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UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION received -$295.9K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 7 awards (−172% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $383.2M. Its largest customer was Missile Defense Agency ($500). It also received $20.9M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
-$295.9K
New awards
7
Sole-source
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Single offer
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UEI
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Parent company
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH
Other than small businessNonprofit
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 82MFY2017
  2. 67.5MFY2018
  3. 66.9MFY2019
  4. 60.4MFY2020
  5. 39.6MFY2021
  6. 28.7MFY2022
  7. 18.2MFY2023
  8. 19.8MFY2024
  9. 410.7KFY2025
  10. -295.9KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Missile Defense Agency$5000.0%
    1 awards
  2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration-$296.4K0.0%
    6 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

Where the work was performed

  1. Howard County, MD$11.1K0.0%
  2. Madison County, AL$5000.0%

Integrity signals

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

Largest awards

  1. THE NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS) CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE ARC WITH CAPABILITIES TO FULFILL MISSION REQUIREMENTS FROM FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH FIELD-TEST DEPLOYMENTS AND OPERATIONAL SCIENCE MISSIONS. THIS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE ACADEMIC OR UNIVERSITY-BASED PROGRAM AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING TEAMS AT THE CENTER. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL POSSESS EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR ATTRACTING AND RETAINING LEADING EDGE RESEARCHERS AND FACILITATING INTERACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT OF RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS WITH ARC EMPLOYEES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEMONSTRATE CAPABILITY IN THE FORMATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS AND IN THE PURSUIT OF COLLABORATIONS TO MEET GOVERNMENT SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS.$248.4M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Santa Clara County, CA· Research & development· Nov 14, 2016 – Sep 23, 2026· NNA16BD14C
  2. SUPPORT FOR THE HAWC+ SCIENCE INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT AND ACCEPTANCE REVIEW AND SUPPORT FOR HIRMES SCIENCE INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT.$455.6K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Santa Clara County, CA· Research & development· Dec 15, 2017 – Aug 12, 2026· 80ARC018F0043
  3. STARBURST-ESPA GRANDE-CLASS SMALLSAT MISSION TO DETECT AND LOCALIZE SHORT-DURATION GAMMA-RAY BURSTS (GRB'S)$359.7K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Howard County, MD· Research & development· Mar 23, 2023 – May 22, 2026· 80MSFC23CA001
  4. MISSION CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (MCCS) PLATFORM INTERFACE SYSTEM (PIS) REDESIGN AND UPGRADE.$312.4K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Santa Clara County, CA· Research & development· Mar 5, 2018 – Aug 14, 2026· 80ARC018F0058
  5. SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION RESEARCH VIRTUAL INSTITUTE (SSERVI)-2 TASK ORDER UNDER CONTRACT NNH15CO48B WITH UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION$166K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Fulton County, GA· Professional services· Jul 25, 2018 – Sep 1, 2026· 80HQTR18F0266
  6. 5 FLIGHT WEEK TEST PER PROPOSAL 19-267$35.3K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Santa Clara County, CA· Research & development· Oct 24, 2019 – Aug 14, 2026· 80ARC020F0001
  7. SCALABLE HOMELAND INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISE LAYERED DEFENSE (SHIELD) INITIAL ORDER.$500
    Missile Defense Agency· Madison County, AL· Research & development· Dec 5, 2025 – Dec 5, 2025· HQ085926FF113

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.

UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION received $20.9M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 81 actions (9 new awards), −17% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 43.001 · Science ($15.6M).

Assistance · FY2026
$20.9M
New awards
9
Actions
81
Since FY2021
$187.5M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 57.7MFY2021
  2. 30.5MFY2022
  3. 26MFY2023
  4. 27.2MFY2024
  5. 25.1MFY2025
  6. 20.9MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$20.9M100%

Top programs

  1. 43.001 · Science$15.6M74%
  2. 12.330 · Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach and Workforce Program$3.3M16%
  3. 12.800 · Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program$1.3M6.2%
  4. 43.012 · Space Technology$535K2.6%
  5. 15.808 · U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection$375K1.8%
  6. 81.049 · Office of Science Financial Assistance Program-$105.9K0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$16.1M77%
  2. Department of the Air Force$4.6M22%
    Department of Defense
  3. U.S. Geological Survey$375K1.8%
    Department of the Interior

