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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
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$707,1022017
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$706,8392024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$706,6322017
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$706,6052024
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$706,5672022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$706,1622020
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$706,0562020
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$705,8622018
JANUS RESEARCH GROUP, LLCNot stated$705,5432022
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$705,3352022
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMONDNot stated$705,2612020
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITYNot stated$705,1882020
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$704,1332019
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYNot stated$704,0812025
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$703,9682022
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$703,9312025
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.Not stated$703,8392018
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITYNot stated$703,5832020
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$703,5802024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$703,3952020
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$703,2432024
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$703,1892024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$702,8912019
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$702,8542022
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$702,7952019
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$702,6662020
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$701,9012024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$701,0442017
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONNot stated$700,9152023
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITYNot stated$700,0002016
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$700,0002018
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGONot stated$699,9982025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$699,9812019
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$699,8872020
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$699,6642024
BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$699,5722025
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$699,5052024
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$699,4512024
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNot stated$698,9802016
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$698,7472020
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$698,5472025
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYNot stated$698,4402020
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$698,3142017
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$698,0202020
SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$697,9812020
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$697,6972020
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$697,5572021
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$697,3002023
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$697,1422022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$697,0682021
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$696,9482019
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$696,7072016
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$696,4432018
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$696,2862019
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMANot stated$696,1122021
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$696,0862021
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$696,0852025
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$696,0812016
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$696,0322022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$696,0042023
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEMNot stated$695,9452022
THE AEROSPACE CORPORATIONNot stated$695,8282023
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$695,5662019
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$695,4072023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$695,4032021
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$695,3692025
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDANot stated$695,2492020
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$695,0412022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$695,0252024
BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$694,9492023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$694,9332017
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$694,6952018
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$694,6892017
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$694,6432018
BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$694,1932020
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$694,0452020
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITYNot stated$693,9092019
EMORY UNIVERSITYNot stated$693,4222016
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$693,3612022
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYNot stated$693,3192018
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$693,0372015
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNIONNot stated$692,8022020
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$692,5352020
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$692,4792021
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$692,3942021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$692,0012016
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$691,7412025
PARAGON SPACE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONNot stated$691,7392023
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONNot stated$691,3552025
HONEYBEE ROBOTICS, LTD.Not stated$691,3452022
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$691,3202023
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$690,9662024
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$690,8932017
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$690,4452021
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$690,4202022
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$690,4012024
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$690,0992021
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYNot stated$689,8282016
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$689,6312018
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITYNot stated$689,4392025

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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