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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES received $45.4M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 349 awards (+40% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $684.7M. Its largest customer was National Institutes of Health ($13.2M). It also received $121.5M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$45.4M
New awards
349
Sole-source
80%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 61.9MFY2017
  2. 90.2MFY2018
  3. 65.7MFY2019
  4. 93.3MFY2020
  5. 75.4MFY2021
  6. 60.1MFY2022
  7. 88.7MFY2023
  8. 71.6MFY2024
  9. 32.5MFY2025
  10. 45.4MFY2026
  11. -17.3KFY2027

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Institutes of Health$13.2M29%
    48 awards
  2. Department of the Air Force$9M20%
    4 awards
  3. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$5.3M12%
    7 awards
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$4.4M9.7%
    35 awards
  5. Social Security Administration$2.9M6.5%
    3 awards
  6. Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation$2.8M6.1%
    20 awards
  7. Department of Veterans Affairs$2.7M5.9%
    12 awards
  8. Department of the Army$2.1M4.7%
    5 awards
  9. Department of Energy$1.6M3.4%
    17 awards
  10. Department of Education$1.5M3.2%
    2 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$38.8M86%
  2. Research & development$6.1M14%
  3. Education & social services$305.9K0.7%
  4. Other equipment & supplies$90.5K0.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia, DC$36.5M80%
  2. Montgomery County, MD$4.7M10%
  3. Baltimore city, MD$2.9M6.5%
  4. Cleveland County, OK$304.4K0.7%
  5. Monterey County, CA$298K0.7%
  6. Denver County, CO$249.8K0.6%
  7. Frederick County, MD$194.4K0.4%
  8. Cuyahoga County, OH$93.8K0.2%
  9. Monongalia County, WV$85.4K0.2%
  10. Boulder County, CO$75.1K0.2%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition80%
    US 39% · $36.4M
  • Sole-source awards80%
    US 30% · $36.5M
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · -$6,123
  • 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 Institutes of Health$13.2M
    Department of Health and Human Services · 21 awards
  2. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$5.3M
    Department of Health and Human Services · 5 awards
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$4.4M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 10 awards
  4. Social Security Administration$2.9M
    Social Security Administration · 3 awards
  5. Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation$2.8M
    Department of Transportation · 4 awards

Largest awards

  1. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM$22.7M
    Department of the Air Force· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jan 30, 2024 – Jun 9, 2026· FA955024CB001
  2. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE NOAA-WIDE RESIDENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM (RRAP)$7.8M
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Feb 17, 2021 – Jul 15, 2026· 1305M321CNRMA0002
  3. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO PROVIDE THE MEANS BY WHICH NASA CAN OBTAIN ACCESS TO INDEPENDENT, AUTHORITATIVE FORUM FOR INFORMATION, DIALOGUE, AND ADVICE ON ALL ASPECTS OF SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS, AND SERVE AS THE FOCAL POINT WITHIN THE ACADEMIES FOR ACTIVITIES ON SPACE RESEARCH. THE SPACE STUDIES BOARD (SSB) OVERSEES ADVISORY STUDIES AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS, FACILITATES INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COORDINATION, AND PROMOTES COMMUNICATIONS ON SPACE SCIENCE AND SCIENCE POLICY BETWEEN THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND THE INTERESTED PUBLIC. THE SSB ALSO SERVES AS THE U.S. NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE COMMITTEE ON SPACE RESEARCH.$4.5M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Nov 23, 2016 – Jan 5, 2026· NNH17CB01T
  4. SUBAGREEMENTS & FLOW-THRU - WRAIR$4.3M
    Defense Health Agency· Montgomery County, MD· Research & development· Feb 28, 2023 – Jun 4, 2026· HT942523F0073
  5. TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR HEALTH AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH STUDIES, IDIQ$3.9M
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jul 20, 2017 – Aug 26, 2026· HHSD2002011388070060
  6. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES:1108676 SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT TITLED "RECOMMENDATIONS ON PREVENTION OF DEMENTIA AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT"$3.9M
    National Institutes of Health· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 4, 2026 – Sep 4, 2026· 75N98026F00021
  7. MOD TO INCORPORATE 852.222-71 INTO THE CONTRACT PER ACQUISITION POLICY FLASH! 25-06.$3.8M
    Department of Veterans Affairs· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 18, 2025 – Apr 7, 2026· 36C24525N0946
  8. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES:1108676 SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT TITLED "REVIEW OF THE DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES FOR MACRONUTRIENTS"$3.5M
    National Institutes of Health· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 24, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026· 75N98026F00022

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.

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES received $121.5M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 120 actions (24 new awards), +22% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 20.200 · Highway Research and Development Program ($75.7M).

