Federal contractor · LA JOLLA, CA

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO received $7.2M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 45 awards (+13% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $81.6M. Its largest customer was Department of Veterans Affairs ($2.9M). It also received $694M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$7.2M
New awards
45
Sole-source
4.7%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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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 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO company family: 3 registered entities, $18.3M in FY2026 together. See the family

  1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGOLA JOLLA, CA · Family page
    $9.2M
  2. 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. 4MFY2017
  2. 6.9MFY2018
  3. 7.5MFY2019
  4. 6.7MFY2020
  5. 7.2MFY2021
  6. 8MFY2022
  7. 18.8MFY2023
  8. 8.8MFY2024
  9. 6.4MFY2025
  10. 7.2MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of Veterans Affairs$2.9M41%
    30 awards
  2. National Institutes of Health$1.8M25%
    2 awards
  3. Defense Threat Reduction Agency$1.8M25%
    1 awards
  4. Department of the Navy$226.3K3.1%
    2 awards
  5. Department of the Army$204K2.8%
    2 awards
  6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$155.5K2.1%
    2 awards
  7. U.S. Special Operations Command$80.8K1.1%
    2 awards
  8. Federal Railroad Administration$00.0%
    2 awards
  9. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$00.0%
    1 awards
  10. Office of Procurement Operations-$1,1420.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$4.1M56%
  2. Construction & real property$3.1M42%
  3. Education & social services$122.7K1.7%
  4. Health & medical$4,3250.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. San Diego County, CA$7.3M100%
  2. Monterey County, CA$77.3K1.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition4.7%
    US 39% · $339.2K
  • Sole-source awards4.7%
    US 30% · $340.3K
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · -$1,142
  • 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 the Navy$226.3K
    Department of Defense · 1 awards
  2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$155.5K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2 awards
  3. U.S. Special Operations Command$80.8K
    Department of Defense · 2 awards
  4. Department of Veterans Affairs-$126.2K
    Department of Veterans Affairs · 8 awards

Largest awards

  1. TO IDENTIFY NOVEL ADJUVANT CANDIDATES THAT CAN BE USED TO AUGMENT THE EFFICACY OF HUMAN VACCINES.$10.2M
    National Institutes of Health· San Diego County, CA· Research & development· Sep 13, 2019 – May 6, 2026· 75N93019C00042
  2. CELLULAR NANOSPONGES AS A MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURE TO EMERGING VITAL THREATS$9.1M
    Defense Threat Reduction Agency· San Diego County, CA· Research & development· May 13, 2021 – Jan 30, 2026· HDTRA121C0019
  3. VACCINE ADJUVANT DISCOVERY PROGRAM (VADP)$5.7M
    National Institutes of Health· San Diego County, CA· Research & development· Sep 19, 2024 – Aug 20, 2026· 75N93024C00022
  4. PARKING PERMITS$3.8M
    Department of Veterans Affairs· San Diego County, CA· Construction & real property· Oct 1, 2024 – Aug 3, 2026· 36C26225C0007
  5. SECURE HIV-TRACE OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT, MODERNIZATION, AND ENHANCEMENT$2.2M
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· San Diego County, CA· Professional services· Sep 10, 2023 – Jun 9, 2026· 75D30123C17580
  6. USING GROUND SENSING TO INFORM FIRE SCIENCE AND DECISION SUPPORT - LRBAA AWARD$926.4K
    Office of Procurement Operations· District of Columbia, DC· Research & development· Sep 27, 2022 – Dec 16, 2025· 70RSAT22CB0000011
  7. UCSD CADAVERS (SWMI BIOSKILLS)$284K
    Department of the Navy· San Diego County, CA· Health & medical· Nov 14, 2024 – Dec 19, 2025· N0018925PZ026
  8. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUIREMENT IS TO COMPLETE RESEARCH CONDUCTED ON THE PROJECT ENTITLED "NON-CONTACT RAIL INSPECTION AT TRACK SPEED." CONTINUE THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT OF THE NON-CONTACT HIGH-SPEED RAIL INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY THAT UTILIZES$244.4K
    Federal Railroad Administration· San Diego County, CA· Research & development· Aug 22, 2025 – Feb 18, 2026· 693JJ625P000016

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 $694M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 2,179 actions (338 new awards), −10% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering ($63.6M).

