Federal contractor · UNIVERSITY PARK, PA

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY received $415.5M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 234 awards (+20% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $2.7B. Its largest customer was Department of the Navy ($388.9M). It also received $285.9M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$415.5M
New awards
234
Sole-source
95%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Other than small businessEducational 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.

7 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $420.8M in FY2026 together.

  1. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY PARK, PA · Family page
    $415.5M
  2. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYSTATE COLLEGE, PA
    $4.7M
  3. PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THEHERSHEY, PA
    $517.3K
  4. PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYCOLUMBIA, MO
    $67.3K
  5. PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THECARLISLE, PA
    $0
  6. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY PARK, PA
    $0
  7. PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THESTATE COLLEGE, PA
    -$11.8K

AI-inferred: entity-match@1 · Analisa AI · 2026-10-05

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 210.1MFY2017
  2. 212.2MFY2018
  3. 250.4MFY2019
  4. 205.6MFY2020
  5. 201.5MFY2021
  6. 255.9MFY2022
  7. 313.5MFY2023
  8. 330.7MFY2024
  9. 345MFY2025
  10. 415.5MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Navy$388.9M94%
    198 awards
  2. Washington Headquarters Services$9.3M2.2%
    3 awards
  3. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$8.8M2.1%
    2 awards
  4. Departmental Offices$3.1M0.7%
    3 awards
  5. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.4M0.6%
    2 awards
  6. Department of the Army$2M0.5%
    11 awards
  7. Internal Revenue Service$989.2K0.2%
    1 awards
  8. Department of the Air Force$469.3K0.1%
    2 awards
  9. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$31.4K0.0%
    7 awards
  10. Department of Defense Education Activity$00.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$407.3M98%
  2. Professional services$6.5M1.6%
  3. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$1.7M0.4%

Where the work was performed

  1. Centre County, PA$405.8M98%
  2. Fairfax County, VA$8.8M2.1%
  3. Arlington County, VA$951.3K0.2%
  4. Story County, IA$18.4K0.0%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition95%
    US 39% · $395.3M
  • Sole-source awards95%
    US 30% · $395.3M
  • 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. Department of the Navy$374M
    Department of Defense · 44 awards
  2. Washington Headquarters Services$9.3M
    Department of Defense · 1 awards
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$54.4K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1 awards
  4. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$31.4K
    Department of Agriculture · 6 awards

Largest awards

  1. MK 48 MOD 9 PROOF OF DESIGN DEVELOPMENT$115.8M
    Department of the Navy· Centre County, PA· Research & development· Sep 20, 2023 – May 29, 2026· N0002423F8401
  2. SWIFT ULTRAVIOLET&OPTICAL TELESCOPES X-RAY TELESCOPE, GROUND STATION SYSTEM$81.6M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Centre County, PA· Research & development· Nov 18, 2016 – Aug 31, 2026· GSFC0200004DNAS500136
  3. COMPACT RAPID ATTACK WEAPON (CRAW) PROGRAM OF RECORD (POR) FY25-FY27$54M
    Department of the Navy· Centre County, PA· Research & development· Sep 9, 2024 – Jun 5, 2026· N0002424F8358
  4. DEPOTDOGS (SAN DIEOG-DEPOT), BUILDING 585 DEPLOYABLE NODES$50M
    Department of the Navy· Centre County, PA· Research & development· Sep 7, 2023 – Jun 2, 2026· N0002423F8379
  5. HABU (SD-DEPOT, B585, DEPLOYABLE NODES)$44.5M
    Department of the Navy· Centre County, PA· Research & development· Mar 5, 2026 – May 5, 2026· N0002426F8305
  6. RAPID AFFORDABLE PRODUCIBLE TORPEDO$44.2M
    Department of the Navy· Centre County, PA· Research & development· Jan 27, 2026 – May 7, 2026· N0002426F8322
  7. MK 54 MOD 2 ADVANCED LIGHTWEIGHT TOREPO (ALWT) SYSTEM ENGINEERING AND TESTING (FY22-FY25)$35.9M
    Department of the Navy· Centre County, PA· Research & development· Jun 1, 2022 – Apr 28, 2026· N0002422F8361
  8. MK 54 MOD 2 DESIGN, INTEGRATION, AND TEST$32.7M
    Department of the Navy· Centre County, PA· Research & development· Dec 9, 2024 – May 26, 2026· N0002425F8312

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 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY received $285.9M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 1,139 actions (253 new awards), −7.4% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training ($19.8M).

