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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
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$654,5872020
QUANSIGHT, LLC.Not stated$654,5682025
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$654,2042025
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$653,8522020
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$653,7502020
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$653,5672024
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNot stated$653,4522022
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$652,7202022
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$652,5422023
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTONNot stated$652,4092020
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$652,1492020
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$652,0512024
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITYNot stated$652,0382019
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$651,8452019
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$651,7212017
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONNot stated$651,2532022
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$651,1482025
AURORA ENGINEERING LLCNot stated$650,8452024
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$650,7762020
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$650,5222024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$650,4752018
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDANot stated$650,3212021
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INCNot stated$650,2442019
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$650,2342022
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$650,2072024
BLUE ORIGIN WASHINGTON, LLCNot stated$650,0002022
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$650,0002023
MANGO MATERIALS INCNot stated$650,0002021
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$650,0002024
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$650,0002021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$650,0002023
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONNot stated$650,0002015
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$650,0002021
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$650,0002021
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$650,0002022
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$650,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$650,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$650,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$650,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF OREGONNot stated$650,0002022
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$649,9992022
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONNot stated$649,9982021
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATIONNot stated$649,9972021
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$649,9852022
AUBURN UNIVERSITYNot stated$649,9752024
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$649,9352024
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$649,8932021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$649,8902025
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONNot stated$649,8872022
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$649,8722023
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$649,8572021
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEMNot stated$649,8502022
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$649,8452023
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$649,8392021
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONNot stated$649,7152024
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$649,6482024
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$649,5132021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$649,4382018
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$649,3212023
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$649,1882021
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$649,1762024
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$649,1442018
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$649,1062021
CINCINNATI UNIV OFNot stated$649,0772023
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONot stated$648,9462022
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$648,8522020
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEMNot stated$648,8272021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$648,8232017
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMINot stated$648,7622023
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$648,3532021
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$648,3432020
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLENot stated$648,3342021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$648,3202021
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$648,2962018
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$648,1462024
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$647,9982022
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$647,8532021
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITYNot stated$647,7822023
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$647,7622021
INDIGENOUS EDUCATION INSTITUTENot stated$647,3082021
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$647,1602015
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$647,0232021
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$646,8622024
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$646,7432025
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$646,6272021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGONot stated$646,1672019
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$646,1192025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$646,0822020
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$646,0422021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$645,8902025
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITYNot stated$645,8632025
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTANot stated$645,4892023
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLASNot stated$644,9982024
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$644,9552022
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$644,9082022
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$644,6932020
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$644,6842022
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$644,6572020
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$644,4902024
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTONNot stated$644,3632018

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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