Figure 4. Are Active Retained Awards Really Active?

Highlighting the percent of active awards without meaningful outlays since DOE announced their awards were retained in April 2026. At the time of report publication, 1,618 of the 1,951 awards in the April 2026 list are active.

Closed out awards are not included in this analysis. Outlays since retention includes funding outlaid between March 31, 2026 and July 31, 2026 based on USASpending.gov data. Outlays as of March 31, 2026 represented the most up to date data available at the time of retention. Outlays as of July 31, 2026 was the most up to date data available at the time of report publication.
Chart: DOE Alumni NetworkSource: USASpending.govGet the data