Federal contractor · BALTIMORE, MD

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY received $364.4K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 6 awards (−82% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $14.6M. Its largest customer was Department of the Army ($249.5K). It also received $40.6M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$364.4K
New awards
6
Sole-source
34%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 274.9KFY2017
  2. 1.1MFY2018
  3. 1.3MFY2019
  4. 1MFY2020
  5. 547.8KFY2021
  6. 658.3KFY2022
  7. 6MFY2023
  8. 1.2MFY2024
  9. 2.1MFY2025
  10. 364.4KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Army$249.5K68%
    2 awards
  2. Department of the Navy$124.5K34%
    1 awards
  3. National Institutes of Health$00.0%
    1 awards
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration-$9,6330.0%
    2 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$239.9K66%
  2. Education & social services$124.5K34%

Where the work was performed

  1. Baltimore County, MD$364.4K100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition34%
    US 39% · $124.5K
  • Sole-source awards34%
    US 30% · $124.5K
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $0
  • 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$124.5K
    Department of Defense · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. GEOSPACE DYNAMICS CONSTELLATION (GDC) MODULAR SPECTROMETER FOR ATMOSPHERE AND IONOSPHERE CHARACTERIZATION (MOSAIC) INSTRUMENT INVESTIGATION. ORIGINAL AO NNH17ZDA004O-GDC$885.5K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Baltimore County, MD· Research & development· Feb 23, 2023 – Jul 30, 2026· 80GSFC23CA032
  2. ER21-3626$738.4K
    Department of the Army· Prince George's County, MD· Research & development· Mar 14, 2023 – Jan 14, 2026· W912HQ23C0028
  3. SERDP PROJECT ER24-4224 NOVEL FUNCTIONALIZATION OF CONVENTIONAL SORBENTS FOR ENHANCED SELECTIVITY AND IMPROVED CONCENTRATION OF ULTRASHORT- AND SHORT-CHAIN PFAS$520.6K
    Department of the Army· Baltimore County, MD· Research & development· Mar 28, 2024 – Jan 23, 2026· W912HQ24C0039
  4. SPRING 2026 NROTC MIDSHIPMEN TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES.$124.5K
    Department of the Navy· Baltimore County, MD· Education & social services· Mar 19, 2026 – Mar 19, 2026· N3560A26FB165
  5. CONDUCT OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS AND ANALYSIS ON SEMICONDUCTOR SAMPLES PROVIDE BY NASA$35K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Madison County, AL· Research & development· Aug 4, 2025 – Aug 27, 2026· 80NSSC25PB609
  6. [25-010115] NHLBI DIR CCMPB REQUIRES DATA MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN DATA INTEGRITY, SECURITY, PRIVACY AND ACCURACY.$25K
    National Institutes of Health· Baltimore County, MD· Professional services· Jul 28, 2025 – Nov 18, 2025· 75N92025P00283

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 MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY received $40.6M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 233 actions (51 new awards), −46% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 43.001 · Science ($21.7M).

Assistance · FY2026
$40.6M
New awards
51
Actions
233
Since FY2021
$402.9M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 84.9MFY2021
  2. 72.8MFY2022
  3. 64.6MFY2023
  4. 64.4MFY2024
  5. 75.6MFY2025
  6. 40.6MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$40.4M99%
  2. Other assistance$226.2K0.6%

Top programs

  1. 43.001 · Science$21.7M54%
  2. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$5.4M13%
  3. 11.469 · Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects$2.5M6.2%
  4. 12.431 · Basic Scientific Research$1.7M4.2%
  5. 47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering$1.7M4.1%
  6. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$1.4M3.4%
  7. 47.049 · Mathematical and Physical Sciences$1.1M2.7%
  8. 93.279 · Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs$932.5K2.3%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$21.7M54%
  2. National Institutes of Health$8.1M20%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  3. National Science Foundation$4.1M10%
  4. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$2.5M6.2%
    Department of Commerce
  5. Department of the Army$1.7M4.2%
    Department of Defense
  6. Department of Education$1.1M2.7%
  7. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$902.3K2.2%
    Department of Defense
  8. Department of the Navy$551.3K1.4%
    Department of Defense

