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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
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$8,074,5282024
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$8,046,4052022
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$8,011,0442025
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$7,952,9122018
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$7,919,8162024
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$7,857,3022020
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITYNot stated$7,726,4262016
THE EXPLORATORIUMNot stated$7,693,2002016
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYNot stated$7,683,3742022
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$7,680,1982019
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$7,424,0002024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDENot stated$7,414,4412015
DRS NETWORK & IMAGING SYSTEMS LLCNot stated$7,355,1092021
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$7,174,6312021
RAYTHEON COMPANYNot stated$7,109,6002021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$7,017,7812022
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$7,005,3832024
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$6,996,0692021
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$6,944,9702013
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$6,931,2842016
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$6,922,6452024
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$6,900,8812016
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPNot stated$6,846,0572018
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$6,790,3372022
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$6,785,7062013
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$6,778,8712024
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$6,756,9532020
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITYNot stated$6,654,0142018
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$6,596,8922022
ALPHA SPACE TEST AND RESEARCH ALLIANCE, LLCNot stated$6,588,2562015
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$6,533,9902018
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$6,517,1882020
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$6,459,7602016
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELLNot stated$6,355,7632023
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$6,348,2212015
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$6,303,5192022
BLUE MARBLE SPACENot stated$6,285,5302025
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELLNot stated$6,212,3302015
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$6,169,0262023
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$6,160,5132021
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$6,130,0002025
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONNot stated$6,095,0972019
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$6,087,6612015
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONNot stated$6,059,9912019
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$6,053,2522018
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$6,026,9582022
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$6,025,9832016
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$5,973,0512018
CHALLENGER CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATIONNot stated$5,937,5522016
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDANot stated$5,934,0842014
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,925,5682019
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$5,894,5512017
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.Not stated$5,885,1642020
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$5,882,1052015
BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.Not stated$5,869,3992025
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$5,859,9972024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGONot stated$5,852,2252021
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$5,840,2372024
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$5,799,2022016
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$5,733,6632017
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGENot stated$5,729,1772023
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTSNot stated$5,716,3852022
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$5,699,5302015
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,647,7072021
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,635,4652021
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$5,598,5962017
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$5,598,3042024
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$5,556,9472014
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$5,542,6902023
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$5,540,1442017
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$5,496,0082021
SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,486,0442021
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$5,485,3412017
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,450,3282018
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$5,435,1352020
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,432,1302022
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,399,1152015
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$5,391,8422022
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$5,332,3582018
DEVGLOBAL PARTNERS LLCNot stated$5,320,3512023
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$5,303,3322016
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,300,9902022
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,281,5322024
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,249,8592018
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$5,242,2222019
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,174,6882017
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$5,170,6292014
BROWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,119,9782023
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$5,115,1212020
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$5,086,2262022
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELLNot stated$5,085,0072018
ALOFT SENSING, INC.Not stated$5,082,3802022
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$5,071,3752017
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,062,0002022
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$5,058,6862018
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$5,048,1462018
BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$5,038,8482016
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZNot stated$5,014,1612021
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,011,8712019
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$4,999,9532016

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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