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Awards on file2622

Award amount on file$5,338,263,564

Funders30

Not a complete funding history. These are the funding awards recorded in the sources and years we have imported. Amounts are those reported by each source, not proof of cash received. Figures as of 2026-09-15.

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	Awards	Total
2026	16	$5,656,952
2025	228	$179,869,967
2024	304	$360,663,085
2023	305	$341,568,859
2022	328	$504,598,922
2021	277	$467,887,968
2020	283	$458,516,259
2019	244	$484,946,327
2018	200	$480,926,098
2017	128	$293,823,630
2016	87	$291,638,710
2015	63	$352,727,811
2014	15	$130,425,551
2013	12	$36,849,331
2012	13	$59,251,043
2011	9	$78,242,858
2010	15	$54,774,031
2009	10	$150,208,288
2008	5	$28,346,534
2007	11	$79,246,477
2006	4	$19,344,673
2005	6	$21,625,463
2004	4	$21,047,512
2003	8	$48,576,896
2002	3	$16,852,729
2001	6	$17,631,692
2000	3	$12,281,625
1999	5	$26,357,288
1998	2	$11,170,556
1997	5	$150,622,519
1996	5	$23,931,170
1994	4	$40,072,581
1993	3	$19,813,162
1992	2	$9,903,004
1991	1	$3,832,080
1990	1	$3,362,473
1987	3	$22,318,882
1986	1	$6,223,557
1983	1	$11,195,089
1979	1	$6,747,731
1976	1	$5,184,181

Who funded them

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Funder	Years	Awards	Total
National Institutes of Health	1976–2026	1779	$4,229,000,223
National Science Foundation	2015–2026	447	$405,492,300
Office of Science	1987–2025	72	$274,629,931
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA	2017–2025	84	$94,301,834
National Institute of Standards and Technology	2014–2025	4	$50,796,126
Army Contracting Command Rock Island	2016–2025	41	$48,094,665
DARPA - Tactical Technology Office	2018–2024	7	$44,436,664
Office of Naval Research	2016–2025	54	$40,616,615
Air Force -- Research Lab	2016–2025	32	$36,458,171
Health Resources and Services Administration	2011–2023	3	$25,524,148
Department of Education	2014–2024	11	$18,369,280
Defense Threat Reduction Agency	2015–2024	8	$17,770,607
NASA Headquarters	2015–2025	45	$14,563,406
Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC	2019–2024	5	$7,373,997
Golden Field Office	2017–2020	5	$5,993,642
Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy	2020–2024	3	$4,227,327
Food and Drug Administration	2019	4	$4,100,062
Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command	2019–2023	4	$2,987,127
National Energy Technology Laboratory	2024	1	$2,969,477
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health	2016–2018	2	$2,443,960
Centers for Disease Control-GHC	2021	1	$2,350,000
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA	2015	1	$2,219,587
Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP	2017	1	$1,355,699
Centers for Disease Control - OD	2019	1	$746,626
Institute of Museum and Library Services	2024	1	$439,597
Idaho Field Office	2022	1	$320,000
Washington Headquarters Services	2024	1	$235,945
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	2016	1	$198,608
Administration for Children and Families	2019–2022	2	$139,940
Geological Survey	2019	1	$108,000

Programmes, and what is open under them now

An assistance listing names a programme, and every year that programme runs carries the same number. The right-hand column is how many opportunities the catalogue currently holds under it — a fact about the catalogue, not a prediction about anybody.

