Federal contractor · CHICAGO, IL

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO received $4.8M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 20 awards (+27% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $146.1M. Its largest customer was National Institutes of Health ($4.2M). It also received $372.3M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$4.8M
New awards
20
Sole-source
53%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Parent company
UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
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.

Part of the UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC company family: 3 registered entities, $1.2B in FY2026 together. See the family

  1. UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLCCHICAGO, IL · Family page
    $1.2B
  2. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, THECHICAGO, IL
    $0

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 694.4KFY2017
  2. 5.7MFY2018
  3. 10.3MFY2019
  4. 21.8MFY2020
  5. 25.4MFY2021
  6. 16.5MFY2022
  7. 38.5MFY2023
  8. 18.7MFY2024
  9. 3.8MFY2025
  10. 4.8MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Institutes of Health$4.2M86%
    9 awards
  2. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$205.2K4.3%
    2 awards
  3. Departmental Offices$174K3.6%
    1 awards
  4. National Institute of Standards and Technology$132.2K2.8%
    1 awards
  5. Department of the Navy$68.2K1.4%
    2 awards
  6. Department of the Army$50K1.0%
    1 awards
  7. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management$35.4K0.7%
    1 awards
  8. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency$00.0%
    1 awards
  9. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office-$7020.0%
    1 awards
  10. Department of Veterans Affairs-$9,9350.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$4.1M85%
  2. IT & telecom$536.9K11%
  3. Professional services$92K1.9%
  4. Education & social services$68.2K1.4%

Where the work was performed

  1. Cook County, IL$2.6M54%
  2. Montgomery County, MD$2.2M45%
  3. Monterey County, CA$22.7K0.5%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition53%
    US 39% · $2.6M
  • Sole-source awards53%
    US 30% · $2.6M
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · -$209
  • 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 Institutes of Health$2.1M
    Department of Health and Human Services · 1 awards
  2. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$205.2K
    Department of Health and Human Services · 2 awards
  3. National Institute of Standards and Technology$132.2K
    Department of Commerce · 1 awards
  4. Department of the Navy$68.2K
    Department of Defense · 2 awards
  5. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management$35.4K
    Department of the Interior · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. PURPOSE: AWARD BASE CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,438,323 FOR THE SERVICE ENTITLED "BIOINFORMATICS RESOURCE CENTERS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES."$32.1M
    National Institutes of Health· Cook County, IL· Research & development· Sep 11, 2019 – Sep 4, 2026· 75N93019C00076
  2. MEDICAL IMAGING AND DATA RESOURCE CENTER (MIDRC) YEAR 3$15M
    National Institutes of Health· Cook County, IL· Research & development· Dec 1, 2022 – Dec 1, 2025· 75N92023F00001
  3. DATA COMMONS SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE$10.7M
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Salt Lake County, UT· IT & telecom· Sep 21, 2021 – Jul 22, 2026· 36C10B21C0036
  4. TO IDENTIFY NOVEL ADJUVANT CANDIDATES THAT CAN BE USED TO AUGMENT THE EFFICACY OF HUMAN VACCINES.$10M
    National Institutes of Health· Cook County, IL· Research & development· Sep 3, 2019 – Aug 7, 2026· 75N93019C00041
  5. DEVELOPMENT OF VACCINES FOR INFLUENZA USING AN IMMUNO-MODULATOR ADJUVANT AND MULTI-PLATFORM APPROACH$9.3M
    National Institutes of Health· Cook County, IL· Research & development· Aug 30, 2023 – Aug 18, 2026· 75N93023C00044
  6. PREPARATION AND STUDY LAUNCH$7.6M
    National Institutes of Health· Cook County, IL· Professional services· Jul 24, 2020 – Sep 2, 2026· 75N91020F00001
  7. IARPA RESEARCH$7.4M
    Department of the Army· Cook County, IL· Research & development· Sep 22, 2022 – Apr 22, 2026· W911NF22C0082
  8. VACCINE ADJUVANT DISCOVERY PROGRAM (VADP)$3.7M
    National Institutes of Health· Cook County, IL· Research & development· Sep 19, 2024 – Jul 17, 2026· 75N93024C00023

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 CHICAGO received $372.3M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 1,344 actions (217 new awards), −9.4% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training ($47.2M).

Assistance · FY2026
$372.3M
New awards
217
Actions
1,344
Since FY2021
$2.4B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 369.2MFY2021
  2. 371MFY2022
  3. 405.6MFY2023
  4. 425.5MFY2024
  5. 410.7MFY2025
  6. 372.3MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$358.7M96%
  2. Direct payments$13.5M3.6%

Top programs

  1. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$47.2M13%
  2. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$46.2M12%
  3. 93.847 · Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research$23.3M6.3%
  4. 93.395 · Cancer Treatment Research$21.2M5.7%
  5. 47.049 · Mathematical and Physical Sciences$15.5M4.2%
  6. 93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research$15.1M4.1%
  7. 93.853 · Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$14M3.7%
  8. 93.866 · Aging Research$12.2M3.3%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$281.2M76%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. National Science Foundation$52.1M14%
  3. Department of Education$9.6M2.6%
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$8.6M2.3%
  5. Department of Energy$4.2M1.1%
  6. Employment and Training Administration$3.8M1.0%
    Department of Labor
  7. Department of the Army$2.6M0.7%
    Department of Defense
  8. Department of the Navy$2.3M0.6%
    Department of Defense

