Federal contractor · DURHAM, NC

DUKE UNIVERSITY

DUKE UNIVERSITY received $56.3M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 77 awards (+46% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $651.8M. Its largest customer was National Institutes of Health ($44M). It also received $616.1M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$56.3M
New awards
77
Sole-source
2.9%
Single offer
6.6%
UEI
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Other than small businessNonprofitEducational institution
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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.

4 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $65.9M in FY2026 together.

  1. DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC · Family page
    $56.3M
  2. DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.DURHAM, NC
    $8.5M
  3. PRIVATE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC, PLLCDURHAM, NC
    $1M
  4. DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC
    $0

AI-inferred: entity-match@1 · Analisa AI · 2026-09-30

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 43.5MFY2017
  2. 37.5MFY2018
  3. 82.9MFY2019
  4. 84.8MFY2020
  5. 64.3MFY2021
  6. 85.4MFY2022
  7. 94.3MFY2023
  8. 64.1MFY2024
  9. 38.6MFY2025
  10. 56.3MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Institutes of Health$44M78%
    33 awards
  2. Health Resources and Services Administration$4.5M8.1%
    1 awards
  3. Food and Drug Administration$3.3M5.8%
    9 awards
  4. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$1.4M2.5%
    1 awards
  5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$1.3M2.3%
    8 awards
  6. Department of the Navy$1.2M2.1%
    9 awards
  7. Department of Veterans Affairs$762.3K1.4%
    5 awards
  8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$461.2K0.8%
    4 awards
  9. Department of the Army$211.4K0.4%
    2 awards
  10. U.S. Special Operations Command$37K0.1%
    2 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$47.6M85%
  2. Health & medical$4.4M7.8%
  3. Professional services$2.1M3.8%
  4. IT & telecom$1.4M2.5%
  5. Education & social services$785.2K1.4%

Where the work was performed

  1. Durham County, NC$50.2M89%
  2. Orange County, NC$4.8M8.6%
  3. Montgomery County, MD$1.3M2.2%
  4. Cumberland County, NC$18.5K0.0%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition9.5%
    US 39% · $5.4M
  • Sole-source awards2.9%
    US 30% · $1.7M
  • Single-offer competitions6.6%
    US 8.7% · $3.7M
  • 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 Veterans Affairs$762.3K
    Department of Veterans Affairs · 1 awards
  2. Department of the Navy$748.2K
    Department of Defense · 6 awards
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$111.2K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2 awards
  4. U.S. Special Operations Command$37K
    Department of Defense · 2 awards

Largest awards

  1. COLLABORATIVE INFLUENZA VACCINE INNOVATION CENTERS (CIVICS) COMPONENT B: VACCINE MANUFACTURING AND TOXICOLOGY CORE$77.6M
    National Institutes of Health· Durham County, NC· Research & development· Aug 26, 2019 – Sep 25, 2026· 75N93019C00053
  2. THIS CONTRACT WILL SUPPORT COMPONENT A OF THE COLLABORATIVE INFLUENZA VACCINE INNOVATION CENTERS (CIVICS) PROGRAM TO DESIGN AND EVALUATE INNOVATIVE INFLUENZA VACCINE APPROACHES, BASED ON PRINCIPLES OF INFLUENZA IMMUNITY, THAT ACHIEVE DURABLE, ROBUST$68M
    National Institutes of Health· Durham County, NC· Research & development· Sep 5, 2019 – Aug 27, 2026· 75N93019C00050
  3. EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM OVERSIGHT LABORATORY (EQAPOL)$35.8M
    National Institutes of Health· Durham County, NC· Research & development· Aug 29, 2017 – Jul 24, 2026· HHSN272201700061C
  4. COLLABORATIVE INFLUENZA VACCINE INNOVATION CENTERS (CIVICS) - COMPONENT C: CLINICAL CORE (AWARDED POP: SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 - SEPTEMBER 15, 2020)$35.6M
    National Institutes of Health· Durham County, NC· Research & development· Sep 16, 2019 – Sep 29, 2026· 75N93019C00054
  5. NATIONAL CORD BLOOD INVENTORY$31M
    Health Resources and Services Administration· Orange County, NC· Health & medical· Jul 10, 2020 – Aug 5, 2026· 75R60220C00008
  6. NIAID VIROLOGY QUALITY ASSURANCE (VQA)$24M
    National Institutes of Health· Durham County, NC· Research & development· Jun 20, 2019 – Aug 4, 2026· 75N93019C00015
  7. "ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT OF A NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY VACCINE FOR PANDEMIC AND PRE-EMERGENT CORONAVIRUSES"$18.2M
    National Institutes of Health· Durham County, NC· Research & development· Sep 19, 2022 – Jul 22, 2026· 75N93022C00055
  8. NONHUMAN PRIMATE CORE HUMORAL IMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY FOR AIDS VACCINE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT$18M
    National Institutes of Health· Durham County, NC· Research & development· Mar 28, 2018 – Jun 17, 2026· HHSN272201800004C

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.

DUKE UNIVERSITY received $616.1M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 2,228 actions (316 new awards), −15% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research ($73.7M).