Assistance · FY2026
$285.9M
New awards
253
Actions
1,139
Since FY2021
$2.1B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 559.2MFY2021
  2. 308.1MFY2022
  3. 351.5MFY2023
  4. 325.3MFY2024
  5. 308.7MFY2025
  6. 285.9MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$281.3M98%
  2. Direct payments$3.1M1.1%
  3. Other assistance$1.4M0.5%

Top programs

  1. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$19.8M6.9%
  2. 93.866 · Aging Research$17.3M6.1%
  3. 10.309 · Specialty Crop Research Initiative$16.8M5.9%
  4. 47.049 · Mathematical and Physical Sciences$13.3M4.6%
  5. 10.511 · Smith-Lever Extension Funding$11.5M4.0%
  6. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$11.1M3.9%
  7. 12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research$10.2M3.6%
  8. 47.074 · Biological Sciences$10.1M3.5%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$96.9M34%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. National Science Foundation$57M20%
  3. National Institute of Food and Agriculture$49.5M17%
    Department of Agriculture
  4. Department of Energy$20M7.0%
  5. Department of the Navy$10.2M3.6%
    Department of Defense
  6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$9.9M3.5%
  7. Defense Threat Reduction Agency$7.9M2.8%
    Department of Defense
  8. Federal Railroad Administration$6.9M2.4%
    Department of Transportation

Largest awards

  1. INTERACTION OF IONIZING RADIATION WITH MATTER$39M
    12.351 · Scientific Research - Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction· Defense Threat Reduction Agency· Cooperative agreement· Mar 15, 2021 – Aug 6, 2026· HDTRA12020002
  2. EXPANDS MARKETS FOR CLIMATE-SMART DAIRY IN PA AND SUPPORTS FARMER IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING OF CLIMATE-SMART PRACTICES THAT REDUCE…$26.9M
    10.937 · Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities· Natural Resources Conservation Service· Project grant· Jul 6, 2023 – Sep 11, 2026· NR233A750004G055
  3. ASCENT SUPERSONIC COMMUNITY INSTRUMENTATION AND MONITORING$21.6M
    20.109 · Air Transportation Centers of Excellence· Federal Aviation Administration· Cooperative agreement· Sep 27, 2021 – May 28, 2026· 13-C-AJFE-PSU
  4. CENTER FOR 3D FERROELECTRIC MICROELECTRONICS$18.4M
    81.049 · Office of Science Financial Assistance Program· Department of Energy· Project grant· Jul 9, 2021 – Jun 6, 2026· DESC0021118
  5. UNDERSTANDING MULTISTRESSOR AND MULTISCALE DRIVERS OF FEEDBACKS, CASCADING FAILURES, AND RISK MANAGEMENT PATHWAYSWITHIN COMPLEX MSD SYSTEMS$16.5M
    81.049 · Office of Science Financial Assistance Program· Department of Energy· Cooperative agreement· Sep 28, 2021 – May 23, 2026· DESC0022141
  6. THE NIH PRECISION BRAIN HEALTH NETWORK: OPEN AND INCLUSIVE MEASUREMENT OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGE FOR AD/ADRD PRIMARY PREVENTION TRIALS…$15.9M
    93.866 · Aging Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Jul 29, 2025 – Aug 6, 2026· U24AG092760

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: $176.9M (340 subawards)

