Assistance listing (financial assistance)

Office of Science Financial Assistance Program

Assistance Listing 81.049

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
98
Recipients
Assistance Listing 81.049
Code

CFDA 81.049 (Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) accounted for $1.3B in federal grants in FY2026, led by the Department of Energy, across 98 recipients. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Obligations by year

Computed
$1.3B
FY20
$1.4B
FY21
$1.5B
FY22
$1.4B
FY25
$1.3B
FY26 partial
▲ 6%
FY20 to FY25

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (Assistance Listing 81.049) accounted for $1.3B in federal obligations in FY2026, compared with $1.4B in FY2025.
  • The Department of Energy provided 100% of it.

Top recipients

Computed

The five largest recipients on record received 33% of this category's FY2026 obligations, and the ten largest 40%.

Michigan State University$143M
General Atomics$124.6M
University of Wisconsin System$62.5M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$44.1M
University of Illinois$41.9M
Research Triangle Institute$22.1M
California Institute of Technology$21.4M
University of Washington$18.5M
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$15.9M
The Regents of the University of California$13.9M

Recipient breakdown available for 75% of obligations shown

Top funding agencies

Computed
Department of Energy$1.3B

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