Assistance · FY2026
$616.1M
New awards
316
Actions
2,228
Since FY2021
$4.4B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 834.9MFY2021
  2. 742MFY2022
  3. 764.6MFY2023
  4. 702.4MFY2024
  5. 723.8MFY2025
  6. 616.1MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$581.8M94%
  2. Direct payments$32.1M5.2%
  3. Other assistance$2.3M0.4%

Top programs

  1. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$73.7M12%
  2. 93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research$49.4M8.0%
  3. 93.866 · Aging Research$44M7.1%
  4. 93.847 · Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research$34.5M5.6%
  5. 93.853 · Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$30.4M4.9%
  6. 93.242 · Mental Health Research Grants$26.2M4.3%
  7. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$24.6M4.0%
  8. 93.279 · Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs$24.1M3.9%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$509.1M83%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. National Science Foundation$36.4M5.9%
  3. Department of Education$16.6M2.7%
  4. Department of Energy$11.6M1.9%
  5. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration$9.7M1.6%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  6. Department of the Army$8M1.3%
    Department of Defense
  7. Food and Drug Administration$4.7M0.8%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  8. Defense Health Agency$4.2M0.7%
    Department of Defense

Largest awards

  1. ECHO COORDINATING CENTER$200.6M
    93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Sep 13, 2021 – Jun 11, 2026· U2COD023375
  2. INDUCTION OF PROTECTIVE ANTIBODIES FOR HIV VACCINE DEVELOPMENT$190.4M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Mar 23, 2021 – Jan 7, 2026· UM1AI144371
  3. ANTIBACTERIAL RESISTANCE LEADERSHIP GROUP (ARLG)$180.7M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Nov 25, 2020 – Jun 5, 2026· UM1AI104681
  4. CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE TRIALS IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS (TRIDENT)$139.8M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Oct 23, 2020 – Mar 6, 2026· U24TR001608
  5. DUKE COMP CANCER CTR CORE SUPPORT GRANT$119.4M
    93.397 · Cancer Centers Support Grants· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Dec 31, 2020 – Jun 16, 2026· P30CA014236
  6. RADX-UP CDCC$115.7M
    93.360 · Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (Barda), Biodefense Medical Countermeasure Development· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Oct 13, 2020 – Mar 31, 2026· U24MD016258

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: $1.7M (6 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $302.6M (656 subawards)

255 sub-recipients

  1. WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES$24.7M8.1%
    WINSTON SALEM, NC · 18 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL$23.7M7.8%
    CHAPEL HILL, NC · 46 subawards
  3. BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW MEXICO$9.9M3.2%
    ALBUQUERQUE, NM · 1 subaward
  4. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO$9.6M3.2%
    LA JOLLA, CA · 9 subawards
  5. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$8.9M2.9%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 16 subawards
  6. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$8.6M2.8%
    ANN ARBOR, MI · 16 subawards
  7. NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY$7M2.3%
    RALEIGH, NC · 12 subawards
  8. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES$5.9M2.0%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 13 subawards
  9. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$5.7M1.9%
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 6 subawards
  10. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE$5.4M1.8%
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 11 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $1.3M (8 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $68.2M (321 subawards)

121 primes

  1. WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY$5.4M7.7%
    NEW YORK, NY · 10 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE$3.8M5.4%
    BURLINGTON, VT · 2 subawards
  3. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$3.2M4.6%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 12 subawards
  4. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES$2.7M3.9%
    RALEIGH, NC · 6 subawards
  5. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$2.6M3.8%
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 6 subawards
  6. THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC.$2.6M3.7%
    BETHESDA, MD · 3 subawards
  7. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$2.5M3.6%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 10 subawards
  8. BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT VIRGINIA MASON$2.4M3.4%
    SEATTLE, WA · 14 subawards
  9. CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY$2M2.9%
    CLEVELAND, OH · 10 subawards
  10. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$2M2.8%
    NASHVILLE, TN · 17 subawards

Its reported sub-contracts equal 3.0% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $69M paid out · $78.8M received
  • FY2022: $42M paid out · $107.9M received
  • FY2023: $26.4M paid out · $102.8M received
  • FY2024: $16.9M paid out · $94.2M received
  • FY2025: $153.2M paid out · $75.6M received
  • FY2026: $304.3M paid out · $69.5M 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

471 companies · $611.2M reported

  1. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL$67.3M
    CHAPEL HILL, NC · 120 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES$26.5M
    WINSTON SALEM, NC · 29 subawards
  3. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$16.3M
    NASHVILLE, TN · 21 subawards

Primes that pay it

241 companies · $570.7M reported

  1. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY$39.4M
    RALEIGH, NC · 3 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL$35.3M
    CHAPEL HILL, NC · 100 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES$31M
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 28 subawards

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

  1. TECHNICAL RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$196.5M+5.9% in FY2026
    BETHESDA, MD · 65% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development services
  2. THE EMMES COMPANY, LLC$243.6M−2.6% in FY2026
    ROCKVILLE, MD · 64% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development services
  3. SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$61.5M+2.5% in FY2026
    SEATTLE, WA · 31% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development 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 DUKE UNIVERSITY (4 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • Duke UniversityAI match · 100%
  • Duke University Health SystemAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$1M
12 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$3M
$3M in its own reports

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$660K
    4 reports
  2. 2024$784K
    4 reports
  3. 2025$1M
    12 reports
  4. 2026$490K
    5 reports

Top issues

  1. Education18 reports
  2. Budget and appropriations13 reports
  3. Science and technology12 reports
  4. Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code12 reports
  5. Immigration8 reports
  6. Defense7 reports
  7. Health issues7 reports
  8. Copyright, patent and trademark3 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES24 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE24 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. DLA Piper LLP (US)$620K
    11 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.