Federal contractor · ARLINGTON, VA

AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES received $96.1M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 62 awards (+84% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $1.3B. Its largest customer was Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ($50.7M). It also received $21M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$96.1M
New awards
62
Sole-source
0.0%
Single offer
19%
UEI
MCN6J5L6M3T4
Other than small businessNonprofit
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Company family

Grouped from reported parent companies (UEI) and, where marked, AI judgments that two records name the same organization or group.

2 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $96.1M in FY2026 together.

  1. AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCESARLINGTON, VA · Family page
    $96.1M
  2. LEARNING POINT ASSOCIATESNAPERVILLE, IL
    $0

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 100.2MFY2017
  2. 117.7MFY2018
  3. 148.1MFY2019
  4. 140.5MFY2020
  5. 137.2MFY2021
  6. 163.3MFY2022
  7. 164.5MFY2023
  8. 173.5MFY2024
  9. 52.2MFY2025
  10. 96.1MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$50.7M53%
    12 awards
  2. Department of Education$26.1M27%
    14 awards
  3. Health Resources and Services Administration$8.5M8.8%
    3 awards
  4. Federal Acquisition Service$2.9M3.0%
    2 awards
  5. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$2.6M2.7%
    2 awards
  6. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$2.4M2.5%
    4 awards
  7. Institute of Museum and Library Services$1.1M1.2%
    6 awards
  8. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office$925K1.0%
    1 awards
  9. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$531.5K0.6%
    5 awards
  10. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration$332.1K0.3%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$53.7M55%
  2. Research & development$34.9M36%
  3. Health & medical$8.5M8.7%

Where the work was performed

  1. Arlington County, VA$50.5M53%
  2. District of Columbia, DC$23M24%
  3. Baltimore County, MD$16.5M17%
  4. Montgomery County, MD$7.9M8.2%
  5. New York County, NY$1.1M1.2%
  6. San Diego County, CA$248.6K0.3%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition19%
    US 39% · $18.2M
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · -$53.5K
  • Single-offer competitions19%
    US 8.7% · $18.3M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. MARKETPLACE OPERATIONS SUPPORT (MOS)$46.2M
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services· Arlington County, VA· Professional services· Jan 5, 2023 – Aug 21, 2026· 75FCMC23F0005
  2. THIS CONTRACT IS TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF OFFERING SCHOOLS TRAINING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT FOR READING (MTSS-R) IN EARLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON STAFF PRACTICE AND STUDENT OUTCOMES. THE TRAINING IS EXPECTED TO BE INTENSIVE AND FOCUSED ON ENABLING SCHOOL STAFF TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THE KEY COMPONENTS OF MTSS-R.$40.9M
    Department of Education· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 27, 2018 – Jul 16, 2026· 91990018C0046
  3. INTEGRATED PREVENTION ADVISORY GROUP CAPACITY BUILDING$30.3M
    Federal Acquisition Service· Arlington County, VA· Professional services· Sep 29, 2024 – Sep 2, 2026· 47QFPA24F0038
  4. QUALITY PAYMENT PROGRAM (QPP) MERIT-BASED INCENTIVE SYSTEM (MIPS)CUSTOMER AND PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES AWARD$28.1M
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services· Howard County, MD· Professional services· Aug 25, 2017 – Jul 10, 2026· HHSM500T0004
  5. RESEARCH, MEASUREMENT, ASSESSMENT, DESIGN, AND ANALYSIS (RMADA 2) QUALITY PAYMENT PROGRAM (QPP) MERIT-BASED INCENTIVE SYSTEM (MIPS) CUSTOMER AND PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES TASK ORDER$24.2M
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services· Arlington County, VA· Research & development· Jul 29, 2022 – Aug 19, 2026· 75FCMC22F0002
  6. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTION IS TO AWARD THE REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY PROGRAM (REL), 2022 - 2027 CYCLE FOR THE PACIFIC REGION.$23.8M
    Department of Education· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Dec 21, 2021 – Aug 14, 2026· 91990022C0011
  7. NEW FEWS NET HUB TASK ORDER WITH AIR$22.5M
    Department of State· Arlington County, VA· Professional services· Sep 27, 2023 – Sep 8, 2026· 7200AA23F00015
  8. INNOVATION IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MODEL IMPLEMENTATION 75FCMC19D0082 / 75FCMC24F0177$19.6M
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services· Baltimore County, MD· Research & development· Sep 4, 2024 – Aug 4, 2026· 75FCMC24F0177

