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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
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCENot stated$286,9362022
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTERNot stated$286,9262020
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONNot stated$286,8852021
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$286,7782025
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$286,6772017
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$286,6472019
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$286,6002018
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$286,4912022
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTINot stated$286,4792025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$286,1952024
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$286,1622018
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$286,1492017
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$286,1112022
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$286,0322021
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$286,0002023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$286,0002023
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$285,8922023
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$285,7512019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$285,6992021
EUREKA SCIENTIFIC, INC.Not stated$285,4812022
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$285,4722021
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$285,4502018
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$285,3032023
DUKE UNIVERSITYNot stated$285,2982025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$285,2702022
BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$285,2422017
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$285,1792025
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$285,0562018
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$284,9482020
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$284,9062017
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$284,8892019
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$284,8892025
OEILSAT LLCNot stated$284,8092024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$284,7532024
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$284,7362024
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$284,7062020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$284,6872024
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$284,6862017
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNot stated$284,6572020
WHITE DWARF RESEARCH CORPORATIONNot stated$284,5932025
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$284,5002022
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$284,4432018
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$284,3772024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$284,3672024
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$284,1172025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$283,9912021
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITYNot stated$283,9352025
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$283,8882020
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$283,8392024
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$283,7962020
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMANot stated$283,7852018
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAMNot stated$283,7812022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$283,6612023
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$283,6032016
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$283,4992016
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$283,4302023
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$283,3602018
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$283,3352020
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$283,2512020
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$283,2002018
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$283,1822019
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$283,1102024
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$283,0622019
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$282,9792017
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$282,8802024
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$282,767Not stated
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKANot stated$282,752Not stated
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$282,6402018
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$282,5852021
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONot stated$282,5802019
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$282,4982020
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$282,4672020
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$282,4202019
THE AEROSPACE CORPORATIONNot stated$282,3742017
YALE UNIVNot stated$282,3632021
ADVALUE PHOTONICS INCNot stated$282,3352023
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$282,2462018
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.Not stated$282,2432025
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$282,0002016
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$281,9162016
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$281,8862021
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$281,6652023
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$281,6442019
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$281,6282022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$281,4442025
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$281,3882016
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$281,3512020
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMINot stated$281,3462019
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTERNot stated$281,3012019
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$281,2002020
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEYNot stated$281,1952025
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIANot stated$281,1672025
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$281,1602025
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$281,0332019
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMANot stated$280,9382019
HAMPTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$280,8062025
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONNot stated$280,7962020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$280,784Not stated
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$280,7442025
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$280,7442020

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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