Assistance listing (financial assistance)

Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program

Assistance Listing 12.800

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

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

$1B
Federal awards
FY2026 · data still posting
85
Recipients
Assistance Listing 12.800
Code

CFDA 12.800 (Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program) accounted for $1B in federal grants in FY2026, led by the Department of Defense, across 85 recipients. Its largest recipient on record was National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining, with 34%. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Obligations by year

Computed
$614M
FY20
$658.3M
FY21
$694.7M
FY22
$667.1M
FY25
$1B
FY26 partial
▲ 9%
FY20 to FY25

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (Assistance Listing 12.800) accounted for $1B in federal obligations in FY2026, compared with $667.1M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Defense provided 100% of it.
  • Its largest recipient was National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining, with 34%.

Top recipients

Computed

The five largest recipients on record received 50% of this category's FY2026 obligations, and the ten largest 56%.

National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining$362.2M
Montana State University$82.6M
Cornell University$32.4M
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York$25.8M
Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute$23.3M
Regents of the University of Michigan$16M
Purdue University$14.2M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$14.1M
The Leland Stanford Junior University$11.7M
The Regents of the University of Colorado$11.3M

Recipient breakdown available for 76% of obligations shown

Top funding agencies

Computed
Department of Defense$1B

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