Federal contractor · LA JOLLA, CA

LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY

LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY received $6.5M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 4 awards (+25% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $59.6M. Its largest customer was National Institutes of Health ($6.5M). It also received $27.2M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$6.5M
New awards
4
Sole-source
0.0%
Single offer
66%
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. 3.6MFY2017
  2. 3.9MFY2018
  3. 5.9MFY2019
  4. 6.9MFY2020
  5. 7.5MFY2021
  6. 8.1MFY2022
  7. 6.1MFY2023
  8. 6MFY2024
  9. 5.2MFY2025
  10. 6.5MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Institutes of Health$6.5M100%
    4 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$6.5M100%

Where the work was performed

  1. San Diego County, CA$6.5M100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition66%
    US 39% · $4.3M
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · $0
  • Single-offer competitions66%
    US 8.7% · $4.3M
  • 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.

Largest awards

  1. IMMUNE EPITOPE AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM$24.3M
    National Institutes of Health· San Diego County, CA· Research & development· Nov 19, 2018 – Dec 8, 2025· 75N93019C00001
  2. IMMUNE EPITOPE DATABASE AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM$3.6M
    National Institutes of Health· San Diego County, CA· Research & development· Mar 12, 2026 – Aug 14, 2026· 75N93026C00001
  3. THE IDENTIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF EPITOPES CONSERVED IN VIRAL PATHOGEN FAMILIES WITH PANDEMIC POTENTIAL$3.2M
    National Institutes of Health· San Diego County, CA· Research & development· Sep 24, 2024 – Sep 3, 2026· 75N93024C00056
  4. IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF T CELL EPITOPES FROM BACTERIAL PATHOGENS CAUSING PNEUMONIA$3.2M
    National Institutes of Health· San Diego County, CA· Research & development· Sep 24, 2024 – Sep 3, 2026· 75N93024C00057

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.

LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY received $27.2M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 59 actions (12 new awards), +4.4% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research ($21.5M).

Assistance · FY2026
$27.2M
New awards
12
Actions
59
Since FY2021
$226.5M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 46.1MFY2021
  2. 38.8MFY2022
  3. 32.8MFY2023
  4. 55.6MFY2024
  5. 26MFY2025
  6. 27.2MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$27.2M100%

Top programs

  1. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$21.5M79%
  2. 93.396 · Cancer Biology Research$1.3M5.0%
  3. 93.847 · Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research$1.3M4.9%
  4. 93.393 · Cancer Cause and Prevention Research$1.1M4.0%
  5. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$951.6K3.5%
  6. 93.351 · Research Infrastructure Programs$911.7K3.4%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$27.2M100%
    Department of Health and Human Services

Largest awards

  1. CONSORTIUM FOR IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS AGAINST EMERGING VIRAL THREATS$39.8M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Apr 6, 2021 – May 19, 2026· U19AI142790
  2. HUMAN IMMUNE SIGNATURES OF DENGUE VIRUS AND MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS EXPOSURE IN INFECTION, DISEASE AND VACCINATION$34.4M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Jun 3, 2021 – Aug 26, 2026· U19AI118626
  3. STRATEGIC HERPESVIRUS IMMUNE EVASION AND LATENCY DEFENSE (SHIELD)$31.1M
    93.384 · Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (Arpa-H)· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Aug 27, 2024 – Feb 25, 2026· AY1AX000055
  4. FUNCTIONAL AND DYSFUNCTIONAL HUMAN CD4 T CELL AND B CELL RESPONSES TO BACTERIA AND VIRUSES$30.3M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Nov 18, 2020 – Apr 1, 2026· U19AI142742
  5. HIPC DATA COORDINATING CENTER - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY PROJECT CONSORTIUM (HIPC) WAS FOUNDED IN 2010 TO CREATE A…$18.7M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Apr 13, 2022 – Sep 4, 2026· U01AI167892
  6. RESEARCH RESOURCES: EPIGENOMIC AND TRANSCRIPTOMIC PROFILES OF HUMAN IMMUNE CELLS$12.1M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Aug 5, 2021 – Aug 12, 2026· R24AI108564

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-grants: $10.4M (45 subawards)

25 sub-recipients

  1. EMORY UNIVERSITY$1.7M17%
    ATLANTA, GA · 5 subawards
  2. YALE UNIV$1.6M15%
    NEW HAVEN, CT · 6 subawards
  3. THE METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE$1.4M13%
    HOUSTON, TX · 2 subawards
  4. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS$782.1K7.5%
    DAVIS, CA · 1 subaward
  5. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$702.4K6.8%
    AUSTIN, TX · 2 subawards
  6. WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY$588K5.7%
    NEW YORK, NY · 1 subaward
  7. BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL INC$492.5K4.7%
    BOSTON, MA · 1 subaward
  8. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON$321.8K3.1%
    GALVESTON, TX · 1 subaward
  9. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION$295.5K2.8%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 1 subaward
  10. TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE$270.9K2.6%
    HANOVER, NH · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $3.1M (3 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $6.6M (18 subawards)

12 primes

  1. TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC$3M31%
    COLUMBUS, OH · 2 subawards
  2. SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE$2.9M30%
    LA JOLLA, CA · 2 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO$665.2K6.8%
    LA JOLLA, CA · 5 subawards
  4. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER$658.7K6.8%
    DALLAS, TX · 1 subaward
  5. THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK$640.5K6.6%
    NEW YORK, NY · 2 subawards
  6. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE$466.7K4.8%
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 1 subaward
  7. THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA$366K3.8%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 1 subaward
  8. BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT VIRGINIA MASON$339.5K3.5%
    SEATTLE, WA · 2 subawards
  9. EMORY UNIVERSITY$301.5K3.1%
    ATLANTA, GA · 2 subawards
  10. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE$236.3K2.4%
    BERKELEY, CA · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $14.7M paid out · $10.5M received
  • FY2022: $10.7M paid out · $11.9M received
  • FY2023: $11M paid out · $6.5M received
  • FY2024: $5.6M paid out · $2.5M received
  • FY2025: $9.7M paid out · $13.6M received
  • FY2026: $10.4M paid out · $9.7M 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 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

68 companies · $62.1M reported

  1. EMORY UNIVERSITY$6M
    ATLANTA, GA · 24 subawards
  2. YALE UNIV$4.9M
    NEW HAVEN, CT · 21 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER$4.1M
    SEATTLE, WA · 3 subawards

Primes that pay it

34 companies · $54.7M reported

  1. SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE$20.1M
    LA JOLLA, CA · 27 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO$5M
    LA JOLLA, CA · 16 subawards
  3. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE$4.1M
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 17 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.

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 1 market (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. FUNDACION INCIENSA$19.3M−86% in FY2026
    LA UNION, CRI · 100% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development services
  2. CRESTONE, INC.$15.8M−15% in FY2026
    BOULDER, CO · 89% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development services
  3. HEALTH DECISIONS, INC.$13.5M−9.2% in FY2026
    DURHAM, NC · 76% 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 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.