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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 MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$59,6292021
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$59,5862024
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.Not stated$59,5612024
FOUNDATION FOR EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS, INCNot stated$59,5302022
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$59,4622024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$59,4572024
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWANot stated$59,4372021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$59,4272025
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$59,4262019
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$59,2752020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$59,2262022
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$59,2052021
THE AEROSPACE CORPORATIONNot stated$59,0872019
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMANot stated$59,0182022
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$58,9592024
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$58,9422023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$58,9172023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDENot stated$58,8692022
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$58,8642020
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$58,7932021
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$58,7672024
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTONNot stated$58,6122022
PRAXIS, INC.Not stated$58,5592019
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZNot stated$58,5122020
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$58,4272024
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITYNot stated$58,4112018
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$58,3612023
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$58,2522019
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INCNot stated$58,1962019
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$58,1402021
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITYNot stated$58,1392024
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$57,9442019
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$57,8462023
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$57,8462022
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$57,6222018
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONot stated$57,6192025
YALE UNIVNot stated$57,5252024
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$57,5222024
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$57,4972020
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$57,3442025
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$57,2742018
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$57,1062022
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$57,1052022
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$57,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZNot stated$56,9992020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$56,9412024
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$56,939Not stated
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST BAY FOUNDATION, INC.Not stated$56,9352021
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITYNot stated$56,6712022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$56,6532018
AMERICAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$56,5622025
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIANot stated$56,5202020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$56,4352021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$56,4202020
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$56,3372019
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMANot stated$56,3322025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$56,3182024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$56,3122021
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$56,1612021
EUREKA SCIENTIFIC, INC.Not stated$56,1262025
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.Not stated$56,0982018
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGENot stated$56,0502022
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$56,0122020
SOFAR OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Not stated$55,9422023
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE FOUNDATION, INC.Not stated$55,9062016
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$55,8972021
SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$55,8822016
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$55,7812024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$55,7522020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$55,7072024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$55,6692024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$55,6462022
EUREKA SCIENTIFIC, INC.Not stated$55,4982024
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$55,4982024
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)Not stated$55,4452024
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$55,4212023
ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES INCNot stated$55,3822025
DUKE UNIVERSITYNot stated$55,2402022
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$55,2242021
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$55,2202021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$55,1322023
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WILDLAND FIRENot stated$55,1152022
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$55,1102021
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$55,1082023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$55,0612024
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$55,0002019
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$55,0002020
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITYNot stated$54,9902023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$54,9872019
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.Not stated$54,9212020
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$54,9122022
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.Not stated$54,8482021
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$54,7582019
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$54,7232024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$54,6732021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$54,5472024
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$54,5362023
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$54,5252024
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$54,4672023
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$54,4142025

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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