Assistance listing (financial assistance)

Geosciences

Assistance Listing 47.050

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

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

$681.9M
Federal awards
FY2026 · data still posting
83
Recipients
Assistance Listing 47.050
Code

CFDA 47.050 (Geosciences) accounted for $681.9M in federal grants in FY2026, led by the National Science Foundation, across 83 recipients. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Obligations by year

Computed
$1B
FY20
$1.1B
FY21
$1.1B
FY22
$1B
FY25
$681.9M
FY26 partial
▲ 1%
FY20 to FY25

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Geosciences (Assistance Listing 47.050) accounted for $681.9M in federal obligations in FY2026, compared with $1B in FY2025.
  • The National Science Foundation provided 100% of it.

Top recipients

Computed

The five largest recipients on record received 44% of this category's FY2026 obligations, and the ten largest 54%.

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research$111.8M
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution$98.1M
University of California, San Diego$34.8M
University of Washington$31.6M
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York$30.1M
University of Alaska Fairbanks$27.8M
University of Hawaii$15.9M
The University of Chicago$8.4M
Regents of the University of Michigan$7.7M
Oregon State University$7.2M

Recipient breakdown available for 80% of obligations shown

Top funding agencies

Computed
National Science Foundation$681.9M

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