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National Science Foundation
Fiscal year 2026: $6.6 billion in federal awards (contracts, grants, loans and other assistance) made by this agency.
Explore its awards on USAspending.gov
Largest awards on this site
From the largest contracts and grants we show on state pages.
| Recipient | State | Type | Value | What for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH | Colorado | grant | $1.0 billion | THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH |
| ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. | District of Columbia | grant | $570.6 million | CONSTRUCTION OF THE LARGE SYNOPTIC SURVEY TELESCOPE (LSST) UNDER THE MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTIO |
| ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES INC | Virginia | grant | $497.0 million | ATACAMA LARGE MILLIMETER/SUBMILLIMETER ARRAY (ALMA) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE |
| ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES INC | Virginia | grant | $434.1 million | NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY: VERY LARGE ARRAY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Oregon | grant | $400.0 million | CONSTRUCTION OF UP TO THREE REGIONAL CLASS RESEARCH VESSELS (RCRVS) - PHASES III & IV |
| ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. | District of Columbia | grant | $296.5 million | AURA MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY |
| BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | Colorado | grant | $268.3 million | NEON OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE: EVOLVING FROM A STRONG FOUNDATION -THE FUTURE HEALTH, WELFARE, AND SECURITY OF THE U.S. |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA | Nebraska | grant | $51.2 million | U.S. CMS OPERATIONS AT THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER |
Bills that name this agency
2 bills on this site have the agency's full name in their title.
- H.R. 9647: To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments, and for other purposes. 2026-07-13 · Introduced / in committee
- H.Res. 417: Commemorating the National Science Foundation's 75th anniversary. 2025-05-15 · Introduced / in committee
Matched automatically by exact agency name. Bills that refer to the agency by a short name or acronym are not listed.
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), spending by awarding agency.