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Assistance listing · 11.609
Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 11.609, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $38M in awards under assistance listing 11.609, Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards, in FY2025, and $296M over the five fiscal years since FY2022; the program ranks 561 of 1056 on this site.
Obligations were down 53% on FY2024 ($81M), with $34M so far in FY2026.
The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2022 were The Regents of the University of Colorado ($38M), University of Maryland, College Park ($27M) and American Society for Testing and Materials ($9.0M).
By place of performance, the most money went to CO, MD and PA.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2025
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2025 | $38M | $666B | $4.5T |
| Five-year total | $296M | $3.2T | $21T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients $1.0M+ award value since FY2022
| # | Organisation | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Regents of the University of Colorado | 1 | $38M |
| 2 | University of Maryland, College Park | 2 | $27M |
| 3 | American Society for Testing and Materials | 1 | $9.0M |
| 4 | Carnegie-Mellon University | 1 | $6.0M |
| 5 | University of Delaware | 1 | $5.5M |
| 6 | University of Vermont & State Agricultural College | 1 | $2.7M |
| 7 | Texas a & M University | 2 | $2.5M |
| 8 | American Academy of Forensic Sciences | 1 | $2.0M |
| 9 | Trustees of Boston University | 1 | $1.5M |
| 10 | Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence | 1 | $1.5M |
| 11 | University of California Irvine | 1 | $1.4M |
| 12 | Traclabs Inc. | 1 | $1.2M |
| 13 | Janus Research Group, LLC | 1 | $1.2M |
| 14 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 1 | $1.1M |
| 15 | University of Washington | 1 | $1.0M |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2022
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Regents of the University of Colorado | Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $38M | 22 Dec 2021 | CO | USAspending |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $14M | 13 Sep 2024 | MD | USAspending |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $13M | 15 Sep 2023 | MD | USAspending |
| American Society for Testing and Materials | Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $9.0M | 18 Sep 2024 | PA | USAspending |
| Carnegie-Mellon University | Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantProject Grant (B) | $6.0M | 20 Sep 2024 | PA | USAspending |
| University of Delaware | Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $5.5M | 14 Sep 2023 | DE | USAspending |
| University of Vermont & State Agricultural College | Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.7M | 28 Jun 2024 | VT | USAspending |
| American Academy of Forensic Sciences | Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.0M | 18 Dec 2023 | CO | USAspending |
| Trustees of Boston University | Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.5M | 20 Jan 2023 | MA | USAspending |
| Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence | Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.5M | 18 Dec 2023 | TX | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 11.xxx
- 11.035 Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program $42B
- 11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance $3.8B
- 11.029 Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program $2.2B
- 11.432 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes $1.5B
- 11.473 Office for Coastal Management $1.5B
- 11.463 Habitat Conservation $1.4B
- 11.617 Congressionally-Identified Projects $1.3B
- 11.033 Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program $980M
- 11.032 State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant $787M
- 11.611 Manufacturing Extension Partnership $658M
- 11.417 Sea Grant Support $591M
- 11.438 Pacific Salmon Treaty Program $583M
- 11.038 Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program $550M
- 11.039 Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs $521M
- 11.477 Fisheries Disaster Relief $520M
- 11.012 Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) $461M
- 11.300 Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities $391M
- 11.419 Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards $390M
- 11.469 Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects $386M
- 11.431 Climate and Atmospheric Research $356M
- 11.620 Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach $328M
- 11.472 Cooperative Research Program $292M
- 11.031 Broadband Infrastructure Program $283M
- 11.405 Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) $282M
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 11.609?
$38M in FY2025 and $296M over the five fiscal years since FY2022, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who receives the most under Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards?
The Regents of the University of Colorado ($38M), University of Maryland, College Park ($27M), American Society for Testing and Materials ($9.0M), Carnegie-Mellon University ($6.0M), University of Delaware ($5.5M). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".
What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?
A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.