Federal contractor · PORTLAND, ME

GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE received $16.4K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 1 awards. Since FY2017: $63.1K. Its largest customer was National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($16.4K). It also received $3.8M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$16.4K
New awards
1
Sole-source
100%
Single offer
0.0%
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 48.1KFY2017
  2. 0FY2018
  3. -1.3KFY2020
  4. 16.4KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$16.4K100%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$16.4K100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Cumberland County, ME$16.4K100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $16.4K
  • Sole-source awards100%
    US 30% · $16.4K
  • 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 Aeronautics and Space Administration$16.4K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF A NASA HELIOPHYSICS EDUCATION ACTIVATION TEAM (HEAT)-LED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENT FOR EDUCATORS IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.$16.4K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Cumberland County, ME· Professional services· Jun 7, 2026 – Jun 7, 2026· 80NSSC26P0753

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.

GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE received $3.8M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 13 actions (3 new awards), +16% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 43.001 · Science ($2.6M).

Assistance · FY2026
$3.8M
New awards
3
Actions
13
Since FY2021
$29.1M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 6MFY2021
  2. 6.9MFY2022
  3. 5.2MFY2023
  4. 3.9MFY2024
  5. 3.3MFY2025
  6. 3.8MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$3.8M100%

Top programs

  1. 43.001 · Science$2.6M69%
  2. 10.175 · Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program$500K13%
  3. 11.478 · Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean Program$432K11%
  4. 47.083 · Integrative Activities$96.9K2.5%
  5. 47.050 · Geosciences$93K2.4%
  6. 11.008 · Noaa Mission-Related Education Awards$42.6K1.1%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.6M69%
  2. Agricultural Marketing Service$500K13%
    Department of Agriculture
  3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$474.6K12%
    Department of Commerce
  4. National Science Foundation$189.9K5.0%

Largest awards

  1. THE PROJECT EXPANDS AND STRENGTHENS A REGIONAL NETWORK OF EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENGAGE LEARNERS WITH NASA SCIENCE THROUGH…$2.6M
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Cooperative agreement· Sep 25, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026· 80NSSC26M0134
  2. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CREATE MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT THAT WILL LEAD TO AN EQUITABLE AND EFFECTIVE OFFSHORE WIND (OSW) DEVELOPMENT…$500K
    81.087 · Renewable Energy Research and Development· Department of Energy· Cooperative agreement· Mar 21, 2024 – Sep 1, 2026· DEEE0011079
  3. THE DISTRIBUTION, SALE, AND CONSUMPTION OF LOCAL AND HEALTHY FOODS IN FLORIDA IS CHALLENGING FOR MANY FARMERS AND CONSUMERS IN OUR STATE…$500K
    10.175 · Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program· Agricultural Marketing Service· Cooperative agreement· Mar 13, 2026 – Mar 13, 2026· 25LFPPME1292
  4. MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (MPAS) ARE VALUABLE TOOLS FOR CONSERVING LIVING MARINE RESOURCES. IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES, MPAS MAY…$432K
    11.478 · Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean Program· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cooperative agreement· May 8, 2026 – May 8, 2026· NA26NOSX478C0026
  5. THIS PROJECT IS BASED IN INDIGENOUS FIJI FISHING COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE…$299.7K
    11.431 · Climate and Atmospheric Research· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cooperative agreement· Aug 18, 2023 – Aug 31, 2026· NA23OAR4310490
  6. PURPOSE: AMERICAN LOBSTER SUPPORTS THE MOST VALUABLE FISHERY IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS ECONOMICALLY VITAL AND CULTURALLY IMPORTANT TO…$284.3K
    11.417 · Sea Grant Support· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cooperative agreement· Aug 11, 2023 – Aug 21, 2026· NA23OAR4170583

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

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $695.5K (4 subawards)

2 primes

  1. BROWN UNIVERSITY$422.8K61%
    PROVIDENCE, RI · 2 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM$272.7K39%
    ORONO, ME · 2 subawards

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $1.2M paid out · $1.2M received
  • FY2022: $220.3K paid out · $1.3M received
  • FY2023: $2.3M paid out · $2M received
  • FY2024: $3.3M paid out · $1.2M received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $7.1M received
  • FY2026: $0 paid out · $695.5K received
  • FY2027: $0 paid out · $39.5K 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

25 companies · $7.1M reported

  1. OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY$1.1M
    CORVALLIS, OR · 2 subawards
  2. TERC, INC.$1.1M
    CAMBRIDGE, MA · 2 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM$1M
    ORONO, ME · 3 subawards

Primes that pay it

9 companies · $13.5M reported

  1. WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION$6.8M
    WOODS HOLE, MA · 2 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM$1.6M
    ORONO, ME · 17 subawards
  3. NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION$1.5M
    SILVER SPRING, MD · 3 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

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.