Largest awards

  1. THE PROPOSED GESTAR II CONSORTIUM COMPRISES FIVE TOP-RANKED UNIVERSITIES AND THREE NON-ACADEMIC.PARTNERS: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE…$87.6M
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Cooperative agreement· Oct 22, 2021 – Jun 25, 2026· 80NSSC22M0001
  2. THE PROPOSED GESTAR II CONSORTIUM COMPRISES FIVE TOP-RANKED UNIVERSITIES AND THREE NON-ACADEMIC PARTNERS: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE…$24.4M
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Cooperative agreement· Sep 18, 2025 – Aug 3, 2026· 80NSSC25M0083
  3. HDR INSTITUTE: HARP- HARNESSING DATA AND MODEL REVOLUTION IN THE POLAR REGIONS$13.7M
    47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering· National Science Foundation· Cooperative agreement· Sep 15, 2021 – Apr 29, 2026· 2118285
  4. ** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF…$10M
    10.310 · Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)· National Institute of Food and Agriculture· Project grant· Sep 13, 2021 – May 28, 2026· 20216801235922
  5. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT FOR THE U-RISE PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY TO ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE BIOMEDICAL…$9.5M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Apr 1, 2021 – May 5, 2026· T34GM136497
  6. STEM BUILD@UMBC: STUDENT TRAINING CORE$7.7M
    93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Aug 2, 2022 – Mar 25, 2026· TL4GM118989

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: $299.1K (2 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $56.5M (64 subawards)

54 sub-recipients

  1. MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$32.2M57%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 6 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA$3.2M5.6%
    TUCSON, AZ · 1 subaward
  3. MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY$2.8M4.9%
    MOREHEAD, KY · 1 subaward
  4. UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER$1.9M3.4%
    ROCHESTER, NY · 1 subaward
  5. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE$1.2M2.1%
    CAMBRIDGE, MD · 1 subaward
  6. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$1.1M1.9%
    ANN ARBOR, MI · 1 subaward
  7. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE$1M1.8%
    LAUREL, MD · 3 subawards
  8. VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY$1M1.8%
    BLACKSBURG, VA · 1 subaward
  9. TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE$961.9K1.7%
    HANOVER, NH · 1 subaward
  10. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES$879.4K1.5%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $44.5K (1 subaward)
  • Sub-grants: $22.6M (38 subawards)

23 primes

  1. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)$16.5M73%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  2. NATIONAL CENTER FOR MANUFACTURING SCIENCES INC$1.3M5.6%
    ANN ARBOR, MI · 1 subaward
  3. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$1.1M4.7%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 2 subawards
  4. HOWARD UNIVERSITY$852.2K3.8%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  5. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$735.9K3.2%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 4 subawards
  6. DUKE UNIVERSITY$588.5K2.6%
    DURHAM, NC · 1 subaward
  7. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$202.8K0.9%
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 2 subawards
  8. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$190.3K0.8%
    SEATTLE, WA · 4 subawards
  9. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO$189.9K0.8%
    BOULDER, CO · 2 subawards
  10. BAYLOR UNIVERSITY$165.6K0.7%
    WACO, TX · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 82% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $14.7M paid out · $17.2M received
  • FY2022: $13.2M paid out · $19.8M received
  • FY2023: $11.1M paid out · $35.5M received
  • FY2024: $5.3M paid out · $73.6M received
  • FY2025: $25.1M paid out · $45.8M received
  • FY2026: $56.8M paid out · $22.7M 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

115 companies · $125.6M reported

  1. MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$32.5M
    BALTIMORE, MD · 10 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK$16.7M
    COLLEGE PARK, MD · 26 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM$13.3M
    MADISON, WI · 6 subawards

Primes that pay it

83 companies · $214M reported

  1. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)$80.7M
    WASHINGTON, DC · 15 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK$78.9M
    COLLEGE PARK, MD · 11 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. NATIONAL CENTER FOR MANUFACTURING SCIENCES INC$9.8M
    ANN ARBOR, MI · 5 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. MATERIALS MODIFICATIONS INC$2.7M+13% in FY2026
    FAIRFAX, VA · 65% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Scientific research and development servicesNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Scientific research and development services
  2. FLUXWORKS, INC.$2.9M−94% in FY2026
    CONROE, TX · 65% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Scientific research and development servicesNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Scientific research and development services
  3. ENERGIZED COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$3.2M−53% in FY2026
    ORLANDO, FL · 65% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Scientific research and development servicesNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 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.

Matched organizations

  • University of Maryland Baltimore CountyAI match · 100%
  • University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)AI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$238K
8 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$752K

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$160K
    4 reports
  2. 2024$220K
    8 reports
  3. 2025$238K
    8 reports
  4. 2026$134K
    4 reports

Top issues

  1. Budget and appropriations14 reports
  2. Manufacturing14 reports
  3. Science and technology14 reports
  4. Education10 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES23 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE23 reports
  3. Office of the Vice President of the United States2 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. Thorn Run Partners$560K
    14 reports
  2. Perry, White, Ross & Jacobson, LLC$192K
    10 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.