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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 CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$1,105,9392024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCENot stated$1,105,1782024
MAYO CLINIC JACKSONVILLE (A NONPROFIT CORPORATION)Not stated$1,105,0152021
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,103,8582023
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$1,102,1852023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$1,101,3522022
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$1,100,4742019
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,100,3352024
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$1,099,7892024
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$1,099,7782017
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,098,2532022
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,097,2602019
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,096,1212019
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUTNot stated$1,095,3302020
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWANot stated$1,094,7942022
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,094,5492020
BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$1,093,7182021
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$1,091,8012021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$1,089,9902017
CISCO COLLEGENot stated$1,089,8432024
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,089,6472024
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILLNot stated$1,088,7452017
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$1,086,5892021
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,084,9992021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$1,084,6032024
BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.Not stated$1,084,0992024
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$1,083,7242017
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,082,7932017
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$1,077,9182018
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$1,075,5852017
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$1,074,8102012
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$1,072,4542018
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,072,1452018
VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCENot stated$1,070,5402017
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$1,069,7302024
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASNot stated$1,069,5632021
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$1,069,2282019
REFLECTIVE X-RAY OPTICS, LLCNot stated$1,065,0042019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$1,063,5082024
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,063,1392019
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNot stated$1,062,9002018
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,062,6232017
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$1,062,4622020
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,061,8992020
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$1,061,4812021
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,061,1612022
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCESNot stated$1,060,0002017
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,056,8232020
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,056,7812024
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETYNot stated$1,056,5122021
UNIVERSITY OF OREGONNot stated$1,053,5882024
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,051,8082020
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,051,5132015
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,050,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$1,050,0002023
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,049,9982021
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,049,9932022
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,049,9832023
DUKE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,049,9792022
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,049,9752022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$1,049,5682020
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPINot stated$1,048,5792022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$1,048,3672024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$1,047,7252020
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,047,5092018
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$1,047,2692025
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$1,046,4042021
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELLNot stated$1,045,3372025
BROWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,045,0002019
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$1,044,9672019
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$1,043,7602023
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INCNot stated$1,043,1432022
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,042,4022021
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,041,7772021
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKANot stated$1,040,8682022
SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$1,039,8682023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$1,038,9952024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$1,038,1442020
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPNot stated$1,038,0612021
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,037,6472022
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$1,037,3192019
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,037,0292021
LINGUA LOGICA LLCNot stated$1,036,3522020
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGENot stated$1,036,1702025
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONNot stated$1,035,9682021
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$1,035,4192022
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$1,034,8812025
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$1,033,5352020
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$1,033,4732022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$1,033,4512015
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$1,032,9552024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHONot stated$1,032,4522018
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$1,032,1642018
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$1,031,7352022
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMINot stated$1,031,2202019
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,030,7262023
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,029,9712024
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$1,029,7062017
FIVES LUND LLCNot stated$1,028,8192025
SYNTEK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Not stated$1,025,5032021

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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