Assistance · FY2026
$694M
New awards
338
Actions
2,179
Since FY2021
$4.7B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 915.8MFY2021
  2. 815.9MFY2022
  3. 767.7MFY2023
  4. 723MFY2024
  5. 773.5MFY2025
  6. 694MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$661.2M95%
  2. Direct payments$31.1M4.5%
  3. Other assistance$1.8M0.3%

Top programs

  1. 47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering$63.6M9.2%
  2. 93.279 · Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs$56.5M8.1%
  3. 93.866 · Aging Research$47M6.8%
  4. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$43.6M6.3%
  5. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$42.5M6.1%
  6. 93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research$40.4M5.8%
  7. 93.242 · Mental Health Research Grants$35.7M5.1%
  8. 93.853 · Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$32.7M4.7%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$527.9M76%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. National Science Foundation$105.4M15%
  3. Department of Energy$13.5M1.9%
  4. Department of the Navy$9.5M1.4%
    Department of Defense
  5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$7M1.0%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  6. Defense Health Agency$6.8M1.0%
    Department of Defense
  7. Health Resources and Services Administration$5.5M0.8%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  8. Department of the Air Force$4.3M0.6%
    Department of Defense

Largest awards

  1. UC SAN DIEGO CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE$88.3M
    93.350 · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Apr 30, 2021 – Jan 30, 2026· UL1TR001442
  2. SPECIALIZED CANCER CENTER SUPPORT GRANT$88.1M
    93.397 · Cancer Centers Support Grants· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Feb 4, 2021 – Sep 16, 2026· P30CA023100
  3. CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH$62.4M
    93.121 · Oral Diseases and Disorders Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Apr 22, 2021 – Sep 8, 2026· P30AI036214
  4. ABCD-USA CONSORTIUM: COORDINATING CENTER$52M
    93.351 · Research Infrastructure Programs· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Dec 14, 2020 – Sep 28, 2026· U24DA041147
  5. UCSD DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE HIV/AIDS CLINICAL TRIALS UNIT$50.3M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Nov 18, 2020 – Sep 4, 2026· UM1AI069432
  6. MID-SCALE RI-2: GRID-CONNECTED TESTING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NETWORKED CONTROL OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES$41.9M
    47.041 · Engineering· National Science Foundation· Cooperative agreement· Oct 28, 2020 – May 21, 2026· 1947050

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–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-contracts: $57.1K (1 subaward)
  • Sub-grants: $34.1M (158 subawards)

102 sub-recipients

  1. UNIVERSITY OF UTAH$2.5M7.3%
    SALT LAKE CITY, UT · 5 subawards
  2. ALLELE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.$2.3M6.9%
    SAN DIEGO, CA · 1 subaward
  3. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$1.5M4.5%
    SEATTLE, WA · 3 subawards
  4. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM$1.5M4.5%
    MADISON, WI · 1 subaward
  5. BROWN UNIVERSITY$1.3M3.8%
    PROVIDENCE, RI · 1 subaward
  6. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$1.2M3.5%
    AUSTIN, TX · 2 subawards
  7. SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION$1.2M3.4%
    SAN JOSE, CA · 1 subaward
  8. SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, THE$988.3K2.9%
    LA JOLLA, CA · 3 subawards
  9. ENHANCING CARE FOUNDATION$953.5K2.8%
    DURBAN, ZAF · 1 subaward
  10. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$889.4K2.6%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 5 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $17.4M (6 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $103.7M (274 subawards)

123 primes

  1. SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, THE$22.1M18%
    LA JOLLA, CA · 4 subawards
  2. TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC$16.5M14%
    COLUMBUS, OH · 1 subaward
  3. DUKE UNIVERSITY$9.6M8.0%
    DURHAM, NC · 9 subawards
  4. THE WINIFRED MASTERSON BURKE MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC$9.2M7.6%
    WHITE PLAINS, NY · 1 subaward
  5. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA$8.5M7.0%
    LINCOLN, NE · 1 subaward
  6. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$3.3M2.7%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 10 subawards
  7. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$3.2M2.6%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 10 subawards
  8. NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH$2.9M2.4%
    DENVER, CO · 2 subawards
  9. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE$2.7M2.3%
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 4 subawards
  10. SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE$2.4M2.0%
    LA JOLLA, CA · 11 subawards

Its reported sub-contracts equal 0.8% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $75M paid out · $103.2M received
  • FY2022: $125.4M paid out · $92.8M received
  • FY2023: $91.5M paid out · $93.6M received
  • FY2024: $58.2M paid out · $113M received
  • FY2025: $45.6M paid out · $84.4M received
  • FY2026: $34.2M paid out · $121.1M received
  • FY2027: $0 paid out · $5.1M 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

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 · $680.8M 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 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 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

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.