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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 TEXAS AT DALLASNot stated$195,1282023
UNAVCO, INCNot stated$195,0262022
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$194,9982023
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$194,905Not stated
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$194,9012025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$194,8812022
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$194,8412021
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$194,8272023
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$194,6592019
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$194,6242018
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$194,5972020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$194,5102025
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$194,3012021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$194,2412020
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$194,2362022
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$194,0602024
SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$194,0112025
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$193,9742021
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$193,8222022
IMAGECAT, INC.Not stated$193,7952024
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$193,6022022
UNIVERSITY OF MASS AT BOSTONNot stated$193,5632025
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$193,4872024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$193,4712024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$193,3152022
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$193,3052025
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTINot stated$193,2102025
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$193,1992021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$193,1142020
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$193,0242022
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$193,0132022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$192,9752019
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$192,9532025
BROWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$192,9432025
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMINot stated$192,8902023
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$192,8832022
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$192,6142018
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITYNot stated$192,5462025
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$192,4122020
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$192,3952019
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$192,3702019
Recipient name withheldNot stated$192,3522021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$192,2472023
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$192,0942023
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$192,0632023
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$192,0192025
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INCNot stated$191,8262025
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATIONNot stated$191,4962019
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEMNot stated$191,2892015
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$191,2862025
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$191,2582022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHONot stated$191,0742018
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTONNot stated$190,9702025
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITYNot stated$190,7912019
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$190,7472022
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$190,7142022
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTONNot stated$190,5922020
SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, INC.Not stated$190,5282022
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$190,4582018
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$190,4192017
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$190,1392020
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$190,1372023
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$190,0002025
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNot stated$190,0002023
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNot stated$190,0002025
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$189,9972019
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.Not stated$189,9562022
NEXTGEN FEDERAL SYSTEMS LLCNot stated$189,9232022
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEMNot stated$189,6012021
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$189,5362022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDENot stated$189,4492021
NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.Not stated$189,3122022
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$189,2782024
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNot stated$189,2332018
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$189,2182023
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTONNot stated$188,9872024
CLIMATE AEROSOL & POLLUTION RESEARCH LLCNot stated$188,9772022
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$188,8992024
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$188,8902019
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$188,8882020
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$188,8792025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$188,8262024
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCENot stated$188,7792024
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$188,7262017
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$188,5822021
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWANot stated$188,5212018
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$188,2172022
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$188,2042024
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$188,1042017
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA COLLEGENot stated$188,0622025
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$188,0212024
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$188,0082018
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$187,9892021
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$187,9842020
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$187,9772019
OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTENot stated$187,8812019
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$187,8312024
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$187,8262017
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEMNot stated$187,7582024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZNot stated$187,5092021

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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