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CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE

CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE received $375.1K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 3 awards (−79% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $5.8M. Its largest customer was National Institutes of Health ($375.1K). It also received $31.4M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$375.1K
New awards
3
Sole-source
57%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Other than small businessNonprofit
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.3MFY2017
  2. 230.5KFY2018
  3. 17.2KFY2019
  4. -57.1KFY2021
  5. 10.5KFY2022
  6. -559FY2023
  7. 2.1MFY2024
  8. 1.8MFY2025
  9. 375.1KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Institutes of Health$375.1K100%
    2 awards
  2. Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response$00.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$215.1K57%
  2. Education & social services$160K43%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia, DC$215.1K57%
  2. Montgomery County, MD$160K43%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition57%
    US 39% · $215.1K
  • Sole-source awards57%
    US 30% · $215.1K
  • 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. National Institutes of Health$215.1K
    Department of Health and Human Services · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. BARDA ACCELERATOR NETWORK 2.0, SPECIAL POPULATIONS HUB - CHILDREN'S NATIONAL$3.6M
    Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response· District of Columbia, DC· Research & development· Aug 23, 2024 – Jun 15, 2026· 75A50124C00035
  2. NIDDK: YEAR 4 1. PD/PI DORIS ELIZABETH ESTRADA BASE SALARY AT CHILDRENS NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CNRI) SALARY 2. CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR BASE SALARY AT CHILDRENS NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CNRI) SALARY 3. OTHER COSTS AT CHILDRENS NATIO$215.1K
    National Institutes of Health· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jun 29, 2026 – Jun 29, 2026· 75N98026P00911
  3. ROTATIONS FOR MEDICAL GENETICS AND GENOMIC MEDICINE RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS - CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE$160K
    National Institutes of Health· Montgomery County, MD· Education & social services· Sep 29, 2026 – Sep 29, 2026· 75N98026P01895

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.

CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE received $31.4M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 141 actions (14 new awards), +21% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 93.865 · Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research ($8.3M).

Assistance · FY2026
$31.4M
New awards
14
Actions
141
Since FY2021
$221.1M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 51.4MFY2021
  2. 45.7MFY2022
  3. 32.7MFY2023
  4. 34MFY2024
  5. 25.9MFY2025
  6. 31.4MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$29.8M95%
  2. Direct payments$1.6M5.2%

Top programs

  1. 93.865 · Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research$8.3M26%
  2. 93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research$4.9M16%
  3. 93.853 · Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$3.9M13%
  4. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$1.7M5.5%
  5. 93.393 · Cancer Cause and Prevention Research$1.6M5.2%
  6. 93.103 · Food and Drug Administration Research$1.5M4.7%
  7. 93.395 · Cancer Treatment Research$1.3M4.3%
  8. 93.242 · Mental Health Research Grants$1.3M4.2%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$28.7M91%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. Food and Drug Administration$1.5M4.7%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  3. Health Resources and Services Administration$692.9K2.2%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  4. Department of Education$413.6K1.3%
  5. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality$142.2K0.5%
    Department of Health and Human Services

Largest awards

  1. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES RESEARCH CENTER (DC-IDDRC) - THE MISSION OF THE DC-IDDRC IS TO EXPAND OUR…$8.3M
    93.865 · Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Jul 20, 2021 – Sep 17, 2026· P50HD105328
  2. CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD$6.3M
    93.865 · Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Mar 9, 2021 – May 28, 2026· K12HD001399
  3. ALLIANCE FOR PEDIATRIC DEVICE INNOVATION$5.9M
    93.103 · Food and Drug Administration Research· Food and Drug Administration· Project grant· Sep 6, 2023 – Aug 27, 2026· P50FD007965
  4. NEXTGEN - CRI - NEXT GENERATION T CELL THERAPIES FOR CHILDHOOD CANCERS [NEXTGEN] CURRENT TREATMENTS FAIL TO CURE MANY CHILDREN WITH SOLID…$5.6M
    93.393 · Cancer Cause and Prevention Research· National Institutes of Health· Direct payment for specified use· Jun 22, 2022 – Aug 31, 2026· OT2CA278700
  5. DON IN PEDIATRIC CEREBRAL MALARIA: A PHASE I / II DOSE-ESCALATION SAFETY STUDY - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT CEREBRAL MALARIA (CM) IS DEFINED…$5.6M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Jul 29, 2021 – Mar 4, 2026· U01AI155300
  6. NATIONAL CAPITAL CONSORTIUM FOR PEDIATRIC DEVICE INNOVATION 2.0$5.4M
    93.103 · Food and Drug Administration Research· Food and Drug Administration· Project grant· Aug 11, 2021 – Jan 14, 2026· P50FD006430

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: $413.4K (2 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $1.2M (10 subawards)

10 sub-recipients

  1. KAMUZU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES$318.3K19%
    BLANTYRE, MWI · 1 subaward
  2. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)$287.5K17%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 2 subawards
  3. ACQUMEN MEDICAL, INC$263.4K16%
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN · 2 subawards
  4. CURIEDX, INC$200K12%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 1 subaward
  5. THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA$165K10.0%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 1 subaward
  6. UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER$164.9K9.9%
    ROCHESTER, NY · 1 subaward
  7. THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION$107K6.5%
    BOSTON, MA · 1 subaward
  8. HOWARD UNIVERSITY$69.5K4.2%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  9. POLYVASCULAR INC$50K3.0%
    HOUSTON, TX · 1 subaward
  10. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER$32.4K2.0%
    DALLAS, TX · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $7M (49 subawards)

32 primes

  1. THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA$1.6M22%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 3 subawards
  2. BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE$1.1M16%
    HOUSTON, TX · 4 subawards
  3. PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE$392K5.6%
    SEATTLE, WA · 1 subaward
  4. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)$386.4K5.5%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 4 subawards
  5. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION$360.7K5.1%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 1 subaward
  6. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM$319.8K4.6%
    BIRMINGHAM, AL · 2 subawards
  7. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM$280K4.0%
    MADISON, WI · 1 subaward
  8. LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC.$224K3.2%
    ALLENTOWN, PA · 1 subaward
  9. THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK$209.4K3.0%
    NEW YORK, NY · 2 subawards
  10. RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA$200.8K2.9%
    CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA · 2 subawards

Its reported sub-contracts equal 110% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $6.9M paid out · $17.8M received
  • FY2022: $9M paid out · $12.9M received
  • FY2023: $6M paid out · $16.1M received
  • FY2024: $8.2M paid out · $10.8M received
  • FY2025: $7.2M paid out · $9.2M received
  • FY2026: $1.7M paid out · $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

111 companies · $39.1M reported

  1. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$2.5M
    LAUREL, MD · 13 subawards
  2. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)$1.9M
    WASHINGTON, DC · 24 subawards
  3. CHILDRENS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER$1.7M
    CINCINNATI, OH · 16 subawards

Primes that pay it

77 companies · $73.8M reported

  1. LEIDOS, INC.$8.9M
    RESTON, VA · 1 subaward · Scientific research and development services
  2. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$4.4M
    LAUREL, MD · 7 subawards
  3. RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA$4.1M
    CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA · 8 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 4 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. MEDTECH INNOVATOR$14.6M+242% in FY2026
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 84% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveOffice of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response · Other professional, scientific, and technical services
  2. J&M GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LLC$23.2M−30% in FY2026
    ALEXANDRIA, VA · 84% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveOffice of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response · Other professional, scientific, and technical services
  3. DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM$507K
    HEIDELBERG, DEU · 11% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · 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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

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.