National Science Foundation in Iowa
Federal obligations from National Science Foundation to Iowa
Total obligated
$237.3M
Awards
399
The published join of National Science Foundation and Iowa is $225,264,512 across 376 awards on USAspending.gov. Code 049 is the agency key; IA is the geography key. Correlation is not causation, and $599,107.74 is arithmetic rather than a typical research-grant award.
Key figures
- USAspending cell: NSF × Iowa = $225,264,512.
- 376 records, about $599,107.74 each as a mean.
- Outlays and fiscal-year splits are unpublished here.
- Des Moines is a reader landmark, not a published subtotal.
- No contractor names in this packet; geography is statewide Iowa.
Reading $225,264,512 as a two-filter total
Start with the pair, not a story. National Science Foundation plus Iowa is the definition of this page. $225,264,512 is the obligation aggregate USAspending.gov reports for that pair. 376 is the accompanying award count. Nothing else in the packet adds a third total.
Behind $225,264,512 sit 376 recorded actions. That is a mid-size award list. A long list is not automatically many distinct projects, and a short list is not automatically one project. The packet does not include a unique-award or unique-recipient field.
Open National Science Foundation in Iowa for the filtered table, Iowa federal spending for the next hub, National Science Foundation for the remaining hub, and All spending ties for other pairs.
Division is not a typical-award study
Keep $599,107.74 labeled as a mean. Do not call it a typical research-grant award in Iowa. Typical would require a distribution, and the packet has only a sum and a count. National Science Foundation in Iowa remains the live table.
The source note is unchanged: USAspending.gov aggregate of federal obligations by state and awarding agency. Obligations are not outlays.
Full analysis: National Science Foundation federal obligations in Iowa →
Questions
- What is the NSF obligation total for Iowa?
- USAspending.gov records $225,264,512 in obligations for awarding agency 049 (National Science Foundation) with Iowa place of performance, covering 376 awards. That is an obligation total, not an outlay total, and not National Science Foundation's nationwide budget. The pair is a join, not a ranking.
- Does this Iowa NSF extract name campuses?
- The extract lists 376 award actions totaling $225,264,512. Average obligation per award is about $599,107.74, a ratio of two packet facts, not a typical research-grant award. Unique campuses are not published here. Original filings remain on the source sites.
- Are neighboring NSF awards in this Iowa cell?
- No. $225,264,512 and 376 awards are statewide Iowa place of performance. This packet does not split Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport. Awards coded to Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, or Nebraska are outside this cell even if mail is handled in Des Moines. The geography key remains IA.
- Where is the Iowa overlay for NSF agency 049?
- National Science Foundation in Iowa is the overlay. Iowa federal spending shows all agencies in the state. National Science Foundation shows agency 049 without a state filter. All spending ties lists other pairs. Original filings remain on the source sites.
USAspending.gov aggregate of federal obligations by state and awarding agency. Obligations are not outlays.
How this pair fits
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