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES received $21M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 51 actions (5 new awards), −61% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 84.305 · Education Research, Development and Dissemination ($6.8M).

Assistance · FY2026
$21M
New awards
5
Actions
51
Since FY2021
$280.2M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 34.4MFY2021
  2. 64.6MFY2022
  3. 44.2MFY2023
  4. 62.3MFY2024
  5. 53.7MFY2025
  6. 21MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$21M100%

Top programs

  1. 84.305 · Education Research, Development and Dissemination$6.8M32%
  2. 93.433 · Acl National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research$4.4M21%
  3. 84.326 · Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities$3.7M18%
  4. 84.325 · Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities$3M14%
  5. 17.281 · Wioa Dislocated Worker National Reserve Technical Assistance and Training$1M4.8%
  6. 84.324 · Research in Special Education$964.9K4.6%
  7. 47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering$479.9K2.3%
  8. 93.596 · Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund$416.9K2.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Department of Education$14.4M69%
  2. Administration for Community Living$4.4M21%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  3. Employment and Training Administration$1M4.8%
    Department of Labor
  4. Administration for Children and Families$816.9K3.9%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  5. National Science Foundation$380.3K1.8%

Largest awards

  1. CENTER ON INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE APPROACHES FOR LEADERS (IDEA-L)$9M
    84.325 · Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities· Department of Education· Project grant· Sep 22, 2023 – Aug 24, 2026· H325Z230007
  2. ECR HUB: ADVANCING THE LONG-TERM POTENTIAL OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH -AS A 5-YEAR RESOURCE CENTER, THE EHR CORE RESEARCH ? RESOURCE…$5.5M
    47.076 · Stem Education (Formerly Education and Human Resources)· National Science Foundation· Project grant· Aug 12, 2022 – Dec 2, 2025· 2208422
  3. CALDER RECRUITMENT & RETENTION (CALDER-R&R)$4.3M
    84.305 · Education Research, Development and Dissemination· Department of Education· Project grant· Sep 6, 2024 – Aug 28, 2026· R305C240007
  4. MEASURING IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT (MTSS): INTEGRATED MTSS FIDELITY RUBRIC (IMFR)$4M
    84.324 · Research in Special Education· Department of Education· Project grant· Jun 30, 2021 – Oct 30, 2025· R324N190007
  5. MODEL SYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION CENTER$4M
    93.433 · Acl National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research· Administration for Community Living· Grant· Aug 23, 2021 – Jun 25, 2026· 90DPKT0009
  6. CENTER ON KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION FOR DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH (AIR?S KTDRR CENTER) - THIS PROJECT PROMOTES THE USE OF…$3.7M
    93.433 · Acl National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research· Administration for Community Living· Grant· Aug 3, 2022 – Aug 31, 2026· 90DPKT0010

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $8.6M (13 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $830.2K (5 subawards)

16 sub-recipients

  1. NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER$4.2M45%
    CHICAGO, IL · 1 subaward
  2. FOLEY HOAG LLP$2.6M27%
    BOSTON, MA · 1 subaward
  3. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES$325.5K3.5%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 1 subaward
  4. NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE$299.8K3.2%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  5. STRATCOMM, INC.$288.6K3.1%
    FRAMINGHAM, MA · 2 subawards
  6. BOARD OF CONTROL FOR SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION$274.9K2.9%
    ATLANTA, GA · 1 subaward
  7. THE RAND CORPORATION$270.7K2.9%
    SANTA MONICA, CA · 2 subawards
  8. RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$258.5K2.7%
    DURHAM, NC · 1 subaward
  9. LPE ASSOCIATES, LLC$228.2K2.4%
    SILVER SPRING, MD · 1 subaward
  10. VERTIVIS LLC$211K2.2%
    MC LEAN, VA · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $3.9M (2 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $1.8M (5 subawards)

6 primes

  1. GUIDEHOUSE INC.$3M53%
    MCLEAN, VA · 1 subaward
  2. WESTED$880.4K15%
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 1 subaward
  3. THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO$701.2K12%
    CHICAGO, IL · 1 subaward
  4. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$559.1K9.8%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 2 subawards
  5. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$469.8K8.2%
    URBANA, IL · 1 subaward
  6. GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC$80.6K1.4%
    ATLANTA, GA · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 8.9% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $42.6M paid out · $12.5M received
  • FY2022: $1.1B paid out · $16M received
  • FY2023: $75.3M paid out · $28M received
  • FY2024: $38.7M paid out · $15.9M received
  • FY2025: $40.2M paid out · $16.1M received
  • FY2026: $9.4M paid out · $5.7M received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

221 companies · $1.3B reported

  1. VITALUS TECHNOLOGIES INC$540.2M
    NEWARK, DE · 4 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. WESTED$485.5M
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 11 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. PHASE2 TECHNOLOGY, LLC$28.8M
    ARLINGTON, VA · 3 subawards · Other professional, scientific, and technical services

Primes that pay it

55 companies · $93.9M reported

  1. TX EDUCATION AGENCY$13.8M
    AUSTIN, TX · 14 subawards
  2. WESTED$9.5M
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 10 subawards · Educational support services
  3. RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$8.8M
    RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC · 8 subawards · Scientific research and development services

Showing the top 3 of each list. Open the profile for potential partners and the full lists.

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 26 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. ACUMEN LLC$262.7M−14% in FY2026
    BURLINGAME, CA · 40% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Management, scientific, and technical consulting servicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Scientific research and development servicesHealth Resources and Services Administration · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services+1 more
  2. MATHEMATICA INC.$644.4M+41% in FY2026
    PRINCETON, NJ · 2 entities · 49% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Scientific research and development servicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Management, scientific, and technical consulting servicesHealth Resources and Services Administration · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services+7 more
  3. EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE$172.9M−24% in FY2026
    PRINCETON, NJ · 24% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveEducation · Scientific research and development servicesEducation · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

Showing the top 3 of 25 competitors. Open the profile for the full list.

Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Lobbying and PAC activity

Organizations in House lobbying disclosures and FEC records whose names an AI judgment matched to this company. Those records carry no identifier shared with contracts, so every match is by name.

Across the company family of AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (2 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • American Institutes for ResearchAI match · 100%
  • American Institutes for Research (AIR)AI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$190K
7 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$480K

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$180K
    5 reports
  2. 2024$70K
    2 reports
  3. 2025$190K
    7 reports
  4. 2026$40K
    2 reports

Top issues

  1. Budget and appropriations14 reports
  2. Education14 reports
  3. Labor issues, antitrust and workplace5 reports
  4. Foreign relations3 reports
  5. Medicare and Medicaid2 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES14 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE14 reports
  3. Education - Dept of6 reports
  4. Labor - Dept of (DOL)3 reports
  5. Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)2 reports
  6. Office of Management & Budget (OMB)2 reports
  7. Executive Office of the President (EOP)1 reports

Houses of Congress and federal agencies the reports list as contacted (a report names every one for all its issues).

Lobbying firms hired

  1. THE 51 GROUP, LLC$230K
    5 reports
  2. LODESTONE DC$170K
    6 reports
  3. Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.$60K
    3 reports
  4. McGuireWoods Consulting (A Subsidiary of McGuireWoods LLP)$20K
    2 reports

Registrants who are individuals are counted, not named.

Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.

Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Oct 5, 2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.