Federal contractor · HUNTSVILLE, AL

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE received $9.4M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 23 awards (+4% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $197.9M. Its largest customer was Department of the Army ($8.9M). It also received $56M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$9.4M
New awards
23
Sole-source
63%
Single offer
4.5%
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. 15.2MFY2017
  2. 11.4MFY2018
  3. 33.3MFY2019
  4. 29.6MFY2020
  5. 41.4MFY2021
  6. 29.3MFY2022
  7. 14.1MFY2023
  8. 5.3MFY2024
  9. 9MFY2025
  10. 9.4MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Army$8.9M95%
    18 awards
  2. Missile Defense Agency$423.8K4.5%
    2 awards
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$74.2K0.8%
    2 awards
  4. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$00.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$9.4M100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Madison County, AL$9.4M100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition68%
    US 39% · $6.4M
  • Sole-source awards63%
    US 30% · $5.9M
  • Single-offer competitions4.5%
    US 8.7% · $423.3K
  • 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 Army$5.9M
    Department of Defense · 12 awards

Largest awards

  1. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TEST AND DEVELOPMENT (ATTDP)$44.4M
    Department of the Army· Madison County, AL· Research & development· Sep 18, 2018 – May 29, 2026· W9113M18C0004
  2. DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AT UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - HUNTSVILLE (DETUAH)$20M
    Department of the Army· Madison County, AL· Research & development· Sep 27, 2022 – May 27, 2026· W9113M22F0514
  3. AEROPHYSICS RESEARCH FACILITY AND IMPACT MEASUREMENTS (ARF/AIM) TASK ORDER EFFORT$8.4M
    Department of the Army· Madison County, AL· Research & development· Sep 5, 2023 – Jun 11, 2026· W9113M23F0001
  4. DIGITAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS VIA WINDCHILL PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUPPORT TO REDSTONE TECH LOOP IN ENTERPRISE PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT (EPDM)$2.1M
    Department of the Army· Madison County, AL· Research & development· May 13, 2026 – May 13, 2026· W31P4Q26F0102
  5. THE UAH EFFORT INCLUDES TASKS WITH THE RELATED OBJECTIVE OF LEADING THE END-TO-END INSTRUMENT FLIGHT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE STARBURST MISSION.$1.5M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Madison County, AL· Research & development· Sep 27, 2021 – May 22, 2026· 80MSFC21CA009
  6. WINDCHILL PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUPPORT$1.5M
    Department of the Army· Madison County, AL· Research & development· Mar 12, 2026 – Mar 12, 2026· W31P4Q26F0070
  7. R&D SUPPORT THAT SUPPORTS RAPID ESTABLISHMENT & VALIDATION OF GOVERNMENT-RELEVANT ADVANCED MANUF. CAPABILITY THAT IMPROVES READINESS, REDUCES PRODUCTION RISK, & ENABLES SCALABLE DELIVERY OF MISSION-CRITICAL WIRING HARNESSES & RELATED COMPONENTS.$1M
    Department of the Army· Madison County, AL· Research & development· Jun 4, 2026 – Jun 4, 2026· W31P4Q26F0091
  8. INSPIRING GENERATIONS WITH NEW IDEAS TO TRANSFORM EDUCATION (IGNITE) III$636.1K
    Missile Defense Agency· Madison County, AL· Research & development· May 30, 2025 – May 13, 2026· HQ086025CE018

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 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE received $56M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 338 actions (29 new awards), −30% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 43.001 · Science ($24.1M).

Assistance · FY2026
$56M
New awards
29
Actions
338
Since FY2021
$368.5M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 64.3MFY2021
  2. 52.5MFY2022
  3. 58.6MFY2023
  4. 57.4MFY2024
  5. 79.8MFY2025
  6. 56MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$44.2M79%
  2. Direct payments$11.6M21%
  3. Other assistance$146.6K0.3%

Top programs

  1. 43.001 · Science$24.1M43%
  2. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$11.1M20%
  3. 11.617 · Congressionally-Identified Projects$4.2M7.5%
  4. 47.083 · Integrative Activities$4M7.2%
  5. 47.041 · Engineering$2.3M4.1%
  6. 47.050 · Geosciences$1.6M2.9%
  7. 43.008 · Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM)$1.2M2.2%
  8. 47.084 · Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships$1.2M2.1%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$26.1M47%
  2. Department of Education$12.1M22%
  3. National Science Foundation$10.1M18%
  4. National Institute of Standards and Technology$4.2M7.5%
    Department of Commerce
  5. National Institutes of Health$747.4K1.3%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  6. Department of the Air Force$703.5K1.3%
    Department of Defense
  7. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$496.4K0.9%
    Department of Commerce
  8. U.S. Geological Survey$495K0.9%
    Department of the Interior

