Federal grants to American Physical Society
American Physical Society in College Park, Maryland received $8.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 17 awards. Its largest program was Mathematical and Physical Sciences, with $4.2 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.0 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$8.8 million
- Awards17
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.0 million
- Largest award$3.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 4 | $681,310 |
| FY 2022 | 4 | $2.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 8 | $3.0 million |
| FY 2024 | 6 | $1.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 2 | $2.0 million |
Programs that fund American Physical Society
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 6 | $4.2 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 3 | $3.9 million |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | 2 | $524,095 |
| Engineering | 3 | $109,970 |
| Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards | 1 | $13,800 |
| Basic Scientific Research | 1 | $12,000 |
| Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program | 1 | $12,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | 12 | $8.2 million |
| Department of Energy | 2 | $524,095 |
| Department of Defense | 2 | $24,000 |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $13,800 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phystec: community models that transform physics teacher education -the severe shortage of, and lack of diversity among, high school physics teachers in the us stifles workforce and economic development. Each year, less than 25% of the need for new physics teachers can be met by teacher preparation | Mathematical and Physical Sciences | September 13, 2023 | $3.1 million |
| NSF includes alliance: inclusive graduate education network | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | August 11, 2021 | $2.2 million |
| Collaborative research: mobilizing physics teachers to promote inclusive and communal classroom cultures through everyday actions -the project addresses the historic marginalization of women and minoritized racial/ethnic (MRE) groups in physics. The aim of the project is to co-design, test, and diss | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | September 7, 2023 | $925,207 |
| Changing physics and astronomy education culture: a reflective practice model of faculty development to support diversity, equity, inclusion, and excellence -this project aims to improve and broaden participation in undergraduate stem education through faculty use of student centered pedagogical pra | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | April 22, 2022 | $784,027 |
| Phystec: building a solution to the national physics teacher shortage | Mathematical and Physical Sciences | October 6, 2020 | $500,000 |
| Aps conferences for undergraduate women in physics | Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | April 21, 2021 | $450,000 |
| NSF includes alliance: inclusive graduate education network | Mathematical and Physical Sciences | August 5, 2022 | $338,854 |
| Workshop on energy research opportunities for physics graduate students and postdocs | Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | June 30, 2021 | $109,731 |
| National physics reu leadership group workshop and community-building | Mathematical and Physical Sciences | May 24, 2021 | $106,138 |
| Conference: assembling physics departmental change agents at a thriving departments symposium -the physics community has an opportunity to bring together departmental leaders during times of profound change in academia. Workforce needs in areas such as quantum information science, biological physics | Mathematical and Physical Sciences | March 10, 2025 | $99,373 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does American Physical Society get?
$8.8 million in 17 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives American Physical Society the most?
The National Science Foundation, with $8.2 million in 12 awards. The Department of Energy and the Department of Defense follow.
What is American Physical Society's largest federal grant?
$3.1 million under Mathematical and Physical Sciences, with its first action in the period on September 13, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund American Physical Society?
Its largest are Mathematical and Physical Sciences, STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) and Office of Science Financial Assistance Program.
Other grant recipients in College Park
- University of Maryland, College Park
- Maryland Clean Energy Center
- University of Maryland
- Inventwood Inc.
- Hight-Tech Inc.
- Environmental Policy Innovation Center
- American Association of Physics Teachers, Incorporated
- College Park Housing Authority
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