Public funding statistics
Live aggregates over every open grant and tender we track from official open-data sources, normalised to USD. Updated continuously; figures below as of 2026-06-04. Cite freely with a link (CC BY 4.0) — see our methodology.
Value figures cover the 1,160 opportunities (64%) that publish an award amount or contract value; counts cover everything.
By country & region
Where the open funding is. Median shows the typical single award — totals are dominated by a few large programmes.
Grants vs. tenders
Grants fund your proposal; tenders buy a specified product or service.
| Open | Total value | Median award | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenders & contracts | 1,474 | $6.7B | $264K |
| Grants | 340 | $3.2B | $1.7M |
By award size
Distribution by award band — small grants are a meaningful share of the live inventory.
| Open | Total value | Median award | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over $500K | 463 | $9.9B | $3.1M |
| $50K–$500K | 422 | $95.4M | $202K |
| Under $50K | 266 | $5.1M | $16K |
Most active funders
Funders and buyers with the most currently open opportunities.
| Open | Total value | Median award | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health | 109 | $12.8M | $250K |
| European Commission (HORIZON) | 84 | $758.5M | $4.6M |
| Department of Defence | 79 | $24.2M | $16K |
| Department of Health, Disability and Ageing | 24 | $11M | $127K |
| U.S. National Science Foundation | 21 | $25.6M | $2.7M |
| Department of Veterans' Affairs | 21 | $3.4M | $112K |
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | 19 | $2.6M | $22K |
| Department of Employment and Workplace Relations | 17 | $11.1M | $25K |
| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts | 16 | $1.1M | $30K |
| Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | 15 | $1.5M | $54K |
Monthly flow
1,814 opportunities were added in the last 30 days and 500 close within the next 30 — public funding turns over fast, which is why deadlines get missed. Free email alerts exist for exactly that.
Sources: official open-data feeds (EU TED, EU Funding & Tenders Portal, US Grants.gov, UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Grant, AusTender, World Bank) — see data sources. Amounts are award ceilings / contract values normalised to USD at current rates. Statistics cover live (open) opportunities only, not historical spending. You may reuse these figures with attribution and a link to this page.