Basic Scientific Research
CFDA 12.431 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$3.16B
Awards
2K
Recipients
445
States
50
Last Updated
Mar 2, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.48B | 2K | |
| 2025 | $680.0M | 601 | -72.5% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 | |
| $0 | 0 |
Top 50 Awards under CFDA 12.431
Largest individual obligations for Basic Scientific Research.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_W911NF1020016_097 DEOBLIGATION OF EXCESS/CANCELING FUNDS | GENERAL DYNAMICS ROBOTIC SYSTEMS INC Maryland | Department of Defense Defense Contract Management Agency | WESTMINSTER, MD-02 | 2025 | $213,594,079 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1920007_097 DEFENSE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM (DSEC) | RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE North Carolina | Department of Defense Department of the Army | RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC-04 | 2024 | $88,655,689 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2120078_097 EXERCISING AND FULLY FUNDING OPTION PERIOD 4 | CIVIL-MILITARY INNOVATION INSTITUTE INC West Virginia | Department of Defense Department of the Army | MORGANTOWN, WV-02 | 2024 | $49,736,421 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2320040_097 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND'S JOINT RESEARCH LABORATORIES | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK Maryland | Department of Defense Department of the Army | COLLEGE PARK, MD-04 | 2024 | $48,908,501 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1920026_097 MODIFICATION P00025 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA California | Department of Defense Department of the Army | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $42,638,567 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1920243_097 CAGE CODE CHANGE, PI CHANGE. | TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION Texas | Department of Defense Department of the Army | COLLEGE STATION, TX-10 | 2024 | $38,292,265 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2510230_097 NEW START EQUIPMENT GRANT TITLED: EXPANSION OF BAM RANGE RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF DOD CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES | TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, THE Texas | Department of Defense Department of the Army | COLLEGE STATION, TX-10 | 2025 | $34,850,000 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2120076_097 AI FOR AUTONOMY FOR MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS (ARTIAMAS) | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK Maryland | Department of Defense Department of the Army | COLLEGE PARK, MD-04 | 2024 | $31,526,562 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2020053_097 INCREMENTAL FUNDING, INCORPORATION OF TASK/PROPOSALS FOR FY24 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA California | Department of Defense Department of the Army | LOS ANGELES, CA-34 | 2024 | $27,457,336 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2020163_097 MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH FOR ARMY MODERNIZATION AND READINESS (MT-RAMR) | MONTANA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Montana | Department of Defense Department of the Army | BUTTE, MT-01 | 2025 | $25,899,986 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2120020_097 UNIQUE TECH & ENGINEERING FOR NOVEL (UTEN) MATERIALS RESEARCH FOR ARMY MODERNIZATION | UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE Tennessee | Department of Defense Department of the Army | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2024 | $25,821,611 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2320014_097 COGNITIVE DISTRIBUTED SENSING IN CONGESTED RADIO FREQUENCY ENVIRONMENTS | KRI AT NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, LLC Massachusetts | Department of Defense Department of the Army | — | 2024 | $25,820,845 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1720227_097 THERMOSET DESIGN FOR AGILE MANUFACTURING | PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. Pennsylvania | Department of Defense Defense Contract Management Agency | ALLISON PARK, PA-17 | 2024 | $25,183,337 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2020189_097 ADVANCING ARMY MODERNIZATION PRIORITIES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE ENERGETIC MATERIALS RESEARCH | PURDUE UNIVERSITY Indiana | Department of Defense Department of the Army | WEST LAFAYETTE, IN-04 | 2024 | $24,950,221 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2120075_097 NEXT GENERATION MATERIALS AND PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES (NEXTGENMATPROTECH) | UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE Kentucky | Department of Defense Department of the Army | LEXINGTON, KY-06 | 2025 | $24,651,000 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2220050_097 REQUIREMENT: ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A CONSORTIUM TO SUPPORT ADVANCED ARMY ASSURED POSITION, NAVIGATION AND TIMING | SEMI California | Department of Defense Department of the Army | CA-90 | 2024 | $23,999,999 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1820048_097 ISN 4 - COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Massachusetts | Department of Defense Department of the Army | CAMBRIDGE, MA-07 | 2025 | $21,560,000 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1920345_097 ADMIN MOD | SEMI California | Department of Defense Defense