UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
SANTA BARBARA, California
Total Received
$1.01B
Total Awards
646
State
California
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
$815.9M24
$185.3M25
$10.6M26
Top 50 Awards to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
Largest individual federal awards on record for this recipient, ranked by obligated amount. Data through April 6, 2026.
| Award | Awarding Agency | Program | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_P063P240053_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $53,037,538 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1920026_097 MODIFICATION P00025 | Department of Defense Department of the Army | 12.431 BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $42,638,567 |
ASST_NON_P063P230053_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $42,285,377 |
ASST_NON_P063P220053_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $39,725,687 |
ASST_NON_1906325_049 ENABLING QUANTUM LEAP: Q-AMASE-I: QUANTUM FOUNDRY AT UCSB -NONTECHNICAL ABSTRACT: THIS PROJECT ESTABLISHES THE QUANTUM FOUNDRY AT UC SANTA BARBARA---A NEXT GENERATION FOUNDRY THAT… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2025 | $31,223,019 |
ASST_NON_P063P250053_091 GRANT PROGRAM | Department of Education Department of Education | 84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2025 | $30,052,884 |
ASST_NON_DESC0011702_089 UCSB HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS GROUP PROPOSAL | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $26,191,000 |
ASST_NON_1933487_049 MIP: BIOPOLYMERS, AUTOMATED CELLULAR INFRASTRUCTURE, FLOW, AND INTEGRATED CHEMISTRY: MATERIALS INNOVATION PLATFORM (BIOPACIFIC MIP) -NONTECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: THE BIOPACIFIC MIP (… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $23,752,042 |
ASST_NON_2139319_049 GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP) -THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP) IS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, FEDERAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $19,760,887 |
ASST_NON_2229876_049 AI INSTITUTE FOR AGENT-BASED CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE AND OPERATION -COMPUTER SYSTEMS ARE INCREASINGLY CENTRAL TO NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE FINANCIAL, MEDICAL, MANUFACTURING… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $14,944,201 |
ASST_NON_DEAR0000848_089 UC SANTA BARBARA
CONTROL NUMBER: 1566-1519
PROJECT TITLE: INTELLIGENT REDUCTION OF ENERGY THROUGH PHOTONIC INTEGRATION FOR DATACENTERS (INTREPID)
MOD 9: RENEWAL AWARD IN THE AMOU… | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.135 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY - ENERGY | — | 2024 | $12,377,750 |
CONT_AWD_HR001115C0055_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- DODOS PHASE 1 | Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | — | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2025 | $11,216,948 |
ASST_NON_2309135_049 KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS -THE KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS (KITP) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA (UCSB), SERVES THE GLOBAL THEORETICAL PH… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $10,064,091 |
ASST_NON_72DFFP19CA00001_072 SUPPORTING THE CLIMATE HAZARDS CENTER (CHC) AT UCSB THAT WILL PROVIDE EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND FORECASTS OF REDUCED-YIELD AGRICULTURAL SEASONS. | Agency for International Development Agency for International Development | 98.001 USAID FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS OVERSEAS | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $9,957,755 |
CONT_AWD_W911NF19F0010_9700_W911NF19D0001_9700 INSTITUTE FOR COLLABORATIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES (ICB) - ADMINISTRATION FOR UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTER (UARC) | Department of Defense Department of the Army | — | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $9,644,385 |
ASST_NON_2400327_049 BIOFOUNDRY: A BIOFOUNDRY FOR EXTREME & EXCEPTIONAL FUNGI, ARCHAEA AND BACTERIA (EX-FAB) -A BIOFOUNDRY IS A FACILITY THAT ENABLES BREAKTHROUGHS IN UNDERSTANDING BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.074 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $9,500,000 |
ASST_NON_FA95501810479_097 (MURI) GALLIUM OXIDE MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING GAME | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | 12.800 AIR FORCE DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES PROGRAM | CA-90 | 2025 | $9,500,000 |
ASST_NON_R01GM046425_075 SPATIOTEMPORAL REGULATION OF COLLECTIVE CELL BEHAVIORS IN DROSOPHILA - NORMAL TISSUE DEVELOPMENT AND TUMOR METASTASIS REQUIRE EXTENSIVE CELL MOVEMENTS, AND BORDER CELL MIGRATION I… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | CA-90 | 2024 | $8,785,862 |
ASST_NON_2308708_049 MATERIALS RESEARCH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CENTER AT UCSB -NONTECHNICAL DESCRIPTION THE NSF MATERIALS RESEARCH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CENTER AT UC SANTA BARBARA DEVELOPS AND SUST… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $8,700,000 |
ASST_NON_DEFG0203ER15467_089 HIERARCHICAL DESIGN OF SUPPORTED ORGANOMETALLIC CATALYSIS FOR HYDROCARBON TRANSFORMATIONS | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $7,752,999 |
ASST_NON_FA95501910360_097 QUANTUM CODES, TENSOR NETWORKS, AND QUANTUM SPACETIME | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | 12.800 AIR FORCE DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES PROGRAM | CA-90 | 2024 | $7,500,000 |
