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

Total awarded

$27,897,679,547

Awards

1,025

Buying agencies

Distinct winners

299

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Typical award value

$1,748,855

median · $721,887–$6,765,826 middle half

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Top buying agencies (by $)

Department of Defense$20,670,765,065

Department of Health and Human …$4,363,730,829

Department of Education$1,677,321,207

Department of Homeland Security$240,568,891

Department of Commerce$236,747,081

General Services Administration$138,454,751

Top winners (by $)

THE BOEING COMPANY$18,762,686,627

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP$1,502,197,772

MATHEMATICA INC.$1,202,715,409

RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$826,760,248

WESTAT, INC.$552,187,670

NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CEN…$550,750,155

Awards by year ($)

2000$18,762,686,627

2003$1,980,253

2004$712,556

2005$3,077,933

2006$50,053,861

2007$6,678,410

2008$11,258,361

2009$70,854,657

2010$11,658,873

2011$84,274,732

2012$50,362,877

2013$389,999,874

2014$170,465,051

2015$804,673,985

2016$1,155,079,556

2017$481,838,959

2018$682,634,942

2019$1,367,931,808

2020$424,910,244

2021$1,019,653,949

2022$619,499,299

2023$450,717,771

2024$775,639,086

2025$263,967,907

2026$227,237,975

2027$9,830,000

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