Federal contractor · SAINT PAUL, MN

THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA

THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA received -$3,840 in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 1 awards. Since FY2018: $177.1K. Its largest customer was U.S. Geological Survey (-$3,840). It also received $2.6M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
-$3,840
New awards
1
Sole-source
—
Single offer
—
UEI
FMBEN7W54M58
Other than small businessNonprofit
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 24KFY2018
  2. 0FY2020
  3. 8.4KFY2021
  4. 133.5KFY2023
  5. 15KFY2024
  6. -3.8KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. U.S. Geological Survey-$3,8400.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

Where the work was performed

Integrity signals

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

Largest awards

  1. SEDIMENT CHEMICAL ANALYSES$144.7K
    U.S. Geological Survey· Jefferson County, CO· Professional services· Jul 24, 2023 – Sep 21, 2026· 140G0223P0249

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 SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA received $2.6M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 3 actions (1 new awards), +11,518% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 84.215 · Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects ($2.5M).

Assistance · FY2026
$2.6M
New awards
1
Actions
3
Since FY2021
$9.4M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 1.7MFY2021
  2. 2.4MFY2022
  3. 1.3MFY2023
  4. 1.5MFY2024
  5. 22.5KFY2025
  6. 2.6MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$2.6M100%

Top programs

  1. 84.215 · Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects$2.5M96%
  2. 15.945 · Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System$108.6K4.2%

Awarding agencies

  1. Department of Education$2.5M96%
  2. National Park Service$108.6K4.2%
    Department of the Interior

Largest awards

  1. SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA STATEWIDE STEM EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTERS INITIATIVE$2.5M
    84.215 · Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects· Department of Education· Project grant· Jun 16, 2026 – Jun 16, 2026· S215K260113
  2. THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA WILL DIGITIZE A COLLECTION OF OVER 8,000 FOSSILS FROM THE WANNAGAN CREEK SITE IN NORTH DAKOTA. THE…$186.8K
    45.301 · Museums for America· Institute of Museum and Library Services· Project grant· Jul 12, 2024 – Mar 19, 2026· MA-255597-OMS-24
  3. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD TO THE ST. CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION (SCWRS) IS TO FUND ANALYSIS OF WATER SAMPLES FOR NUTRIENT AND…$157.9K
    15.945 · Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System· National Park Service· Cooperative agreement· Jun 23, 2025 – Aug 13, 2026· P25AC00577

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

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $0 paid out · $301.5K received
  • FY2022: $0 paid out · $355.1K received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $31.3K received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $18.1K 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

No subawards reported to other companies.

Primes that pay it

3 companies · $706K reported

  1. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA$430K
    TUCSON, AZ · 2 subawards
  2. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA$196K
    SAINT PAUL, MN · 2 subawards
  3. SCIENCENTER DISCOVERY MUSEUM$80K
    ITHACA, NY · 4 subawards

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.

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.