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Federal grants to Sofar Ocean Technologies, Inc.

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Sofar Ocean Technologies, Inc. in San Francisco, California received $5.2 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 9 awards. Its largest program was Basic and Applied Scientific Research, with $4.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $826,965.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Sofar Ocean Technologies, Inc. by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20212$489,724
FY 20224$1.1 million
FY 20236$2.0 million
FY 20246$830,692
FY 20252$826,965

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Sofar Ocean Technologies, Inc.

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Basic and Applied Scientific Research 12.3006$4.0 million
Weather and Air Quality Research 11.4591$718,764
Science 43.0012$504,817

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Defense6$4.0 million
Department of Commerce1$718,764
National Aeronautics and Space Administration2$504,817

Largest awards

The 9 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Air-deployable water level and wave instruments for extreme events
ASST_NON_N000142312558_097 on USAspending
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchMay 30, 2023$872,759
Quasi-coupled wind-wave data assimilation in extreme events
ASST_NON_N000142212394_097 on USAspending
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchJune 16, 2022$800,968
Purpose: the primary end goal of this work is to establish a comprehensive initialization strategy for the unified forecast system (UFS) coupled atmosphere-ocean numerical forecast model that specifically targets improving probabilistic skill scores at subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) forecast lead tim
ASST_NON_NA23OAR4590196_013 on USAspending
Weather and Air Quality ResearchAugust 29, 2023$718,764
Distributed, real-time observations of the air-sea interface
ASST_NON_N000142212405_097 on USAspending
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchMay 11, 2022$675,342
In situ observations of submesoscale open ocean wave variability due to currents
ASST_NON_N000142412592_097 on USAspending
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchAugust 16, 2024$674,771
Bristlemouth: a full-stack marine connectivity standard
ASST_NON_N000142112556_097 on USAspending
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchJune 22, 2021$500,665
Real-time and observed measurements of hurricane-induced hydrodynamics and flooding
ASST_NON_N000142112185_097 on USAspending
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchApril 8, 2021$499,712
23-CYGNSS23-0031 combining machine learning and data assimilation with cygnss observations to improve modeling of the air-sea interface in a coupled earth system model.
ASST_NON_80NSSC24K1506_080 on USAspending
ScienceAugust 20, 2024$448,875
Developing coupled data assimilation for integrated earth system analysis with geos
ASST_NON_80NSSC23K0827_080 on USAspending
ScienceAugust 14, 2023$55,942

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Sofar Ocean Technologies, Inc. get?

$5.2 million in 9 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Sofar Ocean Technologies, Inc. the most?

The Department of Defense, with $4.0 million in 6 awards. The Department of Commerce and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration follow.

What is Sofar Ocean Technologies, Inc.'s largest federal grant?

$872,759 under Basic and Applied Scientific Research, with its first action in the period on May 30, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Sofar Ocean Technologies, Inc.?

Its largest are Basic and Applied Scientific Research, Weather and Air Quality Research and Science.

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