SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts

Total Received

$1.52B

Total Awards

173

State

Massachusetts

Last Updated

Mar 26, 2026

Yearly Funding Trend

$1.48B

$33.7M

$2.2M

Top 50 Awards to SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

Largest individual federal awards on record for this recipient, ranked by obligated amount. Data through March 26, 2026.

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Top 50 Awards to SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Award	Awarding Agency	Program	Place	FY	Obligation
CONT_AWD_MSFC0200308DNAS803060_8000_-NONE-_-NONE- FOLLOW ON CONTRACT TO PROVIDE OPERATIONS AND SCIENCE TO SUPPORT THE CXO	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	—	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$1,313,878,052
CONT_AWD_NNM07AB07C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE- THE HINODE PHASE E MISSION IS A CONTINUATION OF A JOINT "INTERNATIONAL" VENTURE TO ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUN THROUGH OBSERVATION IN EARTH'S ORBIT. THE CONTINUATION OF…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	—	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$46,809,836
CONT_AWD_NNL13AA09C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE- TROPOSPHERIC EMISSIONS: MONITORING OF POLLUTION - THE TEMPO INVESTIGATION WAS SELECTED UNDER THE NASA SECOND STAND ALONE MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	—	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$31,194,970
ASST_NON_80NSSC21M0056_080 20-ASTROARC20-0005 ACCELERATING DISCOVERY THROUGH ENHANCED INFORMATION SHARING	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$25,820,528
ASST_NON_1935980_049 MID-SCALE RI-1 (M1:DP): NEXT GENERATION EVENT HORIZON TELESCOPE DESIGN -THE EVENT HORIZON TELESCOPE (EHT) RECENTLY MADE THE FIRST DIRECT IMAGE OF A BLACK HOLE, AN IMAGE SEEN BY BI…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2025	$14,625,302
ASST_NON_80NSSC25M7105_080 IN OCTOBER 2020 AS PART OF ITS STRATEGIC GOAL TO SUPPORT OPEN INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE NASA REQUESTED THE ADS TEAM TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO EXTEND ADS'S SERVICES TO ALL THE SCIENT…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2025	$6,499,821
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K0809_080 A BALLOON-BORNE INFRARED CORONAGRAPH AND SPECTROPOLARIMETER FOR MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS OF THE SOLAR CORONA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$3,944,685
ASST_NON_80NSSC18M0091_080 WE PROPOSE A FIVE YEAR STUDY TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM (27.5 YEAR) EARTH SYSTEM DATA RECORDS (ESDRS) OF GLOBAL FORMALDEHYDE GLYOXAL AND WATER VAPOR VERTICAL COLUMN DENSITIES. WE WILL…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$3,177,000
CONT_AWD_80MSFC24CA004_8000_-NONE-_-NONE- THE TROPOSPHERIC EMISSIONS: MONITORING OF POLLUTION (TEMPO) CONTRACT, WILL CONDUCT THE NECESSARY RESEARCH, DEVELOP ALGORITHMS, AND PROVIDE NEAR REAL-TIME PRODUCTS FOR NATIONAL AER…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	—	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$2,814,760
ASST_NON_2049012_049 YOUTHASTRONET: RESEARCH ON THE SCALE-UP OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCES IN ASTRONOMY AND SCIENCE IMAGING -THE YOUTH ASTRONOMY NETWORK (YOUTHASTRONET) PROJECT WILL SUPPORT AND…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES)	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$2,811,110
ASST_NON_2209437_049 WOU-MMA: OPERATIONS OF VERITAS IN THE EPOCH 2022 TO 2025 -GAMMA RAYS ARE THE HIGHEST ENERGY FORM OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, AND THEIR OBSERVATION HAS PROVEN ESSENTIAL TO ADVANC…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	AMADO, AZ-06	2024	$2,370,000
ASST_NON_80NSSC22K0551_080 THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) HAS DEVELOPED AND CONTINUE TO MATURE THE MILLI-K SCALE THERMALLY STABLE AND PICOMETER SPATIAL METROLOGY SYSTEM TO STUDY THE BASIC BUILD…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$2,129,153
ASST_NON_80NSSC20K1283_080 THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO GAIN A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE GLOBAL ENERGY BUDGET AND ENERGY PARTITIONING IN SOLAR ERUPTIVE EVENTS FROM THE CHROMOSPHERE T…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$1,959,868
