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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, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$177,9162018
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$177,8202022
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$177,6392021
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$177,2502024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$177,0132020
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITYNot stated$176,9532020
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$176,9202020
TRILLIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.Not stated$176,7762023
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWANot stated$176,7612019
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$176,7192018
NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION, INC.Not stated$176,7002021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$176,6852024
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$176,6102021
PROVIDENCE COLLEGENot stated$176,5232023
HAMPTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$176,4422024
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$176,3902022
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$176,2792019
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$176,1742025
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$176,1732025
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$176,1732025
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$176,1452018
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$176,1342019
DUKE UNIVERSITYNot stated$175,9032019
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$175,9002018
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$175,8892020
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$175,8872022
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$175,7582022
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$175,6642021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$175,6362021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$175,3982024
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$175,3822025
HOWARD UNIVERSITYNot stated$175,2252024
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIONot stated$175,1032020
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNot stated$175,0662025
FUNDAMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCNot stated$175,0002023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$175,0002017
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$175,0002025
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$175,0002020
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$175,0002025
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$174,9992023
TENTGUILD ENGINEERING CONot stated$174,9992025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$174,9992024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$174,9982023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$174,9712023
HELICITY SPACE CORPNot stated$174,9702025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$174,9412022
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$174,9362022
SKYEPORTS LLCNot stated$174,9302025
PRECISION COMBUSTION, INC.Not stated$174,9222025
ULTRA SAFE NUCLEAR CORPORATION - TECHNOLOGIESNot stated$174,8972023
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONNot stated$174,8882022
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$174,8752024
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$174,8662021
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$174,8642022
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$174,8092025
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$174,7772025
LUNAR RESOURCES, INC.Not stated$174,7322023
THINKORBITAL INC.Not stated$174,7002025
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$174,6172022
MORLEY QUINNNot stated$174,4622023
SPACE INITIATIVES INC.Not stated$174,3032024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$174,2132022
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$174,1222022
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$174,0962025
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$174,0042022
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$173,8942022
SPATIAL INFORMATICS GROUP LLCNot stated$173,8712022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$173,5362025
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$173,3632016
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$173,0732022
POSITRON DYNAMICS, INC.Not stated$173,0192023
SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$172,8122024
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$172,8062022
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT, INCORPORATEDNot stated$172,8002024
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTANot stated$172,7002018
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$172,6902023
TRILLIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.Not stated$172,6502024
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$172,6332025
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTONNot stated$172,6132021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$172,5322022
SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$172,4792024
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$172,4172024
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$172,4052025
ISCIENCES LLCNot stated$172,3092022
THE PINHEAD INSTITUTE INCNot stated$172,3042021
SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$172,2112022
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$172,1952022
FOUNDATION FOR APPLIED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION, INC.Not stated$172,1852024
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$172,0102023
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$171,9502024
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$171,8602019
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$171,8172023
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$171,6052018
SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, INC.Not stated$171,4672021
SPATIAL INFORMATICS GROUP LLCNot stated$171,4152022
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$171,3692023
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$171,3512016
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$171,3162020
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$171,2042021
WOODWELL CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER INCNot stated$171,0932020

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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