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Opportunities linked
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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
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$553,9872020
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$553,8572017
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THENot stated$553,8212025
TRUSTEES OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINESNot stated$553,7912024
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$553,6852025
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$553,6662020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$553,5122020
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$553,2922017
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$553,2622021
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$553,2262022
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$553,1272023
JANUS RESEARCH GROUP, LLCNot stated$553,0992021
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTSNot stated$553,0732018
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$552,9722022
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$552,9702019
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$552,7602025
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$552,5302015
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$552,5102020
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$552,1902018
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHONot stated$552,1192022
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$551,8212020
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$551,6042021
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$551,5212016
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$551,4692021
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$551,4462021
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.Not stated$551,3792025
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$551,2782019
BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCESNot stated$551,2542024
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$551,2492022
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$551,2352022
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$550,8752022
THE PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES OF COLBY COLLEGENot stated$550,8562025
KENT STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$550,7972017
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$550,7722025
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$550,7682020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$550,6242018
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$550,5042021
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$550,4682020
UNIVERSITY OF OREGONNot stated$550,1952022
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$550,0802017
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$550,0642025
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$550,0012023
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$550,0002020
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$550,0002020
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$550,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMANot stated$550,0002020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$550,0002020
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$549,9992022
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$549,9992017
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$549,9982020
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$549,9512020
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$549,9282022
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONNot stated$549,8432023
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$549,8112022
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASONot stated$549,7892020
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$549,7302020
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$549,6312018
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$549,5602021
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$549,4542020
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$549,3592022
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$549,1982022
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$549,0522023
SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$548,9502019
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$548,9132017
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$548,8592018
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$548,7412023
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$548,7142023
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$548,5662024
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNot stated$548,5632020
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$548,5602024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$548,4692023
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$548,2812020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$548,1462021
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INCNot stated$548,0782020
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$548,0592019
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$547,8822024
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$547,8262023
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INCNot stated$547,7242024
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$547,5962023
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$547,3872018
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$547,3772025
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITYNot stated$547,2472024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$547,1832018
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$547,1302020
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILLNot stated$547,0122024
BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$546,6812020
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$546,4662025
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITYNot stated$546,1312024
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$546,0872025
CSRM FOUNDATION, INC.Not stated$546,0412020
SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, INC.Not stated$545,9882024
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLASNot stated$545,6302020
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$545,5282022
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$545,5222020
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$545,5072020
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$545,3342017
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$545,0842022
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$545,0502025
BAYESICS, LLCNot stated$544,9722024
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$544,9452016

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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