Federal contractor · STANFORD, CA

THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY

THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY received $757.8M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 36 awards (+2.2% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $6.3B. Its largest customer was Department of Energy ($729.7M). It also received $884.8M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$757.8M
New awards
36
Sole-source
98%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Parent company
LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
Other than small businessNonprofitEducational institution
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Company family

Grouped from reported parent companies (UEI) and, where marked, AI judgments that two records name the same organization or group.

4 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $760.4M in FY2026 together.

  1. THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYSTANFORD, CA · Family page
    $757.8M
  2. THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYSTANFORD, CA
    $2.6M
  3. LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, THESTANFORD, CA
    $0
  4. STANFORD HOSPITAL & CLINICSPALO ALTO, CA
    -$27.5K

AI-inferred: entity-match@1 · Analisa AI · 2026-09-30

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 595.1MFY2017
  2. 586.5MFY2018
  3. 537.1MFY2019
  4. 477MFY2020
  5. 548.5MFY2021
  6. 678MFY2022
  7. 658.7MFY2023
  8. 731.8MFY2024
  9. 741.4MFY2025
  10. 757.8MFY2026
  11. 615.8KFY2027

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of Energy$729.7M96%
    1 awards
  2. National Institutes of Health$11.7M1.5%
    8 awards
  3. Department of Veterans Affairs$11M1.5%
    15 awards
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$5.2M0.7%
    4 awards
  5. U.S. Special Operations Command$83.8K0.0%
    3 awards
  6. Department of the Navy$54.8K0.0%
    2 awards
  7. U.S. Geological Survey$6,0000.0%
    1 awards
  8. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission$00.0%
    2 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$729.7M96%
  2. Research & development$14.5M1.9%
  3. Health & medical$11M1.5%
  4. Professional services$2.4M0.3%
  5. Education & social services$168.8K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. San Mateo County, CA$450.4M59%
  2. Santa Clara County, CA$307.4M41%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition98%
    US 39% · $740.4M
  • Sole-source awards98%
    US 30% · $740.3M
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $55K
  • 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 Veterans Affairs$10.6M
    Department of Veterans Affairs · 6 awards
  2. U.S. Special Operations Command$83.8K
    Department of Defense · 3 awards
  3. U.S. Geological Survey$6,000
    Department of the Interior · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE LINEAR ACCELLERATOR$15B
    Department of Energy· San Mateo County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Oct 22, 2016 – Sep 29, 2026· DEAC0276SF00515
  2. SOLAR DYNAMICS OBSERVATORY PROJECT HELIOSEISMIC AND MAGNETIC IMAGER INVESTIGATION (HMI) PHASE B/C/D/E THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR DESIGN, ANALYSIS, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION, TESTING, CALIBRATION, QUALIFICATION AND DELIVERY OF A FLIGHT INSTRUMENT FOR SPACECRAFT INTEGRATION. DURING SPACECRAFT INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT INSTRUMENT INSTALLATION AND INTEGRATION, INTEGRATED SPACECRAFT TESTING AND FLIGHT QUALIFICATION, LAUNCH PROCESSING AND LAUNCH. FOLLOWING LAUNCH, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE RESOURCES TO PERFORM INITIAL ON-ORBIT CHECKOUT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INSTRUMENT AND SHALL CONDUCT SCIENCE OPERATIONS FOR THE REMAINING DURATION OF THE MISSION. THE PRINCIPAL HARDWARE DELIVERABLES OF THIS EFFORT ARE THE FLIGHT HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE CONSTITUTING THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT PACKAGE AND THE NECESSARY SCIENCE PROCESSING AND SCIENCE OPERATIONS GROUND SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE REQUIRED TO ANALYZE, PROCESS, DISTRIBUTE AND ARCHIVE THE SCIENCE MEASUREMENTS PERFORMED BY THE INSTRUMENT.$182.8M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Santa Clara County, CA· Research & development· Nov 9, 2016 – Jul 31, 2026· GSFC0200210DNAS502139
  3. GAMMA RAY LARGE AREA SPACE TELESCOPE (GLAST). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING NASA REVIEWS&DIRECTED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, OBSERVATION PLANNING, MISSION SCHEDULING, SATELLITE OPERATIONS, SCIENCE DATA PROCESSING SUPPORT, SPACECRAFT HEALTH/SAFETY/PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS, INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE SUPPORT ANALYSIS, FLIGHT/GROUND SYSTEM&SOFTWARE, AND ANOMALY RESOLUTION&ANALYSIS.$132.3M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Santa Clara County, CA· Research & development· Apr 28, 2017 – Aug 3, 2026· GSFC0200005DNAS500147
  4. COVID-19. TO DEVELOP SMALL SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL MOLECULES AS BROADLY ACTIVE ANTIVIRAL FOR THE TREATMENT OF VIRAL INFECTIONS.$29.4M
    National Institutes of Health· Santa Clara County, CA· Research & development· Aug 28, 2020 – Sep 21, 2026· 75N93020C00054
  5. ADJUVANT COMPARISON AND CHARACTERIZATION$19.2M
    National Institutes of Health· Santa Clara County, CA· Research & development· Aug 29, 2022 – Jul 27, 2026· 75N93022C00052
  6. GENOMIC SUPPORT SERVICES$8.1M
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Santa Clara County, CA· Health & medical· Apr 1, 2026 – Apr 1, 2026· 36C24E26N0092
  7. WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE (WHI) - TASK AREA A, CORE OPERATIONS$5.4M
    National Institutes of Health· Montgomery County, MD· Research & development· Oct 15, 2020 – Jul 8, 2026· 75N92021F00001
  8. INNOVATIONS IN FUNCTIONAL B CELL EPITOPE DISCOVERY$3.7M
    National Institutes of Health· Santa Clara County, CA· Research & development· Sep 25, 2024 – Jul 16, 2026· 75N93024C00075

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.

THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY received $884.8M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 2,767 actions (420 new awards), +1.2% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 93.384 · Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (Arpa-H) ($100.8M).

Assistance · FY2026
$884.8M
New awards
420
Actions
2,767
Since FY2021
$5B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 761.8MFY2021
  2. 824.9MFY2022
  3. 874.9MFY2023
  4. 806MFY2024
  5. 874.6MFY2025
  6. 884.8MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$779.6M88%
  2. Direct payments$102.4M12%
  3. Other assistance$2.8M0.3%

Top programs

  1. 93.384 · Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (Arpa-H)$100.8M11%
  2. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$67.4M7.6%
  3. 93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research$64.9M7.3%
  4. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$56.3M6.4%
  5. 93.866 · Aging Research$47.5M5.4%
  6. 93.847 · Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research$46.1M5.2%
  7. 93.242 · Mental Health Research Grants$45.1M5.1%
  8. 93.853 · Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$39M4.4%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$734M83%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. Departmental Offices$19.7M2.2%
    Department of the Interior
  3. National Science Foundation$17M1.9%
  4. Department of Energy$16.1M1.8%
  5. Defense Health Agency$14.2M1.6%
    Department of Defense
  6. Department of Education$13.5M1.5%
  7. Department of the Air Force$13.3M1.5%
    Department of Defense
  8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$12.5M1.4%

Largest awards

  1. DEVELOPMENT OF OUTPATIENT ANTIVIRAL COCKTAILS AGAINST SARS-COV-2 AND OTHER POTENTIAL PANDEMIC RNA VIRUSES. - ABSTRACT: THE OVERALL PLATFORM…$81.2M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· May 16, 2022 – Sep 17, 2026· U19AI171421
  2. PROTECTIVE MECHANISMS AGAINST PANDEMIC RESPIRATORY VIRUS$73.4M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Jan 5, 2021 – Aug 14, 2026· U19AI057229
  3. STANFORD UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER$65.6M
    93.397 · Cancer Centers Support Grants· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· May 25, 2021 – Jun 30, 2026· P30CA124435
  4. BONE MARROW GRAFTING FOR LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA$46.9M
    93.395 · Cancer Treatment Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Dec 3, 2020 – Sep 17, 2026· P01CA049605
  5. ENHANCING THE RADX DATA HUB FOR DATA FAIRNESS - NO TEXT$44.3M
    93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support· National Institutes of Health· Direct payment for specified use· Dec 6, 2021 – Apr 1, 2026· OT2DB000009
  6. A SYNCHROTRON RADIATION STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY RESOURCE$38.9M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Feb 12, 2021 – May 26, 2026· P30GM133894

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: $1.6M (13 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $85.9M (627 subawards)

225 sub-recipients

  1. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE$5.9M6.7%
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 38 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM$2.7M3.1%
    MADISON, WI · 11 subawards
  3. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$2M2.3%
    ANN ARBOR, MI · 15 subawards
  4. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$1.9M2.1%
    AUSTIN, TX · 4 subawards
  5. WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY$1.8M2.0%
    NEW YORK, NY · 3 subawards
  6. YALE UNIV$1.7M2.0%
    NEW HAVEN, CT · 11 subawards
  7. J.DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES$1.7M1.9%
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 4 subawards
  8. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$1.7M1.9%
    SEATTLE, WA · 10 subawards
  9. EMORY UNIVERSITY$1.7M1.9%
    ATLANTA, GA · 8 subawards
  10. CINCINNATI UNIV OF$1.6M1.8%
    CINCINNATI, OH · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $2.3M (6 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $91.9M (362 subawards)

127 primes

  1. BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE$16.1M17%
    HOUSTON, TX · 7 subawards
  2. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY$7.1M7.6%
    NEW YORK, NY · 21 subawards
  3. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$7.1M7.5%
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 6 subawards
  4. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$3.2M3.3%
    EVANSTON, IL · 9 subawards
  5. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$3M3.2%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 10 subawards
  6. DUKE UNIVERSITY$3M3.2%
    DURHAM, NC · 6 subawards
  7. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$2.3M2.4%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 15 subawards
  8. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE$2.2M2.3%
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 8 subawards
  9. THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK$2.1M2.2%
    NEW YORK, NY · 4 subawards
  10. PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH$1.9M2.0%
    PALO ALTO, CA · 7 subawards

Its reported sub-contracts equal 0.2% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $77M paid out · $114.1M received
  • FY2022: $75.9M paid out · $110.6M received
  • FY2023: $105.4M paid out · $138M received
  • FY2024: $103.5M paid out · $129M received
  • FY2025: $110M paid out · $94.9M received
  • FY2026: $87.5M paid out · $94.3M 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

404 companies · $559.3M reported

  1. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE$28.5M
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 183 subawards
  2. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA$18.6M
    OAKLAND, CA · 161 subawards
  3. THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK$12.5M
    NEW YORK, NY · 64 subawards

Primes that pay it

232 companies · $681.5M reported

  1. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE$43.7M
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 179 subawards
  2. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$41.1M
    EVANSTON, IL · 58 subawards
  3. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA$35.6M
    OAKLAND, CA · 88 subawards · Scientific research and development 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 18 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES LLC$2.5B+1.2% in FY2026
    UPTON, NY · 96% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveEnergy · Scientific research and development services
  2. FERMI FORWARD DISCOVERY GROUP, LLC$2.5B−55% in FY2026
    CHICAGO, IL · 96% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveEnergy · Scientific research and development services
  3. ALLIANCE FOR ENERGY INNOVATION, LLC$2.8B−15% in FY2026
    LAKEWOOD, CO · 96% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveEnergy · Scientific research and development 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.