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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
BROWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$187,5002025
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$187,3352025
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$187,3052025
THE OCEANOGRAPHY SOCIETYNot stated$187,2992024
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEMNot stated$187,2952022
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$187,2562024
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$187,2192025
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$187,2002025
THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$186,8892021
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITYNot stated$186,7972021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$186,7152022
BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$186,5672024
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$186,5522025
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$186,3302023
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$186,2652019
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYNot stated$186,1782024
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYNot stated$186,1402020
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIANot stated$186,0342018
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZNot stated$185,9862018
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$185,9172015
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$185,8782020
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$185,6782020
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$185,6532021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$185,5012022
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$185,0212025
SPECTRAL SCIENCES, INCNot stated$185,0002024
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$184,9962020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDENot stated$184,8232022
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$184,6742021
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$184,6112025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$184,5632022
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$184,4962023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$184,4272023
SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITYNot stated$184,1662024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$184,1102025
AUBURN UNIVERSITYNot stated$184,0972025
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$184,0362025
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$184,0002014
SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$183,9842019
KISS INSTITUTE FOR PRACTICAL ROBOTICSNot stated$183,7332022
EUREKA SCIENTIFIC, INC.Not stated$183,5122024
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATIONNot stated$183,4982024
NEXTGEN FEDERAL SYSTEMS LLCNot stated$183,1072023
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGENot stated$183,0682023
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$182,7902024
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$182,7562018
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUTNot stated$182,7432024
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$182,7092026
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNot stated$182,7002023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$182,4132021
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$182,3232023
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$182,2542016
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNot stated$182,0372024
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$181,9532020
ADNET SYSTEMS INCNot stated$181,8882021
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITYNot stated$181,8212022
ATMOSPHERIC & ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INCNot stated$181,8032022
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR GRAVITATIONAL AND SPACE RESEARCH, INC.Not stated$181,8002022
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$181,7332018
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$181,6312024
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$181,5012021
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$181,4552018
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$181,4102019
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$181,1192020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$181,0682020
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUSNot stated$180,9102024
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$180,9042018
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$180,7712024
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$180,7202021
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$180,6372020
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTONNot stated$180,1982018
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$180,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$180,0002025
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$179,9982025
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$179,9302022
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$179,8842022
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$179,8322020
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$179,7962021
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$179,6762020
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$179,6142025
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$179,4202024
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$179,4112023
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKANot stated$179,3402022
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LACNot stated$179,3392021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$179,3292022
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$179,0082017
FITCHBURG STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$178,8862022
AMERICAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$178,7642020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$178,7302024
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEMNot stated$178,6882019
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$178,6412017
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$178,4502022
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$178,4302023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$178,4222022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$178,2902025
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$178,1092020
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$178,0272021
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDANot stated$178,0182020
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$178,0062022
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWANot stated$177,9442022

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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