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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 CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$846,1332019
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$845,6952022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$845,4752021
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITYNot stated$845,2792023
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$844,7792024
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$844,5892019
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$844,2562021
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$843,8512024
DUKE UNIVERSITYNot stated$843,7562019
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$843,5972022
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$842,6362021
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$841,9742020
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$841,8852016
AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC.Not stated$841,8712023
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONNot stated$841,6482020
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$841,6032020
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$841,2182024
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNot stated$841,0262024
SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$841,0242019
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$840,6442020
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$840,4312019
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$840,2092019
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$840,2042017
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INCNot stated$840,0242021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$839,9242018
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$839,5602018
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$838,6692017
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYNot stated$837,5102021
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEMNot stated$837,4572024
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$837,4042020
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$837,2992021
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$836,9772021
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITYNot stated$836,6572017
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$836,5022019
HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITYNot stated$835,2362021
BROWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$835,1202022
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$835,0092016
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$834,3282017
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$834,3222024
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$833,5442021
AMERICAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$833,0202024
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$832,9942021
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$832,2182019
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$831,3732023
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$830,7452020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$830,6702015
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$830,5442023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$830,4652025
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$830,3362019
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$830,1782020
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$829,2002020
NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.Not stated$828,9032020
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$828,4362020
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$828,2572016
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$827,7742024
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$827,4862024
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$826,8942024
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNot stated$826,4562020
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGENot stated$826,0532022
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$825,7662022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$825,4092022
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LACNot stated$825,0892022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$825,0002024
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$825,0002024
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$825,0002019
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$824,9432024
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONNot stated$824,9112024
NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.Not stated$824,8782024
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$824,7982019
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$824,3902020
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$824,3532022
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$824,3212021
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$824,1322024
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$824,1092022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$824,0052021
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$823,5702018
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATESNot stated$823,4192019
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$823,1742018
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$822,8932018
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYNot stated$822,8872021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$822,8722019
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$822,6092024
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$821,9212017
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIONot stated$821,7512020
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$821,6712021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$821,6182021
SRI INTERNATIONALNot stated$821,2302019
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$821,1232015
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$820,5892017
TRUSTEES OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINESNot stated$820,4782023
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$820,2082024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGONot stated$820,0962020
THE ADMINISTRATORS OF TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUNDNot stated$819,9692021
AUBURN UNIVERSITYNot stated$819,5972024
NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$818,8972021
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$818,6632020
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$817,9282024
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$817,5262020
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$816,8812017
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$816,5812016

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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