Largest awards

  1. THE RECIPIENT, NAMED USRA, SHALL PERFORM WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF WORK DATED 09 DECEMBER 2020, ENTITLED "AIR FORCE RESEARCH…$35.5M
    12.330 · Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach and Workforce Program· Department of the Air Force· Cooperative agreement· Dec 16, 2020 – Aug 25, 2026· FA94532120064
  2. SINCE ITS INCEPTION MORE THAN FIVE DECADES AGO THE LPI HAS PLAYED A UNIQUE ROLE IN THE LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE COMMUNITY PROVIDING A…$21.7M
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Cooperative agreement· Nov 13, 2020 – Aug 2, 2026· 80NSSC20M0173
  3. 5-YEAR RENEWAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT CA 80MSFC17M0022$20.1M
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Cooperative agreement· Jan 31, 2024 – Aug 25, 2026· 80NSSC24M0035
  4. EXPANDING NASAS COMMUNITY FOR PLANETARY SAMPLE SCIENCE ENCOMPSS$13.4M
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Cooperative agreement· Dec 19, 2023 – Aug 25, 2026· 80NSSC24M0008
  5. 'CAPABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE TO MANAGE THE AFRL SCHOLARS PROGRAM AT EGLIN AFB' SUBMITTED ON 14 AUGUST 2017 (THE RECIPIENT'S TECHNICAL…$9.2M
    12.800 · Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program· Department of the Air Force· Cooperative agreement· Oct 28, 2020 – Apr 23, 2026· FA86511820003
  6. 23-NUP2023-0050 2023 SUMMER PROGRAM ENTITLED: 'MATERIALS AND NUCLEAR ANALYSES OF THE CENTRIFUGAL NUCLEAR THERMAL REACTOR'$4M
    43.012 · Space Technology· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· Aug 8, 2023 – Sep 15, 2026· 80NSSC23K1319

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

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $5.3M (6 subawards)

6 primes

  1. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)$5.1M95%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  2. SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE$69.2K1.3%
    SAN ANTONIO, TX · 1 subaward
  3. FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY$57.8K1.1%
    TALLAHASSEE, FL · 1 subaward
  4. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE, THE$53.2K1.0%
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 1 subaward
  5. NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY$52.2K1.0%
    GREENSBORO, NC · 1 subaward
  6. MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY$27.5K0.5%
    HOUGHTON, MI · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $58.3M paid out · $14.3M received
  • FY2022: $7.8M paid out · $2.3M received
  • FY2023: $2.8M paid out · $4.1M received
  • FY2024: $181.2K paid out · $7.5M received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $30.9M received
  • FY2026: $0 paid out · $5.3M 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 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

45 companies · $69M reported

  1. GLOBAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, LLC$33.8M
    GREENBELT, MD · 1 subaward
  2. MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$13.1M
    BALTIMORE, MD · 1 subaward
  3. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION$4.5M
    HAMPTON, VA · 1 subaward

Primes that pay it

29 companies · $64.4M reported

  1. HX5 LLC$21.4M
    FORT WALTON BEACH, FL · 1 subaward
  2. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)$19.5M
    WASHINGTON, DC · 11 subawards
  3. SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, INC.$12.9M
    LANHAM, MD · 5 subawards · Scientific research and development services

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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 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. TROY SIERRA JV LLC$18.7M
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 94% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Scientific research and development services
  2. MOTIV SPACE SYSTEMS, INC.$20.7M−75% in FY2026
    PASADENA, CA · 98% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Scientific research and development services
  3. CEPEDA SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE ANALYSIS, INC.$21.9M−6.9% in FY2026
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 98% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 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 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.

Matched organizations

  • Universities Space Research AssociationAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$0
8 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$0

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$0
    8 reports
  2. 2024$0
    8 reports
  3. 2025$0
    8 reports
  4. 2026$0
    4 reports

Top issues

  1. Education14 reports
  2. Science and technology14 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES14 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE14 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. Squire Patton Boggs$0
    14 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 Sep 30, 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.