CONT_AWD_80GSFC24CA013_8000_-NONE-_-NONE- ECCCO - A WIDE-FIELD EXTREME ULTRA-VIOLET IMAGER AND A UNIQUE IMAGING EUV SPECTROGRAPH PHASE A	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	—	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$1,939,600
ASST_NON_80NSSC19M0183_080 .THIS IS A PROPOSAL FOR A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) AND THE SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY (SAO) OF CAMBRIDGE MASSACHUSETTS. TH…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$1,868,522
CONT_AWD_80MSFC21C0003_8000_-NONE-_-NONE- HIGH RESOLUTION CORONAL IMAGER (HI-C) FLARE ROCKET	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	—	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$1,842,257
ASST_NON_80NSSC22K0984_080 THE SWIFT SOLAR ACTIVITY X-RAY IMAGER (SSAXI) INSTRUMENT FOR THE HI-C FLARE CAMPAIGN	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$1,812,255
ASST_NON_80NSSC23K1596_080 THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HITRAN (HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION) MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPIC DATABASE COMPILATION AND ASSOCIATED SOFTWARE. THE DATAB…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$1,798,357
CONT_AWD_NNM15AA15C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE- MARSHALL GRAZING INCIDENT X-RAY SPECTROMETER (MAGIXS)	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	—	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2025	$1,733,295
ASST_NON_80NSSC26M0007_080 EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTI…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2026	$1,363,440
ASST_NON_80NSSC19K0255_080 THE PROPOSED WIDE-FIELD IMAGER INSTRUMENT FOR THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE BASED ON THE ASTROPHYSICS FOCUSED TELESCOPE ASSETS (WFIRST-AFTA) PROMISES TO UNCOVER MANY OU…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$1,308,066
ASST_NON_80NSSC20K0780_080 READYING X-RAY GRATINGS AND OPTICS FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS: MANUFACTURABILITY & ALIGNMENT	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$1,210,445
ASST_NON_80NSSC22K0729_080 X-RAY OPTICS ARE AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF NEARLY ALL FUTURE X-RAY ASTRONOMY MISSIONS. THEIR MASS AND COST ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$1,171,584
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K0177_080 WE WILL USE U.S. AURA OMI SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS TO (1) IMPROVE THE SUITE OF AVAILABLE GLOBAL AIR QUALITY INDICATORS AND (2) PERFORM SCIENTIFIC STUDIES USING MULTIPLE PRODUCTS TO…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$1,091,801
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K1503_080 WE PROPOSE TO CONTINUE THE ON-GOING DEVELOPMENT OF MINIATURE X-RAY OPTICS (MIXO).	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$1,086,589
ASST_NON_80NSSC19M0136_080 THE ATHENA MISSION SCIENCE TECHNICAL AND MISSION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$1,039,565
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K1831_080 DYNAMICAL CONTROL FOR THE TRAJECTORIES OF LARGE MARTIAN DUST STORMS	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$930,266
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K0782_080 1.. INTERNATIONAL LASER RANGING SERVICE (ILRS) CONTINUE AS DIRECTOR THE ILRS CENTRAL BUREAU AS A MEMBER OF THE ILRS GOVERNING BOARD AND AS A MEMBER OF THE ILRS STANDING COMMITTE…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$891,152
ASST_NON_80NSSC24K0120_080 23-NUP2023-0076 ALGORITHM MAINTENANCE FOR SAO OMI PRODUCTS	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$885,374
ASST_NON_80NSSC24K0642_080 23-HTIDS23-0008 LABORATORY XUV SPECTROSCOPY: INCREASING THE SCIENTIFIC RETURN OF SOLAR MISSIONS	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$850,195
ASST_NON_NNX16AC11G_080 WE PROPOSE TO USE THE SPACE WEATHER MODELING FRAMEWORK SWMF TO STUDY THE STATE OF THE HELIOSPHERE AND THE INTERPLANETARYENVIRONMENT FOR DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE SUN THROUGH ITS EVO…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$835,009
ASST_NON_80NSSC20K0919_080 WE PROPOSE TO THE H-TIDS ITDS 2019 CALL TO FURTHER ENHANCE CAPABILITIES FOR SOFT X-RAY AND EUV DYNAMIC IMAGING. WE WILL DEVELOP HIGH SPEED READOUT BACK-ILLUMINATED CMOS SOFT X-RAY…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$830,745
ASST_NON_80NSSC23K1077_080 INTRA-SEASONAL VARIABILITY OF THE TROPICAL CLOUD BELT AND THE ASSOCIATED ATMOSPHERIC WAVES	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$830,544
