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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
R21HD094073	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.865	2018	$434,104
R21AI180285	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2024	$433,990
80NSSC23K0280	NASA Headquarters	FED	43.001	2023	$433,552
R21NS116638	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2020	$433,444
R21NS116886	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2020	$433,368
R21DC016759	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.173	2018	$433,331
R21NS114765	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2020	$432,875
R21AI153953	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2020	$431,679
R21NS120166	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2022	$430,433
R21AI180945	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2024	$430,396
2406625	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2024	$430,000
R21AI173600	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2023	$429,745
R21NS122511	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2020	$429,594
R21AI175798	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2024	$429,534
R21AG062999	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2019	$428,918
R21AI159562	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2022	$427,834
R21AI148949	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2020	$426,475
R21HD112813	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.865	2023	$426,137
R21AI148981	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2020	$426,080
R21AI174864	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2023	$425,962
2150269	National Science Foundation	FED	47.074	2022	$425,844
R21OD025345	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.351	2019	$425,123
R21AI182804	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2025	$425,072
2406780	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2024	$425,024
2305121	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2024	$425,000
R21MH119677	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.242	2019	$423,866
R21AI188783	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2024	$423,852
R21AI148033	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2019	$423,264
R21NS122375	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2022	$422,927
R21GM143560	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.859	2021	$422,873
R21NS123780	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2022	$421,438
R21NS136889	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2024	$420,790
R21AI173514	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2023	$420,669
R21OD025330	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.351	2018	$420,661
R21NS131937	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2023	$420,438
R21NS131713	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2023	$420,310
R21AI159795	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2021	$420,182
R21AI171325	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2023	$420,105
R21AI175460	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2023	$420,105
R21NS130554	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2023	$420,024
1912530	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2019	$420,000
2108612	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2021	$420,000
2409472	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2024	$420,000
R21AG071796	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2021	$419,510
R21EB030806	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.286	2021	$418,761
2410198	National Science Foundation	FED	47.041	2024	$417,985
R21AI159586	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2021	$417,393
R21MH115301	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.242	2018	$416,686
R21AI125968	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2017	$416,229
R21AI139596	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2019	$416,141
2310706	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2023	$416,133
R21GM132709	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.859	2019	$415,921
R21MD014798	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.307	2020	$415,730
R01NS107396	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2018	$414,647
R21HD099710	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.865	2019	$414,307
R21AI137458	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2019	$414,300
2331581	National Science Foundation	FED	47.041	2024	$413,909
2104087	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2021	$413,893
2111544	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2021	$413,815
R21AI164254	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2021	$412,141
2237576	National Science Foundation	FED	47.041	2023	$411,557
R21CA288676	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.393	2025	$411,400
R21CA291288	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.396	2024	$411,400
R21CA265574	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.396	2021	$411,167
2216298	National Science Foundation	FED	47.083	2022	$410,900
W911NF2210287	Army Contracting Command Rock Island	FED	12.431	2022	$410,896
80NSSC23K1262	NASA Headquarters	FED	43.001	2023	$410,205
2211508	National Science Foundation	FED	47.070	2023	$409,992
R21CA245447	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.395	2020	$408,596
2145352	National Science Foundation	FED	47.075	2022	$408,451
2433253	National Science Foundation	FED	47.075	2024	$407,145
R56DC020542	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.173	2023	$407,033
R21AT011863	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.310	2021	$406,894
R21AR080953	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.846	2022	$406,391
2226081	National Science Foundation	FED	47.041	2023	$406,000
R21AR076026	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.846	2019	$405,881
R21CA255291	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.395	2021	$405,558
R21NS123871	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2021	$404,686
R21EY036157	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.867	2024	$402,950
2405812	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2024	$402,908
R21AG080705	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2023	$400,988
2154100	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2023	$400,636
R21CA277285	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.394	2023	$400,183
2226107	National Science Foundation	FED	47.070	2023	$400,000
2311296	National Science Foundation	FED	47.070	2023	$400,000
DESC0026326	Office of Science	FED	81.049	2025	$400,000
N000142212747	Office of Naval Research	FED	12.300	2022	$400,000
W911NF2320217	Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command	FED	12.630	2023	$400,000
2311698	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2023	$399,883
2211210	National Science Foundation	FED	47.070	2023	$398,856
R21CA219028	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.394	2018	$398,062
K23MD018092	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.307	2023	$397,873
FA95502510083	Air Force -- Research Lab	FED	12.800	2025	$397,819
2126598	National Science Foundation	FED	47.070	2021	$395,703
R61AR076824	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.846	2019	$395,000
R34AR082859	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.846	2024	$394,087
R21AI151333	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2021	$392,182
R21AR074523	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.846	2018	$392,072
DESC0026159	Office of Science	FED	81.049	2025	$391,907
FA95502410036	Air Force -- Research Lab	FED	12.800	2024	$390,393

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