Federal contractor · WASHINGTON, DC
THE URBAN INSTITUTE
THE URBAN INSTITUTE received $10.1M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 30 awards. Since FY2017: $157.9M. Its largest customer was Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources ($4.8M). It also received $4.7M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.
- Obligations · FY2026
- $10.1M
- New awards
- 30
- Sole-source
- 18%
- Single offer
- 27%
- UEI
- VNAYDLRGSKU3
Spending by fiscal year
Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).
- 18.3MFY2017
- 18.8MFY2018
- 32.3MFY2019
- 15.3MFY2020
- 18.7MFY2021
- 18.5MFY2022
- 17.3MFY2023
- 11.8MFY2024
- -3.3MFY2025
- 10.1MFY2026
Top buying agencies
Obligations in FY2026.
- 5 awards
- Federal Acquisition Service$2.5M24%5 awards
- 5 awards
- Departmental Offices$1.5M14%2 awards
- Internal Revenue Service$414.5K4.1%1 awards
- Bureau of the Fiscal Service$16.7K0.2%1 awards
- Office of the Secretary$16K0.2%1 awards
- 1 awards
- 1 awards
- 3 awards
What was bought · Where the work was performed
Obligations in FY2026.
What was bought
- Professional services$10.1M99.7%
- Other equipment & supplies$16.7K0.2%
- IT & telecom$16K0.2%
Where the work was performed
- District of Columbia, DC$8.8M87%
- Montgomery County, MD$1.3M13%
Integrity signals
Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.
- Low competition45%US 39% · $4.6M
- Sole-source awards18%US 30% · $1.8M
- Single-offer competitions27%US 8.7% · $2.8M
- 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
- General Services Administration · 1 awards
- Department of the Treasury · 1 awards
Largest awards
- National Institutes of Health· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 29, 2021 – Sep 25, 2026· 75N98021F00364
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jun 29, 2022 – Nov 18, 2025· 1605C222F00029
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 30, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026· 75ACF124F80080
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 24, 2026· 75P00125F80090
- Federal Acquisition Service· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Mar 30, 2026 – Mar 30, 2026· 47QFEA26F0005
- Departmental Offices· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 25, 2025 – Jul 29, 2026· 140D0425F1014
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jun 23, 2021 – Jun 22, 2026· 1605C221F00029
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jun 26, 2026 – Jun 26, 2026· 1605C226F00017
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 URBAN INSTITUTE received $4.7M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 21 actions (1 new awards), −3.5% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 84.305 · Education Research, Development and Dissemination ($2.4M).
- Assistance · FY2026
- $4.7M
- New awards
- 1
- Actions
- 21
- Since FY2021
- $79.7M
Assistance by fiscal year
- 16.2MFY2021
- 17.3MFY2022
- 24.7MFY2023
- 12.1MFY2024
- 4.8MFY2025
- 4.7MFY2026
By type
- Grants$4.7M100%
Top programs
- 84.305 · Education Research, Development and Dissemination$2.4M52%
- 16.526 · Ovw Technical Assistance Initiative$1M21%
- 93.575 · Child Care and Development Block Grant$800K17%
- 93.596 · Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund$450K9.6%
- 14.506 · General Research and Technology Activity-$1,9220.0%
Awarding agencies
- Department of Education$2.4M52%
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Justice
Largest awards
- 17.285 · Registered Apprenticeship· Employment and Training Administration· Other financial assistance· Jun 24, 2021 – May 13, 2026· AP366532175A11
- 93.575 · Child Care and Development Block Grant· Administration for Children and Families· Cooperative agreement· Sep 28, 2022 – Dec 8, 2025· 90YE0293
- 17.268 · H-1B Job Training Grants· Employment and Training Administration· Grant· Sep 26, 2023 – Aug 14, 2026· 23A60HG000041
- 19.019 · International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking· Department of State· Cooperative agreement· Sep 27, 2023 – Aug 6, 2026· SSJTIP23CA0030
- 93.575 · Child Care and Development Block Grant· Administration for Children and Families· Cooperative agreement· Sep 26, 2023 – Aug 10, 2026· 90YE0298
- 84.305 · Education Research, Development and Dissemination· Department of Education· Project grant· Jun 17, 2021 – Aug 28, 2026· R305A210506
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-contracts: $75.1K (1 subaward)
- Sub-grants: $205.8K (1 subaward)
2 sub-recipients
- GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY$205.8K73%WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
- MEF ASSOCIATES, LLC$75.1K27%ALEXANDRIA, VA · 1 subaward
As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026
- Sub-contracts: $74.6K (1 subaward)
- Sub-grants: $340K (2 subawards)
3 primes
- HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF''S OFFICE$300K72%CHATTANOOGA, TN · 1 subaward
- THE RAND CORPORATION$74.6K18%SANTA MONICA, CA · 1 subaward
- LAWRENCE, KS · 1 subaward
Its reported sub-contracts equal 0.7% of its FY2026 contract obligations.
By fiscal year
- FY2021: $3.5M paid out · $1.3M received
- FY2022: $17.8M paid out · $6.1M received
- FY2023: $18M paid out · $3.2M received
- FY2024: $18.9M paid out · $6.8M received
- FY2025: $3.7M paid out · $1.1M received
- FY2026: $281K paid out · $414.6K 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
82 companies · $62.2M reported
- MATHEMATICA INC.$12.5MPRINCETON, NJ · 5 subawards · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
- GLEN MILLS, PA · 5 subawards · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
- HEALTHTECH SOLUTIONS LLC$3.7MFRANKFORT, KY · 3 subawards · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
Primes that pay it
29 companies · $18.9M reported
- ARLINGTON, VA · 1 subaward · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
- RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC · 4 subawards · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
- ABT GLOBAL LLC$1.9MCAMBRIDGE, MA · 4 subawards · Management, scientific, and technical consulting 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 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 13 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.
- PEERS AND PARTNERS, INC.$11.9M+14% in FY2026LITHONIA, GA · 59% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
- CHILD TRENDS, INCORPORATED$18.7M+667% in FY2026ROCKVILLE, MD · 67% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources · Management, scientific, and technical consulting servicesDepartmental Offices · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
- THE SEQUOIA PROJECT INC$8.8M+22% in FY2026VIENNA, VA · 48% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources · Management, scientific, and technical consulting 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 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.