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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
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$106,2652018
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.Not stated$106,2062017
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$106,0462024
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$106,0342024
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTERNot stated$106,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$105,9752025
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$105,8272020
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$105,7592021
INSTITUTE FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATEDNot stated$105,7132025
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATIONNot stated$105,5952025
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$105,5422021
EUREKA SCIENTIFIC, INC.Not stated$105,4632020
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$105,4512025
NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$105,3552023
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$105,3222021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$105,2732022
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$105,2682024
MORLEY QUINNNot stated$105,2542021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$105,1692025
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$105,1532019
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITYNot stated$105,1412022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZNot stated$105,1292019
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$105,0952022
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$105,0832023
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$105,0722022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$105,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$105,0002022
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$104,9562019
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$104,9282019
BROWN UNIVERSITYNot stated$104,9132025
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$104,8912024
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$104,8742019
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$104,8682024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$104,8162021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$104,8122021
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEMNot stated$104,8022025
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$104,6172020
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$104,5902025
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$104,5332020
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$104,4512021
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$104,3082025
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGONot stated$104,2962022
BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$104,1822022
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$104,1172022
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$104,0892019
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$104,0772024
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$103,8522020
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$103,7732025
NUMFOCUS, INC.Not stated$103,7662025
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$103,7262022
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$103,6692023
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$103,6492024
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDANot stated$103,5902024
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$103,4992022
ATMOSPHERIC & SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LLCNot stated$103,3122024
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$103,2722019
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$103,2292022
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEMNot stated$103,2022022
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLASNot stated$103,1962026
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$103,0412024
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNot stated$102,9412021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$102,9392019
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGONot stated$102,8382024
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$102,8332023
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$102,6982018
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$102,6682024
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$102,4952018
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$102,4482017
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$102,4232023
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$102,3592023
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$102,3452025
TERRA RESEARCH INCNot stated$102,2452024
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIANot stated$102,1912017
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$101,9852023
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$101,8682023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$101,8622024
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIANot stated$101,7482020
THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$101,6422024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$101,6182021
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$101,5842022
EMORY UNIVERSITYNot stated$101,5382023
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)Not stated$101,4552022
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$101,2782025
MN ASSOCIATES, INC.Not stated$101,1802022
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$101,1142017
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTENot stated$101,0692019
TRUSTEES OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINESNot stated$100,9962021
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$100,8222022
SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, INC.Not stated$100,7962020
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$100,7772024
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$100,7632022
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$100,6602017
WOODWELL CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER INCNot stated$100,6382023
AMERICAN UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,5682023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZNot stated$100,5662018
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$100,4742020
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,4522023
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$100,4452021
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$100,4312023
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHISNot stated$100,4012025

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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