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 WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $225,000 | 2016 |
| WATER INSTITUTE OF THE GULF | Not stated | $225,000 | 2023 |
| THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC | Not stated | $224,998 | 2018 |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $224,392 | 2022 |
| WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION | Not stated | $221,929 | 2026 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $219,999 | 2022 |
| NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $219,337 | 2025 |
| CAL POLY HUMBOLDT SPONSORED PROGRAMS FOUNDATION | Not stated | $218,932 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $218,884 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS | Not stated | $218,523 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $218,022 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM | Not stated | $217,140 | 2024 |
| NEW COLLEGE OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $216,343 | 2016 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $215,115 | 2024 |
| NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $215,000 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA | Not stated | $215,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | Not stated | $212,187 | 2018 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $211,117 | 2021 |
| GAME AND FISH, ARIZONA DEPT OF | Not stated | $210,000 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $208,269 | 2016 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $206,243 | 2021 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $206,113 | 2020 |
| ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM | Not stated | $205,577 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH | Not stated | $205,015 | 2022 |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $204,315 | 2016 |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $203,841 | 2022 |
| ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $202,983 | 2020 |
| LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $201,945 | 2023 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT | Not stated | $201,240 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM | Not stated | $200,535 | 2021 |
| STATE OF MD | Not stated | $200,102 | 2014 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $200,000 | 2023 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $200,000 | 2024 |
| DELTARES USA INC | Not stated | $200,000 | 2023 |
| FACULTE DES SCIENCES | Not stated | $200,000 | 2023 |
| HYDROLOGY.NL | Not stated | $200,000 | 2017 |
| INSTITUTE FOR SEABIRD RESEARCH & CONSERVATION | Not stated | $200,000 | 2017 |
| MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $200,000 | 2023 |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | Not stated | $200,000 | 2017 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $200,000 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $200,000 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $200,000 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $200,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $200,000 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | Not stated | $200,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $200,000 | 2022 |
| NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $199,998 | 2016 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | Not stated | $199,997 | 2023 |
| BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $199,996 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH | Not stated | $199,975 | 2021 |
| AMERICAN GEOSCIENCES INSTITUTE | Not stated | $199,871 | 2022 |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | Not stated | $199,848 | 2024 |
| ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $199,808 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $199,601 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $199,453 | 2017 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $199,312 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Not stated | $199,242 | 2017 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $199,000 | 2019 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $198,734 | 2016 |
| UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE | Not stated | $198,216 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA | Not stated | $198,205 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM | Not stated | $197,717 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | Not stated | $197,498 | 2022 |
| CONSERVATION SCIENCE PARTNERS, INC. | Not stated | $197,468 | 2019 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $197,446 | 2022 |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $197,048 | 2017 |
| FOURBRIDGES | Not stated | $196,689 | 2019 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $196,380 | 2026 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $196,228 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK | Not stated | $195,151 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE | Not stated | $195,143 | 2019 |
| IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $195,000 | 2021 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $194,954 | 2019 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $194,942 | 2015 |
| UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO | Not stated | $193,888 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $193,831 | 2019 |
| MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $192,974 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $192,545 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA | Not stated | $192,434 | 2019 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $191,970 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ | Not stated | $191,772 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA | Not stated | $190,288 | 2024 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $190,000 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $190,000 | 2023 |
| MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE | Not stated | $189,558 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA | Not stated | $188,592 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY | Not stated | $188,250 | 2021 |
| NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | Not stated | $185,991 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM | Not stated | $185,606 | 2017 |
| EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $185,000 | 2022 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $185,000 | 2020 |
| NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $184,933 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $183,455 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $183,142 | 2019 |
| THE SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $182,816 | 2016 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | Not stated | $181,522 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $181,265 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $181,248 | 2023 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $180,691 | 2018 |
| EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $180,000 | 2017 |
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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