Federal contractor · LA JOLLA, CA

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO received $9.2M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 19 awards (+39% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $84.5M. Its largest customer was National Institutes of Health ($7.2M). It also received $189.4M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$9.2M
New awards
19
Sole-source
10%
Single offer
4.4%
UEI
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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.

3 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $18.3M in FY2026 together.

  1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGOLA JOLLA, CA · Family page
    $9.2M
  2. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGOLA JOLLA, CA
    $7.2M
  3. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO, CA
    $1.9M

AI-inferred: entity-match@1 · Analisa AI · 2026-10-05

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 27.1MFY2017
  2. 13.4MFY2018
  3. 3.2MFY2019
  4. 2.9MFY2020
  5. 2.7MFY2021
  6. 2.7MFY2022
  7. 7.1MFY2023
  8. 9.7MFY2024
  9. 6.6MFY2025
  10. 9.2MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Institutes of Health$7.2M78%
    3 awards
  2. Department of the Army$946K10%
    2 awards
  3. Department of Veterans Affairs$481.9K5.2%
    6 awards
  4. Department of the Navy$260K2.8%
    3 awards
  5. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$180.8K2.0%
    1 awards
  6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$132.9K1.4%
    2 awards
  7. U.S. Geological Survey$18K0.2%
    2 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$6.1M67%
  2. Professional services$2.2M24%
  3. Health & medical$301.9K3.3%
  4. Facilities & utilities$180.8K2.0%
  5. Education & social services$180K2.0%
  6. IT & telecom$150K1.6%

Where the work was performed

  1. San Diego County, CA$8.8M96%
  2. San Francisco County, CA$401.6K4.4%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition15%
    US 39% · $1.3M
  • Sole-source awards10%
    US 30% · $940.7K
  • Single-offer competitions4.4%
    US 8.7% · $401.6K
  • 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$481.9K
    Department of Veterans Affairs · 1 awards
  2. Department of the Navy$260K
    Department of Defense · 1 awards
  3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$180.8K
    Department of Commerce · 1 awards
  4. U.S. Geological Survey$18K
    Department of the Interior · 2 awards

Largest awards

  1. THE NNTC COLLECTS, STORE, AND PROVIDE CLINICAL DATA AND WELL CHARACTERIZED BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS, INCLUDING POST-MORTEM TISSUE FROM STUDY VOLUNTEERS AND/OR ORGAN DONORS WITH HIV AS WELL AS HIV-NEGATIVE CONTROLS.$11.1M
    National Institutes of Health· San Diego County, CA· Research & development· Aug 22, 2023 – Aug 21, 2026· 75N95023C00014
  2. DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL-MOLECULE DUAL ADJUVANT SYSTEM FOR INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE$8.7M
    National Institutes of Health· San Diego County, CA· Research & development· Sep 11, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026· 75N93023C00043
  3. RUSSIAN RIVER COHO SALMON MONITORING CONTRACT$4M
    Department of the Army· San Francisco County, CA· Professional services· Mar 31, 2021 – Mar 27, 2026· W912P721C0002
  4. ESTCP PROJECT CR23-7797 "RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UPDATES AND EXPANSIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGIONAL SEA LEVEL (DRSL) DATABASE"$1.6M
    Department of the Army· San Diego County, CA· Research & development· Nov 8, 2023 – Mar 11, 2026· W912HQ24C0011
  5. NHLBI TRANS-OMICS FOR PRECISION MEDICINE (TOPMED) FOR THE CENTRALIZED OMICS RESOURCE (CORE) - 2026 TASK ORDER$1.6M
    National Institutes of Health· San Diego County, CA· Professional services· Sep 24, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026· 75N98026F00001
  6. THE EARTH SYSTEM EXPLORERS PROGRAM (ESEP) OCEAN DYNAMICS AND SURFACE EXCHANGE WITH THE ATMOSPHERE (ODYSEA) MISSION PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY.$669K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· San Diego County, CA· Professional services· Sep 25, 2024 – Dec 22, 2025· 80GSFC24CA067
  7. EDUCATIONAL COST CONTRACT - UCSD$540K
    Department of Veterans Affairs· San Diego County, CA· Education & social services· Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 2, 2026· 36C26225C0182
  8. SPECIALTY RADIOLOGY SERVICES WITH UNIVERSITY AFFILIATE$450K
    Department of Veterans Affairs· San Diego County, CA· Health & medical· Jan 7, 2026 – Jan 7, 2026· 36C24E26N0038

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 SAN DIEGO received $189.4M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 570 actions (51 new awards), −29% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program ($61.7M).

