Federal contractor · WASHINGTON, DC

HOWARD UNIVERSITY

HOWARD UNIVERSITY received $2.5M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 7 awards (−66% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $20.6M. Its largest customer was Department of the Air Force ($2.4M). It also received $186.7M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$2.5M
New awards
7
Sole-source
5.0%
Single offer
0.0%
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.

2 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $2.5M in FY2026 together.

  1. HOWARD UNIVERSITYWASHINGTON, DC · Family page
    $2.5M
  2. HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CORPWASHINGTON, DC
    $0

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 530.6KFY2017
  2. 572.5KFY2018
  3. 508.5KFY2019
  4. 427KFY2020
  5. 933.2KFY2021
  6. 432.6KFY2022
  7. 3.6MFY2023
  8. 3.7MFY2024
  9. 7.3MFY2025
  10. 2.5MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Air Force$2.4M95%
    3 awards
  2. Department of the Navy$86.1K3.4%
    3 awards
  3. Food and Drug Administration$40K1.6%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$2.4M97%
  2. Education & social services$86.1K3.4%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia, DC$2.5M98%
  2. Montgomery County, MD$40K1.6%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition5.0%
    US 39% · $126.1K
  • Sole-source awards5.0%
    US 30% · $126.1K
  • 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. Department of the Navy$86.1K
    Department of Defense · 2 awards
  2. Food and Drug Administration$40K
    Department of Health and Human Services · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. TACTICAL AUTONOMY UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTER (UARC) MANAGEMENT$8.4M
    Department of the Air Force· District of Columbia, DC· Research & development· Jan 19, 2023 – Apr 29, 2026· FA955023F0002
  2. UARC TACTICAL AUTONOMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT$4.3M
    Department of the Air Force· District of Columbia, DC· Research & development· Nov 14, 2023 – Apr 30, 2026· FA237724FB003
  3. TASK ORDER (TO) 03B FOR TACTICAL AUTONOMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT$1.2M
    Department of the Air Force· District of Columbia, DC· Research & development· Mar 12, 2025 – Apr 30, 2026· FA237725FB002
  4. TUITION AND FEES$75.2K
    Department of the Navy· District of Columbia, DC· Education & social services· Jul 22, 2025 – May 5, 2026· N0622A25FA399
  5. TUITION AND FEES DC, HOWARD UNIVERSITY$75.2K
    Department of the Navy· District of Columbia, DC· Education & social services· Feb 6, 2026 – Feb 6, 2026· N0622A26FA111
  6. SKIN-PRICK TEST MEASUREMENTS OF SHRIMP ALLERGEN EXTRACT TO DETERMINE MEASURES OF POTENCY$40K
    Food and Drug Administration· Montgomery County, MD· Research & development· Sep 29, 2026 – Sep 29, 2026· 75F40126P00387
  7. TUITION AND FEES$29.8K
    Department of the Navy· District of Columbia, DC· Education & social services· Feb 18, 2026 – Feb 18, 2026· N0622A26FA152

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.

HOWARD UNIVERSITY received $186.7M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 361 actions (29 new awards), +170% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 84.915 · Howard University - Direct Appropriation ($128.7M).

Assistance · FY2026
$186.7M
New awards
29
Actions
361
Since FY2021
$566.5M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 90.5MFY2021
  2. 73.2MFY2022
  3. 81.6MFY2023
  4. 65.4MFY2024
  5. 69.2MFY2025
  6. 186.7MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$160.5M86%
  2. Direct payments$26.1M14%
  3. Other assistance-$2,2110.0%

Top programs

  1. 84.915 · Howard University - Direct Appropriation$128.7M69%
  2. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$25.3M14%
  3. 11.481 · Educational Partnership Program$5.4M2.9%
  4. 93.307 · Minority Health and Health Disparities Research$4.1M2.2%
  5. 84.116 · Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education$4M2.1%
  6. 47.083 · Integrative Activities$3M1.6%
  7. 20.701 · University Transportation Centers Program$2M1.0%
  8. 12.630 · Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering$1.8M1.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Employment and Training Administration$128.7M69%
    Department of Labor
  2. Department of Education$31.2M17%
  3. National Institutes of Health$8.9M4.8%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  4. National Science Foundation$5.5M3.0%
  5. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$5.4M2.9%
    Department of Commerce
  6. Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation$2M1.0%
    Department of Transportation
  7. Department of the Army$1.8M1.0%
    Department of Defense
  8. Health Resources and Services Administration$1.3M0.7%
    Department of Health and Human Services

