Federal contractor · IRVINE, CA

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE received $3.8M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 19 awards (+76% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $30.4M. Its largest customer was National Institutes of Health ($2.8M). It also received $381.6M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$3.8M
New awards
19
Sole-source
19%
Single offer
2.0%
UEI
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Parent company
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
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 THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA company family: 9 registered entities, $1.4B in FY2026 together. See the family

  1. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAOAKLAND, CA · Family page
    $1.3B
  2. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THEBERKELEY, CA
    $50.4M
  3. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARASANTA BARBARA, CA
    $1.8M
  4. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIARIVERSIDE, CA
    $695.7K
  5. UCLA DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINELOS ANGELES, CA
    $327.4K

AI-inferred: entity-match@1 · Analisa AI · 2026-09-30

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 4.7MFY2017
  2. 2.6MFY2018
  3. 2.9MFY2019
  4. 1.3MFY2020
  5. 1.5MFY2021
  6. 4.3MFY2022
  7. 3.8MFY2023
  8. 3.2MFY2024
  9. 2.2MFY2025
  10. 3.8MFY2026
  11. 0FY2027

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Institutes of Health$2.8M74%
    2 awards
  2. Department of Veterans Affairs$716.9K19%
    10 awards
  3. Department of the Army$200K5.2%
    1 awards
  4. U.S. Geological Survey$91K2.4%
    6 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$2.9M77%
  2. Health & medical$628.6K16%
  3. Education & social services$127.8K3.3%
  4. Professional services$91.2K2.4%
  5. Equipment maintenance$49.8K1.3%

Where the work was performed

  1. Orange County, CA$3.1M82%
  2. Los Angeles County, CA$702.2K18%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition21%
    US 39% · $794.6K
  • Sole-source awards19%
    US 30% · $716.1K
  • Single-offer competitions2.0%
    US 8.7% · $78.5K
  • 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$716.9K
    Department of Veterans Affairs · 3 awards

Largest awards

  1. ADJUVANT COMPARISON AND CHARACTERIZATION$13M
    National Institutes of Health· Orange County, CA· Research & development· Aug 19, 2022 – Jul 24, 2026· 75N93022C00054
  2. UROLOGY SERVICES$2.6M
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Los Angeles County, CA· Health & medical· Sep 30, 2020 – Sep 29, 2026· 36C26220C0200
  3. AFFILIATE UROLOGY PHYSICIAN SERVICES FOR VALBHS$365.2K
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Los Angeles County, CA· Health & medical· Mar 19, 2026 – Mar 19, 2026· 36C26226N0446
  4. AFFILIATE EDUCATION COST CONTRACT$259.3K
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Los Angeles County, CA· Education & social services· Jun 18, 2025 – Jul 1, 2026· 36C26225C0139
  5. ESTCP NH25-8939 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE - FAST, INTERACTIVE FLOOD MODELING FOR RESPONSE PLANNING$200K
    Department of the Army· Orange County, CA· Research & development· Jan 6, 2026 – Jan 12, 2026· W912HQ26CA013
  6. BRAIN AUTOPSY SERVICE$96.3K
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Orange County, CA· Health & medical· Oct 1, 2024 – Oct 1, 2025· 36C26225P0030
  7. RADIOCARBON ANALYSES$94.9K
    U.S. Geological Survey· Orange County, CA· Professional services· Sep 7, 2022 – Feb 4, 2026· 140G0322P0327
  8. RADIOCARBON(14C) ANALYSIS$84K
    U.S. Geological Survey· Santa Cruz County, CA· Professional services· Jul 28, 2023 – Jul 22, 2026· 140G0323P0256

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 CALIFORNIA IRVINE received $381.6M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 1,682 actions (192 new awards), −8.3% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program ($75.7M).

Assistance · FY2026
$381.6M
New awards
192
Actions
1,682
Since FY2021
$2.4B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 451.9MFY2021
  2. 334.3MFY2022
  3. 410.2MFY2023
  4. 414MFY2024
  5. 416.2MFY2025
  6. 381.6MFY2026
  7. 0FY2027

By type

  1. Grants$296.6M78%
  2. Direct payments$84.2M22%
  3. Other assistance$872.9K0.2%

Top programs

  1. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$75.7M20%
  2. 93.866 · Aging Research$44.9M12%
  3. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$21.9M5.7%
  4. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$19.6M5.1%
  5. 93.867 · Vision Research$16.4M4.3%
  6. 47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering$13.5M3.5%
  7. 93.853 · Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$12.8M3.4%
  8. 93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research$10.1M2.6%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$221.9M58%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. Department of Education$86M23%
  3. National Science Foundation$42.6M11%
  4. Department of Energy$8.1M2.1%
  5. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$3.9M1.0%
  6. Department of the Navy$3.8M1.0%
    Department of Defense
  7. Defense Health Agency$3.5M0.9%
    Department of Defense
  8. Department of the Air Force$3.2M0.8%
    Department of Defense

