Federal assistance program · Assistance Listing 12.431

Basic Scientific Research

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Money by year

Fiscal yearObligated (USAspending)
FY2023$641.69M
FY2024$541.46M
FY2025$559.45M
FY2026$471.05M

Obligations are money committed in prime awards, as agencies report them to USAspending.gov (FY2023 on; data through 2026-09-30).

Where it goes, FY2025

Largest recipients, FY2025

  • Texas A&M University System, the $34.85M
  • University of Maryland, College Park $31.44M
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology $19.85M
  • University of Tennessee $14.69M
  • Montana Technological University $13.65M
  • Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Incorporated $12.44M
  • Texas Tech University System $11.37M
  • University of Southern California $11.12M
  • The Johns Hopkins University $10.05M
  • Semi $9.00M

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