Federal contractor · ROCHESTER, NY

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY received $59.1K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 4 awards (−99% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $10.9M. Its largest customer was Smithsonian Institution ($31.1K). It also received $80M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$59.1K
New awards
4
Sole-source
100%
Single offer
0.0%
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. 88.7KFY2017
  2. 177.8KFY2018
  3. 779KFY2019
  4. 540.3KFY2020
  5. 263.9KFY2021
  6. 4.9MFY2022
  7. 48.8KFY2023
  8. 116KFY2024
  9. 4MFY2025
  10. 59.1KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Smithsonian Institution$31.1K53%
    1 awards
  2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$28K47%
    1 awards
  3. Food and Drug Administration$00.0%
    1 awards
  4. National Archives and Records Administration$00.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$31.1K53%
  2. Education & social services$28K47%

Where the work was performed

  1. Anne Arundel County, MD$31.1K53%
  2. Monroe County, NY$28K47%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $59.1K
  • Sole-source awards100%
    US 30% · $59.1K
  • 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. Smithsonian Institution$31.1K
    Smithsonian Institution · 1 awards
  2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$28K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. DO LABORATORY PRESCRIBED AND AD LIBITUM USE SESSIONS REPRESENT REAL-WORLD ENDS USE$4.5M
    Food and Drug Administration· Monroe County, NY· Research & development· Sep 30, 2025 – Jun 23, 2026· 75F40125C00098
  2. RIT - MAINTENANCE FOR ECLIMATENOTEBOOK WEBSITE$306.6K
    National Archives and Records Administration· Monroe County, NY· IT & telecom· Sep 7, 2021 – May 11, 2026· 88310321P00040
  3. SERVICES$31.1K
    Smithsonian Institution· Anne Arundel County, MD· Professional services· Mar 19, 2026 – Mar 19, 2026· 33316426P00535311
  4. ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - RIT DIRSIG LOCAL TRAINING$28K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Monroe County, NY· Education & social services· Aug 20, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026· 80NSSC26P1394

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.

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY received $80M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 347 actions (52 new awards), +35% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program ($26.7M).

Assistance · FY2026
$80M
New awards
52
Actions
347
Since FY2021
$376.9M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 71.8MFY2021
  2. 35.8MFY2022
  3. 56.5MFY2023
  4. 73.6MFY2024
  5. 59.2MFY2025
  6. 80MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$49M61%
  2. Direct payments$30.6M38%
  3. Other assistance$325.6K0.4%

Top programs

  1. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$26.7M33%
  2. 12.630 · Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering$15.9M20%
  3. 12.431 · Basic Scientific Research$8M10%
  4. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$3.2M3.9%
  5. 47.041 · Engineering$3M3.7%
  6. 84.033 · Federal Work-Study Program$2.7M3.4%
  7. 47.076 · Stem Education (Formerly Education and Human Resources)$2.6M3.2%
  8. 47.084 · Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships$2.3M2.8%

Awarding agencies

  1. Department of Education$30.8M39%
  2. Department of the Army$24M30%
    Department of Defense
  3. National Science Foundation$11.6M14%
  4. National Institutes of Health$6.7M8.4%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  5. Department of the Air Force$2M2.5%
    Department of Defense
  6. National Institute of Standards and Technology$2M2.5%
    Department of Commerce
  7. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.8M2.2%
  8. Department of the Navy$1.2M1.4%
    Department of Defense

Largest awards

  1. GRANT PROGRAM$26.8M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Jun 27, 2025 – Sep 18, 2026· P063P250301
  2. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE ARMY STEM EDUCATION CONSORTIUM (ASEC) THAT OFFERS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS A COLLABORATIVE, COHESIVE, PORTFOLIO…$15.9M
    12.630 · Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering· Department of the Army· Cooperative agreement· Feb 5, 2026 – Jul 29, 2026· W911SR262A003
  3. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL POLYMERIC MATERIALS, THEIR APPLICATIONS, AND SCALE-UP FOR MANUFACTURING$7.8M
    12.431 · Basic Scientific Research· Department of the Army· Cooperative agreement· Jul 10, 2025 – Aug 19, 2026· W911NF2520087
  4. PERI-PROCEDURAL TRANSMURAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL IMAGING OF SCAR-RELATED VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA$4.5M
    93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Feb 27, 2021 – Sep 7, 2026· R01HL145590
  5. ADVANCED SPACE POWER MATERIALS AND ARCHITECTURES (ASTROMAT)$4.2M
    12.800 · Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program· Department of the Air Force· Cooperative agreement· Sep 5, 2024 – Aug 7, 2026· FA94532420008
  6. BIOMEDICAL COMPUTING AND VISUALIZATION TOOLS FOR COMPUTER-INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC DATA SCIENCE$2.9M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Jul 22, 2021 – Jun 3, 2026· R35GM128877