Largest awards

  1. GRANT PROGRAM$78.7M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 11, 2024 – Jul 28, 2026· P063P240051
  2. GRANT PROGRAM$71.8M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Sep 12, 2025 – Sep 18, 2026· P063P250051
  3. UC IRVINE AD TRANSLATIONAL CENTER FOR DISEASE MODEL RESOURCES$62.6M
    93.866 · Aging Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· May 6, 2021 – Jul 31, 2026· U54AG054349
  4. UNIV.OF CALIF., IRVINE CANCER CENTER SUPPORT GRANT$40.4M
    93.397 · Cancer Centers Support Grants· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Feb 25, 2022 – Apr 23, 2026· P30CA062203
  5. A RESEARCH PROGRAM IN ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS$27.3M
    81.049 · Office of Science Financial Assistance Program· Department of Energy· Project grant· Apr 27, 2021 – Apr 29, 2026· DESC0009920
  6. THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE$23.6M
    93.866 · Aging Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Oct 19, 2020 – Jul 31, 2026· P30AG066519

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: $35.4M (323 subawards)

143 sub-recipients

  1. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$2.3M6.5%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 18 subawards
  2. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE$1.2M3.3%
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 8 subawards
  3. AMBRY GENETICS CORPORATION$1.2M3.3%
    ALISO VIEJO, CA · 4 subawards
  4. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$1.1M3.0%
    PASADENA, CA · 2 subawards
  5. YALE UNIV$973.3K2.7%
    NEW HAVEN, CT · 5 subawards
  6. NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY$907.5K2.6%
    FLAGSTAFF, AZ · 3 subawards
  7. GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP$882.4K2.5%
    ATLANTA, GA · 5 subawards
  8. DUKE UNIVERSITY$862.8K2.4%
    DURHAM, NC · 6 subawards
  9. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$762.1K2.2%
    SEATTLE, WA · 6 subawards
  10. CHILDREN AND FAMILIES COMMISSION OF ORANGE COUNTY$695.8K2.0%
    SANTA ANA, CA · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $32.9M (119 subawards)

76 primes

  1. SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, THE$8.6M26%
    LA JOLLA, CA · 1 subaward
  2. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION$3M9.0%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 2 subawards
  3. SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT$1.8M5.5%
    DIAMOND BAR, CA · 1 subaward
  4. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO$1.2M3.7%
    BOULDER, CO · 2 subawards
  5. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$932.5K2.8%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 2 subawards
  6. THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK$931.8K2.8%
    NEW YORK, NY · 3 subawards
  7. SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE$888.5K2.7%
    LA JOLLA, CA · 2 subawards
  8. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$840.2K2.6%
    URBANA, IL · 2 subawards
  9. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$733.4K2.2%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 5 subawards
  10. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM$703.2K2.1%
    MADISON, WI · 2 subawards

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $28.4M paid out · $26.3M received
  • FY2022: $33.8M paid out · $23.9M received
  • FY2023: $36M paid out · $34.7M received
  • FY2024: $36.9M paid out · $38.3M received
  • FY2025: $32.6M paid out · $33.7M received
  • FY2026: $35.4M paid out · $32.9M received
  • FY2027: $0 paid out · $219.5K 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

583 companies · $997M reported

  1. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)$153.2M
    WASHINGTON, DC · 12 subawards
  2. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$110.9M
    MELBOURNE, FL · 2 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P.$44.8M
    YORK, PA · 2 subawards · Scientific research and development services

Primes that pay it

323 companies · $771.2M reported

  1. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$65.8M
    PASADENA, CA · 76 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO$43.8M
    BOULDER, CO · 81 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$27.8M
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 176 subawards · Scientific research and development 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 33 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC$3.6B−6.1% in FY2026
    CHICAGO, IL · 3 entities · 85% 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 · 66% 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 · 59% 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 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.

Across the company family of THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (9 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • The Regents of the University of CaliforniaAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$700K
8 reports
Lobbying · 2024–2026
$1.2M

Lobbying by year

  1. 2024$60K
    1 reports
  2. 2025$700K
    8 reports
  3. 2026$400K
    4 reports

Top issues

  1. Education12 reports
  2. Budget and appropriations5 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES11 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE11 reports
  3. 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. BGR Government Affairs$740K
    6 reports
  2. Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.$420K
    7 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 Sep 30, 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.