Federal contractor · AUBURN, AL

AUBURN UNIVERSITY

AUBURN UNIVERSITY received $10.4M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 28 awards (−61% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $101.9M. Its largest customer was Department of the Army ($3.8M). It also received $111.7M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$10.4M
New awards
28
Sole-source
94%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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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, $10.4M in FY2026 together.

  1. AUBURN UNIVERSITYAUBURN, AL · Family page
    $10.4M
  2. AUBURN UNIVERSITY MONTGOMERYMONTGOMERY, AL
    $0

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.7MFY2017
  2. 5.9MFY2018
  3. 7.8MFY2019
  4. 8MFY2020
  5. 8.2MFY2021
  6. 12MFY2022
  7. 7.1MFY2023
  8. 14.2MFY2024
  9. 26.5MFY2025
  10. 10.4MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Army$3.8M37%
    4 awards
  2. Department of the Navy$3.4M32%
    4 awards
  3. National Institute of Standards and Technology$1M9.6%
    1 awards
  4. U.S. Secret Service$800K7.7%
    1 awards
  5. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$623.2K6.0%
    5 awards
  6. Transportation Security Administration$292.6K2.8%
    2 awards
  7. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration$212.8K2.0%
    1 awards
  8. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$100K1.0%
    2 awards
  9. Defense Health Agency$69.1K0.7%
    1 awards
  10. Forest Service$43.6K0.4%
    2 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$4.5M44%
  2. Education & social services$4.4M43%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$1.2M11%
  4. Professional services$248.5K2.4%
  5. Construction & real property$1,6600.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Lee County, AL$10.1M97%
  2. Madison County, AL$199K1.9%
  3. Pierce County, WA$69.1K0.7%
  4. Fulton County, GA$41.9K0.4%
  5. Story County, IA$9,9560.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition94%
    US 39% · $9.7M
  • Sole-source awards94%
    US 30% · $9.7M
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $0
  • 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.

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. Department of the Army$3.6M
    Department of Defense · 1 awards
  2. Department of the Navy$3.4M
    Department of Defense · 2 awards
  3. National Institute of Standards and Technology$1M
    Department of Commerce · 1 awards
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$623.2K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 3 awards
  5. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$100K
    Department of Agriculture · 2 awards

Largest awards

  1. NEW PROJECT THAT INCORPORATES APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THAT WILL DRIVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANINE TECHNOLOGIES.$21.9M
    Office of Procurement Operations· Lee County, AL· Research & development· Jan 11, 2022 – Aug 11, 2026· 70RSAT22CB0000002
  2. RAPID ANALYSIS AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROPULSION (RAMPT) PROJECT$16.4M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Lee County, AL· Research & development· Mar 26, 2019 – Aug 13, 2026· 80MSFC19C0010
  3. COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT COMMAND (DEVCOM) AVIATION AND MISSILE CENTER (AVMC) RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING.$3.6M
    Department of the Army· Lee County, AL· Research & development· Apr 30, 2026 – Apr 30, 2026· W31P4Q26F0098
  4. MALWARE TOOLSET DEVELOPMENT$2.4M
    U.S. Secret Service· Lee County, AL· Education & social services· Sep 19, 2024 – Jul 22, 2026· 70US0924C70092368
  5. AUBURN UNIVERSITY FALL 2025-2026 TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES$1.7M
    Department of the Navy· Lee County, AL· Education & social services· Sep 26, 2025 – Jan 28, 2026· N3560A25FB254
  6. SPRING 2026 NROTC MIDSHIPMEN TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES.$1.6M
    Department of the Navy· Lee County, AL· Education & social services· Feb 23, 2026 – Feb 23, 2026· N3560A26FB124
  7. SERDP ER20-1079$1.3M
    Department of the Army· Alexandria city, VA· Research & development· Jul 30, 2020 – May 28, 2026· W912HQ20C0042
  8. OU03-FY26-181-NEW MICRO SPECIMENS OF ELECTROPLATED COPPER AND MICRO-SIZED LEAD-FREE SOLDER FOR MECHANICAL TESTING TO FRACTURE.$1M
    National Institute of Standards and Technology· Lee County, AL· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 28, 2026 – Apr 28, 2026· 1333ND26CNB030008

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.

AUBURN UNIVERSITY received $111.7M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 503 actions (109 new awards), −19% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program ($23M).

Assistance · FY2026
$111.7M
New awards
109
Actions
503
Since FY2021
$835.1M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 150.4MFY2021
  2. 102.7MFY2022
  3. 172.7MFY2023
  4. 159.9MFY2024
  5. 137.8MFY2025
  6. 111.7MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$87M78%
  2. Direct payments$24.4M22%
  3. Other assistance$399K0.4%

Top programs

  1. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$23M21%
  2. 19.045 · International Disaster and Humanitarian Response$10.4M9.3%
  3. 10.511 · Smith-Lever Extension Funding$7.5M6.7%
  4. 11.617 · Congressionally-Identified Projects$6.7M6.0%
  5. 10.001 · Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research$6.3M5.6%
  6. 10.203 · Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act$5.3M4.7%
  7. 10.310 · Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)$3.9M3.5%
  8. 47.074 · Biological Sciences$3.4M3.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Department of Education$27.4M25%
  2. National Institute of Food and Agriculture$23.5M21%
    Department of Agriculture
  3. National Science Foundation$14.2M13%
  4. Department of State$10.4M9.3%
  5. National Institutes of Health$7.7M6.9%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  6. National Institute of Standards and Technology$6.7M6.0%
    Department of Commerce
  7. Agricultural Research Service$6.3M5.6%
    Department of Agriculture
  8. Environmental Protection Agency$2M1.8%

Largest awards

  1. GRANT PROGRAM$25.2M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 13, 2024 – Dec 24, 2025· P063P240003
  2. GRANT PROGRAM$23.2M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 13, 2025 – Sep 14, 2026· P063P250003
  3. ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF…$17.7M
    10.241 · Institute of Rural Partnerships (Gp 778)· National Institute of Food and Agriculture· Project grant· Dec 1, 2022 – Nov 18, 2025· 20237050038914
  4. APPLICATION PURPOSE: FTAS LONO-CAP PROGRAM IS STATUTORILY REFERENCED IN SECTION 49 U.S.C. 5312(H). THE PROGRAM WILL PROVID AN ANNUAL…$11.8M
    20.530 · Public Transportation Innovation· Federal Transit Administration· Cooperative agreement· Mar 30, 2023 – Mar 12, 2026· AL-2023-003
  5. ACTIVITIES WILL FOCUS ON FERTILIZER PRODUCTION MODERNIZATION; NEXT-GENERATION FERTILIZER PRODUCTS AND APPLICATION TECHNOLOGIES; SOIL HEALTH…$10.4M
    19.045 · International Disaster and Humanitarian Response· Department of State· Cooperative agreement· Sep 22, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026· SFEXFA26CA0145
  6. GRANT PROGRAM$10.3M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 12, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026· P063P260003

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: $1.2M (17 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $9.3M (55 subawards)

53 sub-recipients

  1. NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY$799.8K7.6%
    FARGO, ND · 2 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA$659.3K6.3%
    MOBILE, AL · 3 subawards
  3. SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$608K5.8%
    SAN DIEGO, CA · 2 subawards
  4. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY$601.3K5.7%
    LAS CRUCES, NM · 1 subaward
  5. UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE$591.6K5.6%
    NEWARK, DE · 1 subaward
  6. RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA$584.4K5.6%
    CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA · 2 subawards
  7. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$560.9K5.3%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 3 subawards
  8. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$510.3K4.8%
    URBANA, IL · 2 subawards
  9. VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY$484.3K4.6%
    BLACKSBURG, VA · 1 subaward
  10. GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & SERVICE FOUNDATION INC$460K4.4%
    STATESBORO, GA · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $195.9K (3 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $17.6M (71 subawards)

42 primes

  1. ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & NATURAL RESOURCES$3M17%
    MONTGOMERY, AL · 2 subawards
  2. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$1.7M9.6%
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 5 subawards
  3. ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH$1.5M8.4%
    MONTGOMERY, AL · 6 subawards
  4. ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF$1.5M8.4%
    MONTGOMERY, AL · 2 subawards
  5. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES$1.4M7.8%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 3 subawards
  6. BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION$1.3M7.5%
    RENO, NV · 2 subawards
  7. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$755.9K4.2%
    GAINESVILLE, FL · 3 subawards
  8. HUDSONALPHA INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY$711K4.0%
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 1 subaward
  9. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE, THE$673K3.8%
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 6 subawards
  10. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE$530.1K3.0%
    LOUISVILLE, KY · 2 subawards

Its reported sub-contracts equal 12% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $6M paid out · $16M received
  • FY2022: $9.1M paid out · $31.5M received
  • FY2023: $17.7M paid out · $18.8M received
  • FY2024: $20M paid out · $18.9M received
  • FY2025: $9.4M paid out · $25.3M received
  • FY2026: $10.5M paid out · $17.8M 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

139 companies · $72.9M reported

  1. RPM INNOVATIONS INC$4.4M
    RAPID CITY, SD · 10 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$4.4M
    GAINESVILLE, FL · 12 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY$2.7M
    BLACKSBURG, VA · 10 subawards · Scientific research and development services

Primes that pay it

133 companies · $130.2M reported

  1. ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES$22M
    MONTGOMERY, AL · 51 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM$7M
    BIRMINGHAM, AL · 43 subawards
  3. THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE$6M
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 52 subawards

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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 25 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER$34.3M−34% in FY2026
    ROCHESTER, NY · 3 entities · 43% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveMissile Defense Agency · Scientific research and development servicesNavy · Colleges, universities, and professional schoolsAir Force · Scientific research and development services+1 more
  2. WYZKYDS CONSULTING LLC$20M−100% in FY2026
    TUCSON, AZ · 31% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveMissile Defense Agency · Scientific research and development servicesArmy · Scientific research and development services
  3. POLARIS SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES INC$20.2M−100% in FY2026
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 28% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveMissile Defense Agency · Scientific research and development servicesArmy · Scientific research and development servicesAir Force · Scientific research and development services

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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 AUBURN UNIVERSITY (2 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • Auburn UniversityAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$210K
4 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$650K

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$140K
    4 reports
  2. 2024$120K
    4 reports
  3. 2025$210K
    4 reports
  4. 2026$180K
    3 reports

Top issues

  1. Aerospace15 reports
  2. Agriculture15 reports
  3. Animals15 reports
  4. Budget and appropriations15 reports
  5. Defense15 reports
  6. Education15 reports
  7. Energy and nuclear15 reports
  8. Homeland security15 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES15 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE15 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. McKinnon Group, LLC$650K
    15 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 Sep 30, 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.