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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 OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGONot stated$877,9212023
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$877,5262024
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$877,5242018
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$877,2552017
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$876,8942024
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$876,6932022
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$876,3722022
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNot stated$875,7402022
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$875,2102020
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$875,0002025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$874,8702020
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$873,9002024
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$873,7082019
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTSNot stated$873,6402020
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$873,5152023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$873,4282021
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$873,2632021
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$873,1692025
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITYNot stated$873,0952022
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$873,0792018
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$872,2632019
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$871,9412021
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$871,9222019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$870,8542021
SPACEWORKS ENTERPRISES INCNot stated$869,7642021
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$869,3772024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$868,3202024
AMERICAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$868,2912019
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$868,1442021
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$867,3882022
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$867,0492021
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$866,6172019
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$866,2612021
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$866,2452023
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$864,6542020
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$864,1292021
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGENot stated$864,0402016
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$863,6752021
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$863,6382020
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$863,1552024
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$861,8582021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$861,6052016
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$861,3312019
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$861,2402019
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$861,0612020
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$860,9982020
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$860,8222019
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$860,4992022
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$860,4812024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$860,4742018
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUSNot stated$860,1052019
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMINot stated$859,9472020
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$859,3362017
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$859,3052023
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMINGNot stated$858,8922022
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$858,8092022
NMC, INC.Not stated$858,7932024
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$858,5122016
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$858,2322022
EUREKA SCIENTIFIC, INC.Not stated$857,3992022
RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THENot stated$857,2782022
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$857,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$856,9492024
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$855,8702017
LOWELL OBSERVATORYNot stated$855,6462021
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$855,2892022
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$855,0632024
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$855,0002017
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$854,9942020
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$854,8342021
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$854,7522025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$853,8742020
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$853,8632023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$853,6012025
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$853,3192023
THE AEROSPACE CORPORATIONNot stated$852,7022023
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$852,0882019
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITYNot stated$851,0002021
ATMOSPHERIC & SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LLCNot stated$850,7782018
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$850,6472019
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$850,2802021
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIANot stated$850,0022024
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$850,0002018
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$850,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGONot stated$849,9992022
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$849,8742019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$849,7302021
OPEN GEOSPATIAL CONSORTIUM INCNot stated$849,5612020
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$849,2392025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGONot stated$849,0462023
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLASNot stated$848,9582025
WOODWELL CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER INCNot stated$848,7812024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$848,5272017
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$848,4842017
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$847,7742025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$847,4672021
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$846,8842023
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$846,6682019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$846,1932024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$846,1652020

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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