Assistance listing (financial assistance)

Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Assistance Listing 47.049

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

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

$1.3B
Federal awards
FY2026 · data still posting
102
Recipients
Assistance Listing 47.049
Code

CFDA 47.049 (Mathematical and Physical Sciences) accounted for $1.3B in federal grants in FY2026, led by the National Science Foundation, across 102 recipients. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Obligations by year

Computed
$1.6B
FY20
$1.7B
FY21
$1.7B
FY22
$1.7B
FY25
$1.3B
FY26 partial
▲ 1%
FY20 to FY25

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Assistance Listing 47.049) accounted for $1.3B in federal obligations in FY2026, compared with $1.7B in FY2025.
  • The National Science Foundation provided 100% of it.

Top recipients

Computed

The five largest recipients on record received 34% of this category's FY2026 obligations, and the ten largest 43%.

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.$148.9M
Associated Universities Inc$148M
California Institute of Technology$59.9M
Florida State University$43.8M
Regents of the University of Michigan$28.6M
Cornell University$25.6M
University of California, Los Angeles$24.7M
The Regents of the University of California$24.3M
University of Illinois$22.4M
President and Fellows of Harvard College$22.2M

Recipient breakdown available for 87% of obligations shown

Top funding agencies

Computed
National Science Foundation$1.3B

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