Assistance listing (financial assistance)

Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering

Assistance Listing 12.630

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

$550.9M
Federal awards
FY2026 · data still posting
62
Recipients
Assistance Listing 12.630
Code

CFDA 12.630 (Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering) accounted for $550.9M in federal grants in FY2026, led by the Department of Defense, across 62 recipients. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Obligations by year

Computed
$366.2M
FY20
$311.8M
FY21
$264M
FY22
$244.8M
FY25
$550.9M
FY26 partial
▼ 33%
FY20 to FY25

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering (Assistance Listing 12.630) accounted for $550.9M in federal obligations in FY2026, compared with $244.8M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Defense provided 100% of it.

Top recipients

Computed

The five largest recipients on record received 45% of this category's FY2026 obligations, and the ten largest 48%.

Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute$136.5M
Wichita State University$83.7M
University of California, San Diego$16M
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University$10M
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, the$5.5M
University of Illinois$4.9M
Defensewerx, Inc.$4.5M
University of Florida$3.3M
University of Maryland, College Park$2.1M
Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education$1.9M

Recipient breakdown available for 52% of obligations shown

Top funding agencies

Computed
Department of Defense$550.9M

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