Federal recipient
LOWELL OBSERVATORY
Federal awards from FY2008 to FY2026, as reported to USAspending.
Obligations on Record
- All obligations
- $38.2M
- Contracts
- $6.3M
- Assistance
- $31.9M
- Excluded from rankings
- $1.9M
- Flood insurance (97.022), DHS assistance outside the research programs and non-research DoD, DOE and NASA assistance; see coverage.
- Awards / rows
- 81 / 373
Totals cover every USAspending row for this recipient key in DoD, DHS, DOE and NASA, FY2008 onward, net of de-obligations, including awards too small to be listed below and rows that site-wide totals exclude (flood insurance, DHS disaster assistance). They are obligations, not ceilings.
History of the Awards Listed Here
| Fiscal year | Contracts | Assistance | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | $0 | −$2K | 19 |
| FY2025 | $0 | $1.4M | 14 |
| FY2024 | $0 | $294K | 7 |
| FY2023 | $0 | $657K | 16 |
| FY2022 | $0 | $722K | 19 |
| FY2021 | $0 | $7.7M | 26 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $2.0M | 26 |
| FY2019 | $0 | $2.2M | 18 |
| FY2018 | $0 | $2.0M | 20 |
| FY2017 | $0 | $1.8M | 19 |
| FY2016 | $100K | $4.3M | 17 |
| FY2015 | $823K | $1.2M | 15 |
| FY2014 | $396K | $1.2M | 22 |
| FY2013 | $771K | $762K | 14 |
| FY2012 | $750K | $1.1M | 14 |
| FY2011 | $746K | $983K | 17 |
| FY2010 | $1.0M | $373K | 9 |
| FY2009 | $736K | $416K | 5 |
| FY2008 | $900K | $9K | 4 |
All actions on promoted awards whose latest recipient is this record, including actions reported under earlier recipients. This is award history grouped by fiscal year, not this recipient's own yearly obligations, and does not reconcile to this recipient's totals above. Zero and negative actions are included. Partial years follow the Markets completeness rule.
Promoted Awards60
| Award | Agency | Company | Last action | Actions | Obligated | Ceiling (not spending) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_N00173162C904_097 Assistance | Department of Defense | Not a reviewed company | Aug 26, 2026 | 27 | $10,305,920.16 | — |
| Department of Defense | Not a reviewed company | Mar 16, 2015 | 9 | $3,770,310.96 | $3,770,310.96 | |
| Department of Defense | Not a reviewed company | Nov 24, 2010 | 5 | $1,635,655.60 | — | |
ASST_NON_NNX17AH06G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Feb 23, 2021 | 5 | $1,126,372.00 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX09AB54G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Jul 2, 2015 | 13 | $1,103,242.00 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K1328_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | May 28, 2026 | 6 | $855,646.00 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX15AJ82G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Jun 9, 2020 | 7 | $818,989.00 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX14AG81G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Apr 26, 2018 | 5 | $792,000.00 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC19K0556_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Feb 6, 2024 | 7 | $756,141.00 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC18K0856_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Jun 8, 2021 | 7 | $731,972.00 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC18K0729_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Feb 1, 2023 | 8 | $719,836.00 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX14AN82G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Jun 28, 2016 | 3 | $711,785.00 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC19K0420_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | May 25, 2023 | 7 | $656,657.00 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX16AG52G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | May 20, 2020 | 5 | $560,411.00 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX09AB51G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Apr 19, 2013 | 5 | $535,000.00 | — |
| Department of Defense | Not a reviewed company | Jun 7, 2016 | 4 | $526,935.20 | — | |
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K0168_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Aug 25, 2026 | 8 | $515,419.88 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K1828_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Aug 25, 2026 | 5 | $490,648.57 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX16AQ02G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Jul 31, 2020 | 6 | $486,873.00 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC20K1001_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Apr 22, 2026 | 9 | $460,450.06 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX11AM53G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | May 13, 2015 | 5 | $459,728.00 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC18K0203_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Nov 30, 2021 | 6 | $428,765.00 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC19K0289_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Nov 10, 2022 | 6 | $410,689.00 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC26K1222_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Sep 9, 2026 | 1 | $400,981.00 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX11AH46G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Aug 15, 2018 | 8 | $343,000.00 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC26K0088_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Jul 21, 2026 | 2 | $338,094.00 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC25K0183_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Sep 4, 2026 | 2 | $325,989.00 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC26K0625_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Apr 29, 2026 | 1 | $318,846.00 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC23K0040_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Aug 13, 2026 | 7 | $314,703.72 | — |
| Department of Defense | Not a reviewed company | Sep 13, 2012 | 2 | $296,000.00 | $296,000.00 | |
ASST_NON_80NSSC22K0659_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Apr 21, 2026 | 6 | $292,831.00 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC25K7114_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Aug 25, 2026 | 3 | $292,662.60 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX11AD95G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Apr 16, 2014 | 4 | $290,000.00 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX14AH32G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Apr 17, 2017 | 4 | $279,000.00 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX13AH79G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Oct 4, 2017 | 8 | $267,635.77 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX16AJ51G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | May 14, 2021 | 6 | $243,600.00 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX13AF01G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Jan 13, 2015 | 4 | $234,135.00 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX11AD85G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Feb 18, 2014 | 3 | $225,000.00 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX11AG02G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Feb 24, 2015 | 5 | $212,000.00 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC18K0987_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Jan 4, 2022 | 4 | $209,617.17 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC26K0172_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Jan 21, 2026 | 1 | $176,969.00 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K0886_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Apr 21, 2026 | 6 | $154,704.00 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX16AK68G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | May 25, 2021 | 6 | $139,122.13 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC25K7435_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | May 4, 2026 | 3 | $133,491.00 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX13AL02G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Jul 14, 2017 | 5 | $123,738.00 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX10AH31G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Apr 1, 2014 | 5 | $113,908.00 | — |
ASST_NON_80NSSC18K1687_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | May 5, 2021 | 4 | $101,002.95 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX10AG43G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Apr 16, 2010 | 1 | $90,000.00 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX17AF13G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Apr 15, 2022 | 6 | $89,624.00 | — |
ASST_NON_NNX09AB50G_080 Assistance | NASA | Not a reviewed company | Nov 21, 2012 | 3 | $71,225.00 | — |
Largest obligation first. An award is listed under the recipient of its latest action: if the recipient on an award's earlier actions differs, those actions appear on the award page but the award is not listed here, and this recipient's totals above still include the rows reported under it. Contract awards of $100k or more, every contract vehicle (IDV) and SBIR/STTR award, reviewed companies from $10k, and research-assistance programs on the reviewed allowlist (DoD, DOE and NASA from $10k, plus eligible DHS research) are listed; see the promotion rules. The other 21 awards with rows for this recipient are in the totals and can be found on USAspending by this UEI (L1A3LW734P89).