Largest awards

  1. HOWARD UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC$111.6M
    84.915 · Howard University - Direct Appropriation· Employment and Training Administration· Grant· Mar 31, 2026 – Jun 29, 2026· 26D55HU000001
  2. HOWARD UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER FOR MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES$33.6M
    93.307 · Minority Health and Health Disparities Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Nov 12, 2020 – Feb 26, 2026· U54MD007597
  3. GRANT PROGRAM$28M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 27, 2024 – Feb 5, 2026· P063P240068
  4. GRANT PROGRAM$25.1M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 29, 2025 – Sep 18, 2026· P063P250068
  5. THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) AWARD RECIPIENT IS THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY. THIS NOAA OFFICE OF EDUCATION…$22.6M
    11.481 · Educational Partnership Program· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cooperative agreement· Sep 15, 2022 – Aug 24, 2026· NA22SEC4810015
  6. HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL$13.7M
    84.915 · Howard University - Direct Appropriation· Employment and Training Administration· Grant· Mar 31, 2026 – Jun 29, 2026· 26D55HH000001

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-grants: $4.7M (8 subawards)

8 sub-recipients

  1. THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK$939.4K20%
    ALBANY, NY · 1 subaward
  2. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY$852.2K18%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 1 subaward
  3. JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY$732.1K15%
    JACKSON, MS · 1 subaward
  4. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO$726.7K15%
    EL PASO, TX · 1 subaward
  5. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK$565.9K12%
    COLLEGE PARK, MD · 1 subaward
  6. UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO$493K10%
    MAYAGUEZ, PR · 1 subaward
  7. SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION$283.8K6.0%
    SAN JOSE, CA · 1 subaward
  8. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$149.5K3.2%
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $14.2M (41 subawards)

23 primes

  1. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$4M28%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 1 subaward
  2. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$3.4M24%
    CHICAGO, IL · 2 subawards
  3. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, GOVERNMENT OF$1.6M11%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 5 subawards
  4. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA$1.2M8.3%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 3 subawards
  5. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)$1.1M7.6%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 5 subawards
  6. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON$665.6K4.7%
    ARLINGTON, TX · 1 subaward
  7. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE$504.9K3.5%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 2 subawards
  8. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY$368.6K2.6%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 7 subawards
  9. THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK$313.5K2.2%
    NEW YORK, NY · 1 subaward
  10. UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ADVANCED INTERNET DEVELOPMENT$200K1.4%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $1.9M paid out · $66.1M received
  • FY2022: $178.6K paid out · $11.4M received
  • FY2023: $231.9K paid out · $11.5M received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $10.9M received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $11M received
  • FY2026: $4.7M paid out · $14.2M 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

14 companies · $7M reported

  1. THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK$1.2M
    STONY BROOK, NY · 3 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY$1M
    BALTIMORE, MD · 3 subawards
  3. JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY$896.8K
    JACKSON, MS · 3 subawards

Primes that pay it

80 companies · $125.5M reported

  1. FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL$55.4M
    DURHAM, NC · 7 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK$10.9M
    COLLEGE PARK, MD · 8 subawards
  3. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, GOVERNMENT OF$8.8M
    WASHINGTON, DC · 41 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 5 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. AUTOCON TECHNOLOGIES INC.$13M−100% in FY2026
    MAGNOLIA, TX · 95% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Scientific research and development services
  2. METIS TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC$13M+6.9% in FY2026
    ALBUQUERQUE, NM · 95% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Scientific research and development services
  3. UNCONVENTIONAL CONCEPTS, INC$12.6M−100% in FY2026
    FORT WALTON BEACH, FL · 93% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · 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 HOWARD UNIVERSITY (2 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • Howard UniversityAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$110K
4 reports
Lobbying · 2025–2026
$150K

Lobbying by year

  1. 2025$110K
    4 reports
  2. 2026$40K
    2 reports

Top issues

  1. Education6 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES6 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE6 reports
  3. White House Office6 reports
  4. Education - Dept of4 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. CGCN GROUP, LLC$150K
    6 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.