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UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ADVANCED INTERNET DEVELOPMENT

UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ADVANCED INTERNET DEVELOPMENT received $9.8M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 23 awards (−19% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $81.5M. Its largest customer was National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ($9.3M). It also received $830.5K in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$9.8M
New awards
23
Sole-source
99.7%
Single offer
0.3%
UEI
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 4.5MFY2017
  2. 3.8MFY2018
  3. 5.8MFY2019
  4. 6.5MFY2020
  5. 7.1MFY2021
  6. 9.7MFY2022
  7. 11.4MFY2023
  8. 10.8MFY2024
  9. 12MFY2025
  10. 9.8MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$9.3M95%
    8 awards
  2. Office of the Chief Financial Officer$220.1K2.3%
    1 awards
  3. National Institute of Standards and Technology$61.9K0.6%
    2 awards
  4. U.S. Geological Survey$39.8K0.4%
    2 awards
  5. Federal Highway Administration$39.8K0.4%
    1 awards
  6. National Science Foundation$39.1K0.4%
    3 awards
  7. Department of the Navy$24.1K0.2%
    1 awards
  8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$20.8K0.2%
    2 awards
  9. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$18K0.2%
    1 awards
  10. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences$14.5K0.1%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$9.1M93%
  2. IT & telecom$590.4K6.0%
  3. Education & social services$98.5K1.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Washtenaw County, MI$8.3M84%
  2. District of Columbia, DC$1.3M14%
  3. Montgomery County, MD$76.8K0.8%
  4. Fairfax County, VA$39.8K0.4%
  5. Alexandria city, VA$39.1K0.4%
  6. Monterey County, CA$24.1K0.2%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $9.8M
  • Sole-source awards99.7%
    US 30% · $9.7M
  • Single-offer competitions0.3%
    US 8.7% · $30K
  • 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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$9.3M
    Department of Commerce · 3 awards
  2. National Institute of Standards and Technology$61.9K
    Department of Commerce · 1 awards
  3. U.S. Geological Survey$39.8K
    Department of the Interior · 1 awards
  4. National Science Foundation$39.1K
    National Science Foundation · 1 awards
  5. Department of the Navy$24.1K
    Department of Defense · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. I2 TO-52 - RENEWAL SERVICES$8M
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Washtenaw County, MI· Professional services· Apr 30, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026· 1305M426F0038
  2. INTERNET2 TNOAA N-WAVE CONNECTIVITY AND COLOCATION SERVICES FOR: NOAA N-WAVE ITIA:ITIA-0-17-0002 IRD:IRD-0-19-0044 N-WAVE IDIQ AND EXEMPT FROM NLK FEE.$3.9M
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jul 31, 2025 – Jan 20, 2026· 1305M425F0083
  3. INTERNET 2 TASK ORDER 40$3M
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· May 1, 2024 – Nov 17, 2025· 1305M424F0079
  4. INTERNET 2 CONNECTIVITY FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA), SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING INITIATIVE NETWORK (SCINET) AND MARKETING AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS - (MRP) ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICES (APHIS)$1.3M
    Office of the Chief Financial Officer· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Sep 30, 2025 – Feb 25, 2026· 12314425C0075
  5. I2 TO-50 RENEWAL OF SERVICES ON TO-45$1.1M
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Dec 22, 2025 – Feb 24, 2026· 1305M426F0005
  6. CONNECTIVITY, COLOCATION AND ENGINEERING SERVICES$805.1K
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 11, 2023 – Feb 23, 2026· 1305M423FNAAJ0127
  7. INTERNET2 TO-51 FOR NEW SERVICES TO SUPPORT NCEI-25G, OMAO CHARLESTON 2X10G, NESDIS CENTENNIAL MOVE, AND GCCS CLOUD$198.3K
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Washtenaw County, MI· IT & telecom· Mar 31, 2026 – May 28, 2026· 1305M426F0024
  8. INTERNET 2 TASK ORDER 49$149.9K
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Washtenaw County, MI· IT & telecom· Sep 4, 2025 – Jan 5, 2026· 1305M425F0107

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.

UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ADVANCED INTERNET DEVELOPMENT received $830.5K in federal assistance in FY2026, on 8 actions (1 new awards), −72% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering ($1M).

Assistance · FY2026
$830.5K
New awards
1
Actions
8
Since FY2021
$26.4M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 4.5MFY2021
  2. 12.5MFY2022
  3. 5MFY2023
  4. 702.6KFY2024
  5. 2.9MFY2025
  6. 830.5KFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$830.5K100%

Top programs

  1. 47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering$1M100%
  2. 45.313 · Laura Bush 21ST Century Librarian Program-$169.5K0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Science Foundation$1M100%

Largest awards

  1. 21ST CENTURY RESEARCH-CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE FOR MSIS THROUGH THE MINORITY SERVING - CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUM (MS-CC): A PHASED APPROACH…$17.5M
    47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering· National Science Foundation· Project grant· Aug 18, 2022 – Sep 9, 2026· 2234326
  2. CI COE: DEMO PILOT: MINORITY SERVING CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUM$3M
    47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering· National Science Foundation· Project grant· Sep 17, 2021 – Jan 15, 2026· 2137123
  3. CONFERENCE: BRINGING TOGETHER THE NAIRR PILOT COMMUNITY: THE 2026 ANNUAL MEETING -BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL…$1.8M
    47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering· National Science Foundation· Project grant· Jul 24, 2025 – Jan 9, 2026· 2536728
  4. CONFERENCE: BRINGING TOGETHER THE NAIRR PILOT COMMUNITY: THE INAUGURAL CONFERENCE -INTERNET2, A LEADING MEMBER-DRIVEN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY…$1.1M
    47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering· National Science Foundation· Project grant· Nov 12, 2024 – Jan 27, 2026· 2452148
  5. CONFERENCE: BRINGING TOGETHER THE NAIRR COMMUNITY FOR THE 2027 ANNUAL MEETING -BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE 2025 INAUGURAL AND 2026…$1M
    47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering· National Science Foundation· Project grant· Jul 22, 2026 – Jul 22, 2026· 2629389
  6. THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ADVANCED INTERNET DEVELOPMENT, INTERNET2 COMMUNITY ANCHOR PROGRAM WILL PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES TO SCALE THE…$80.5K
    45.313 · Laura Bush 21ST Century Librarian Program· Institute of Museum and Library Services· Project grant· Jul 10, 2024 – Aug 21, 2026· RE-256732-OLS-24

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: $200K (1 subaward)

1 sub-recipient

  1. HOWARD UNIVERSITY$200K100%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $330K (1 subaward)

1 prime

  1. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY$330K100%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $0 paid out · $1.5M received
  • FY2022: $0 paid out · $1.4M received
  • FY2023: $749.8K paid out · $952K received
  • FY2024: $497.3K paid out · $976.2K received
  • FY2025: $1.1M paid out · $96.8K received
  • FY2026: $200K paid out · $330K 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

11 companies · $2.6M reported

  1. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK$417.2K
    COLLEGE PARK, MD · 1 subaward
  2. MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE$313.7K
    NASHVILLE, TN · 2 subawards
  3. FISK UNIVERSITY$286.3K
    NASHVILLE, TN · 1 subaward

Primes that pay it

6 companies · $5.2M reported

  1. CGI FEDERAL INC.$4.1M
    FAIRFAX, VA · 7 subawards · Computer systems design and related services
  2. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$502.5K
    URBANA, IL · 2 subawards
  3. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY$330K
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 1 subaward

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

  1. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK$139.6M−55% in FY2026
    COLLEGE PARK, MD · 9 entities · 18% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Wired and wireless telecommunications carriersNational Institute of Standards and Technology · Business, professional, labor, political, and similar organizations
  2. TURNING POINT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LLC$59.1M−11% in FY2026
    ROCKVILLE, MD · 4.2% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Wired and wireless telecommunications carriers
  3. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM$30.5M+103% in FY2026
    BIRMINGHAM, AL · 2 entities · 2.0% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Wired and wireless telecommunications carriers

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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.

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.