Assistance listing (financial assistance)

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy

Assistance Listing 81.135

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

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

$334.2M
Federal awards
FY2026 · data still posting
57
Recipients
Assistance Listing 81.135
Code

CFDA 81.135 (Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy) accounted for $334.2M in federal grants in FY2026, led by the Department of Energy, across 57 recipients. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Obligations by year

Computed
$325M
FY20
$233.1M
FY21
$320.5M
FY22
$101.2M
FY25
$334.2M
FY26 partial
▼ 69%
FY20 to FY25

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (Assistance Listing 81.135) accounted for $334.2M in federal obligations in FY2026, compared with $101.2M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Energy provided 100% of it.

Top recipients

Computed

The five largest recipients on record received 16% of this category's FY2026 obligations, and the ten largest 25%.

University of Wisconsin System$16.6M
University of Illinois$11.8M
University of Texas at Austin$10.8M
Michigan State University$10.6M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$6.4M
University of Connecticut$6.2M
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University$5.9M
North Carolina State University$5.7M
Colorado State University$5.4M
President and Fellows of Harvard College$4.5M

Recipient breakdown available for 51% of obligations shown

Top funding agencies

Computed
Department of Energy$334.2M

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