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Federal Awards Explorer

See which programs at each federal agency made the largest grant awards, using public USASpending.gov data. Filter by agency, Assistance Listing number and year. Free, no login needed. Data as of Oct 15, 2026.

Award amount in this view

$590.2M

Awards counted

29

Programs (ALNs)

1

Based on the largest grant awards (up to 100 per agency per calendar year) in our USASpending.gov snapshot, as of Oct 15, 2026. Not complete agency totals. Check any figure on USASpending.gov using the steps in the FAQ below.

Top programs by award amount

Largest programs in this view. Bars compare award amounts.
Assistance Listing Agency Awards Amount
47.083 National Science Foundation 29 $590.2M
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Frequently asked questions

From the public USASpending.gov API, which publishes federal award data. GovGrantsUSA stores a snapshot and refreshes it on a schedule; the date of the latest refresh is shown on this page. Grant award types included are block grants, formula grants, project grants and cooperative agreements.

No. For each agency and calendar year, the snapshot keeps the largest grant awards (up to 100) returned by USASpending.gov, grouped by Assistance Listing number. It shows where the biggest awards went, not complete totals. For complete figures, run the same search on USASpending.gov.

Every federal assistance program has a number in the format 12.345, formerly called a CFDA number. The first two digits identify the agency. Grant notices on Grants.gov list the ALN for the program they fund, so you can look up past awards for the same program.

Open Advanced Search on USASpending.gov, choose the award types Block Grant, Formula Grant, Project Grant and Cooperative Agreement, set the time period to the calendar year, pick the funding agency, and add the Assistance Listing number. Sort by award amount to see the largest awards.

Sources

Official sources this tool is based on, checked October 2026.

Planning aid only. Federal rules change; confirm against the cited official source and your award terms.

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