Assistance · FY2026
$189.4M
New awards
51
Actions
570
Since FY2021
$1.2B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 118.8MFY2021
  2. 178.8MFY2022
  3. 227.3MFY2023
  4. 267.3MFY2024
  5. 265.6MFY2025
  6. 189.4MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$124.1M66%
  2. Direct payments$65.3M34%

Top programs

  1. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$61.7M33%
  2. 47.050 · Geosciences$34.8M18%
  3. 12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research$28.9M15%
  4. 11.432 · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes$21.1M11%
  5. 12.630 · Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering$12M6.3%
  6. 43.001 · Science$7.8M4.1%
  7. 11.417 · Sea Grant Support$5.1M2.7%
  8. 11.012 · Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)$3.9M2.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Department of Education$65.3M34%
  2. National Science Foundation$37.6M20%
  3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$37.5M20%
    Department of Commerce
  4. Department of the Navy$29M15%
    Department of Defense
  5. Department of the Army$12.1M6.4%
    Department of Defense
  6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$7.8M4.1%
  7. U.S. Geological Survey$181.3K0.1%
    Department of the Interior
  8. National Institute of Food and Agriculture$180K0.1%
    Department of Agriculture

Largest awards

  1. COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR MARINE, EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEMS (CIMEAS)$104.7M
    11.432 · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cooperative agreement· May 17, 2021 – Jan 13, 2026· NA20OAR4320278
  2. GRANT PROGRAM$93.8M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Sep 19, 2024 – Feb 28, 2026· P063P241189
  3. GRANT PROGRAM$86.8M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Sep 18, 2025 – Sep 16, 2026· P063P251189
  4. OCEANOGRAPHIC TECHNICAL SERVICES, SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY, 2018-2022$56.2M
    47.050 · Geosciences· National Science Foundation· Project grant· Oct 6, 2020 – Jan 21, 2026· 1823600
  5. THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO RENEW THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR MARINE, EARTH, AND ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEMS (CIMEAS), WHICH OVER THE LAST FIVE…$42.3M
    11.432 · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cooperative agreement· Jun 24, 2025 – Sep 18, 2026· NA25NMFX432C0003
  6. OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, SUPPORT AND UPGRADE OF SCRIPPS' OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES, CY2023 - CY2028$40.6M
    12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research· Department of the Navy· Project grant· Aug 10, 2023 – Jul 14, 2026· N000142312836

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: $3.8M (31 subawards)

18 sub-recipients

  1. CAL POLY HUMBOLDT SPONSORED PROGRAMS FOUNDATION$1M27%
    ARCATA, CA · 6 subawards
  2. WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION$662.3K17%
    WOODS HOLE, MA · 4 subawards
  3. CAL POLY CORPORATION$373K9.7%
    SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA · 3 subawards
  4. OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY$350K9.1%
    CORVALLIS, OR · 1 subaward
  5. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII$323.6K8.4%
    HONOLULU, HI · 2 subawards
  6. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$190.6K5.0%
    SEATTLE, WA · 2 subawards
  7. TETRA TECH, INC.$160K4.2%
    FAIRFAX, VA · 1 subaward
  8. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$144.3K3.8%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 2 subawards
  9. UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH$119.5K3.1%
    NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA · 1 subaward
  10. LEAVE NO TRACE CENTER FOR OUTDOOR ETHICS.$90.4K2.4%
    BOULDER, CO · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $0 (1 subaward)
  • Sub-grants: $1.9M (20 subawards)

14 primes

  1. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$384K20%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 1 subaward
  2. MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE$350.9K19%
    MOSS LANDING, CA · 4 subawards
  3. RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY$277.1K15%
    NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ · 1 subaward
  4. THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC.$194K10%
    BETHESDA, MD · 1 subaward
  5. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII$130.8K6.9%
    HONOLULU, HI · 2 subawards
  6. OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY$100K5.3%
    CORVALLIS, OR · 1 subaward
  7. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA$99K5.2%
    ATHENS, GA · 1 subaward
  8. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$80.9K4.3%
    CHICAGO, IL · 1 subaward
  9. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$78.6K4.2%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 3 subawards
  10. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO$60K3.2%
    BOULDER, CO · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $9.2M paid out · $5.7M received
  • FY2022: $11.4M paid out · $8.2M received
  • FY2023: $11.7M paid out · $9.8M received
  • FY2024: $6.6M paid out · $19.5M received
  • FY2025: $14M paid out · $21.3M received
  • FY2026: $3.8M paid out · $1.9M 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

453 companies · $490.3M reported

  1. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$14.9M
    AUSTIN, TX · 19 subawards
  2. SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, THE$13.2M
    LA JOLLA, CA · 30 subawards
  3. SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$11.7M
    SAN DIEGO, CA · 58 subawards · Scientific research and development services

Primes that pay it

256 companies · $680.4M reported

  1. THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY$33.9M
    PRINCETON, NJ · 14 subawards
  2. SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, THE$32.4M
    LA JOLLA, CA · 58 subawards
  3. THE WINIFRED MASTERSON BURKE MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC$28.8M
    WHITE PLAINS, NY · 4 subawards

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

  1. THE ADMINISTRATORS OF TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND$28M−42% in FY2026
    NEW ORLEANS, LA · 2 entities · 32% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development servicesDefense Threat Reduction Agency · Scientific research and development servicesArmy · Scientific research and development services+2 more
  2. TEXAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE , AUSTIN, INC.$28.8M+47% in FY2026
    AUSTIN, TX · 31% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Scientific research and development servicesArmy · Scientific research and development servicesDefense Threat Reduction Agency · Scientific research and development services+2 more
  3. CRESTONE, INC.$15.8M−15% in FY2026
    BOULDER, CO · 25% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development servicesVeterans Affairs · 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.

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.