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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
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHONot stated$450,2942025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$450,2232020
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$450,2102021
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$450,1672021
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$450,0902024
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$450,0862026
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$450,0782021
NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.Not stated$450,0322020
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$450,0002023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDENot stated$450,0002021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$450,0002023
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$450,0002024
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$450,0002024
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONNot stated$449,9992024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$449,9992025
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$449,9982024
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$449,9932021
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$449,9812019
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$449,9812021
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$449,9682022
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXASNot stated$449,9402022
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$449,9352015
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$449,9312016
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$449,9282023
OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$449,9212021
THE MCLEAN HOSPITAL CORPORATIONNot stated$449,9142023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHONot stated$449,9052021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$449,8792024
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$449,8312018
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONNot stated$449,7272022
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$449,7002021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$449,5622024
ATMOSPHERIC & SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LLCNot stated$449,5152022
JANUS RESEARCH GROUP, LLCNot stated$449,4592023
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$449,3782021
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIONot stated$449,3292024
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$449,3252018
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$449,1862021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$449,1572021
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$449,1402021
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$449,0922022
CAL POLY POMONA FOUNDATION INCNot stated$449,0912024
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$448,9992020
BLUE MARBLE SPACENot stated$448,9932025
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$448,9432025
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$448,9152020
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$448,8452022
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$448,7612016
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$448,6932021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$448,6912017
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$448,5202025
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$448,5142021
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$448,4042022
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIANot stated$448,3702018
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$448,3522021
THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$448,3432020
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$448,3392022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$448,2632019
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$448,2192025
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$448,1962020
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIANot stated$448,0852023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$448,0712023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$448,0682019
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$447,9962024
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$447,9612020
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$447,9502019
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$447,9282018
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$447,9182022
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$447,8602019
AUBURN UNIVERSITY MONTGOMERYNot stated$447,7782021
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$447,5892020
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$447,5692020
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$447,5672025
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$447,5472025
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTONNot stated$447,5052022
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$447,4382021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$447,3202018
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$447,2192019
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$447,2012017
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$447,1892023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$447,1832020
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONNot stated$447,1682024
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.Not stated$447,1492017
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$447,0592021
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$447,0592018
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$447,0002018
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$446,9902023
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$446,8162016
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLENot stated$446,6652025
NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$446,6612023
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$446,6342021
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$446,5522021
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITYNot stated$446,5182020
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$446,4472019
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$446,4242018
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$446,1762021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$446,0212022
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$445,9112024
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$445,7582023
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$445,7382022

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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