172 sub-recipients

  1. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$11.5M6.5%
    CAMBRIDGE, MA · 7 subawards
  2. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$10M5.7%
    ANN ARBOR, MI · 3 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$8.3M4.7%
    GAINESVILLE, FL · 4 subawards
  4. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE$8.2M4.6%
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 4 subawards
  5. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$7.7M4.3%
    NASHVILLE, TN · 4 subawards
  6. THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY$7.1M4.0%
    STANFORD, CA · 6 subawards
  7. DESIGN INTERACTIVE, LLC$6.5M3.7%
    ORLANDO, FL · 5 subawards
  8. GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC$4.2M2.4%
    ATLANTA, GA · 3 subawards
  9. NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY$4M2.3%
    BOSTON, MA · 6 subawards
  10. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$3.6M2.0%
    EVANSTON, IL · 5 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $449.4K (5 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $36.8M (200 subawards)

86 primes

  1. DUKE UNIVERSITY$5.7M15%
    DURHAM, NC · 6 subawards
  2. ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE$2.3M6.1%
    BRONX, NY · 3 subawards
  3. PA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OMB$2M5.4%
    HARRISBURG, PA · 32 subawards
  4. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM$2M5.3%
    MILWAUKEE, WI · 2 subawards
  5. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$1.7M4.5%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 5 subawards
  6. NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEFENSE MANUFACTURING AND MACHINING$1.5M4.0%
    BLAIRSVILLE, PA · 1 subaward
  7. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$1.5M4.0%
    GAINESVILLE, FL · 2 subawards
  8. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$1.2M3.3%
    URBANA, IL · 8 subawards
  9. UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE$1.2M3.2%
    DURHAM, NH · 1 subaward
  10. THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA$934.1K2.5%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 5 subawards

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $68.5M paid out · $88.4M received
  • FY2022: $53.3M paid out · $65.2M received
  • FY2023: $164.7M paid out · $129.6M received
  • FY2024: $124.5M paid out · $53.1M received
  • FY2025: $162.5M paid out · $44.8M received
  • FY2026: $176.9M paid out · $37.2M 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

411 companies · $757.9M reported

  1. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$32M
    ANN ARBOR, MI · 20 subawards
  2. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$28.6M
    LEXINGTON, MA · 24 subawards
  3. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY$23.7M
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 32 subawards

Primes that pay it

259 companies · $425M reported

  1. PA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES$110.1M
    HARRISBURG, PA · 5 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON$16.5M
    EUGENE, OR · 7 subawards
  3. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$11M
    LAUREL, MD · 29 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 22 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$416.3M−35% in FY2026
    AUSTIN, TX · 15 entities · 35% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Scientific research and development servicesArmy · Scientific research and development servicesDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency · Scientific research and development services
  2. AMERICAN ELECTRONIC WARFARE ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED$346.3M−28% in FY2026
    CALIFORNIA, MD · 26% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Scientific research and development servicesArmy · Scientific research and development services
  3. INNOVATIVE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$343.9M−5.9% in FY2026
    ARLINGTON, VA · 24% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · 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.

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.

Across the company family of THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY (7 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • The Pennsylvania State UniversityAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$700K
4 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$2.2M
$2.2M in its own reports

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$620K
    4 reports
  2. 2024$610K
    4 reports
  3. 2025$700K
    4 reports
  4. 2026$310K
    2 reports

Top issues

  1. Agriculture14 reports
  2. Budget and appropriations14 reports
  3. Defense14 reports
  4. Education14 reports
  5. Energy and nuclear14 reports
  6. Health issues14 reports
  7. Science and technology14 reports
  8. Transportation13 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES14 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE14 reports
  3. Transportation - Dept of (DOT)6 reports
  4. Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)5 reports
  5. Office of Management & Budget (OMB)2 reports
  6. Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)1 reports
  7. Commerce - Dept of (DOC)1 reports
  8. Economic Development Administration1 reports
  9. Energy - Dept of1 reports
  10. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)1 reports

Houses of Congress and federal agencies the reports list as contacted (a report names every one for all its issues).

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.