Federal contractor · SAN JOSE, CA

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION received $1.2M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 2 awards (−65% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $7.6M. Its largest customer was National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ($1.2M). It also received $35.2M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$1.2M
New awards
2
Sole-source
100%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 356.8KFY2017
  2. 362.2KFY2018
  3. 298.6KFY2019
  4. 607.8KFY2020
  5. 541.7KFY2021
  6. 226.9KFY2022
  7. 357.3KFY2023
  8. 215.3KFY2024
  9. 3.4MFY2025
  10. 1.2MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$1.2M100%
    1 awards
  2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$00.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$1.2M100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Honolulu County, HI$1.2M100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $1.2M
  • Sole-source awards100%
    US 30% · $1.2M
  • 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.

Largest awards

  1. SATELLITE OCEAN COLOR SYSTEM VICARIOUS CALIBRATION - MARINE OPTICAL BUOY (MOBY) OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY REFRESH$4.6M
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Honolulu County, HI· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 30, 2025 – Aug 27, 2026· 1332KP25C0004
  2. WILDFIRE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTER (WIRC) MEMBERSHIP$50K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Santa Clara County, CA· Research & development· Sep 24, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026· 80NSSC26P1646

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.

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION received $35.2M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 118 actions (23 new awards), −23% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 43.002 · Aeronautics ($10.7M).

Assistance · FY2026
$35.2M
New awards
23
Actions
118
Since FY2021
$223.4M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 29.4MFY2021
  2. 32.6MFY2022
  3. 46.4MFY2023
  4. 34MFY2024
  5. 45.9MFY2025
  6. 35.2MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$35M99.6%
  2. Other assistance$134.1K0.4%

Top programs

  1. 43.002 · Aeronautics$10.7M31%
  2. 43.003 · Exploration$5.7M16%
  3. 43.009 · Mission Support$5.1M14%
  4. 84.116 · Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education$2.4M6.7%
  5. 43.001 · Science$2.3M6.5%
  6. 84.334 · Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs$1.5M4.3%
  7. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$1.3M3.7%
  8. 47.050 · Geosciences$1.2M3.5%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$23.7M67%
  2. Department of Education$4.8M14%
  3. National Institutes of Health$2.4M6.8%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  4. National Science Foundation$1.7M4.9%
  5. National Institute of Standards and Technology$1M2.9%
    Department of Commerce
  6. Federal Transit Administration$1M2.8%
    Department of Transportation
  7. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$200K0.6%
    Department of Commerce
  8. Forest Service$134.1K0.4%
    Department of Agriculture

Largest awards

  1. HUMAN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION: COLLABORATIVE HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY EFFICIENCY AND RELIABILITY OF NASAS AERONAUTICS AND…$59.4M
    43.002 · Aeronautics· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Cooperative agreement· Jun 2, 2022 – Sep 16, 2026· 80NSSC22M0060
  2. FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON FLIGHT CONTROL AUTONOMOUS ROTORCRAFT AND HUMAN-SYSTEMS INTERFACE DESIGN: PHASE 2$11.5M
    43.009 · Mission Support· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Cooperative agreement· Aug 7, 2023 – Sep 21, 2026· 80NSSC23M0112
  3. SAN JOSE GEAR UP COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT PROJECT$4.6M
    84.334 · Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs· Department of Education· Project grant· Sep 26, 2023 – Aug 31, 2026· P334A230073
  4. AI IS ONLY AS GOOD AS ITS USERS: ADVANCING STUDENTS' INFORMED USE OF AI IN HIGHER EDUCATION$2.4M
    84.116 · Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education· Department of Education· Project grant· Dec 31, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025· P116J250280
  5. SPARTAN SPARK: STIMULATING PASSION, ADVANCEMENT, RESEARCH, AND KNOWLEDGE FOR NEXT-GENERATION ENGINEERS IN ADVANCED ENERGY SYSTEMS$2.1M
    81.049 · Office of Science Financial Assistance Program· Department of Energy· Project grant· Jan 20, 2025 – Feb 4, 2026· DESC0025739
  6. ASTRONOMICAL INFRARED BANDS AS CALIBRATED PROBES OF ASTROPHYSICALCONDITIONS IN THE JWST&#8208ERA WITH THE NASA AMES PAH IR SPECTROSCOPIC…$1.5M
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Cooperative agreement· Apr 28, 2022 – Aug 12, 2026· 80NSSC22M0107

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-contracts: $165.4K (1 subaward)
  • Sub-grants: $1.6M (13 subawards)

13 sub-recipients

  1. SAN JOSE COMMUNITY COLLEGE$345K20%
    SAN JOSE, CA · 1 subaward
  2. GAVILAN JOINT COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT$297K17%
    GILROY, CA · 1 subaward
  3. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY$285.5K16%
    CLEMSON, SC · 1 subaward
  4. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY$191K11%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 2 subawards
  5. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI$165.4K9.4%
    CORAL GABLES, FL · 1 subaward
  6. MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY$131.9K7.5%
    HOUGHTON, MI · 1 subaward
  7. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ$99.5K5.6%
    SANTA CRUZ, CA · 1 subaward
  8. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$70K4.0%
    GAINESVILLE, FL · 1 subaward
  9. SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$65.5K3.7%
    SEATTLE, WA · 1 subaward
  10. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO$50.3K2.8%
    LA JOLLA, CA · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $4.1M (22 subawards)

16 primes

  1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO$1.2M28%
    LA JOLLA, CA · 1 subaward
  2. BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE$436.9K11%
    MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA · 2 subawards
  3. CAL POLY HUMBOLDT SPONSORED PROGRAMS FOUNDATION$343.6K8.4%
    ARCATA, CA · 1 subaward
  4. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE$320.2K7.8%
    WORCESTER, MA · 1 subaward
  5. HOWARD UNIVERSITY$283.8K7.0%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  6. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ$243K6.0%
    SANTA CRUZ, CA · 1 subaward
  7. TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE$197.1K4.8%
    CHESTNUT HILL, MA · 1 subaward
  8. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS$189.1K4.6%
    DAVIS, CA · 1 subaward
  9. MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE$159.2K3.9%
    MOSS LANDING, CA · 1 subaward
  10. CORNELL UNIVERSITY$152.2K3.7%
    ITHACA, NY · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 14% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $1.7M paid out · $4.6M received
  • FY2022: $1.7M paid out · $2.1M received
  • FY2023: $2.8M paid out · $3.2M received
  • FY2024: $5.8M paid out · $16.4M received
  • FY2025: $1M paid out · $4.8M received
  • FY2026: $1.8M paid out · $4.1M 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

55 companies · $14.7M reported

  1. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$1.5M
    EAST LANSING, MI · 2 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII$1.2M
    HONOLULU, HI · 1 subaward
  3. NAVAJO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY$1.2M
    CROWNPOINT, NM · 4 subawards

Primes that pay it

51 companies · $35.2M reported

  1. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI$14.1M
    CORAL GABLES, FL · 4 subawards · Colleges, universities, and professional schools
  2. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO$2.4M
    LA JOLLA, CA · 11 subawards
  3. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY$1.6M
    FORT COLLINS, CO · 11 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 5 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. RIVERSIDE TECHNOLOGY INC$6.6M−101% in FY2026
    LOVELAND, CO · 97% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Scientific research and development services
  2. RELATIVE DYNAMICS INC$2.6M+1,292% in FY2026
    GREENBELT, MD · 43% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Scientific research and development services
  3. NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM CORPORATION$5.3M−31% in FY2026
    BOSTON, MA · 57% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Oceanic and Atmospheric 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.

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.