Largest awards

  1. NRG ONCOLOGY STATISTICAL AND DATA MANAGEMENT CENTER$135.4M
    93.395 · Cancer Treatment Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Nov 19, 2020 – Sep 16, 2026· U10CA180822
  2. CANCER CENTER SUPPORT GRANT$92.9M
    93.397 · Cancer Centers Support Grants· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Mar 12, 2021 – Apr 3, 2026· P30CA014599
  3. ITM 2.0: ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE IN METROPOLITAN CHICAGO$71.6M
    93.350 · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Oct 21, 2020 – Sep 8, 2026· UL1TR002389
  4. SEES: COMMUNITY DRIVEN MANAGEMENT OF SYNCHROTRON FACILITIES FOR EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE -SYNCHROTRON FOR EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL…$25M
    47.050 · Geosciences· National Science Foundation· Cooperative agreement· Aug 31, 2023 – Aug 26, 2026· 2223273
  5. CHICAGO CHRONIC CONDITION EQUITY NETWORK (C3EN) - PROJECT SUMMARY HEALTH DISPARITIES IN THE BURDEN OF MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS FOR…$24.3M
    93.307 · Minority Health and Health Disparities Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Sep 24, 2021 – Apr 2, 2026· P50MD017349
  6. INFECTIONS AND THE STABILITY OF TRANSPLANTATION TOLERANCE$21.8M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Jun 15, 2021 – May 4, 2026· P01AI097113

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: $3.2M (5 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $123.1M (214 subawards)

133 sub-recipients

  1. ROSWELL PARK CANCER RESEARCH CORPORATION$20.5M16%
    BUFFALO, NY · 1 subaward
  2. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$13.2M10%
    CHICAGO, IL · 15 subawards
  3. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$12.8M10%
    EVANSTON, IL · 17 subawards
  4. RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$8.2M6.5%
    CHICAGO, IL · 5 subawards
  5. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE$5M4.0%
    COLUMBUS, OH · 3 subawards
  6. TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE$4.5M3.6%
    SAN ANTONIO, TX · 4 subawards
  7. LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO$4M3.1%
    MAYWOOD, IL · 2 subawards
  8. THE ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE$2.8M2.2%
    SEATTLE, WA · 1 subaward
  9. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$2.7M2.2%
    ANN ARBOR, MI · 8 subawards
  10. CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY$2.5M2.0%
    CHICAGO, IL · 3 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $2.7M (7 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $39.4M (212 subawards)

88 primes

  1. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$7.2M17%
    EVANSTON, IL · 40 subawards
  2. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$2.6M6.3%
    EVANSTON, IL · 4 subawards
  3. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$2.6M6.3%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 8 subawards
  4. DUKE UNIVERSITY$2.5M6.0%
    DURHAM, NC · 4 subawards
  5. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$1.5M3.6%
    URBANA, IL · 4 subawards
  6. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY$1.4M3.3%
    NEW YORK, NY · 4 subawards
  7. IL DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES$1.2M2.9%
    SPRINGFIELD, IL · 4 subawards
  8. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$1.2M2.8%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 6 subawards
  9. THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK$1.1M2.5%
    NEW YORK, NY · 6 subawards
  10. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO$1M2.5%
    SAN ANTONIO, TX · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 67% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $34.4M paid out · $81.7M received
  • FY2022: $29.3M paid out · $80.1M received
  • FY2023: $8.5M paid out · $86.3M received
  • FY2024: $2.5M paid out · $85.3M received
  • FY2025: $60.9M paid out · $68.8M received
  • FY2026: $126.4M paid out · $42.1M 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

224 companies · $261.8M reported

  1. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION$24.8M
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 10 subawards
  2. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$21.5M
    EVANSTON, IL · 57 subawards
  3. ROSWELL PARK CANCER RESEARCH CORPORATION$20.9M
    BUFFALO, NY · 2 subawards

Primes that pay it

202 companies · $461.5M reported

  1. LEIDOS, INC.$72.3M
    RESTON, VA · 15 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$58.6M
    EVANSTON, IL · 264 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$25.9M
    URBANA, IL · 113 subawards

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

  1. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA$4.3B−3.7% in FY2026
    OAKLAND, CA · 9 entities · 99.6% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveEnergy · Scientific research and development services
  2. ALLIANCE FOR ENERGY INNOVATION, LLC$2.8B−15% in FY2026
    LAKEWOOD, CO · 78% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveEnergy · Scientific research and development services
  3. FERMI FORWARD DISCOVERY GROUP, LLC$2.5B−55% in FY2026
    CHICAGO, IL · 69% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveEnergy · 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.

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 UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (3 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • The University of ChicagoAI match · 100%
  • The University of Chicago Medical CenterAI match · 96%
Lobbying · 2025
$130K
15 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$721.6K
$721.6K in its own reports

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$300.3K
    12 reports
  2. 2024$225.3K
    12 reports
  3. 2025$130K
    15 reports
  4. 2026$66K
    10 reports

Top issues

  1. Health issues19 reports
  2. Budget and appropriations14 reports
  3. Science and technology12 reports
  4. Education11 reports
  5. Medicare and Medicaid11 reports
  6. Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code7 reports
  7. Law enforcement, crime and criminal justice2 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES46 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE46 reports
  3. Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)13 reports
  4. White House Office4 reports

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

Lobbying firms hired

  1. Carmen Group Incorporated$906K
    14 reports
  2. Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.$700K
    14 reports
  3. BGR Government Affairs$390K
    5 reports
  4. Brooks Bawden Moore, LLC, formerly reported as Brooks Bawden, LLC$20K
    2 reports

Registrants who are individuals are counted, not named.

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 Oct 5, 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.