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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
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$54,3912020
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$54,3142021
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$54,2752023
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCNot stated$54,2402025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$54,2332025
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMANot stated$54,2162018
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$54,1192020
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)Not stated$54,0332021
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$53,9902025
THE CORPORATION OF HAVERFORD COLLEGENot stated$53,9452019
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$53,9252025
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$53,8582021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$53,8332022
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$53,8082025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$53,7502022
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$53,6772023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$53,6672023
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$53,6202024
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$53,3662025
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$53,3342023
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$53,2422021
HOWARD UNIVERSITYNot stated$53,2262022
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$53,2152024
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$53,0602024
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$53,0562025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$53,0002024
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$52,9962019
AERODYNE RESEARCH INCNot stated$52,9922022
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$52,9892023
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIANot stated$52,9822025
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$52,9462023
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$52,8512024
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$52,8402024
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$52,7712024
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$52,6672024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$52,5722022
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$52,5512024
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWANot stated$52,4052020
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.Not stated$52,3702020
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$52,3542022
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$52,3372024
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$52,3372024
EUREKA SCIENTIFIC, INC.Not stated$52,2862024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$52,2512021
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$52,2412024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$52,1702021
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$52,1342022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$52,1332025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$52,1192021
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$52,0002025
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$52,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$52,0002024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$51,9922024
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROENot stated$51,9852020
TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITYNot stated$51,9752021
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$51,9072020
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$51,8392023
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYNot stated$51,8302022
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$51,5312020
EUREKA SCIENTIFIC, INC.Not stated$51,3042025
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$51,2752022
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$51,1992021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$51,0002022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$51,0002022
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION INCNot stated$50,9952021
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNot stated$50,9262022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$50,8982024
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIANot stated$50,7422021
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$50,7352023
Recipient name withheldNot stated$50,7212023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$50,6062021
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$50,5822021
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)Not stated$50,5502025
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$50,5212023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$50,4582017
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$50,4222023
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$50,3502022
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTENot stated$50,2272023
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$50,2182020
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$50,1832024
HAMPTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$50,1692023
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$50,0652023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZNot stated$50,0312020
AUBURN UNIVERSITYNot stated$50,0002020
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$50,0002021
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$50,0002024
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$50,0002024
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$50,0002024
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$50,0002023
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$50,0002026
Recipient name withheldNot stated$50,0002019
FISK UNIVERSITYNot stated$50,0002021
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYNot stated$50,0002021
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYNot stated$50,0002022
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONNot stated$50,0002017
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$50,0002026
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCESNot stated$50,0002019
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$50,0002025
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$50,0002024
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$50,0002026

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 27, 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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