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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
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$35,3122023
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$35,2892024
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$35,2352024
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$35,2282021
MIAMI UNIVERSITYNot stated$35,1802022
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$35,1332025
TERRA RESEARCH INCNot stated$35,0852025
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$35,0002020
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$35,0002023
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$34,9492024
THE OCEANOGRAPHY SOCIETYNot stated$34,9432023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$34,8432023
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEMNot stated$34,8292025
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$34,7772021
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$34,7692024
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$34,7692020
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONot stated$34,6172017
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMANot stated$34,6142025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$34,5652021
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$34,4342024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$34,4042021
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$34,3332022
ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$34,2552022
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASONot stated$34,2402025
M3 WORKS LLCNot stated$34,2002025
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITYNot stated$34,1462023
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$34,1282024
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$34,0382023
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$34,0342025
HOWARD UNIVERSITYNot stated$34,0292021
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS INCORPORATEDNot stated$34,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$33,8852024
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$33,8152025
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS, INCORPORATEDNot stated$33,7442022
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$33,5102023
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMANot stated$33,4292019
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$33,3562020
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$33,3092023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$33,2982024
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$33,2002023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$33,1422022
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$33,0402023
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$32,9962021
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEMNot stated$32,9752020
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYNot stated$32,9612023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$32,8632023
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)Not stated$32,7402023
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$32,5602020
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$32,5102021
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKANot stated$32,2702021
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$32,1182025
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$31,9622025
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITYNot stated$31,8992020
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEMNot stated$31,8402022
GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCESNot stated$31,8052025
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$31,6272021
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$31,6232021
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$31,6002022
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$31,5122021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$31,4612021
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$31,3012021
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$31,2342024
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLENot stated$31,2112021
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$31,1282019
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$31,1262025
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$31,0972020
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$31,0432025
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$30,9852020
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$30,7022025
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.Not stated$30,5682019
AMERICAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$30,3982022
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITYNot stated$30,3792022
AMERICAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$30,3292025
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$30,1992020
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$30,1862021
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNot stated$30,0942025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$30,0832025
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$30,0682022
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$30,0612022
AMERICAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$30,0002024
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$30,0002022
AUBURN UNIVERSITYNot stated$30,0002022
BUSEK CO., INC.Not stated$30,0002018
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTONNot stated$30,0002025
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY, INC.Not stated$30,0002020
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)Not stated$30,0002024
GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCESNot stated$30,0002022
GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCESNot stated$30,0002023
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITYNot stated$30,0002025
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$30,0002025
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$30,0002023
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$30,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$30,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILLNot stated$30,0002024
VELOXINT CORPORATIONNot stated$30,0002018
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITYNot stated$29,9952021
QUALTECH SYSTEMS, INC.Not stated$29,9892019
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$29,9782020
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$29,9702023
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$29,9662024

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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