ASST_NON_80NSSC24K0080_080 WE PROPOSE TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE HITRAN AND HITEMP DATABASES BY 1) IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF CURRENT PARAMETERS AND 2) BY ADDING I) NEW MOLECULAR SPECIES/ISOTOPOLOGUES IN BOTH TH…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$793,889
ASST_NON_80NSSC20K1445_080 19-HSR-19_2-0089 - CHARACTERIZING CORONAL CAVITIES IN PSEUDOSTREAMERS: MORPHOLOGY STABILITY AND THERMODYNAMICS	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$748,998
ASST_NON_80NSSC22K0243_080 21-YORPD21_2-0020 - CHARACTERIZATION OF NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS USING SPITZER NEO PROGRAM DATA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$746,808
ASST_NON_80NSSC23K0087_080 21-HSR21_2-0009 UNRAVELING THE DYNAMICS OF THE SLOW WIND USING MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC MODELING AND OBSERVATIONAL CONSTRAINTS	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$741,914
ASST_NON_80NSSC19M0158_080 OBSERVING WITH NASA (OWN): EXHIBITS PROGRAMS AND AUTHENTIC DATA EXPERIENCES WITH ASTRONOMICAL IMAGING	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.008 OFFICE OF STEM ENGAGEMENT (OSTEM)	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2025	$732,699
ASST_NON_2050813_049 REU SITE: RESEARCH IN ASTROPHYSICS AT THE SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY -THE SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY WILL CONTINUE ITS LONG-RUNNING SUMMER REU (RESEARCH EXPE…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$701,538
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K0285_080 OUR PROPOSED APPROACHES AIM TO FULLY EMBED THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENTIFICALLY JUSTIFIED PHYSICAL KNOWLEDGE INTO STATISTICALLY PRINCIPLED AND COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT MODELS AND ME…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$696,086
ASST_NON_2513711_049 WOU-MMA: OPERATIONS OF VERITAS IN THE EPOCH 2025 TO 2028 -GAMMA-RAYS REPRESENT THE HIGHEST ENERGY FORM OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION. OBSERVING GAMMA-RAYS FROM ASTROPHYSICAL SOURCE…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.049 MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES	AMADO, AZ-06	2025	$670,000
ASST_NON_80NSSC24K1889_080 FOLLOW-UP OBSERVING PROGRAM FOR THE TESS EXTENDED MISSION	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$642,237
ASST_NON_80NSSC19K0853_080 WE PROPOSE TO INVESTIGATE THE ENERGY BUDGET AND HEATING PROCESSES IN CMES AS THEY EXPAND FROM THE SOLAR SURFACE TO A FEW SOLAR RADII. WE HAVE SHOWN THAT THE ERUPTING GAS IS STRONG…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2025	$605,361
CONT_AWD_NNM15AA13C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE- THE HIGH RESOLUTION CORONAL IMAGER: HI-C REFLIGHT	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	—	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$597,670
ASST_NON_80NSSC24K1240_080 23-PIMOVE23-0023 PARTICLE ACCELERATION AT COLLISIONLESS SHOCKS PROPAGATING INTO INHOMOGENEOUS MEDIA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$573,520
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K2044_080 20-HSR20_2-0078 EXPLORING TIME-DEPENDENT IONIZATION IN SOLAR ERUPTION MODELS COMBINING WITH ENERGETIC PARTICLE ACCELERATION	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$568,686
ASST_NON_80NSSC19K0116_080 GALAXY CLUSTERS ARE THE LARGEST VIRIALIZED STRUCTURES IN THE UNIVERSE. THEIR SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND NUMBER DENSITY CARRIES THE IMPRINT OF THE PROCESS OF STRUCTURE FORMATION AND…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$542,759
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K0637_080 ATOMDB ADVANCING SPECTRAL MODELS FOR X RAY SPECTROSCOPY	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$541,304
ASST_NON_80NSSC25K7168_080 EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTI…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2025	$538,879
ASST_NON_80NSSC22K0810_080 INTERSTELLAR DUST IS BOTH A TRACER OF GALAXY EVOLUTION AND PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THAT EVOLUTION. THE PRESENCE OF DUST ACCELERATES STAR FORMATION BY CATALYZING MOLECULE FORMATION…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	CAMBRIDGE, MA-05	2024	$528,564

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.