Federal contractor · BOSTON, MA

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY received $1.1M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 11 awards (+108% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $32.4M. Its largest customer was Department of the Navy ($467.2K). It also received $140.5M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$1.1M
New awards
11
Sole-source
39%
Single offer
26%
UEI
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Other than small businessNonprofitEducational institution
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.8MFY2017
  2. 2.6MFY2018
  3. 4.9MFY2019
  4. 4.8MFY2020
  5. 5.2MFY2021
  6. 4.8MFY2022
  7. 4.8MFY2023
  8. 1.8MFY2024
  9. 548.2KFY2025
  10. 1.1MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Navy$467.2K41%
    3 awards
  2. Department of the Army$450K39%
    3 awards
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$270K24%
    2 awards
  4. Department of Veterans Affairs$30K2.6%
    1 awards
  5. Office of Procurement Operations-$75.3K0.0%
    2 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$674.7K59%
  2. Education & social services$467.2K41%

Where the work was performed

  1. Suffolk County, MA$1.2M100%
  2. Prince George's County, MD$20K1.8%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition65%
    US 39% · $742K
  • Sole-source awards39%
    US 30% · $442K
  • Single-offer competitions26%
    US 8.8% · $300K
  • 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$467.2K
    Department of Defense · 3 awards
  2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$20K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. BIOENGINEER LONG-LASTING 3D NEUROVASCULAR MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEM TO MODEL CHRONIC INFLAMMATION-MEDIATED NEURODEGENERATION$2M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Suffolk County, MA· Research & development· Feb 21, 2023 – Jun 29, 2026· 80ARC023CA005
  2. NORTHEASTERN UNIV RC20-1183$1.8M
    Department of the Army· Suffolk County, MA· Research & development· Apr 5, 2021 – Mar 5, 2026· W912HQ21C0014
  3. NEW TASK ORDER NON-CONTACT SAMPLING NEEDS OF TSA & THE AVIATION INDUSTRY.$986.7K
    Office of Procurement Operations· District of Columbia, DC· Research & development· Sep 27, 2022 – May 26, 2026· 70RSAT22FR0000149
  4. NEW START FY23 SERDP FUNDING ER23-3826$382.5K
    Department of the Army· Suffolk County, MA· Research & development· Aug 16, 2023 – Apr 8, 2026· W912HQ23C0078
  5. BOA TASK ORDER FOR METAL EFFECTS OF SIZE ON HME PERFORMANCE (MESH) LITERATURE REVIEW$300K
    Office of Procurement Operations· District of Columbia, DC· Research & development· Aug 12, 2024 – Apr 17, 2026· 70RSAT24FR0000048
  6. SPRING 2026 NROTC MIDSHIPMEN TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES.$207.2K
    Department of the Navy· Suffolk County, MA· Education & social services· Feb 18, 2026 – Feb 18, 2026· N3560A26FB093
  7. RATIFICATION OF GOVERNMENT-AT-FALUT RETROACTIVE TUITION FOR FALL 2025 NROTC MIDSHIPMEN TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES.$202.8K
    Department of the Navy· Suffolk County, MA· Education & social services· Dec 30, 2025 – Dec 30, 2025· N3560A26FB056
  8. SERDP PROJECT RC25-4814 "THE ROLE OF SOIL MICROBIOMES IN CARBON STORAGE AND TRANSFORMATION IN SALTMARSH" TO ANALYZE SOIL MICROBIOMES WITHIN SALTMARSH$150K
    Department of the Army· Suffolk County, MA· Research & development· May 20, 2025 – Nov 4, 2025· W912HQ25P0012

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.

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY received $140.5M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 680 actions (104 new awards), −5.4% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program ($31.1M).

Assistance · FY2026
$140.5M
New awards
104
Actions
680
Since FY2021
$969.2M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 171.2MFY2021
  2. 138.3MFY2022
  3. 190.3MFY2023
  4. 180.5MFY2024
  5. 148.5MFY2025
  6. 140.5MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$101.3M72%
  2. Direct payments$38.5M27%
  3. Other assistance$660K0.5%

Top programs

  1. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$31.1M22%
  2. 47.084 · Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships$10.5M7.5%
  3. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$8.9M6.3%
  4. 47.041 · Engineering$7.1M5.1%
  5. 93.866 · Aging Research$6.8M4.8%
  6. 93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support$5.4M3.9%
  7. 47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering$5.4M3.8%
  8. 12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research$5.3M3.8%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$46.9M33%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. Department of Education$41M29%
  3. National Science Foundation$31.1M22%
  4. Department of the Navy$5.3M3.8%
    Department of Defense
  5. Department of Energy$4.8M3.4%
  6. Department of the Army$3.7M2.6%
    Department of Defense
  7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$2M1.4%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.6M1.1%

