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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
2117727	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2021	$455,000
K08NS138592	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2025	$454,410
R21AI168798	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2023	$454,328
K23HL168234	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.837	2024	$454,255
2426443	National Science Foundation	FED	47.070	2025	$453,903
R21HD098498	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.865	2019	$453,203
R21AG069435	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2020	$452,147
80NSSC22K0809	NASA Headquarters	FED	43.001	2022	$451,114
R21AG063076	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2019	$451,070
2245013	National Science Foundation	FED	47.041	2023	$450,133
R21DC022877	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.173	2025	$450,062
2032180	National Science Foundation	FED	47.074	2020	$450,000
FA95502210218	Air Force -- Research Lab	FED	12.800	2022	$450,000
FA95502210221	Air Force -- Research Lab	FED	12.800	2022	$450,000
W911NF1910335	Army Contracting Command Rock Island	FED	12.431	2019	$450,000
W911NF2520035	Army Contracting Command Rock Island	FED	12.431	2025	$450,000
2347622	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2024	$449,999
2514333	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2025	$449,999
2239567	National Science Foundation	FED	47.074	2023	$449,160
2429545	National Science Foundation	FED	47.041	2024	$448,916
R21AI185998	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2024	$448,555
R21AI173763	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2023	$448,256
R21EY036651	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.867	2024	$448,146
N000142112675	Office of Naval Research	FED	12.300	2021	$446,929
R56HL169891	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.837	2023	$445,981
R21HD107571	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.865	2022	$445,888
2414060	National Science Foundation	FED	47.075	2024	$445,543
2107334	National Science Foundation	FED	47.070	2022	$445,387
1934350	National Science Foundation	FED	47.041	2020	$444,694
R21AG083928	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2023	$443,758
R21HD104078	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.865	2021	$443,705
80NSSC21K1856	NASA Headquarters	FED	43.001	2021	$443,259
80NSSC17K0245	NASA Headquarters	FED	43.001	2017	$442,072
R21DK118503	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.847	2019	$441,038
2300633	National Science Foundation	FED	47.076	2023	$440,206
R21AG075423	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2022	$440,000
R21AG086751	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2024	$440,000
R21AG091651	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2025	$440,000
R21AI163876	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2022	$440,000
R21AI166940	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2022	$440,000
R21AI172135	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2023	$440,000
R21AI178629	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2023	$440,000
R21AI185007	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2024	$440,000
R21AI187459	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2025	$440,000
R21AI187937	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2025	$440,000
R21AI189222	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2025	$440,000
R21ES035975	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.113	2024	$440,000
R21EY033523	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.867	2022	$440,000
R21HD106759	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.865	2021	$440,000
R21HL168612	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.837	2023	$440,000
R21MH133078	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.242	2024	$440,000
R21NS121742	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2022	$440,000
R21NS125207	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2021	$440,000
R21NS125465	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2022	$440,000
R21NS125503	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2022	$440,000
R21NS125847	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2022	$440,000
R21NS135642	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2023	$440,000
R21NS138721	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2024	$440,000
R21TR005472	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.350	2025	$440,000
R21NS126810	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2022	$439,998
R21AG072343	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2022	$439,986
R21DA059189	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.279	2023	$439,985
R21NS134236	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2023	$439,932
R21DC022857	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.173	2025	$439,917
R21TR005017	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.350	2024	$439,914
R21AI165941	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2021	$439,881
R21NS135413	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2023	$439,742
80NSSC18K1096	NASA Headquarters	FED	43.001	2018	$439,609
LG-256703-OLS-24	Institute of Museum and Library Services	FED	45.312	2024	$439,597
R21AI171491	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2022	$439,532
R21NS125594	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2021	$439,500
R21TW012092	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.989	2021	$439,413
R21AI176389	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2023	$439,409
R21DC017255	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.173	2019	$439,272
R21AI163912	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2021	$439,208
2403954	National Science Foundation	FED	47.049	2024	$438,757
2317002	National Science Foundation	FED	47.041	2024	$438,690
R21NS142733	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2025	$438,606
R21HG011695	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.172	2021	$438,367
R21AG086806	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2024	$437,973
2133963	National Science Foundation	FED	47.070	2022	$437,446
R21OD033659	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.351	2024	$436,747
R21AI149061	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2020	$436,375
R21HD101757	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.865	2020	$436,167
R21AI150910	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2020	$436,000
R21DK124816	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.847	2020	$435,958
R21GM147847	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.859	2022	$435,672
R01HL154686	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.838	2020	$435,525
R21NS122347	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2021	$435,484
R21AI151438	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2020	$435,333
R21AG081895	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2023	$434,610
R21DC022726	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.173	2025	$434,558
R21AG060267	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.866	2018	$434,500
R21AI131087	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2018	$434,500
R21AI154104	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2020	$434,500
R21NS109917	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2018	$434,500
R21NS111248	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2019	$434,500
R21HD094271	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.865	2018	$434,491
R21AI180877	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.855	2024	$434,238
R21NS121572	National Institutes of Health	FED	93.853	2021	$434,149

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