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Assistance listing · 43.001
Science
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 43.001, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $861M in awards under assistance listing 43.001, Science, in FY2026, and $3.8B over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the program ranks 116 of 988 on this site.
Obligations were down 27% on FY2025 ($1.2B), with $0 so far in FY2027.
The largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were University of Maryland, College Park ($186M), The Regents of the University of Colorado ($146M) and The Johns Hopkins University ($138M).
By place of performance, the most money went to MD, CO and MA.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2026
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2026 | $861M | $722B | $4.4T |
| Five-year total | $3.8B | $2.6T | $17T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients obligations, FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2023
Other programs numbered 43.xxx
- 43.008 Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) $356M
- 43.003 Exploration $278M
- 43.002 Aeronautics $267M
- 43.012 Space Technology $235M
- 43.009 Mission Support $92M
- 43.014 Congressionally Directed Programs $88M
- 43.007 Space Operations $67M
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 43.001?
$861M in FY2026 and $3.8B over the five fiscal years since FY2023, 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 Science?
University of Maryland, College Park ($186M), The Regents of the University of Colorado ($146M), The Johns Hopkins University ($138M), University of Maryland Baltimore County ($136M), The University of Alabama in Huntsville ($128M). 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.