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Federal grants to Northwest Research Associates, Inc.

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Northwest Research Associates, Inc. in Seattle, Washington received $19.5 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 54 awards. Its largest program was Geosciences, with $8.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.4 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 202117$4.0 million
FY 202223$4.5 million
FY 202323$5.9 million
FY 202417$2.7 million
FY 202512$2.4 million

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 Northwest Research Associates, Inc.

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Geosciences 47.05022$8.6 million
Science 43.00123$7.8 million
Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program 12.8002$1.6 million
Basic and Applied Scientific Research 12.3005$1.3 million
Polar Programs 47.0782$246,180

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
National Science Foundation24$8.9 million
National Aeronautics and Space Administration23$7.8 million
Department of Defense7$2.8 million

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Collaborative research: global estimates of energy pathways and stirring by internal waves and vortical mode
ASST_NON_2123740_049 on USAspending
GeosciencesAugust 2, 2021$981,611
Chicken vs. Egg, again: the early chromospheric dynamics of solar energetic events
ASST_NON_FA95502310681_097 on USAspending
Air Force Defense Research Sciences ProgramAugust 24, 2023$792,483
A fine-wire sensor array for ground-based and airborne in-situ measurements of optical turbulence in the atmosphere
ASST_NON_FA95502310741_097 on USAspending
Air Force Defense Research Sciences ProgramSeptember 27, 2023$780,821
STRATEOLE-2: atmospheric wave influences on cirrus, water vapor, and global circulation near the tropical tropopause -this award supports analysis of observations collected in the first two deployments of the STRATEOLE-2 field campaign, which took place in the winters of 2019/2020 (8 flights) and 20
ASST_NON_2231667_049 on USAspending
GeosciencesJuly 12, 2023$768,924
The true relationship between precursor phenomena, magnetic topology, and solar energetic events -small-scale changes occur on the sun prior to the onset of powerful and impactful events like solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMES). These changes are known as a ?precursor? And indicate proces
ASST_NON_2154653_049 on USAspending
GeosciencesMarch 3, 2022$747,423
The aviso mapped sea level anomaly (SLA) dataset is probably the most widely used altimetric data product by the oceanographic community and the higher resolution of future altimetric missions (including SENTINEL-6 and swot) will only increase use.
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K1193_080 on USAspending
ScienceSeptember 16, 2021$743,946
Collaborative research: cedar--higher-order concentric gravity waves in the northern winter thermosphere and ionosphere -this award will determine how the breaking of mountain waves affects space weather approximately 100-200 miles above the earth?s surface. Mountain waves are created from the wind
ASST_NON_2329957_049 on USAspending
GeosciencesAugust 28, 2023$719,982
Collaborative research: modeling internal waves from cradle to grave
ASST_NON_2045270_049 on USAspending
GeosciencesMarch 15, 2021$700,510
Investigation of the sources and effects of the large scale gravity waves observed by icon mighti in the quiet time thermosphere
ASST_NON_80NSSC24K0274_080 on USAspending
ScienceDecember 13, 2023$574,935
Ags-firp track 2: understanding vertical variation of energy dissipation near the surface for solving the mystery of the observed surface energy imbalance -the overarching goal of the project is to advance understanding of atmospheric energetics and the vertical variation of energy dissipation near
ASST_NON_2231229_049 on USAspending
GeosciencesDecember 16, 2022$562,097

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 Northwest Research Associates, Inc. get?

$19.5 million in 54 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Northwest Research Associates, Inc. the most?

The National Science Foundation, with $8.9 million in 24 awards. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Defense follow.

What is Northwest Research Associates, Inc.'s largest federal grant?

$981,611 under Geosciences, with its first action in the period on August 2, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Northwest Research Associates, Inc.?

Its largest are Geosciences, Science and Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program.

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