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NAICS 541720 · Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities

Total awarded

$7,121,190,780

Awards

753

Buying agencies

Distinct winners

245

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Typical award value

$1,799,998

median · $694,581–$7,076,285 middle half

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Top buying agencies (by $)

Department of Health and Human …$3,365,250,426

Department of Education$1,471,395,803

Department of Defense$1,449,426,094

Department of Homeland Security$187,930,093

Department of Commerce$118,520,279

General Services Administration$108,010,440

Top winners (by $)

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP$1,179,079,989

MATHEMATICA INC.$951,403,484

RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$708,894,525

WESTAT, INC.$532,758,330

EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE$412,006,703

NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CEN…$366,661,247

Awards by year ($)

2003$1,980,253

2005$3,077,933

2006$707,008

2007$1,679,279

2009$62,929,064

2010$11,658,873

2011$28,028,806

2012$26,706,438

2013$330,443,769

2014$40,700,982

2015$315,558,344

2016$874,593,205

2017$352,354,401

2018$557,939,799

2019$1,222,849,829

2020$333,618,080

2021$967,305,598

2022$521,482,520

2023$347,738,706

2024$734,097,450

2025$245,484,540

2026$140,255,901

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