Federal contractor · ORLANDO, FL

THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES received $3.1M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 19 awards (−20% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $83.3M. Its largest customer was Department of the Army ($1.8M). It also received $266.4M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$3.1M
New awards
19
Sole-source
31%
Single offer
39%
UEI
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 16.9MFY2017
  2. 21.7MFY2018
  3. 8MFY2019
  4. 6MFY2020
  5. 6.5MFY2021
  6. 10.3MFY2022
  7. 4.6MFY2023
  8. 2.3MFY2024
  9. 3.9MFY2025
  10. 3.1MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Army$1.8M59%
    5 awards
  2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$643.7K21%
    2 awards
  3. Department of the Navy$411.4K13%
    5 awards
  4. Federal Highway Administration$247K7.9%
    1 awards
  5. Missile Defense Agency$5000.0%
    1 awards
  6. Department of the Air Force$00.0%
    3 awards
  7. Peace Corps-$0.730.0%
    1 awards
  8. Nuclear Regulatory Commission-$5,4940.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$2.5M80%
  2. Professional services$521.5K17%
  3. Education & social services$84.2K2.7%
  4. Construction & real property$7,2510.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. Orange County, FL$2.2M72%
  2. Brevard County, FL$600K19%
  3. District of Columbia, DC$247K7.9%
  4. Santa Clara County, CA$43.7K1.4%
  5. Madison County, AL$5000.0%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition69%
    US 39% · $2.2M
  • Sole-source awards31%
    US 30% · $958.8K
  • Single-offer competitions39%
    US 8.7% · $1.2M
  • 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. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$643.7K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2 awards
  2. Department of the Navy$84.2K
    Department of Defense · 2 awards

Largest awards

  1. EMBEDDED TRAINING FOR NEXT GENERATION COMBAT SYSTEMS CONTRACT EFFORT WILL BE IN INTEGRATION OF EXISTING AND NEW LIVE AND EMBEDDED TRAINING TECHNOLOGIES INTO DEVELOPING SYSTEMS.$11.9M
    Department of the Army· Orange County, FL· Research & development· Jul 27, 2021 – Mar 26, 2026· W912CG21C0010
  2. SERDP PROJECT RC22-3411 "SYNERGISTIC IMPACTS OF WIDESPREAD STRESSORS ON THREATENED, ENDANGERED, AND AT-RISK SPECIES ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LANDS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US"$2.4M
    Department of the Army· Orange County, FL· Research & development· Sep 23, 2022 – Jun 9, 2026· W912HQ22C0077
  3. PROVIDE LUNAR REGOLITH GEOTECHNICAL FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS, ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL ANALYSES AS NEEDED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NASA KSC SWAMP WORKS GRANULAR MECHANICS & REGOLITH OPERATIONS (GMRO)LABORATORY.$600K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Brevard County, FL· Research & development· Jun 5, 2026 – Sep 21, 2026· 80KSC026C0003
  4. BREVARD COUNTY, SR SEA TURTLE MONITORING$477.6K
    Department of the Army· Orange County, FL· Professional services· Sep 29, 2023 – Mar 5, 2026· W912EP23P0017
  5. BREVARD COUNTY, MR SEA TURTLE SURVEY$444.6K
    Department of the Army· Orange County, FL· Professional services· Sep 29, 2023 – Mar 5, 2026· W912EP23P0016
  6. SERDP PROJECT WP24-4206 "N-NITROGLYCINE BIOSYNTHESIS: TOWARDS ENZYMATIC PRODUCTION OF HIGH-ENERGY NITRAMINES"$336.7K
    Department of the Army· Orange County, FL· Research & development· Jan 17, 2024 – Jun 9, 2026· W912HQ24P0009
  7. DEVELOPMENT OF EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE ALGORITHMS TO DETECT WEAK MAGNETIC SIGNALS$320K
    Department of the Navy· Orange County, FL· Research & development· Apr 28, 2026 – May 27, 2026· N0001426C2209
  8. RESEARCH SERVICES FOR PROJECT ENTITLED, "IDENTIFICATION OF ROADWAY DESIGN AND INFRASTRUCTURE FACTORS INFLUENCING ADAS SYSTEMS IN MITIGATING RURAL ROADWAY DEPARTURE CRASHES."$247K
    Federal Highway Administration· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jun 2, 2026 – Jun 2, 2026· 693JJ326P000015

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 CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES received $266.4M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 569 actions (88 new awards), +12% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program ($140.1M).

