Assistance listing (financial assistance)

Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

Assistance Listing 43.016

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

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

$18.7M
Federal awards
FY2026 · data still posting
22
Recipients
Assistance Listing 43.016
Code

CFDA 43.016 (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) accounted for $18.7M in federal grants in FY2026, led by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, across 22 recipients. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Key takeaways

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FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (Assistance Listing 43.016) accounted for $18.7M in federal obligations in FY2026.
  • The National Aeronautics and Space Administration provided 100% of it.

Top recipients

Computed

The five largest recipients on record received 22% of this category's FY2026 obligations, and the ten largest 37%.

Iowa State University of Science and Technology$1.1M
University of Hawaii$875K
University of North Dakota$850K
Brown University$725K
University of Delaware$725K
University of Alaska Fairbanks$649.6K
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, the$649.3K
Montana State University$525K
Wichita State University$525K
University of Vermont & State Agricultural College$325K

Recipient breakdown available for 45% of obligations shown

Top funding agencies

Computed
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$18.7M

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