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Opportunities linked
21

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
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,682,1622018
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$2,673,6532022
BOARD OF REGENTS, NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$2,673,3662015
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$2,667,0112019
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEMNot stated$2,661,5142015
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$2,653,9182025
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,626,5572024
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,615,0002025
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWANot stated$2,610,2092019
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$2,602,4502024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$2,599,7932021
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,595,5342019
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,583,8642021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$2,571,7872021
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$2,565,6052024
CONSORTIUM FOR OCEAN LEADERSHIP, INC.Not stated$2,548,2302020
THE ADLER PLANETARIUMNot stated$2,533,7772020
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,533,4082018
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$2,524,5332020
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,508,5912015
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$2,508,2612024
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$2,500,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$2,491,4212017
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$2,486,7052015
FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (FIRST)Not stated$2,480,0002024
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTERNot stated$2,478,0522016
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$2,470,0792017
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$2,467,1142025
ARISA LAB, L.L.CNot stated$2,463,5652021
OPTO-KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS INCNot stated$2,448,7792024
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$2,441,3982022
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$2,441,2922020
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$2,435,2732017
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$2,424,2352017
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$2,409,1012020
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$2,405,0032019
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$2,400,0002019
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$2,399,2812024
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMANot stated$2,393,5912025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$2,385,4962018
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGONot stated$2,384,6892018
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$2,376,8832017
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$2,373,3412024
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$2,369,2762022
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,360,0912023
BROWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,351,4722020
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,337,6802017
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEMNot stated$2,330,7402022
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THENot stated$2,316,5962015
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$2,316,1902020
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,315,2052016
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$2,308,0742017
ROBOTICS EDUCATION AND COMPETITION FOUNDATION, INC.Not stated$2,300,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$2,293,8182023
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$2,289,8212025
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,279,7302024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$2,265,5672018
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$2,250,6842023
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,250,1512013
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$2,250,0002021
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,247,8622019
ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$2,246,9492024
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONot stated$2,244,6422021
ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$2,242,6352021
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,241,3482015
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$2,240,1162021
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$2,239,8872019
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$2,236,2032012
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$2,231,5212021
BLUE MARBLE SPACENot stated$2,231,2272017
BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$2,228,9332023
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$2,225,4082017
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$2,222,1722018
BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.Not stated$2,220,0972022
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONNot stated$2,217,0972013
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$2,201,8182021
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,200,0002015
FARALLON INSTITUTENot stated$2,188,8942020
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$2,186,5952022
BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$2,183,6092022
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$2,180,6262021
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,176,3542023
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,174,8032018
FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN & MACHINE COGNITION INCNot stated$2,173,6142011
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$2,173,5442019
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$2,166,1732025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$2,164,8392022
URBAN SKY THEORY INCNot stated$2,164,5342024
NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$2,157,3642024
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$2,149,0682022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$2,146,9082018
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,141,8682021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$2,133,6532022
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,132,0632023
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$2,129,1532022
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,125,7042016
BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$2,124,0922019
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$2,120,0002021
PHOEBUS OPTOELECTRONICS LLCNot stated$2,116,7142018
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$2,114,2532017

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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