Assistance · FY2026
$266.4M
New awards
88
Actions
569
Since FY2021
$1.5B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 386.9MFY2021
  2. 147.2MFY2022
  3. 227.3MFY2023
  4. 234.6MFY2024
  5. 238.7MFY2025
  6. 266.4MFY2026

By type

  1. Direct payments$146.9M55%
  2. Grants$115M43%
  3. Other assistance$4.5M1.7%

Top programs

  1. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$140.1M53%
  2. 84.215 · Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects$35.5M13%
  3. 47.084 · Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships$20.3M7.6%
  4. 12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research$7M2.6%
  5. 43.001 · Science$5.8M2.2%
  6. 84.033 · Federal Work-Study Program$4.3M1.6%
  7. 47.041 · Engineering$4.2M1.6%
  8. 12.431 · Basic Scientific Research$4.1M1.6%

Awarding agencies

  1. Department of Education$187.2M70%
  2. National Science Foundation$31.6M12%
  3. National Institutes of Health$12.1M4.5%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$9.2M3.5%
  5. Department of the Navy$7M2.6%
    Department of Defense
  6. Department of the Army$4.1M1.6%
    Department of Defense
  7. Department of Energy$3.9M1.5%
  8. Department of the Air Force$3.2M1.2%
    Department of Defense

Largest awards

  1. GRANT PROGRAM$149.1M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 29, 2024 – Apr 8, 2026· P063P242463
  2. GRANT PROGRAM$142.9M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 29, 2025 – Sep 18, 2026· P063P252463
  3. CARES ACT- HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANT FUND$130.3M
    84.425 · Education Stabilization Fund· Department of Education· Formula grant· Jan 14, 2021 – Apr 27, 2026· P425E200369
  4. LUNAR VULKAN IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY EXPLORER (LUNAR-VISE)$33.4M
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Cooperative agreement· Sep 30, 2022 – Jun 16, 2026· 80NSSC22M0303
  5. UNLIMITED POTENTIAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: EMPOWERING STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH STATEWIDE UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS AND…$25.5M
    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· Nov 28, 2023 – Sep 3, 2026· S215J230052
  6. CENTER: NATIONAL COMMERCIALIZATION AND TRANSLATION INSTITUTE (NCTI) PILOT PROGRAM -THE NCTI PILOT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED AS A DESCRIPTIVE AND…$20M
    47.084 · Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships· National Science Foundation· Cooperative agreement· Aug 6, 2026 – Aug 6, 2026· 2631575

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-grants: $32.4M (12 subawards)

11 sub-recipients

  1. BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.$23.8M73%
    BOULDER, CO · 1 subaward
  2. ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY$4.2M13%
    TEMPE, AZ · 1 subaward
  3. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$2.2M6.9%
    ANN ARBOR, MI · 1 subaward
  4. UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM$724.6K2.2%
    COLUMBIA, MO · 1 subaward
  5. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC$515K1.6%
    LAWRENCE, KS · 1 subaward
  6. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.$231.1K0.7%
    ATHENS, GA · 1 subaward
  7. TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY$228.3K0.7%
    BLOOMINGTON, IN · 1 subaward
  8. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION$224.7K0.7%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 1 subaward
  9. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES$184.3K0.6%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 2 subawards
  10. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO$125K0.4%
    BOULDER, CO · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $715K (8 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $10.6M (55 subawards)

47 primes

  1. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$1.8M15%
    GAINESVILLE, FL · 8 subawards
  2. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION$1.2M10%
    TALLAHASSEE, FL · 1 subaward
  3. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY$1.2M10%
    CLEMSON, SC · 2 subawards
  4. RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE$523.7K4.6%
    ALBANY, NY · 1 subaward
  5. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA$442K3.9%
    TAMPA, FL · 3 subawards
  6. ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$437.5K3.9%
    ROCHESTER, NY · 1 subaward
  7. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$425K3.7%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 1 subaward
  8. CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY$343K3.0%
    CLEVELAND, OH · 2 subawards
  9. UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT$323.5K2.9%
    STORRS, CT · 1 subaward
  10. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS$307.8K2.7%
    FAYETTEVILLE, AR · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $24.5M paid out · $10.2M received
  • FY2022: $12.9M paid out · $17.2M received
  • FY2023: $22.1M paid out · $13.9M received
  • FY2024: $48.9M paid out · $23.4M received
  • FY2025: $10.1M paid out · $23M received
  • FY2026: $32.4M paid out · $11.3M 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 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

112 companies · $151M reported

  1. BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P.$23.8M
    YORK, PA · 1 subaward
  2. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE$12.1M
    COLUMBUS, OH · 1 subaward
  3. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA$11.1M
    TAMPA, FL · 7 subawards

Primes that pay it

141 companies · $99M reported

  1. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION$7.1M
    TALLAHASSEE, FL · 7 subawards
  2. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO$6.3M
    BOULDER, CO · 13 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY$6M
    CLEMSON, SC · 3 subawards

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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 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 15 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. XTREMIS, INC.$7.7M+273% in FY2026
    WASHINGTON, DC · 79% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Scientific research and development services
  2. FLASH STEELWORKS INC$7.8M−100% in FY2026
    WASHINGTON, MI · 79% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Scientific research and development services
  3. TERADAR, INC.$8.5M+340% in FY2026
    BOSTON, MA · 81% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Scientific research and development servicesAir Force · 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 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.