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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
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$171,0002023
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$170,7672022
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$170,6912021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$170,5792021
WHITTIER COLLEGENot stated$170,5262024
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$170,2332021
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$170,1762021
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$170,0882019
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$170,0342025
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITYNot stated$170,0002021
STORMCENTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Not stated$169,8432023
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNot stated$169,8332022
BLUE MARBLE SPACENot stated$169,6622020
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THENot stated$169,5332018
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$169,5062021
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGENot stated$169,2882024
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$169,2132020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$169,1992019
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$168,9742023
URSINUS COLLEGENot stated$168,9412024
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$168,9312024
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$168,8752021
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$168,7872025
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$168,5512021
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$168,2082020
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$168,1472022
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$168,1082024
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$168,0252020
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$168,0002024
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$168,0002025
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$168,0002025
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$168,0002024
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$168,0002025
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$168,0002025
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$168,0002024
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$167,9992024
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY, INC.Not stated$167,9592023
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$167,9132019
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$167,9002018
BROWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$167,8002015
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$167,6022024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$167,4892019
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$167,4642025
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$167,4572022
MUON SPACE INCNot stated$167,4442024
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITYNot stated$167,3112025
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIANot stated$167,2692022
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$167,2592024
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$167,2092024
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$166,9502025
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITYNot stated$166,8712022
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$166,7662025
SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$166,7612025
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONNot stated$166,6572024
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$166,6172023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$166,4962019
NORTH PARK UNIVERSITYNot stated$166,4802023
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$166,4472022
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$166,4152022
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$166,4012024
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$166,3932022
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$166,3632024
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYNot stated$166,3512024
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNot stated$165,9502025
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$165,8892025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$165,7832020
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY, INC.Not stated$165,5002024
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST BAY FOUNDATION, INC.Not stated$165,4412024
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$165,3882025
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INCNot stated$165,1862019
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$165,0892025
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$165,0532017
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNot stated$165,0122022
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$165,0032019
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$165,0002020
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEMNot stated$165,0002020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$165,0002020
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONot stated$165,0002020
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$164,7562022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$164,6212020
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$164,5402024
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDANot stated$164,4982025
BLUE MARBLE SPACENot stated$164,4822025
SAILDRONE INCNot stated$164,2922021
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$163,8312025
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$163,8252025
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$163,7912020
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONNot stated$163,7722025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$163,7292017
CITY LABS, INC.Not stated$163,5192024
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$163,4402020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$163,3482021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$163,1342025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$163,0852021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$162,9462025
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$162,8102020
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$162,7872022
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$162,6742024
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$162,5902024
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$162,3662022

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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