ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.
BALTIMORE, Maryland
Total Received
$4.18B
Total Awards
50
State
Maryland
Last Updated
Mar 20, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
$4.17B24
$9.3M25
$984K26
Top 50 Awards to ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.
Largest individual federal awards on record for this recipient, ranked by obligated amount. Data through March 20, 2026.
| Award | Awarding Agency | Program | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CONT_AWD_GSFC0198106DNAS526555_8000_-NONE-_-NONE- THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT INCLUDE THE FINAL SERVICING MISSION AND SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONS THROUGH END-OF-MISSION. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: A. SCIENCE PROGRAM IM… | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | — | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $2,511,478,245 |
CONT_AWD_NAS503127_8000_-NONE-_-NONE- JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE (JWST) SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS CENTER (SOC) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. FUNDING FOR CONTINUED CONTRACT PERFORMANCE/OPERATIONS COSTS. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | — | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $1,484,047,143 |
CONT_AWD_80GSFC19C0054_8000_-NONE-_-NONE- THIS CONTRACT IS FOR THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DESIGN PHASE OF THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE (WFIRST) SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER (SOC) | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | — | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $106,350,954 |
ASST_NON_NNX16AC65A_080 NASAS UNIVERSE OF LEARNING AN INTEGRATED ASTROPHYSICS STEM LEARNING AND LITERACY PROGRAM | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $55,593,686 |
CONT_AWD_NNA09DA83C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE- KEPLER DATA MANAGEMENT CENTER (PHASE E) | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | — | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $4,823,220 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC20K0586_080 JWST TELESCOPE SCIENTIST INVESTIGATION SINGLE-SOURCE | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $3,420,224 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC19K0120_080 FIRST SYSTEM LEVEL DEMONSTRATION OF HIGH CONTRAST FOR FUTURE SEGMENTED SPACE TELESCOPES | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $2,024,329 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K1053_080 A KEY CONSEQUENCE OF THESE ADVANCES IS THAT THE CURRENT FRONTIER FOR THEORETICAL GALAXY FORMATION STUDIES LIES WHERE OUR ABILITY TO SIMULATE GALAXIES ENCOMPASSES A FULL TREATMENT… | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $1,653,358 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC24K0289_080 DEVELOPING LABORATORY-SCALE ACTIVE SEGMENTED TELESCOPES TO ENABLE THE NEXT STAGE OF CORONAGRAPHIC TESTBEDS | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $1,536,890 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC22K1294_080 22-SMDSS22-0018 FUNDING DATA ANALYSIS OF JWST GTO OBSERVATIONS BY THE STSCI GROUP | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $998,897 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC25K7138_080 SUPPORT THE HABITABLE WORLDS OBSERVATORY (HWO) SCIENCE SIMULATION TOOLS INSTRUMENT DESIGN AND TESTBED DEVELOPMENT. IT IS NECESSARY TO DEVELOP OR PERFORM 1) THE INITIAL OBSERVATO… | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $949,555 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC18K1105_080 FIGURING OUT GAS & GALAXIES IN ENZO (FOGGIE): THE GAS GALAXY CONNECTION AT Z>2 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $703,839 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K1468_080 THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THIS PROPOSAL ARE TO PRODUCE CHARACTERIZE AND DETERMINE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF STARDUST ANALOGS COMPOSED OF ALUMINUM AND OXYGEN | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $639,011 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC24K0353_080 22-ROMAN22-0032 ENHANCING THE ROMAN COSMOLOGY PROGRAM WITH STRONGLY LENSED SUPERNOVAE | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $611,202 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC22K0493_080 LOOKING AT THE DIFFUSE GALACTIC ISM FROM BELOW IN RADIO OR INFRARED EMISSION WE SEE A CACOPHONY OF MAGNIFICENT STRUCTURES. THE CLOUDS OF NEUTRAL GAS THAT STRETCH ACROSS THE HIGH… | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | CHICAGO, IL-01 | 2024 | $604,698 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC22K0821_080 THE MODERN COSMOLOGICAL MODEL DESCRIBES HOW TINY DENSITY FLUCTUATIONS IN THE EARLY UNIVERSE EVOLVED INTO TODAY'S COSMIC WEB OF OVERDENSE DARK MATTER FILAMENTS SHEETS AND HALOS.… | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $542,782 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC20K0435_080 3D STRUCTURE OF THE ISM AROUND THE GALACTIC CENTER | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $531,120 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC19K0585_080 SPITZER'S LAST LOOK AT THE SMALL MAGELLANIC CLOUD | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $506,370 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC22K0372_080 CORRECTING INSTABILITIES IN LARGE SPACE TELESCOPES WITH PHOTON-EFFICIENT CONTINUOUS WAVEFRONT CONTROL | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $485,513 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC26K0282_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 | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2026 | $484,242 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC20K0760_080 GALAXIES LIE AT THE CONFLUENCE OF LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE IN THE UNIVERSE AND STELLAR CHEMISTRY. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $484,196 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC24K0218_080 DATA DRIVEN INVESTIGATIONS OF CGI AS A STARLIGHT SUPPRESSION YARDSTICK. