Research / NsfAwardPulse
New NSF Research Awards by Institution: 2026 statistics from 2,990 public records
California leads with 295 of 2,990 records (9.9%), ahead of Texas with 184 (6.2%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. National Science Foundation Awards API).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from U.S. National Science Foundation Awards API
Key findings
- Zalwin's NsfAwardPulse dataset holds 2,990 NsfAwardPulse records dated 2026-06-29 to 2026-11-02 (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. National Science Foundation Awards API). #
- California leads with 295 of 2,990 records (9.9%), ahead of Texas with 184 (6.2%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. National Science Foundation Awards API). #
- The most common field (directorate) is Math & physical sciences: 747 of 2,990 records (25.0%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. National Science Foundation Awards API). #
- Across 2,990 records with a stated award, the total is $2,733,942,605 and the median is $398,990; the largest is $37,500,000 (Harvard University) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. National Science Foundation Awards API). #
- The top 10% of records by award (299 of 2,990) account for 61.6% of the total (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. National Science Foundation Awards API). #
- 45 of 2,990 records (1.5%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-03 (source: U.S. National Science Foundation Awards API). #
- In California, the leading field (directorate) is Math & physical sciences with 85 of 295 records (28.8%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. National Science Foundation Awards API). #
NsfAwardPulse records by state
| Group | Records | Share | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 295 | 9.9% | $328,225,767 |
| Texas | 184 | 6.2% | $152,302,873 |
| New York | 159 | 5.3% | $115,482,001 |
| Massachusetts | 151 | 5.1% | $205,182,255 |
| Pennsylvania | 130 | 4.3% | $68,056,219 |
| Florida | 106 | 3.5% | $81,113,845 |
| North Carolina | 104 | 3.5% | $116,180,896 |
| Virginia | 101 | 3.4% | $54,451,122 |
| Illinois | 94 | 3.1% | $160,281,584 |
| Michigan | 91 | 3.0% | $123,675,608 |
| Georgia | 86 | 2.9% | $85,142,291 |
| New Jersey | 78 | 2.6% | $84,825,031 |
| Washington | 75 | 2.5% | $74,738,586 |
| Arizona | 71 | 2.4% | $41,099,423 |
| Alabama | 70 | 2.3% | $40,695,329 |
NsfAwardPulse records by field (directorate)
| Group | Records | Share | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math & physical sciences | 747 | 25.0% | $777,615,244 |
| STEM education | 516 | 17.3% | $510,142,894 |
| Engineering | 455 | 15.2% | $285,748,546 |
| Computer & information science (CISE) | 371 | 12.4% | $285,671,774 |
| Geosciences | 294 | 9.8% | $180,863,671 |
| Technology, innovation & partnerships | 264 | 8.8% | $304,131,400 |
| Office of the Director | 156 | 5.2% | $218,098,926 |
| Biological sciences | 153 | 5.1% | $144,703,322 |
| Social & behavioral sciences | 34 | 1.1% | $26,966,828 |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 2,990 public records dated 2026-06-29 to 2026-11-02; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: U.S. National Science Foundation Awards API. Refreshed automatically about every 24 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-03.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated award.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "NsfAwardPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-03), https://zalwin.com/research/nsfawardpulse
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