Largest awards

  1. PUERTO RICO TESTSITE FOR EXPLORING CONTAMINATION THREATS (PROTECT)$38.5M
    93.143 · Niehs Superfund Hazardous Substances_basic Research and Education· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Nov 26, 2020 – Jul 20, 2026· P42ES017198
  2. GRANT PROGRAM$29.9M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Sep 8, 2025 – Sep 11, 2026· P063P251608
  3. GRANT PROGRAM$29.6M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 30, 2024 – Jul 6, 2026· P063P241608
  4. ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES IN PUERTO RICO (ECHO-PRO)$24M
    93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Aug 25, 2021 – Jun 23, 2026· UH3OD023251
  5. ENDOCANNABINOID ACTIVE SITES AS THERAPEUTIC TARGETS$17.9M
    93.279 · Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Dec 13, 2021 – Jun 12, 2026· P01DA009158
  6. SENTRY SOFT TARGET ENGINEERING TO NEUTRALIZE THE THREAT REALITY$17.7M
    97.061 · Centers for Homeland Security· Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology· Cooperative agreement· Nov 1, 2021 – Jun 11, 2026· 22STESE00001

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-contracts: $99.7K (2 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $19.6M (135 subawards)

78 sub-recipients

  1. US IGNITE, INC.$2M10%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  2. INNOVATION IMPACT INTERNATIONAL LLC$1.3M6.7%
    BERKELEY, CA · 1 subaward
  3. THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION$897.1K4.6%
    BOSTON, MA · 8 subawards
  4. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE$778.7K3.9%
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 4 subawards
  5. MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY$746.1K3.8%
    MILWAUKEE, WI · 2 subawards
  6. UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS$693.7K3.5%
    SAN JUAN, PR · 1 subaward
  7. YALE UNIV$685.2K3.5%
    NEW HAVEN, CT · 2 subawards
  8. OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY$580.7K2.9%
    PORTLAND, OR · 2 subawards
  9. UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS$545.1K2.8%
    AMHERST, MA · 4 subawards
  10. RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK$523.4K2.7%
    FLUSHING, NY · 2 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $683.1K (3 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $19M (90 subawards)

61 primes

  1. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$4M20%
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 6 subawards
  2. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA$1.6M8.1%
    LINCOLN, NE · 1 subaward
  3. UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT$1.6M8.1%
    STORRS, CT · 2 subawards
  4. DUKE UNIVERSITY$1.1M5.6%
    DURHAM, NC · 2 subawards
  5. WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY$857.1K4.3%
    PULLMAN, WA · 1 subaward
  6. GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP$856.5K4.3%
    ATLANTA, GA · 4 subawards
  7. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$545.8K2.8%
    GAINESVILLE, FL · 3 subawards
  8. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$537K2.7%
    SEATTLE, WA · 1 subaward
  9. WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY$470K2.4%
    HOUSTON, TX · 1 subaward
  10. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$457.4K2.3%
    CAMBRIDGE, MA · 3 subawards

Its reported sub-contracts equal 8.7% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $29.9M paid out · $24.9M received
  • FY2022: $20.7M paid out · $31.8M received
  • FY2023: $26.2M paid out · $102M received
  • FY2024: $35.5M paid out · $57.2M received
  • FY2025: $15.3M paid out · $34.1M received
  • FY2026: $19.7M paid out · $19.7M 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 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

222 companies · $146.6M reported

  1. US IGNITE, INC.$22.5M
    WASHINGTON, DC · 10 subawards
  2. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$6.3M
    ANN ARBOR, MI · 28 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS$4.9M
    SAN JUAN, PR · 13 subawards

Primes that pay it

171 companies · $269.1M reported

  1. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY MASSACHUSETTS$70.4M
    FRAMINGHAM, MA · 12 subawards
  2. PUBLIC HEALTH, MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF$22.1M
    BOSTON, MA · 6 subawards
  3. KRI AT NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, LLC$12.8M
    BURLINGTON, MA · 11 subawards · Scientific research and development services

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 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 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 6 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. MATERIALS MODIFICATIONS INC$2.7M+13% in FY2026
    FAIRFAX, VA · 65% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Scientific research and development servicesNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Scientific research and development services
  2. FLUXWORKS, INC.$2.9M−94% in FY2026
    CONROE, TX · 65% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Scientific research and development servicesNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Scientific research and development services
  3. ENERGIZED COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$3.2M−53% in FY2026
    ORLANDO, FL · 65% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Scientific research and development servicesNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 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 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 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.

Matched organizations

  • Northeastern UniversityAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$1M
16 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$3.6M
$3.6M in its own reports

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$1.1M
    16 reports
  2. 2024$1.1M
    19 reports
  3. 2025$1M
    16 reports
  4. 2026$450K
    5 reports

Top issues

  1. Budget and appropriations30 reports
  2. Science and technology28 reports
  3. Defense25 reports
  4. Education23 reports
  5. Health issues14 reports
  6. Labor issues, antitrust and workplace14 reports
  7. Foreign relations3 reports
  8. Economics and economic development1 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES55 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE48 reports
  3. Education - Dept of16 reports
  4. Defense - Dept of (DOD)14 reports
  5. Economic Development Administration14 reports
  6. Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)14 reports
  7. Labor - Dept of (DOL)14 reports
  8. Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)14 reports
  9. Natl Science Foundation (NSF)14 reports
  10. State - Dept of (DOS)14 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. Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC$700K
    14 reports
  2. HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP$350K
    8 reports
  3. CT Group fka CTF GLOBAL LLC$300K
    10 reports
  4. Congressional Solutions, Inc (CSI)$300K
    10 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 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 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 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.