Largest awards

  1. PROPOSAL FOR 10-YEAR RENEWAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT$31.4M
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Cooperative agreement· Sep 26, 2025 – Aug 17, 2026· 80NSSC25M0084
  2. RII TRACK-1: FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES AND ENABLING PLASMA PROCESSES -PLASMA IS THE MOST ABUNDANT FORM OF MATTER IN THE OBSERVABLE UNIVERSE…$20M
    47.083 · Integrative Activities· National Science Foundation· Cooperative agreement· May 16, 2022 – Jun 29, 2026· 2148653
  3. GRANT PROGRAM$10.6M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 21, 2025 – Sep 10, 2026· P063P250009
  4. LOW ALTITUDE OPERATIONS SAFETY$6.5M
    20.109 · Air Transportation Centers of Excellence· Federal Aviation Administration· Cooperative agreement· Dec 18, 2020 – Feb 9, 2026· 15-C-UAS-UAH
  5. GRANT PROGRAM$4.8M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 20, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026· P063P260009
  6. PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ESTABLISH AN AI RESEARCH FACILITY FOR THE AEROSPACE AND NATIONAL SECURITY SECTORS. THIS EFFORT WILL…$4.2M
    11.617 · Congressionally-Identified Projects· National Institute of Standards and Technology· Project grant· Aug 12, 2026 – Aug 12, 2026· 60NANB26D130

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: $4.5M (37 subawards)

20 sub-recipients

  1. CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY, INC.$715.1K16%
    PORTLAND, OR · 4 subawards
  2. AUBURN UNIVERSITY$673K15%
    AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL · 6 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM$528.9K12%
    BIRMINGHAM, AL · 3 subawards
  4. ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY$404.1K9.1%
    NORMAL, AL · 3 subawards
  5. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY$355K8.0%
    FORT COLLINS, CO · 2 subawards
  6. THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK$280K6.3%
    AMHERST, NY · 1 subaward
  7. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA$205.9K4.6%
    TUSCALOOSA, AL · 2 subawards
  8. MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE$190K4.3%
    PALOS HILLS, IL · 1 subaward
  9. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY$183.2K4.1%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  10. ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY$152.2K3.4%
    MONTGOMERY, AL · 3 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $841.4K (8 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $2.6M (17 subawards)

19 primes

  1. NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY$496K15%
    DEKALB, IL · 2 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA$351.9K10%
    TUSCALOOSA, AL · 3 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS$350K10%
    FAIRBANKS, AK · 1 subaward
  4. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON$285.8K8.4%
    HOUSTON, TX · 1 subaward
  5. MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY$226.9K6.6%
    MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS · 1 subaward
  6. ECS FEDERAL, LLC$224.9K6.6%
    FAIRFAX, VA · 1 subaward
  7. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY$194.4K5.7%
    FORT COLLINS, CO · 3 subawards
  8. TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC$190.6K5.6%
    COLUMBUS, OH · 1 subaward
  9. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$140.3K4.1%
    RESTON, VA · 1 subaward
  10. FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC$131.6K3.9%
    MELBOURNE, FL · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $12.3M paid out · $10.9M received
  • FY2022: $27.4M paid out · $20.8M received
  • FY2023: $15.9M paid out · $24.9M received
  • FY2024: $4.9M paid out · $40.1M received
  • FY2025: $5.1M paid out · $8M received
  • FY2026: $4.5M paid out · $3.4M 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

79 companies · $70M reported

  1. DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP$15.7M
    ARLINGTON, VA · 10 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  2. INTEGRATION INNOVATION INC$10.8M
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 13 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  3. AUBURN UNIVERSITY$6M
    AUBURN, AL · 52 subawards

Primes that pay it

76 companies · $107.9M reported

  1. INTUITIVE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION$40.6M
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 9 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$14.1M
    RESTON, VA · 4 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. TORCH TECHNOLOGIES INC$7.2M
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 126 subawards · Scientific research and development 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 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 4 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. ACME GENERAL CORP$21.1M−32% in FY2026
    MORGANTOWN, WV · 89% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Scientific research and development services
  2. LUFBURROW AND COMPANY, INC.$20.8M−48% in FY2026
    HAVRE DE GRACE, MD · 88% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Scientific research and development services
  3. THOMPSON GRAY, INC.$23.7M−100% in FY2026
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 92% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · 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 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.