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Opportunities linked
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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 SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$418,6862018
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$418,5912020
AUBURN UNIVERSITYNot stated$418,4092020
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$418,2862022
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$417,7962018
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$417,6882017
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$417,6752024
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$417,6442015
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$417,5342022
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASNot stated$417,4412021
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWANot stated$417,4382019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$417,4222021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$417,4102023
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$417,3412022
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$417,0112021
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$416,9472022
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTSNot stated$416,9322020
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$416,9222023
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTONNot stated$416,6562019
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHISNot stated$416,5732019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDENot stated$416,5492020
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$416,5162017
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$416,5002019
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$416,3992021
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$416,3682018
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$416,3652024
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUSNot stated$416,2682023
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$416,2402020
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$416,2382022
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$416,2092022
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$415,9532023
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$415,9152025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHONot stated$415,9102015
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$415,8712019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDENot stated$415,8012023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$415,6592020
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$415,5642022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$415,5482023
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$415,4662019
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$415,4372020
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$415,4312020
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$415,3672020
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$415,2842020
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.Not stated$415,2672013
SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$415,1712022
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$414,9332020
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$414,8422022
JANUS RESEARCH GROUP, LLCNot stated$414,7412023
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$414,7272025
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$414,7122025
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$414,5032025
BROWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$414,4492024
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$414,3872018
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$414,3222023
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$414,1512019
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$414,0762019
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$413,9082021
THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$413,8112025
SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$413,7672022
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$413,7022020
SIERRA LOBO INCNot stated$413,5642024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$413,5582025
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$413,4222022
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$413,3282021
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$413,2892023
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$413,2122021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$413,0752022
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$413,0092020
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$412,9702020
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$412,8522022
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$412,8202023
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$412,7652019
NMC, INC.Not stated$412,7552023
COLGATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$412,4512018
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$412,3642020
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$412,1642018
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTENot stated$412,1632018
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$411,9392021
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$411,7672022
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$411,7412024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$411,590Not stated
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLANDNot stated$411,5032020
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$411,4962022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$411,4602019
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$411,0942019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$410,9102025
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$410,8372020
LOWELL OBSERVATORYNot stated$410,6892019
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$410,6362019
YALE UNIVNot stated$410,6012020
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$410,5132017
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$410,4852019
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$410,3602022
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$410,3322022
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$410,2892017
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$410,2422018
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$410,2052023
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$410,1312024
HELIOPHYSICS RESEARCHNot stated$410,0712020
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$410,0002019

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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