Federal contractor · LITTLE ROCK, AR

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES received $1.2M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 20 awards (+111% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $19.6M. Its largest customer was Department of Veterans Affairs ($639.6K). It also received $124M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$1.2M
New awards
20
Sole-source
98%
Single offer
5.9%
UEI
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 3MFY2017
  2. 4.6MFY2018
  3. 3MFY2019
  4. 2.6MFY2020
  5. 1.3MFY2021
  6. 985.3KFY2022
  7. 1.2MFY2023
  8. 1.3MFY2024
  9. 554.2KFY2025
  10. 1.2MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of Veterans Affairs$639.6K55%
    10 awards
  2. Drug Enforcement Administration$485.7K42%
    5 awards
  3. Offices, Boards and Divisions$90K7.7%
    1 awards
  4. Department of the Navy-$17.1K0.0%
    1 awards
  5. Food and Drug Administration-$30K0.0%
    3 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Health & medical$937K80%
  2. Education & social services$178.4K15%
  3. Professional services$52.7K4.5%

Where the work was performed

  1. Pulaski County, AR$1.1M98%
  2. Washington County, AR$80.5K6.9%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $1.2M
  • Sole-source awards98%
    US 30% · $1.1M
  • Single-offer competitions5.9%
    US 8.7% · $68.5K
  • 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. Department of Veterans Affairs$639.6K
    Department of Veterans Affairs · 4 awards
  2. Drug Enforcement Administration$426.7K
    Department of Justice · 2 awards
  3. Offices, Boards and Divisions$90K
    Department of Justice · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. AFFILIATE TO PROVIDE VASCULAR SURGEONS/PHYSICIANS ON-SITE FOR SURGERIES AND CLINIC ETC$707K
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Pulaski County, AR· Health & medical· Oct 1, 2025 – Oct 1, 2025· 36C25626N0067
  2. COST REIMBURSEMENT$507.9K
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Pulaski County, AR· Health & medical· Aug 30, 2021 – Apr 23, 2026· 36C25621C0126
  3. TITLE: BPA STIMULANT PHARMACOLOGY TESTING CALL ORDER 2 REQUESTOR: CASSANDRA PRIOLEAU AFT#: 2026-DP-0039 REF AWARD/BPA: 15DDHQ24A00000027 POP DATES: 11/24/2025 TO 11/23/2026$229.3K
    Drug Enforcement Administration· Pulaski County, AR· Education & social services· Nov 12, 2025 – Nov 12, 2025· 15DDHQ26F00000022
  4. AFFILIATE TO PROVIDE VASCULAR SURGEONS/PHYSICIANS ON-SITE FOR SURGERIES AND CLINIC ETC$217.4K
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Pulaski County, AR· Health & medical· May 27, 2025 – Nov 25, 2025· 36C25625N0712
  5. UAMS - HALLUCINOGEN TESTING OPTION YR 1 POP DATES: 01/22/2026 TO 01/21/2027$197.4K
    Drug Enforcement Administration· Pulaski County, AR· Health & medical· Jan 16, 2026 – Jan 16, 2026· 15DDHQ26F00000092
  6. TITLE: FANTEGROSSI, UAMS, HALLUCINOGEN TESTING 1 REQUESTOR: THERESA M CARBONARO AFT#: AFT25-DO-004915 REF AWARD/BPA: 15DDHQ24A00000020 POP DATES: 01/17/2025 TO 01/16/2026$188.2K
    Drug Enforcement Administration· Pulaski County, AR· Health & medical· Jan 22, 2025 – May 18, 2026· 15DDHQ25F00000131
  7. PHYSICIAN SERVICES AND MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE OF JEFFERSON LABORATORIES' FEDERAL AND CONTRACT PERSONNEL AT THE FDA'S NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH (NCTR)$151.5K
    Food and Drug Administration· Jefferson County, AR· Health & medical· Jul 11, 2024 – Jul 21, 2026· 75F40124P00259
  8. TITLE: FANTEGROSSI, UAMS, METHAMPHETAMINE TESTING 1 REQUESTOR: CASSANDRA PRIOLEAU AFT#: AFT25-DC-004831 REF AWARD/BPA: 15DDHQ24R00000027 POP DATES: 11/29/2024 TO 11/28/2025 DELIVERY DATE: 11/29/2024$108.2K
    Drug Enforcement Administration· Pulaski County, AR· Education & social services· Dec 6, 2024 – Apr 23, 2026· 15DDHQ25F00000080

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 OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES received $124M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 376 actions (42 new awards), +30% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 93.493 · Congressional Directives ($32M).

Assistance · FY2026
$124M
New awards
42
Actions
376
Since FY2021
$683.1M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 102.5MFY2021
  2. 116.2MFY2022
  3. 116.8MFY2023
  4. 128.2MFY2024
  5. 95.5MFY2025
  6. 124MFY2026
  7. 0FY2027

By type

  1. Grants$123.3M99%
  2. Direct payments$700K0.6%

Top programs

  1. 93.493 · Congressional Directives$32M26%
  2. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$18.9M15%
  3. 93.600 · Head Start$8.2M6.6%
  4. 93.647 · Social Services Research and Demonstration$8M6.5%
  5. 93.680 · Medical Student Education$5.4M4.3%
  6. 93.350 · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$4.8M3.8%
  7. 93.279 · Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs$3.2M2.6%
  8. 93.396 · Cancer Biology Research$3.1M2.5%