Contract Management Agency | CA-90 | 2024 | $20,665,000 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1920333_097 NO COST EXTENSION | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Texas | Department of Defense Department of the Army | AUSTIN, TX-25 | 2024 | $19,837,001 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2220007_097 DESIGN OF NEXT GENERATION EVTOL SYSTEMS | UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE Tennessee | Department of Defense Department of the Army | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2025 | $18,775,000 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1920155_097 INCREMENTAL FUNDING, BUDGET REALIGNMENTS, EQUIPMENT TRANSFERS. | SOLVUS GLOBAL LLC Massachusetts | Department of Defense Department of the Army | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $18,622,274 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1920108_097 DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF MATERIALS FOR AGILE MANUFACTURING | WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Massachusetts | Department of Defense Department of the Army | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $18,394,995 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2220015_097 MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY FOR RARE EARTH ELEMENTS PROCESSING (MT-REEP) | MONTANA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Montana | Department of Defense Department of the Army | BUTTE, MT-01 | 2025 | $17,825,002 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2220021_097 OPTION EXERCISE AND REBUDGETING | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK Maryland | Department of Defense Department of the Army | — | 2024 | $16,925,000 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2120007_097 ADVANCED BALLISTICS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND COMPUTATIONAL MODELING: HIGH RATE DEFORMATION AND FAILURE OF MATERIALS (ARL). | TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Pennsylvania | Department of Defense Department of the Army | PHILADELPHIA, PA-02 | 2024 | $16,350,000 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2020175_097 NCE | CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY Pennsylvania | Department of Defense Department of the Army | PITTSBURGH, PA-12 | 2024 | $15,616,000 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2220001_097 EXERCISE OF OPTION PERIOD 2, DECREASE CEILING FOR OPTION PERIOD 2 & REALLOCATE FUNDS, FULLY FUND OPTION 2 AND INCORPORATE REVISED APP AND BUDGET | KRI AT NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, LLC Massachusetts | Department of Defense Department of the Army | BOSTON, MA-07 | 2024 | $15,528,629 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2220040_097 MATERIALS RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEFENSE SUPPLY RESILIENCY | WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Massachusetts | Department of Defense Department of the Army | WORCESTER, MA-02 | 2024 | $15,099,999 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2320212_097 THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH IS TO EXPLORE AND EXPERIMENTALLY DEMONSTRATE ENCODING AND OPERATING LOGICAL QUBITS IN A SURFACE CODE. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDE THE EXPLORA… | EIDG. TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE (ETHZ) | Department of Defense Department of the Army | — | 2024 | $15,067,695 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1920119_097 COLLABORATIVE HIERARCHICAL AND AGILE RESONANT MATERIALS | DREXEL UNIVERSITY Pennsylvania | Department of Defense Department of the Army | PHILADELPHIA, PA-03 | 2024 | $14,989,125 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1820299_097 NO COST EXTENSION | UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Delaware | Department of Defense Department of the Army | NEWARK, DE-00 | 2024 | $14,601,362 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2320062_097 AL-DRIVEN INTEGRATED AND AUTOMATED MATERIALS DESIGN FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Maryland | Department of Defense Department of the Army | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $14,500,000 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2020256_097 ADVANCING HIGH DISPOSITION RATE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES | FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Florida | Department of Defense Department of the Army | MIAMI, FL-26 | 2024 | $14,402,000 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2020024_097 ENGINEERED MATERIALS AND MATERIALS DESIGN FOR EXPEDIENT MANUFACTURING | NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Massachusetts | Department of Defense Department of the Army | BOSTON, MA-07 | 2024 | $14,034,999 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2320121_097 INSTITUTE FOR SOLDIER NANOTECHNOLOGIES - COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Massachusetts | Department of Defense Department of the Army | CAMBRIDGE, MA-07 | 2024 | $13,804,797 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2120028_097 ENHANCED COATINGS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY | PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. Pennsylvania | Department of Defense Department of the Army | ALLISON PARK, PA-17 | 2024 | $13,751,407 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2310051_097 81299-PE-QC-EXERCISE OPTION 1 & FULL FUND & EXTEND POP-TITLE-TOWARDS FAULT-TOLERANT BOSONIC QUANTUM COMPUTATION-THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH JOINT EXPERIMENT AND… | YALE UNIV Connecticut | Department of Defense Department of the Army | NEW HAVEN, CT-03 | 2024 | $13,596,106 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2020181_097 MULTI-FUEL CAPABLE HYBRID-ELECTRIC ENGINE TECHNOLOGIES TOPIC 3. SCIENCES FOR MANEUVER (SCMVR) CAMPAIGN, CCE-2 E.VI | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM Wisconsin | Department of Defense Department of the Army | MADISON, WI-02 | 2024 | $13,552,621 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2320216_097 ENTANGLED LOGICAL QUBITS (ELQ) | UNIVERSITAET INNSBRUCK | Department of Defense Department of the Army | — | 2024 | $12,978,647 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1920152_097 ADVANCING STRUCTURAL MATERIALS FOR ARMY MODERNIZATION PRIORITIES VIA DIRECT WRITE APPROACHES | ROWAN UNIVERSITY New Jersey | Department of Defense Department of the Army | GLASSBORO, NJ-01 | 2024 | $12,778,466 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2520134_097 NEW START COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TITLED: COATINGS AND MATERIALS FOR EXTREME WEATHER APPLICATIONS | ELINOR COATINGS, LLC North Dakota | Department of Defense Department of the Army | FARGO, ND-00 | 2025 | $12,420,000 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2120017_097 LOW COST, CHIP SCALE ATOMIC CLOCK (CSAC) FOR AFFORDABLE PRECISION TIMING IN DENIED ENVIRONMENTS | TELEDYNE SCIENTIFIC & IMAGING, LLC California | Department of Defense Department of the Army | THOUSAND OAKS, CA-26 | 2024 | $12,370,442 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2320219_097 ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE TO THE LINE OF ACCOUNTING. | PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE Massachusetts | Department of Defense Department of the Army | CAMBRIDGE, MA-05 | 2024 | $12,208,927 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2310110_097 HIGH-FIDELITY OPERATION IN SPIN-QUBIT REGISTERS | TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT | Department of Defense Department of the Army | — | 2024 | $12,179,900 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2220170_097 THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE MODIFICATION AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PERFORMANCE IS TO 1) CO-PI DR.BRETT… | PURDUE UNIVERSITY Indiana | Department of Defense Department of the Army | WEST LAFAYETTE, IN-04 | 2024 | $12,000,000 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2310045_097 THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH IS TO THEORETICALLY AND EXPERIMENTALLY ADVANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF MULTI-QUBIT QUANTUM COMPUTING CIRCUITS IN AN EXTENSIBLE MODULAR ARCHITECTUR… | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Massachusetts | Department of Defense Department of the Army | CAMBRIDGE, MA-07 | 2024 | $11,975,239 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2210258_097 HIGH-FIDELITY, 2D NOISE-RESILIENT SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM PROCESSORS | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE California | Department of Defense Department of the Army | BERKELEY, CA-12 | 2024 | $11,919,858 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2420100_097 THE RESEARCH SUPPORTS COLLABORATIVE FOR HIERARCHICAL, AGILE AND RESPONSIVE MATERIAL THAT CHALLENGES SPAN VARIOUS AREAS, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS, POSITIONING-NAVIGATION-TIMING (PN… | DREXEL UNIVERSITY Pennsylvania | Department of Defense Department of the Army | PHILADELPHIA, PA-03 | 2024 | $11,581,800 |
ASST_NON_W911NF2410020_097 UNIVERSAL CONTROL OF SCALED SPIN SYSTEMS (UCS3) | HRL LABORATORIES, LLC California | Department of Defense Department of the Army | MALIBU, CA-32 | 2024 | $11,512,153 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1920269_097 NCE TO 76007 | WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY Texas | Department of Defense Department of the Army | HOUSTON, TX-07 | 2024 | $11,452,235 |
Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | $402.1M | 98 |
| California | $378.8M | 234 |
| Massachusetts | $300.7M | 119 |
| Texas | $235.5M | 133 |
| Pennsylvania | $200.6M | 88 |
| North Carolina | $135.6M | 69 |
| New York | $99.6M | 114 |
| Tennessee | $98.6M | 291 |
| Illinois | $91.8M | 85 |
| Indiana | $75.8M | 60 |
| Florida | $66.7M | 71 |
| Arkansas | $51.5M | 19 |
| West Virginia | $50.9M | 3 |
| Montana | $48.5M | 8 |
| Virginia | $46.8M | 67 |
| New Jersey | $45.6M | 33 |
| Michigan | $43.3M | 56 |
| Colorado | $43.0M | 48 |
| Minnesota | $42.1M | 23 |
| Wisconsin | $37.4M | 26 |
| Delaware | $37.4M | 18 |
| Missouri | $36.4M | 43 |
| District of Columbia | $35.2M | 22 |
| Ohio | $28.4M | 31 |
| Arizona | $28.1M | 44 |
| Georgia | $26.4M | 25 |
| North Dakota | $26.3M | 5 |
| Washington | $26.1M | 22 |
| Kentucky | $25.6M | 3 |
| Connecticut | $24.4M | 20 |
| South Dakota | $18.6M | 3 |
| Alabama | $16.8M | 17 |
| South Carolina | $15.3M | 20 |
| Louisiana | $13.8M | 8 |
| New Mexico | $13.1M | 18 |
| Iowa | $12.4M | 16 |
| Mississippi | $9.2M | 5 |
| New Hampshire | $7.3M | 7 |
| Oklahoma | $7.3M | 13 |
| Rhode Island | $5.7M | 26 |
| Nebraska | $3.2M | 7 |
| Oregon | $3.0M | 7 |
| Idaho | $2.7M | 4 |
| Utah | $2.7M | 8 |
| Wyoming | $2.7M | 1 |
| Hawaii | $2.1M | 3 |
| Nevada | $1.8M | 5 |
| Vermont | $1.7M | 4 |
| Kansas | $1.6M | 5 |
| Puerto Rico | $410K | 1 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
Department of Defense$3.16B
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs