Federal contractor · LINCOLN, NE

BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA received $1.5M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 15 awards (−45% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $24.7M. Its largest customer was National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ($1.4M). It also received $119.3M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$1.5M
New awards
15
Sole-source
24%
Single offer
11%
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.

3 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $2.8M in FY2026 together.

  1. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKALINCOLN, NE · Family page
    $1.5M
  2. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKAOMAHA, NE
    $1.1M
  3. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKALINCOLN, NE
    $188.7K

AI-inferred: entity-match@1 · Analisa AI · 2026-10-05

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 2.1MFY2017
  2. 2.5MFY2018
  3. 2.3MFY2019
  4. 2.5MFY2020
  5. 2.1MFY2021
  6. 2.1MFY2022
  7. 4.1MFY2023
  8. 2.7MFY2024
  9. 2.8MFY2025
  10. 1.5MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$1.4M90%
    3 awards
  2. Federal Railroad Administration$166.6K11%
    1 awards
  3. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-$12.4K0.0%
    11 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$992.3K64%
  2. IT & telecom$390.2K25%
  3. Research & development$166.6K11%

Where the work was performed

  1. Lancaster County, NE$1.5M97%
  2. Story County, IA$42.2K2.7%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition35%
    US 39% · $544.4K
  • Sole-source awards24%
    US 30% · $377.8K
  • Single-offer competitions11%
    US 8.7% · $166.6K
  • 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. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-$12.4K
    Department of Agriculture · 7 awards

Largest awards

  1. UMRB PROJECT$953.2K
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Lancaster County, NE· IT & telecom· Sep 8, 2023 – Aug 27, 2026· 1305M223PNWWG0311
  2. THE HPRWRC WILL PROVIDE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO ADDRESS REGIONAL LONG TERM WEATHER RECORDS NEEDS AND ISSUES IN THE CONTEXT OF NCEIS BROADER ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION RESPONSIBILITIES.$599.7K
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Lancaster County, NE· Professional services· Sep 15, 2026 – Sep 15, 2026· 1332KP26F0085
  3. THE BAA CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE DOT/FRA WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT ENTITLED, "MEASURE LONGITUDINAL RAIL STRESS USING A SELF-REFERENCED ULTRASONIC WAVE METHOD BASED ON ACOUSTOELASTIC EFFECT."$489.4K
    Federal Railroad Administration· Lancaster County, NE· Research & development· Sep 13, 2024 – Jul 8, 2026· 693JJ624C000039
  4. BASE AND REGIONAL SERVICES 5-MONTH NEW CORE TASK ORDER AWARDED UNDER 1332KP21DNEEN0007 17APRIL 2026 THROUGH 16 SEPTEMBER 2026$405K
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Lancaster County, NE· Professional services· Apr 16, 2026 – Apr 16, 2026· 1332KP26F0032
  5. MORATORIUM EXCEPTION: HPAI NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SERVICES FOR HPAI CATTLE EMERGING EVENT TESTING$25K
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service· Story County, IA· Professional services· May 27, 2026 – May 27, 2026· 12639526F0579
  6. CSF/ASF TESTING DELIVERY ORDER OFF OF CONTRACT 12639521D0006 LATISHA HOLLMAN CO TARI MOODY IPP$23.6K
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service· Lancaster County, NE· Professional services· Jun 30, 2022 – Sep 10, 2026· 12639522F0772
  7. ATTN: LATISHA HOLLMAN IPP T.MOODY AMR AST TESTING UNL 12639522D0006$13K
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service· Lancaster County, NE· Professional services· Mar 29, 2022 – Jan 30, 2026· 12639522F0493
  8. MORATORIUM EXCEPTION: HPAI NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SERVICES HPAI AVIAN INFLUENZA TESTING$10K
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service· Story County, IA· Professional services· Nov 19, 2025 – Nov 19, 2025· 12639526F0040

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.

BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA received $119.3M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 451 actions (113 new awards), −9.5% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 10.720 · Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants ($24.8M).

Assistance · FY2026
$119.3M
New awards
113
Actions
451
Since FY2021
$905.9M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 176.3MFY2021
  2. 148.9MFY2022
  3. 175.5MFY2023
  4. 154.2MFY2024
  5. 131.7MFY2025
  6. 119.3MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$113.4M95%
  2. Other assistance$5.9M4.9%

Top programs

  1. 10.720 · Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants$24.8M21%
  2. 47.049 · Mathematical and Physical Sciences$19.5M16%
  3. 47.083 · Integrative Activities$13.3M11%
  4. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$7.6M6.3%
  5. 10.001 · Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research$6.6M5.5%
  6. 10.511 · Smith-Lever Extension Funding$6.2M5.2%
  7. 10.203 · Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act$4.7M4.0%
  8. 47.041 · Engineering$3.4M2.8%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Science Foundation$43M36%
  2. Forest Service$24.8M21%
    Department of Agriculture
  3. National Institutes of Health$13.9M12%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  4. National Institute of Food and Agriculture$12.7M11%
    Department of Agriculture
  5. Agricultural Research Service$6.6M5.5%
    Department of Agriculture
  6. Department of Energy$3.8M3.2%
  7. Department of Education$2.5M2.1%
  8. National Institute of Standards and Technology$2.5M2.1%
    Department of Commerce

Largest awards

  1. U.S. CMS OPERATIONS AT THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER$51.3M
    47.049 · Mathematical and Physical Sciences· National Science Foundation· Cooperative agreement· Dec 3, 2021 – Jul 29, 2026· 2121686
  2. THE COMMUNITY WILDFIRE DEFENSE GRANT PROGRAM AIMS TO ASSIST AT RISK LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND INDIAN TRIBES IN PLANNING FOR AND MITIGATING…$24.8M
    10.720 · Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants· Forest Service· Project grant· Nov 6, 2025 – Nov 6, 2025· 26DG11021600002
  3. NEBRASKA CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF OBESITY DISEASES THROUGH DIETARY MOLECULES$24.2M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Feb 9, 2021 – Jan 26, 2026· P20GM104320
  4. NEBRASKA CENTER FOR INTEGRATED BIOMOLECULAR COMMUNICATION (CIBC)$20.8M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Jul 16, 2021 – May 6, 2026· P20GM113126
  5. RURAL DRUG ADDICTION RESEARCH CENTER$18.3M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Nov 27, 2020 – May 1, 2026· P20GM130461
  6. B5: BIGGER BETTER BRASSICACEAE BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS$12.8M
    81.049 · Office of Science Financial Assistance Program· Department of Energy· Project grant· Sep 12, 2022 – Jun 11, 2026· DESC0023142

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 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: $39.1K (1 subaward)
  • Sub-grants: $88.7M (212 subawards)

173 sub-recipients

  1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO$8.5M9.6%
    LA JOLLA, CA · 1 subaward
  2. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$4.9M5.6%
    GAINESVILLE, FL · 2 subawards
  3. COUNTY OF ROCK$4.9M5.5%
    BASSETT, NE · 1 subaward
  4. COUNTY OF BROWN$4.9M5.5%
    AINSWORTH, NE · 1 subaward
  5. UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC$4.6M5.2%
    NOTRE DAME, IN · 1 subaward
  6. THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY$3.9M4.4%
    PRINCETON, NJ · 2 subawards
  7. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$3.8M4.3%
    PASADENA, CA · 1 subaward
  8. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$3.3M3.7%
    CAMBRIDGE, MA · 1 subaward
  9. PURDUE UNIVERSITY$3.2M3.6%
    WEST LAFAYETTE, IN · 4 subawards
  10. UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM$2.5M2.8%
    COLUMBIA, MO · 3 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $2.1M (6 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $14.7M (71 subawards)

39 primes

  1. NEBRASKA GAME & PARKS COMMISSION$3.3M20%
    LINCOLN, NE · 3 subawards
  2. NATIONAL STRATEGIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE$2.1M13%
    LINCOLN, NE · 6 subawards
  3. NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES$1.7M10%
    LINCOLN, NE · 14 subawards
  4. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NEBRASKA$1.4M8.3%
    LINCOLN, NE · 4 subawards
  5. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$1.2M7.2%
    URBANA, IL · 5 subawards
  6. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA$804.3K4.8%
    TAMPA, FL · 1 subaward
  7. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY$737K4.4%
    MANHATTAN, KS · 1 subaward
  8. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA$489.6K2.9%
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN · 3 subawards
  9. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA$401.4K2.4%
    OMAHA, NE · 4 subawards
  10. COUNTY OF YORK$388.5K2.3%
    YORK, NE · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 2.5% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $12.6M paid out · $35.6M received
  • FY2022: $15.2M paid out · $34.1M received
  • FY2023: $11.7M paid out · $27.4M received
  • FY2024: $22.4M paid out · $38.7M received
  • FY2025: $17.8M paid out · $25M received
  • FY2026: $88.7M paid out · $16.9M received
  • FY2027: $0 paid out · $630.3K 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

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

Companies it pays

457 companies · $233.7M reported

  1. NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER, THE$10.3M
    OMAHA, NE · 18 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO$8.5M
    LA JOLLA, CA · 1 subaward
  3. UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM$8.1M
    COLUMBIA, MO · 15 subawards

Primes that pay it

201 companies · $364.8M reported

  1. NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES$125.6M
    LINCOLN, NE · 196 subawards
  2. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NEBRASKA$20.9M
    LINCOLN, NE · 83 subawards
  3. THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY$17.9M
    PRINCETON, NJ · 9 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 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 19 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE$2.5M
    COLLEGE STATION, TX · 20% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Business, professional, labor, political, and similar organizationsNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Other professional, scientific, and technical services
  2. NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY$5.6M−60% in FY2026
    FARGO, ND · 2 entities · 19% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Administration of environmental quality programsNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Data processing, hosting, and related servicesAir Force · Educational support services+1 more
  3. UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING$4.1M+20% in FY2026
    LARAMIE, WY · 18% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Administration of environmental quality programsNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Data processing, hosting, and related servicesAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Other professional, scientific, and technical 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.