Listing	Awards	Total	Open now
93.853	222	$460,775,467	97
93.866	150	$439,349,801	129
93.855	159	$342,914,446	87
93.837	185	$340,629,187	78
81.049	72	$274,629,931	1
93.847	114	$255,596,897	70
93.242	109	$246,536,505	114
93.859	112	$239,325,614	60
93.310	42	$224,580,795	85
93.353	4	$128,595,446	2
47.049	172	$128,282,668	44
93.865	71	$128,132,267	101
93.846	59	$120,944,939	59
93.838	20	$112,170,204	77
93.395	50	$110,886,262	47
93.279	42	$109,843,387	102
93.350	12	$108,705,690	37
93.173	57	$106,631,296	80
93.307	26	$100,240,964	59
93.396	48	$99,209,946	34
12.420	84	$94,301,834	28
93.867	52	$90,017,496	74
93.393	30	$79,770,916	53
47.076	28	$77,420,671	30
93.397	7	$76,792,438	9
47.070	86	$71,764,982	28
47.041	73	$62,783,905	37
93.286	28	$50,881,435	56
11.609	4	$50,796,126	0
12.431	41	$48,094,665	14
12.910	7	$44,436,664	4
93.394	23	$44,040,429	50
12.300	54	$40,616,615	8
12.800	32	$36,458,171	15
93.398	57	$31,615,504	35
93.530	2	$24,627,598	2
93.172	11	$23,921,360	73
93.273	11	$22,952,979	92
47.084	8	$19,898,209	20
93.233	6	$18,583,265	77
12.351	8	$17,770,607	1
93.351	20	$15,580,141	26
84.305	10	$15,369,642	0
47.074	18	$15,162,648	25
93.113	9	$14,477,783	69
93.213	8	$14,375,851	71
93.361	5	$13,036,738	50
43.001	35	$12,786,854	10
47.075	46	$12,256,505	36
93.399	1	$11,894,720	51
93.989	5	$10,389,809	14
93.879	8	$10,133,505	43
47.050	10	$9,410,981	43
47.083	5	$8,261,731	16
93.839	5	$8,232,608	78
93.372	3	$7,769,337	9
93.136	5	$7,373,997	27
81.087	5	$5,993,642	1
81.135	3	$4,227,327	1
93.103	4	$4,100,062	55
93.121	4	$3,237,720	86
93.068	1	$3,098,997	1
84.324	1	$2,999,638	0
12.630	4	$2,987,127	5
93.840	2	$2,970,079	71
81.089	1	$2,969,477	1
93.137	2	$2,443,960	4
93.318	1	$2,350,000	3
93.945	1	$2,219,587	2
43.012	10	$1,776,552	2
93.946	1	$1,355,699	1
93.110	1	$896,550	10
93.061	1	$746,626	2
45.312	1	$439,597	2
81.121	1	$320,000	4
47.079	1	$250,000	13
12.024	1	$235,945	1
43.008	1	$198,608	2
93.077	1	$158,000	2
93.575	2	$139,940	0
15.808	1	$108,000	0

The awards themselves

Largest first. Every row links to the award record it came from. The figures above are computed over all of them.

