← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Associated Universities, Inc.
Vienna, VA
$1,713,412,532
Total funding
65
Grants
Funding over time
peak $549.2M · FY2006–25$1B$750M$500M$250M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
NSF$1,713,412,532 · 65
By mechanism
—$1,713,412,532 · 65
Investigators at Associated Universities, Inc.
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
Not enough data
Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
Not enough data
All-Time
Most funded here, all years
Not enough data
Largest grants
Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)$526,636,576
· FY2001 · MPS
NRAO Management, Operations and Maintenance$385,722,496
· FY2001 · MPS
Management and Operations of the Green Bank Observatory (GBO) and Long Baseline Observatory (LBO), amending AST-0956545, formerly entitled "Management and Operations of NRAO..."$342,700,800
· FY2009 · MPS
Operations and Maintenance of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)$206,468,864
· FY2009 · MPS
Management and Operations of the Green Bank Observatory$52,486,028
· FY2019 · MPS
ALMA-J$40,190,180
· FY2007 · MPS
Management and Operations of the Green Bank Observatory FY 2025 - FY 2026$34,093,912
· FY2024 · MPS
VLBA Operations and Reintegration into NRAO$33,273,128
· FY2018 · MPS
ngVLA Design & Development: FY2020$25,799,516
· FY2019 · MPS
ngVLA Antenna Prototyping and Early Science$22,929,098
· FY2021 · MPS
NRAO Band Study for 7/8 GHz Spectrum Pipeline/Sprint Efforts$7,584,919
· FY2025 · MPS
Mid-Scale RI-1(M1:DP): Next Generation Radar Designs$4,763,357
· FY2021 · MPS
Research Supporting Multisensory Engagement by Blind, Visually Impaired, and Sighted Students to Advance Integrated Learning of Astronomy and Computer Science$2,515,186
· FY2016 · EDU
Very Long Baseline Array Fiber Optics Data Access Supplement$2,500,000
· FY2018 · MPS
Big Astronomy in Chile through Dome+$2,219,327
· FY2018 · EDU
VLBA St Croix Repairs$2,000,000
· FY2018 · MPS
Transition: National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) Management and Operation$1,685,738
· FY2016 · MPS
AccelNet-Implementation: The Global Network for Accelerating Synergies Through Research On Astronomy Culture, Communication, Education and Learning (ASTRO ACCEL)$1,615,193
· FY2023 · O/D
ALMA-Japan Activities$1,541,577
· FY2016 · MPS
Enhancing GBT metrology to support high resolution 3mm molecular imaging for the U.S. Community$1,345,903
· FY2018 · MPS