Awarding agencies

  1. Health Resources and Services Administration$50.5M41%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. National Institutes of Health$49.4M40%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  3. Administration for Children and Families$17M14%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$4.2M3.4%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  5. Rural Business Cooperative Service$999.8K0.8%
    Department of Agriculture
  6. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration$700K0.6%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  7. Administration for Community Living$695.2K0.6%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  8. Defense Health Agency$535.9K0.4%
    Department of Defense

Largest awards

  1. DATA COORDINATING AND OPERATIONS CENTER (DCOC) FOR THE IDEA STATES PEDIATRIC CLINICAL TRIALS NETWORK$74.2M
    93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Feb 9, 2021 – Aug 26, 2026· U24OD024957
  2. PARTNERSHIPS FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IN ARKANSAS$56.9M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Jan 21, 2021 – May 12, 2026· P20GM103429
  3. HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START$47.9M
    93.600 · Head Start· Administration for Children and Families· Project grant· Oct 26, 2020 – Sep 18, 2026· 06CH011143
  4. THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH, HEALTH, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE - PROJECT SUMMARY – OVERALL ARKANSAS, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE UNITED…$21.9M
    93.307 · Minority Health and Health Disparities Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Sep 24, 2021 – Apr 3, 2026· P50MD017319
  5. CENTER FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE RESEARCH (CMDR)$20.7M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Jan 26, 2021 – Feb 16, 2026· P20GM125503
  6. HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START$20.5M
    93.600 · Head Start· Administration for Children and Families· Project grant· Oct 25, 2024 – Sep 10, 2026· 06CH012891

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–FY2027.

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: $7.5M (156 subawards)

68 sub-recipients

  1. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.$1.2M16%
    KANSAS CITY, KS · 5 subawards
  2. ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY$647.9K8.6%
    JONESBORO, AR · 6 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS$590.4K7.8%
    CONWAY, AR · 8 subawards
  4. WOMEN'S COUNCIL ON AFRICAN AMERICAN AFFAIRS, INC$554.5K7.4%
    LITTLE ROCK, AR · 2 subawards
  5. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS$426.1K5.7%
    FAYETTEVILLE, AR · 8 subawards
  6. ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE$387.2K5.1%
    LITTLE ROCK, AR · 2 subawards
  7. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM$368.8K4.9%
    LITTLE ROCK, AR · 6 subawards
  8. ARKANSAS CANCER COALITION$338.4K4.5%
    LITTLE ROCK, AR · 1 subaward
  9. UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER$272.6K3.6%
    ROCHESTER, NY · 1 subaward
  10. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO$258.7K3.4%
    LA JOLLA, CA · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $8.4M (39 subawards)

20 primes

  1. ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE$1.8M22%
    LITTLE ROCK, AR · 3 subawards
  2. BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE$1.4M17%
    HOUSTON, TX · 4 subawards
  3. DUKE UNIVERSITY$1.4M16%
    DURHAM, NC · 4 subawards
  4. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH$907.6K11%
    LITTLE ROCK, AR · 6 subawards
  5. THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK$540.4K6.5%
    NEW YORK, NY · 2 subawards
  6. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY$379K4.5%
    NEW YORK, NY · 1 subaward
  7. UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO$374.1K4.5%
    ALBUQUERQUE, NM · 3 subawards
  8. THE ADMINISTRATORS OF TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND$324.8K3.9%
    NEW ORLEANS, LA · 1 subaward
  9. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$235.3K2.8%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 1 subaward
  10. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON$163.8K2.0%
    HOUSTON, TX · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $14.5M paid out · $9.7M received
  • FY2022: $14.6M paid out · $11.1M received
  • FY2023: $12.8M paid out · $8.5M received
  • FY2024: $12.2M paid out · $6.5M received
  • FY2025: $12.8M paid out · $6.9M received
  • FY2026: $7.5M paid out · $8.4M 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

153 companies · $74.5M reported

  1. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY$3.9M
    RICHMOND, VA · 20 subawards
  2. ARKANSAS FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE INC$2.5M
    LITTLE ROCK, AR · 1 subaward
  3. ARKANSAS CPESN LLC$2.4M
    WYNNE, AR · 1 subaward

Primes that pay it

72 companies · $50.9M reported

  1. ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE$6.9M
    LITTLE ROCK, AR · 26 subawards
  2. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH$5.8M
    LITTLE ROCK, AR · 36 subawards
  3. COUNTY OF BENTON$4.1M
    BENTONVILLE, AR · 3 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 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 8 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. GASTROINTESTINAL ASSOCIATES OF NORTHEAST TENNESSEE, P.C.$1.5M+1.1% in FY2026
    JOHNSON CITY, TN · 50% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveVeterans Affairs · Colleges, universities, and professional schools
  2. WICHITA SURGICAL SPECIALISTS, P.A.$1.9M−70% in FY2026
    WICHITA, KS · 52% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveVeterans Affairs · Colleges, universities, and professional schools
  3. BROWN UROLOGY INC$1.3M−30% in FY2026
    PROVIDENCE, RI · 44% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveVeterans Affairs · Colleges, universities, and professional schoolsVeterans Affairs · Medical and diagnostic laboratories

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.

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

  • University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$200K
4 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$580K

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$120K
    4 reports
  2. 2024$160K
    4 reports
  3. 2025$200K
    4 reports
  4. 2026$100K
    2 reports

Top issues

  1. Budget and appropriations14 reports
  2. Education14 reports
  3. Health issues14 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES14 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE14 reports
  3. Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)4 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. Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.$580K
    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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.