Agencies / National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
Federal agency · top-tier · the money flowing out to recipients.
$8.9B
obligated · FY2024
160
recipients
Obligations by year
≈ computed$9.1B
FY23
$8.9B
FY24
$8.9B
FY25
▼ 2%
since FY23
Where this money goes
✓ from sourceNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDAT
TOP RECIPIENTS
National Science Foundation
$8.9B
FY2024 obligated
Leidos,
$0.3B
University Corporation
$0.2B
University of
$0.2B
Woods Hole
$0.1B
Regents of
$0.1B
155 other recipients
$8B
What it funds
No categories recorded.
Top recipients
Leidos, Inc.$303.9M
University of Illinois$151.5M
Cornell University$132.8M
Battelle Memorial Institute$129.3M
University of Washington$117.6M
Largest awards
awarded 2018$975.9M
awarded 2014$640.7M
awarded 2014$570.6M
awarded 2016$406.2M
awarded 2017$401M
The agency’s biggest individual awards by total value, largest first.
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