Award	Funder	Source	Listing	FY	Amount
P30CA060553	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.353	1997	$113,059,045
DESC0000989	Office of Science	FED	81.049	2009	$62,983,959
UL1TR001422	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.350	2015	$54,116,897
U24OD023319	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.310	2016	$43,660,365
DESC0001059	Office of Science	FED	81.049	2009	$35,857,309
P30AI117943	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.307	2015	$35,657,929
U01HL146240	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.242	2019	$31,517,070
U2CAG060426	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2018	$30,198,355
U01NS113851	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2019	$29,619,588
U01DA036939	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.279	2014	$29,516,819
2234667	National Science Foundation	FED	47.076	2022	$28,092,672
U01HL146408	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.838	2020	$25,153,102
70NANB19H005	National Institute of Standards and Technology	FED	11.609	2019	$25,000,000
70NANB14H012	National Institute of Standards and Technology	FED	11.609	2014	$24,946,158
UM1AI069471	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2007	$24,619,140
P01AG049665	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2015	$23,908,209
UM1TR005121	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.350	2024	$23,386,844
DESC0021314	Office of Science	FED	81.049	2020	$23,250,000
P01HL071643	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.838	2003	$22,387,193
U19AI135964	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2018	$22,358,444
FA86502127119	DARPA - Tactical Technology Office	FED	12.910	2021	$22,201,894
U54EB027049	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.286	2018	$21,790,556
P30AG072977	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2021	$21,710,144
P01AG011412	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	1994	$20,879,570
P30AG013854	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	1997	$20,647,556
1842165	National Science Foundation	FED	47.076	2018	$20,578,066
P50CA180995	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.397	2015	$19,914,009
P50CA221747	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.397	2018	$19,278,453
U54HL160273	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.310	2021	$19,047,139
T9121542	Health Resources and Services Administration	FED	93.530	2011	$18,983,662
UH3HL165065	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.837	2022	$18,878,307
2235451	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2023	$17,750,000
R01HL122477	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.838	2014	$17,278,810
UM1AI120184	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2015	$17,194,067
DEFG0203ER15457	Office of Science	FED	81.049	2009	$17,050,000
U01DK123759	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.310	2019	$17,032,146
P01GM096971	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.859	2011	$16,814,676
P01HL154998	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.837	2021	$16,044,040
1720139	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2017	$16,015,000
UG1HD107697	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.310	2022	$15,697,340
T32GM008152	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	1987	$15,399,676
DESC0023278	Office of Science	FED	81.049	2022	$14,482,049
2330040	National Science Foundation	FED	47.041	2024	$14,300,000
P01AG054407	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2018	$14,018,924
P41GM108569	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.310	2015	$13,551,351
R01AG089544	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2024	$12,894,967
U24DK130164	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.847	2021	$12,841,373
U01NS080818	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2014	$12,549,705
U54CA203000	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.310	2015	$12,376,622
P01HD057877	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.865	2009	$12,203,397
U54NS108874	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2018	$12,064,553
UG1CA242643	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.399	2019	$11,894,720
U54CA199091	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.397	2015	$11,714,381
2308691	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2023	$11,700,000
DESC0015910	Office of Science	FED	81.049	2016	$11,512,000
U01AI163081	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2021	$11,298,224
P30DA027828	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.279	2011	$11,264,560
T32GM008061	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.859	1983	$11,195,089
R01AG030611	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2007	$11,042,684
2404035	National Science Foundation	FED	47.084	2024	$10,989,701
U54AR079795	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.310	2021	$10,928,910
W911NF2320039	DARPA - Tactical Technology Office	FED	12.910	2023	$10,923,276
R01AI130348	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.310	2017	$10,863,298
P01AI165380	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.310	2022	$10,768,606
U2CAG057441	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2017	$10,760,326
U01DK082342	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.847	2008	$10,524,635
R01AG061708	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2019	$10,467,630
U54CA193419	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.397	2015	$10,426,727
R01AG077444	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2022	$10,404,783
DESC0023450	Office of Science	FED	81.049	2022	$10,350,000
R01MH091131	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.242	2012	$10,053,084
U01DK134321	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.847	2023	$9,748,056
R35CA197569	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.393	2015	$9,745,667
P50MH132775	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.242	2024	$9,719,522
U01MD011281	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.307	2016	$9,614,676
U54MD010723	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.307	2016	$9,508,893
R37AI094595	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2011	$9,379,467
2436842	National Science Foundation	FED	47.070	2025	$9,300,395
R01AR041836	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.846	1993	$9,260,362
P01AI145818	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2019	$9,242,217
T32GM144295	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2022	$9,121,417
1935984	National Science Foundation	FED	47.070	2020	$9,026,927
P50DA044121	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.279	2018	$8,960,492
R01MH118213	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.242	2018	$8,842,703
U01DA055355	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.279	2021	$8,770,529
W911NF1610372	Army Contracting Command Rock Island	FED	12.431	2016	$8,748,814
FA95501610150	Air Force -- Research Lab	FED	12.800	2016	$8,500,000
R37AI033493	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	1994	$8,496,548
U54CA268084	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.397	2022	$8,373,461
T32HL076139	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.838	2004	$8,364,582
P01HL169188	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.837	2024	$8,355,909
DESC0018249	Office of Science	FED	81.049	2017	$8,265,226
P50MH119029	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.242	2020	$8,232,444
R01MH121877	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.242	2020	$8,213,294
UM1HG012649	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.172	2022	$8,139,099
R01DC008552	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.173	2007	$8,122,699
W81XWH2110984	Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA	FED	12.420	2021	$8,105,163
P01AI131346	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2017	$7,954,183
R01AR064850	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.846	2013	$7,924,861
W81XWH2211106	Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA	FED	12.420	2022	$7,891,826

Source: USASpending.gov federal award records. Federal awards only. Last checked 2026-09-07.