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $410,663 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC22K0494_080 THE ORIGINS PHYSICAL MECHANISMS AND DIVERSITY OF SUPERNOVAE (SNE) AND OTHER EXPLOSIVE TRANSIENTS REMAIN SHROUDED IN MYSTERY. THE HIGH-CADENCE LIGHTCURVES OF TESS WITH UNPRECEDEN… | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $376,066 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC19K0443_080 ONE OF THE MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE KEPLER MISSION WAS THE DISCOVERY OF TRANSITING CIRCUMBINARY PLANETS. SUCH PLANETS LIKELY FORM IN CIRCUMBINARY DISKS. OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THA… | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $342,986 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC19K0529_080 18-ADAP18-0142 THE DUST BUDGET OF M31: A GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF THE STELLAR DUST PRODUCTION IN A MILKY WAY ANALOG | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $335,676 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC25K7654_080 THE ROSES FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS ARE: EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICIN… | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $297,085 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC26K0332_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 | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2026 | $288,377 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC25K0598_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 | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $214,472 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC23K1113_080 COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT ADAPTIVE WAVEFRONT CONTROL FOR CORONAGRAPHY USING ALGORITHMIC DIFFERENTIATION | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $208,159 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC25K7562_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 | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $185,007 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC25K7461_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 | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $177,750 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC26K0338_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 | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2026 | $157,506 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC24K0918_080 LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF TRANSITING EXOPLANETS WITH THE GALACTIC BULGE SURVEY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $133,814 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC22K0571_080 THE ZWICKY TRANSIENT FACILITY (ZTF) IS ON TRACK TO TRANSFORM THE FIELD OF TIDAL DISRUPTION EVENTS (TDES). IN THE FIRST 2.5 YR. OF ZTF SURVEY OPERATIONS (ZTF-I) WE HAVE DETECTED 2… | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $129,967 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC23K0995_080 TRANSFORMING OUR KNOWLEDGE OF AGN WINDS WITH XRISM | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $120,000 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC25K7479_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 | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $110,392 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC22K0552_080 TRACKING TRANSIENT OBSCURING OUTFLOWS IN AGN | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $107,305 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC24K1190_080 22-ROMAN22-0090 SPQR: SPECTROSCOPIC PROBES OF QUANTITATIVE REIONIZATION | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $94,642 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC25K7540_080 THE ROSES FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS ARE: EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICIN… | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $89,622 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC25K7126_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 | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $68,488 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K0810_080 WEIGHING THE DARK MATTER HALO OF THE FASTEST-SPINNING SUPER SPIRAL GALAXY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $63,000 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC20K0261_080 INVESTIGATING THE COMPLEX OBSCURATION AROUND THE COMPTON-THICK QUASAR CANDIDATE 3C 223 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $54,921 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC26K0150_080 OPTIMIZATION OF THE ROMAN CORONAGRAPH SCIENCE COMMISSIONING AND CALIBRATIONS | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2026 | $53,903 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K0242_080 19-19TESS-3-0044: TESS SERENDIPITOUS TRANSIENT SEARCH | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $49,947 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K0363_080 19-19TESS-3-0036 TOWARDS CONSTRAINTS ON MORNING AND EVENING TERMINATORS OF DISTANT WORLDS WITH TESS | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $39,941 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K1025_080 ACCURATE MASSES FOR EXTRAORDINARY RED GIANTS | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $29,000 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC23K0490_080 22-XMMNC21-0001 ORIGIN AND ROLE OF DUST IN AGN: REVEALING THE DUSTY WIND IN NGC 6860 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $25,630 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC23K0241_080 21-NUSTAR21-0005 DECIPHERING EVOLUTION OF CHANGING-LOOK AGN NGC 3516 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $22,154 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC24K0540_080 23-XMMNC22-0020 CATCHING CHANGING-LOOK NGC 3516 AT A BRIGHT FLUX TO ESTABLISH THE ROLE OF WINDS | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2024 | $7,052 |
ASST_NON_80NSSC25K7577_080 CATCHING TRANSIENT OBSCURING OUTFLOWS IN AGN WITH SWIFT | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 43.001 SCIENCE | BALTIMORE, MD-07 | 2025 | $648 |
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OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING$2.51B
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES$1.48B
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$106.4M
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$4.8M
Federal Programs (CFDA)
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