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Opportunities linked
21

Records in this library attributed to this funder.

Recorded awards (total)
$8,967,844,024

Sum of the awards we hold for this funder. A floor on its giving, not a filing total.

Median recorded award
$299,842

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 770 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

  • 43.001$8,493,892,98011830 awards
  • 43.012$473,951,044966 awards

Where the recipients are

The recipient's own location, not where the work happens. A national body headquartered in Washington spends money everywhere.

  • MD $1,423,206,249
  • CA $1,298,479,882
  • CO $654,326,435
  • TX $580,580,714
  • MA $517,093,336
  • AZ $487,042,939
  • AL $426,570,940
  • VA $399,854,795
  • NY $330,507,829
  • DC $306,907,364
  • FL $268,347,242
  • MI $179,552,751
  • PA $164,677,729
  • WA $163,044,853
  • IL $160,145,449
  • HI $154,025,690
  • GA $127,787,292
  • NH $104,222,853
  • MO $100,111,020
  • WI $88,399,276

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 6222
  • 25k-100k 2239
  • 500k-2m 3310
  • over-2m 523
  • under-25k 502

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.

  • FY2009 $127,431,525 (1)
  • FY2011 $467,369,821 (5)
  • FY2012 $189,292,181 (6)
  • FY2013 $141,987,354 (17)
  • FY2014 $39,229,176 (21)
  • FY2015 $236,865,308 (124)
  • FY2016 $486,330,804 (230)
  • FY2017 $748,565,573 (509)
  • FY2018 $559,070,976 (779)
  • FY2019 $671,237,737 (1097)
  • FY2020 $710,323,303 (1487)
  • FY2021 $1,063,219,069 (1736)
  • FY2022 $1,244,640,213 (1770)
  • FY2023 $762,410,859 (1545)
  • FY2024 $957,195,974 (1857)
  • FY2025 $513,785,499 (1434)
  • FY2026 $33,347,848 (127)

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

12796 awards on file, largest first, ranging $-1,338 to $243,555,196.

RecipientStateAmountFiscal year
DUKE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,112,5562016
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,100,0032022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGONot stated$2,090,5942021
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONNot stated$2,089,7142017
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$2,070,5092019
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,064,9342021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$2,051,6702017
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$2,040,5712024
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,034,9072023
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$2,032,3712017
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$2,026,1082023
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.Not stated$2,024,3292019
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$2,019,2152024
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$2,015,1672021
OPEN GEOSPATIAL CONSORTIUM INCNot stated$2,015,0002023
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,011,6002024
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$2,010,8312017
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$2,008,4542015
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTONNot stated$2,006,8122025
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,005,6222017
AMERICAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,004,3362016
KISS INSTITUTE FOR PRACTICAL ROBOTICSNot stated$2,000,0002019
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THENot stated$2,000,0002024
NMC, INC.Not stated$1,999,9422019
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASONot stated$1,999,6382021
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEMNot stated$1,999,4722022
AUBURN UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,997,8302022
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$1,997,2162019
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,994,0002020
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$1,990,9002013
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,990,0682021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$1,989,7472021
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONot stated$1,988,2942019
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$1,988,1232024
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,987,5422021
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$1,983,9022019
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,983,3482017
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,982,6352025
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$1,981,7912019
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,980,7252017
TRUSTEES OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINESNot stated$1,975,9702024
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,974,4992024
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,973,4372018
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$1,964,6902019
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$1,955,3862017
TRUSTEES OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINESNot stated$1,953,7002022
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$1,950,8412018
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$1,946,9932020
ATMOSPHERIC & SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LLCNot stated$1,937,2352018
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,935,0272021
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$1,931,7492021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$1,927,7922016
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$1,920,0002021
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,915,6972022
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,907,0752017
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$1,906,1482023
SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, INC.Not stated$1,905,2992022
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$1,897,2742024
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$1,896,3392022
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.Not stated$1,892,3562024
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONNot stated$1,891,0302022
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,888,9352021
FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN, INC.Not stated$1,888,4042022
THE BOEING COMPANYNot stated$1,880,7672015
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$1,877,6372019
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$1,877,2722024
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNot stated$1,876,3062016
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,875,0792020
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,868,9602015
BLUE MARBLE SPACENot stated$1,863,3362018
REFLECTIVE X-RAY OPTICS, LLCNot stated$1,856,7812018
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$1,856,1442018
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$1,854,5402020
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$1,851,0312018
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$1,846,8172021
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,844,1732023
BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$1,843,0192021
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,839,7932015
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$1,828,3262020
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$1,828,0792017
THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFICNot stated$1,827,7062022
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$1,821,7252019
TRUSTEES OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINESNot stated$1,820,0002018
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$1,818,0522023
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANANot stated$1,813,7512018
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$1,812,2552022
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,807,2972015
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$1,805,5432015
HONEYBEE ROBOTICS LLCNot stated$1,805,0222025
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,804,2302024
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$1,803,4152024
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$1,800,9502018
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$1,799,9992021
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$1,798,3572023
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$1,798,3212022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$1,784,1732022
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,776,0602019
STONE AEROSPACE, INC.Not stated$1,775,8212021
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,763,8222018
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$1,760,0002024

Source: USASpending.gov federal award records. Federal awards only. Last synced 2026-09-15.

What this funder funds

Derived from how this funder's 21 linked opportunities are classified, not from a funding strategy the funder published.

  • Science, Technology, Research & Development21

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 file12796
Distinct recipients726
Median award$299,844

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 17, 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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