Federal contractor · WASHINGTON, DC

MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER

MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER received $1.1M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 4 awards (+12% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $7.4M. Its largest customer was United States Trade and Development Agency ($1.1M). It also received $13.8M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$1.1M
New awards
4
Sole-source
0.0%
Single offer
2.9%
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. 945.5KFY2017
  2. 1.7MFY2018
  3. 646.4KFY2019
  4. 123.4KFY2020
  5. -614.7KFY2021
  6. 0FY2022
  7. 1.6MFY2023
  8. 787.5KFY2024
  9. 1MFY2025
  10. 1.1MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. United States Trade and Development Agency$1.1M97%
    3 awards
  2. Department of State$33K2.9%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$1.1M100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Arlington County, VA$1.1M97%
  2. District of Columbia, DC$33K2.9%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition2.9%
    US 39% · $33K
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · $0
  • Single-offer competitions2.9%
    US 8.7% · $33K
  • 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. PUBLIC RELATIONS$736.1K
    Department of State· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 29, 2025 – Aug 18, 2026· 19AQMM25C0902
  2. WORLDWIDE - CRITICAL MINERALS EVENT SERIES TS$550K
    United States Trade and Development Agency· Arlington County, VA· Professional services· Feb 24, 2026 – Feb 24, 2026· 1131PL26F0015
  3. PHILIPPINES SMALL MODULAR REACTOR AND MICROREACTOR NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES RTM$421.5K
    United States Trade and Development Agency· Arlington County, VA· Professional services· Apr 30, 2026 – Apr 30, 2026· 1131PL26F0021
  4. USTDA GAS INITIATIVE LAUNCH TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM$140K
    United States Trade and Development Agency· Arlington County, VA· Professional services· Feb 23, 2026 – Feb 23, 2026· 1131PL26F0013

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.

MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER received $13.8M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 32 actions (5 new awards), −38% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 19.402 · Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - International Visitor Leadership Program ($12.1M).

Assistance · FY2026
$13.8M
New awards
5
Actions
32
Since FY2021
$155.1M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 37.2MFY2021
  2. 30.4MFY2022
  3. 20.1MFY2023
  4. 31.3MFY2024
  5. 22.3MFY2025
  6. 13.8MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$13.8M100%

Top programs

  1. 19.402 · Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - International Visitor Leadership Program$12.1M88%
  2. 19.009 · Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs$1.5M11%
  3. 19.040 · Public Diplomacy Programs$348.2K2.5%
  4. 19.415 · Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges$146K1.1%
  5. 19.979 · Regional Peace and Security-$273.6K0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Department of State$13.8M100%

Largest awards

  1. THIS AWARD SUPPORTS MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE FY 2024 INTERNATIONAL VISITORS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. THIS AWARD SUPPORTS $833,179…$52.3M
    19.402 · Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - International Visitor Leadership Program· Department of State· Cooperative agreement· Jan 9, 2024 – Aug 31, 2026· SECAGD24CA0020
  2. MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE FY 2021 INTERNATIONAL VISITORS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. THIS ACTION AUTHORIZES $600,000 IN PROGRAM FUNDS…$48.7M
    19.402 · Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - International Visitor Leadership Program· Department of State· Cooperative agreement· Feb 5, 2021 – Mar 4, 2026· SECAGD21CA3017
  3. MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE FY 2022 PAN-AFRICA YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,600,000.$4.8M
    19.415 · Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges· Department of State· Cooperative agreement· Sep 16, 2022 – Dec 16, 2025· SECAGD22CA0062
  4. BUILDING CAPACITY FOR RESPONSIBLE, INCLUSIVE, AND RIGHTS-RESPECTING APPROACHES TO AI AT AND AROUND MULTILATERAL FORA.$2.9M
    19.665 · Cyberspace and Digital Policy· Department of State· Cooperative agreement· Sep 29, 2024 – Aug 25, 2026· SAQMIP24CA5414
  5. THIS FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AWARD SUPPORTS MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE FY 2026 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (IVLP). THE…$2.4M
    19.402 · Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - International Visitor Leadership Program· Department of State· Cooperative agreement· Jan 28, 2026 – Aug 27, 2026· SECAGD26CA0010
  6. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO IMPLEMENT THE FY 2026 STUDY OF THE U.S. INSTITUTES MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS PROGRAM.$1.5M
    19.009 · Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs· Department of State· Cooperative agreement· Sep 21, 2026 – Sep 21, 2026· SECAGD26CA0042

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

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $1.1M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2022: $1.8M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2023: $2.4M paid out · $1.8M received
  • FY2024: $1.8M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2025: $2.2M paid out · $0 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

17 companies · $9.3M reported

  1. THE FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH STUDENTS, INC.$2M
    SEATTLE, WA · 10 subawards
  2. NORTHERN NEVADA INTERNATIONAL CENTER$1.1M
    RENO, NV · 6 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS$993.5K
    AMHERST, MA · 6 subawards

Primes that pay it

1 company · $1.8M reported

  1. CHEROKEE NATION MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING, L.L.C..$1.8M
    TULSA, OK · 1 subaward · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

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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. Q-Q RESEARCH CONSULTANTS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY$1.8M−14% in FY2026
    MIAMI LAKES, FL · 54% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveUnited States Trade and Development Agency · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
  2. WEBSTER GROUP INC, THE$2.5M
    WASHINGTON, DC · 60% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveUnited States Trade and Development Agency · Management, scientific, and technical consulting servicesState · Other support services
  3. THE INNOVATION NETWORK LLC$1.1M−82% in FY2026
    LEXINGTON, MA · 36% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveUnited States Trade and Development Agency · Management, scientific, and technical consulting 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.