ASST_NON_1831937_049 LTER: ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS AND ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF KELP FOREST DYNAMICS (SBV IV) -THE GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY COASTAL MARINE ECOSYSTEMS GREATLY BENEFIT SOCIETY, BUT… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.050 GEOSCIENCES | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $7,103,628 |
ASST_NON_DEFG0294ER54275_089 DEVELOPMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF ADVANCED ALLOYS USED IN HIGH HELIUM AND DISPLACEMENT DAMAGE SERVICE FOR FUSION ENERGY APPLICATIONS | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2026 | $6,705,903 |
ASST_NON_2224354_049 LTER: MCR IV: LONG-TERM DYNAMICS OF A CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEM -CORAL REEFS PROVIDE IMPORTANT BENEFITS TO SOCIETY, FROM FOOD TO EXCEPTIONAL BIODIVERSITY TO SHORELINE PROTECTION AND RE… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.050 GEOSCIENCES | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $6,452,318 |
ASST_NON_R01DC007864_075 MOLECULAR GENETICS OF GUSTATORY DETECTION - ABSTRACT INSECTS INFECT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ANNUALLY WITH DEADLY VIRUSES AND PARASITES. THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.173 RESEARCH RELATED TO DEAFNESS AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $6,422,680 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1710306_097 NCE | Department of Defense Department of the Army | 12.431 BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $6,249,990 |
ASST_NON_W911NF1710323_097 ADD ON #2 | Department of Defense Department of the Army | 12.431 BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $6,019,098 |
ASST_NON_2023500_049 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: US GO-SHIP 2021-2026 REPEAT HYDROGRAPHY, CARBON AND TRACERS -THE GLOBAL OCEAN SHIP-BASED HYDROGRAPHIC INVESTIGATIONS PROGRAM (GO-SHIP) IS A SYSTEMATIC RE-O… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.050 GEOSCIENCES | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $5,905,444 |
ASST_NON_G24AC00087_014 PROJECT PERIOD: 3 4 24-6 30 2025PROJECT TITLE: NEW TOOLS FOR FORECASTING AND MONITORING AGROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLDTHIS AWARD SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE MONITORING A… | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | 15.808 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION | CA-24 | 2024 | $5,856,022 |
ASST_NON_2042102_049 ADVANCING ARCTIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION THROUGH DATA PRESERVATION AND REUSE AT THE ARCTIC DATA CENTER -DATA AND SCHOLARLY PRODUCTS FROM ARCTIC RESEARCH SPANNING NATURAL AND SOCIAL… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.078 POLAR PROGRAMS | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $5,848,829 |
ASST_NON_2445868_049 MIP: BIOMATERIALS, POLYMERS, AND ADVANCED CONSTRUCTS FROM INTEGRATED CHEMISTRY MATERIALS INNOVATION PLATFORM (BIOPACIFIC MIP) -THE BIOPACIFIC MIP (BIOMATERIALS, POLYMERS AND ADVAN… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2025 | $5,800,000 |
ASST_NON_R01AG056058_075 DRIVERS OF PATHOLOGICAL TAU AGGREGATION - PROJECT SUMMARY THE BOTTLENECK FOR TAUOPATHY THERAPY DEVELOPMENT IS THE LACK OF VALIDATED TAUOPATHY MODELS, MOUSE, CELL OR IN VITRO. THIS… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.866 AGING RESEARCH | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $5,738,515 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC17K0692_080 SYNTHESIZING OPTICALLY AND CARBON EXPORT RELEVANT PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR THE EXPORTS FIELD CAMPAIGN | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $5,733,663 |
ASST_NON_D24AC00166_014 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER - HR001123S0052
DARPA?S MICROSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY OFFICE WILL DEVELOP COMPACT, ULTRALOW-NOISE OPTICAL DETECTORS THAT EMPLOY SQUEEZED-LIGHT MEASUREMENT T… | Department of the Interior Departmental Offices | 12.910 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT | CA-24 | 2024 | $5,459,111 |
ASST_NON_R01GM077379_075 TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF BIOACTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS - ABSTRACT THE PROPOSED RESEARCH PROGRAM COMBINES THREE RESEARCH TOPICS: 1) DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF METHODS FOR EFFICIENT ASYM… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | CA-90 | 2024 | $5,311,015 |
ASST_NON_R01GM073164_075 MAKING AND BREAKING CELL-CELL CONTACTS IN DEVELOPMENT - DURING NORMAL EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT, WOUND HEALING AND CANCER METASTASIS, CELLS MOVE COLLECTIVELY, MAKING AND BREAKING CELL… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.859 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $5,228,663 |
ASST_NON_R01EY008117_075 RHODOPSIN-INITIATED SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION AND BEHAVIOR IN DROSOPHILA AND AEDES - ABSTRACT THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO DECIPHER A DIVERSITY OF UNEXPLORED BEHAVIORAL ROLES… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.867 VISION RESEARCH | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $5,130,192 |
ASST_NON_R01EY019968_075 DEMOGRAPHICS OF RETINAL NERVE CELL POPULATIONS - ABSTRACT CELLULAR POPULATIONS IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM VARY IN THEIR DEMOGRAPHICS: THEY DIFFER IN THEIR SIZE, POSITIONING, INTERCELLU… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.867 VISION RESEARCH | CA-90 | 2025 | $4,863,013 |
