Federal grants to Aspen Center for Physics
Aspen Center for Physics in Aspen, Colorado received $2.3 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 9 awards. Its largest program was Mathematical and Physical Sciences, with $2.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $710,625.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.3 million
- Awards9
- Awarded in FY 2025$710,625
- Largest award$2.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 1 | $0 |
| FY 2022 | 2 | $500,000 |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $555,000 |
| FY 2024 | 4 | $560,000 |
| FY 2025 | 2 | $710,625 |
Programs that fund Aspen Center for Physics
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 1 | $2.1 million |
| Biological Sciences | 1 | $90,000 |
| Basic Scientific Research | 3 | $75,000 |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | 2 | $50,000 |
| Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program | 2 | $10,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | 2 | $2.2 million |
| Department of Defense | 5 | $85,000 |
| Department of Energy | 2 | $50,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programs on critical problems in physics, astrophysics and biophysics at the aspen center for physics -this award funds the scientific activities at the aspen center for physics (ACP), one of the premier theoretical physics research institutions in the world. The acp is unique in its combination of | Mathematical and Physical Sciences | September 16, 2022 | $2.1 million |
| Programs on critical problems in physics, astrophysics and biophysics at the aspen center for physics -this award funds the scientific activities at the aspen center for physics (ACP), one of the premier theoretical physics research institutions in the world. The acp is unique in its combination of | Biological Sciences | September 16, 2022 | $90,000 |
| New conference grant | Basic Scientific Research | January 5, 2024 | $30,000 |
| 2023 aspen winter conference - novel quantum states of matter in moire materials | Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | June 20, 2023 | $30,000 |
| Conference grant | Basic Scientific Research | February 16, 2023 | $25,000 |
| 2025 aspen winter conference frontiers of quantum science with atom/molecule tweezer arrays | Basic Scientific Research | March 28, 2025 | $20,000 |
| 2024 aspen winter conference: fields, strings, and deep learning | Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | December 20, 2023 | $20,000 |
| Aspen center for physics winter conference entitled "many-body cavity qed" | Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program | September 28, 2021 | $14,984 |
| Workshop on quantum materials in the quantum information era: from theory to experiment | Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program | February 2, 2024 | $10,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Aspen Center for Physics get?
$2.3 million in 9 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Aspen Center for Physics the most?
The National Science Foundation, with $2.2 million in 2 awards. The Department of Defense and the Department of Energy follow.
What is Aspen Center for Physics's largest federal grant?
$2.1 million under Mathematical and Physical Sciences, with its first action in the period on September 16, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Aspen Center for Physics?
Its largest are Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences and Basic Scientific Research.
Other grant recipients in Aspen
Largest federal grant recipients in Colorado · Federal grants in Colorado