Funding Agencies

The Pierre Auger Observatory gratefully acknowledges the support of the following agencies and organizations (listed by country):

International
ALFA-EC / HELEN
European Union 6th Framework Program
UNESCO

Argentina
Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica
Fundación Antorchas
Gobierno De La Provincia de Mendoza
Municipalidad de Malargüe
We thank Valle Las Leñas and NDM Holdings for their continuing cooperation over land access.

Australia
The Australian Research Council

Brazil
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP)
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ)
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
Ministério de Ciência e Tecnologia (MCT)

Czech Republic
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic

France
Centre de Calcul IN2P3/CNRS
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Conseil Régional Ile-de-France
Département  Physique Nucléaire et Corpusculaire (PNC-IN2P3/CNRS)
Département Sciences de l'Univers (SDU-INSU/CNRS)

Germany
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Finanzministerium Baden-Württemberg
Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren (HGF)
Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Nordrhein Westfalen
Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst, Baden-Württemberg

Italy
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)
Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (MIUR)

Mexico
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT)

Netherlands
Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO)
Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM)

Poland
Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Slovenia
Ministry for Higher Education, Science, and Technology
Slovenian Research Agency

Spain
Comunidad de Madrid
Consejería de Educación de la Comunidad de Castilla La Mancha
FEDER funds
Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia
Xunta de Galicia

United Kingdom
Science and Technology Facilities Council

United States
Department of Energy
National Science Foundation
The Grainger Foundation

Acknowledgment and Disclaimer: Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding agencies.