ASST_NON_1644265_049 ESTEEM: ENHANCING SUCCESS IN TRANSFER EDUCATION FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS -THE ENHANCING SUCCESS IN TRANSFER EDUCATION FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS (ESTEEM) PROJECT WILL SUPPORT AND ENHANC… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $4,821,891 |
ASST_NON_RF1AG096477_075 SPATIAL NAVIGATION, SEX HORMONES, AND THE AGING BRAIN - PROJECT SUMMARY THE MENOPAUSAL TRANSITION IS MARKED BY A RISE IN GONADOTROPIN SECRETION AND A DECLINE IN SEX STEROID HORMON… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.866 AGING RESEARCH | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2025 | $4,765,698 |
ASST_NON_R01NS121919_075 CORTICAL VISUAL PROCESSING FOR NAVIGATION - PROJECT SUMMARY VISION PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN OUR ABILITY TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENT, FROM IDENTIFYING LANDMARKS AND OBSTACLES TO… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.853 EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS | CA-90 | 2024 | $4,760,034 |
ASST_NON_R01EB022015_075 BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTORS FOR IN VIVO CONTINUOUS MONITORING - SUMMARY. OUR OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO RENDER THERAPEUTIC DRUG MONITORING AS CONVENIENT AND HIGHLY TIME RESOLVED AS… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.286 DISCOVERY AND APPLIED RESEARCH FOR TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $4,608,887 |
ASST_NON_DESC0019241_089 ATOM-DEFECT HYBRID QUANTUM SYSTEMS | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $4,575,000 |
ASST_NON_FA95502210270_097 (MURI) TOPOLOGICAL FLAT BANDS FOR CORRELATED ELECTRON SYSTEMS (TOPFORCE) | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | 12.800 AIR FORCE DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES PROGRAM | CA-90 | 2025 | $4,500,000 |
CONT_AWD_W913E523C0002_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- BILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE MODIFICATION OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT - BAA 22-0004 CLIMATE AND NATURAL HAZARDS, SNOW-COVERED AND MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT SENSING RESEARCH U437040 | Department of Defense Department of the Army | — | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $4,499,180 |
ASST_NON_DESC0022198_089 REAL-TIME DYNAMICS OF DRIVEN CORRELATED ELECTRONS IN QUANTUM MATERIALS | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $4,489,775 |
ASST_NON_R01DC016278_075 OPSINS AS A NEW CLASS OF EVOLUTIONARILY CONSERVED TASTE RECEPTORS - ABSTRACT OPSINS ARE CLASSICAL G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTORS, WHICH FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY HAVE BEEN THOUGHT TO F… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.173 RESEARCH RELATED TO DEAFNESS AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS | CA-90 | 2024 | $4,177,508 |
ASST_NON_DESC0016390_089 ENERGY FLOW IN POLYMERS WITH MIXED CONDUCTION PATHWAYS | Department of Energy Department of Energy | 81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $4,130,000 |
ASST_NON_R01EB014877_075 STOCHSS: A NEXT-GENERATION TOOLKIT FOR SIMULATION-DRIVEN BIOLOGICAL DISCOVERY - PROJECT SUMMARY THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MATHEMATICAL MODEL IS CRITICAL TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF COMPLE… | Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health | 93.286 DISCOVERY AND APPLIED RESEARCH FOR TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $3,832,698 |
ASST_NON_2411453_049 FRAMEWORKS: DEEP LEARNING CYBER-INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE EXPLORATION OF HIGH DIMENSIONAL MULTIMODAL DATA -THE BISQUE DEEP LEARNING (BDL) CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE (CI) PROJECT IS SET TO T… | National Science Foundation National Science Foundation | 47.070 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $3,800,000 |
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.
Funding Agencies
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National Science Foundation$281.3M
Department of Education$185.9M
Department of Health and Human Services$175.1M
Department of Defense$170.1M
Department of Energy$124.3M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$31.6M
Department of the Interior$24.6M
Agency for International Development$10.0M
Department of Commerce$4.5M
Department of Agriculture$3.0M
Industries
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$22.7M
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$11.7M
TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES$284K
COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$143K
SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$93K
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES$70K
ALL OTHER BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES$5K
TRUCK, UTILITY TRAILER, AND RV (RECREATIONAL VEHICLE) RENTAL AND LEASING$4K
Federal Programs (CFDA)
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84.063 — FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM$165.2M
47.049 — MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$113.7M
81.049 — OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM$101.7M
12.431 — BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$71.2M
47.076 — STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES)$58.2M
93.859 — BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING$52.1M
47.050 — GEOSCIENCES$43.8M
12.800 — AIR FORCE DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES PROGRAM$31.8M
12.300 — BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$26.4M
43.001 — SCIENCE$25.0M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Recipients · California