Assistance · FY2026
$121.5M
New awards
24
Actions
120
Since FY2021
$661M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 106.5MFY2021
  2. 94.1MFY2022
  3. 120.1MFY2023
  4. 118.8MFY2024
  5. 100MFY2025
  6. 121.5MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$121.5M100%

Top programs

  1. 20.200 · Highway Research and Development Program$75.7M62%
  2. 12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research$15M12%
  3. 20.530 · Public Transportation Innovation$7.2M5.9%
  4. 81.049 · Office of Science Financial Assistance Program$5.4M4.5%
  5. 47.041 · Engineering$4.1M3.4%
  6. 47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering$2.6M2.2%
  7. 81.108 · Epidemiology and Other Health Studies Financial Assistance Program$2M1.6%
  8. 12.431 · Basic Scientific Research$1.9M1.6%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Highway Administration$75.7M62%
    Department of Transportation
  2. Department of the Navy$15M12%
    Department of Defense
  3. National Science Foundation$9.5M7.9%
  4. Department of Energy$7.6M6.2%
  5. Federal Transit Administration$7.4M6.1%
    Department of Transportation
  6. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$2.4M2.0%
    Department of Commerce
  7. Department of the Army$1.9M1.6%
    Department of Defense
  8. Bureau of Reclamation$811.7K0.7%
    Department of the Interior

Largest awards

  1. NATIONAL COOPERATIVE HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM (NCHRP)$191.4M
    20.200 · Highway Research and Development Program· Federal Highway Administration· Cooperative agreement· Sep 15, 2023 – Sep 25, 2026· 693JJ32350025
  2. CORE PROGRAM SERVICES FOR A HIGHWAY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM$35.1M
    20.200 · Highway Research and Development Program· Federal Highway Administration· Cooperative agreement· Sep 15, 2023 – Sep 25, 2026· 693JJ32350024
  3. TO INITIATE A NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE(NAS). NAS WILL SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF THE HEALTH…$32.4M
    81.108 · Epidemiology and Other Health Studies Financial Assistance Program· Department of Energy· Cooperative agreement· Mar 15, 2021 – Apr 7, 2026· DEHS0000031
  4. POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM$24M
    12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research· Department of the Navy· Cooperative agreement· Dec 31, 2024 – Apr 17, 2026· N001732520020
  5. CORE PROGRAM SERVICES FOR A HIGHWAY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM$9.6M
    20.200 · Highway Research and Development Program· Federal Highway Administration· Cooperative agreement· Sep 23, 2024 – Jul 21, 2026· 693JJ32450037
  6. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE TRANSIT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM (TCRP) CONDUCTS APPLIED RESEARCH AND PRODUCES TIMELYREPORTS AND OTHER TOOLS…$7.2M
    20.530 · Public Transportation Innovation· Federal Transit Administration· Cooperative agreement· Jun 25, 2026 – Jun 25, 2026· DC-2026-007

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: $31.6M (80 subawards)

57 sub-recipients

  1. TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE$3.4M11%
    COLLEGE STATION, TX · 10 subawards
  2. VANASSE HANGEN BRUSTLIN, INC.$1.7M5.2%
    WATERTOWN, MA · 3 subawards
  3. OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY$1.6M4.9%
    CORVALLIS, OR · 2 subawards
  4. AUBURN UNIVERSITY$1.4M4.4%
    AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL · 3 subawards
  5. HIGH STREET CONSULTING GROUP LLC$1.3M4.2%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 3 subawards
  6. KITTELSON & ASSOCIATES INC$1.1M3.3%
    PORTLAND, OR · 2 subawards
  7. THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI$1.1M3.3%
    UNIVERSITY, MS · 2 subawards
  8. EXPONENT INC$800K2.5%
    MENLO PARK, CA · 1 subaward
  9. KFH GROUP INC$800K2.5%
    ROCKVILLE, MD · 2 subawards
  10. LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY$798.2K2.5%
    SOUTHFIELD, MI · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $17.2M paid out · $2.8M received
  • FY2022: $17.4M paid out · $15.2M received
  • FY2023: $16.5M paid out · $1M received
  • FY2024: $58.1M paid out · $215K received
  • FY2025: $14.8M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2026: $31.6M 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

215 companies · $155.6M reported

  1. TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE$19.8M
    COLLEGE STATION, TX · 49 subawards
  2. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY$6.6M
    AMES, IA · 17 subawards
  3. CAMBRIDGE SYSTEMATICS, INC.$5.5M
    MEDFORD, MA · 15 subawards

Primes that pay it

5 companies · $19.2M reported

  1. GOVERNORS HIGHWAY SAFETY ASSOCIATION (GHSA)$17.7M
    WASHINGTON, DC · 6 subawards
  2. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH$1M
    WASHINGTON, DC · 2 subawards
  3. RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA$249.5K
    CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA · 1 subaward

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

  1. WORLD WIDE LAN TEC, INC.$24.4M+44% in FY2026
    FRISCO, TX · 15% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Other professional, scientific, and technical services
  2. VECTOR SOLUTIONS, INC.$27M+33% in FY2026
    GLENDALE, AZ · 2 entities · 15% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Other professional, scientific, and technical servicesAir Force · Scientific research and development services
  3. CRAFT MACHINE INC.$30.9M−18% in FY2026
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 15% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Other professional, scientific, and technical 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.

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.