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: $4.7M (20 subawards)

20 sub-recipients

  1. NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION$1.5M32%
    ARLINGTON, VA · 1 subaward
  2. THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES$437.5K9.4%
    ORLANDO, FL · 1 subaward
  3. GRIFFISS INSTITUTE INC.$425K9.1%
    ROME, NY · 1 subaward
  4. GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP$350.4K7.5%
    ATLANTA, GA · 1 subaward
  5. AGILE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS LLC$310.1K6.6%
    CLARKSVILLE, MD · 1 subaward
  6. PEAK MEDIA GROUP, LLC$300K6.4%
    ALEXANDRIA, VA · 1 subaward
  7. ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C.$225K4.8%
    RESTON, VA · 1 subaward
  8. VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY$184.4K3.9%
    BLACKSBURG, VA · 1 subaward
  9. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$174.1K3.7%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 1 subaward
  10. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$142.2K3.0%
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $808.9K (3 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $1.7M (17 subawards)

17 primes

  1. THE MITRE CORPORATION$650K26%
    MC LEAN, VA · 1 subaward
  2. CORNELL UNIVERSITY$376.2K15%
    ITHACA, NY · 3 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$333.3K13%
    SEATTLE, WA · 1 subaward
  4. GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY$261.2K10%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  5. UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER$220.3K8.7%
    ROCHESTER, NY · 1 subaward
  6. RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE$160K6.3%
    ALBANY, NY · 1 subaward
  7. APPLIED PHYSICAL SCIENCES CORP.$158.9K6.3%
    GROTON, CT · 2 subawards
  8. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE$70K2.8%
    COLUMBUS, OH · 1 subaward
  9. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$65.5K2.6%
    AUSTIN, TX · 1 subaward
  10. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE, THE$51.6K2.0%
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $330.3K paid out · $3.7M received
  • FY2022: $1.4M paid out · $7.2M received
  • FY2023: $2.7M paid out · $17.2M received
  • FY2024: $1.2M paid out · $5.4M received
  • FY2025: $2.7M paid out · $8.2M received
  • FY2026: $4.7M paid out · $2.5M 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

66 companies · $13M reported

  1. NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION$1.5M
    ARLINGTON, VA · 1 subaward
  2. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII$750.9K
    HONOLULU, HI · 1 subaward · Other support services
  3. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA$600K
    TUCSON, AZ · 1 subaward

Primes that pay it

70 companies · $44.4M reported

  1. UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER$9M
    ROCHESTER, NY · 37 subawards
  2. THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK$7.4M
    STONY BROOK, NY · 15 subawards
  3. THE MITRE CORPORATION$5.1M
    MC LEAN, VA · 5 subawards · Other professional, scientific, and technical 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 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 5 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. TRANQUIL CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CONSULTING SERVICES LLC$4.1M
    WEBSTER, TX · 99% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveFood and Drug Administration · Scientific research and development services
  2. APTARGROUP INC$3M+81% in FY2026
    CONGERS, NY · 70% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveFood and Drug Administration · Scientific research and development services
  3. THE CRITICAL PATH INSTITUTE$2.7M−79% in FY2026
    TUCSON, AZ · 64% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveFood and Drug 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 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

  • ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$30K
8 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$300K
$50K in its own reports

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$200K
    4 reports
  2. 2024$0
    8 reports
  3. 2025$30K
    8 reports
  4. 2026$70K
    5 reports

Top issues

  1. Education25 reports
  2. Defense21 reports
  3. Budget and appropriations17 reports
  4. Energy and nuclear11 reports
  5. Science and technology10 reports
  6. Aerospace3 reports
  7. Sports and athletics3 reports
  8. Foreign relations2 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES25 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE25 reports
  3. Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)3 reports
  4. Energy - Dept of2 reports
  5. President of the U.S.2 reports
  6. Defense - Dept of (DOD)1 reports
  7. Office of Management & Budget (OMB)1 reports
  8. Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)1 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. National Group, LLP$750K
    15 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Sep 30, 2026.

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.