| STATE OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $89,612 | 2019 |
| KENT STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $89,603 | 2021 |
| AUBURN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $89,539 | 2020 |
| SANTA CRUZ GEOPHYSICS INC | Not stated | $89,091 | 2024 |
| NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT | Not stated | $88,732 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $87,907 | 2023 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO | Not stated | $87,500 | 2023 |
| TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $87,315 | 2022 |
| DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION TENNESSEE | Not stated | $87,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK | Not stated | $87,000 | 2023 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $86,976 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | Not stated | $86,745 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM | Not stated | $86,025 | 2020 |
| TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE | Not stated | $85,998 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE | Not stated | $85,912 | 2020 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $85,349 | 2019 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $85,045 | 2019 |
| WATER INSTITUTE OF THE GULF | Not stated | $85,016 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $85,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $85,000 | 2023 |
| NATURESERVE | Not stated | $84,996 | 2023 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $84,968 | 2015 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $84,955 | 2025 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $84,773 | 2023 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA | Not stated | $84,158 | 2019 |
| ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $83,897 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS | Not stated | $83,737 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $83,578 | 2018 |
| IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $83,355 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $83,046 | 2020 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $82,299 | 2024 |
| TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $82,276 | 2020 |
| IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $82,274 | 2024 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $81,996 | 2017 |
| THE ADMINISTRATORS OF TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND | Not stated | $81,609 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $81,197 | 2023 |
| NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT | Not stated | $81,108 | 2021 |
| PRAIRIE WILDLIFE RESEARCH, INC. | Not stated | $80,942 | 2019 |
| IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $80,277 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS | Not stated | $80,264 | 2019 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $80,000 | 2025 |
| DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES | Not stated | $80,000 | 2023 |
| MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $80,000 | 2021 |
| MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $80,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY | Not stated | $80,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $79,999 | 2021 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $79,996 | 2021 |
| NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $79,961 | 2021 |
| WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $79,919 | 2017 |
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $79,916 | 2019 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $79,744 | 2023 |
| DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & NATURAL RESOURCES PENNSYLVANIA | Not stated | $78,044 | 2020 |
| TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $77,181 | 2024 |
Source: USASpending.gov federal award records. Federal awards only. Last synced 2026-09-15.
What this funder funds
Derived from how this funder's 220 linked opportunities are classified, not from a funding strategy the funder published.
- Science, Technology, Research & Development208
- Environment & Water10
- Other2
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.
- Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)Closes Oct 30, 2026Awards up to $330,000Checked 2026-10-22
- WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM NATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANTS FY2026 (104g General)Closes Nov 12, 2026Awards up to $120,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies UnitCloses Nov 14, 2026Awards up to $35,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)Closes Nov 14, 2026Awards up to $150,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies UnitCloses Nov 14, 2026Awards up to $450,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies UnitCloses Nov 14, 2026Awards up to $485,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Northern Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies UnitCloses Nov 14, 2026Awards up to $450,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies UnitCloses Nov 14, 2026Awards up to $100,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)Closes Nov 14, 2026Awards up to $90,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)Closes Nov 14, 2026Awards up to $200,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)Closes Nov 14, 2026Awards up to $375,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Hawaiʻi-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)Closes Nov 14, 2026Awards up to $435,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)Closes Nov 14, 2026Awards up to $360,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)Closes Nov 14, 2026Awards up to $350,000Checked 2026-10-22
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 file1595
Distinct recipients350
Median award$143,236
Included with Studio
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