Federal contractor · AMHERST, MA

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS received $4.7M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 6 awards (+4% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $34.6M. Its largest customer was Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources ($4.8M). It also received $150.1M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$4.7M
New awards
6
Sole-source
0.0%
Single offer
100%
UEI
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Parent company
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
Other than small businessEducational institutionGovernment entity
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.5MFY2017
  2. 797.4KFY2018
  3. 1.5MFY2019
  4. 4.2MFY2020
  5. 5.5MFY2021
  6. 5.2MFY2022
  7. 3.2MFY2023
  8. 3.5MFY2024
  9. 4.5MFY2025
  10. 4.7MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$4.8M100%
    1 awards
  2. Department of the Army$00.0%
    1 awards
  3. Federal Railroad Administration-$42.1K0.0%
    2 awards
  4. Departmental Offices-$71.3K0.0%
    2 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Education & social services$4.7M100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Hampshire County, MA$4.7M100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $4.7M
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · $0
  • Single-offer competitions100%
    US 8.7% · $4.7M
  • 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.

Largest awards

  1. HEAD START TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TTA) SERVICES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (ACF) - REGION I$16.8M
    Departmental Offices· Suffolk County, MA· Education & social services· Jul 31, 2020 – Mar 10, 2026· 140D0420C0087
  2. OFFICE OF HEAD START REGION 1 TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK$4.8M
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources· Hampshire County, MA· Education & social services· Jun 30, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026· 7571MN26C00011
  3. OFFICE OF HEAD START REGION 1 TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT$3.9M
    Departmental Offices· Hampshire County, MA· Education & social services· Aug 29, 2025 – Jun 8, 2026· 140D0425C0017
  4. MACHINE LEARNING-BASED ANALYSIS OF THE NEED FOR RAILWAY TRACK MAINTENANCE$286.8K
    Federal Railroad Administration· Hampshire County, MA· Research & development· Jul 15, 2022 – Aug 3, 2026· 693JJ622C000009
  5. EDVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMS TARGETING KNOWN BALLAST FAILURE MECHANISMS, PROBLEM CONDITIONS, OR SAFETY CONCERNS. IN ADDITION, METHODS TO REMEDIATE PROBLEM BALLAST CONDITIONS TO PROVIDE MORE RELIABLE AND EFFECTIVE BALLAST MAINTENANCE WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED. THESE AREAS MUST ALL BE LINKED TO ALLEVIATING PROBLEM BALLAST PERFORMANCE THAT CAN AFFECT TRACK PERFORMANCE OR IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF RAIL TRANSPORTATION, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING OIL TRAIN ROUTES AND OTHER HIGH RISK CORRIDORS OR COMMODITIES.$236K
    Federal Railroad Administration· Hampshire County, MA· Research & development· Jun 30, 2017 – Apr 28, 2026· DTFR5316C00020
  6. FY25 LOCAL EXPERTS CO-CONTAMINANTS AND PREVIOUS REMEDIAL TREATMENTS IMPACTS ON PFAS$19.9K
    Department of the Army· Hampshire County, MA· Professional services· Sep 23, 2025 – May 19, 2026· W50S8125PA018

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 MASSACHUSETTS received $150.1M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 652 actions (107 new awards), −6.2% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program ($33.2M).

Assistance · FY2026
$150.1M
New awards
107
Actions
652
Since FY2021
$981.2M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 192.5MFY2021
  2. 140.6MFY2022
  3. 172.2MFY2023
  4. 165.7MFY2024
  5. 160.1MFY2025
  6. 150.1MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$112.3M75%
  2. Direct payments$36.8M24%
  3. Other assistance$1.1M0.7%

Top programs

  1. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$33.2M22%
  2. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$14.3M9.5%
  3. 93.866 · Aging Research$9.3M6.2%
  4. 43.001 · Science$7.5M5.0%
  5. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$7.1M4.7%
  6. 47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering$6.1M4.0%
  7. 93.600 · Head Start$4.8M3.2%
  8. 81.049 · Office of Science Financial Assistance Program$4.3M2.8%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$53M35%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. Department of Education$37.5M25%
  3. National Science Foundation$15.5M10%
  4. National Institute of Food and Agriculture$10.7M7.1%
    Department of Agriculture
  5. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$7.5M5.0%
  6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$4.9M3.2%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  7. Administration for Children and Families$4.8M3.2%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  8. Department of Energy$4.3M2.8%

Largest awards

  1. NATIONAL CENTER ON PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND FISCAL OPERATIONS$34.8M
    93.600 · Head Start· Administration for Children and Families· Cooperative agreement· Sep 28, 2021 – Aug 30, 2026· 90HC000023
  2. GRANT PROGRAM$34.7M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 28, 2024 – Jan 21, 2026· P063P240215
  3. GRANT PROGRAM$32.4M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 27, 2025 – Sep 2, 2026· P063P250215
  4. MASSACHUSETTS AI AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR CONNECTED CARE IN AGING AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (MAITC) - PROJECT SUMMARY: OVERALL MORE THAN 90%…$27.1M
    93.866 · Aging Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Sep 21, 2021 – Aug 7, 2026· P30AG073107
  5. CENTER FOR BRAIDING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGES AND SCIENCE (CBIKS) -THE NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS OF OUR MODERN WORLD INTERACT IN COMPLEX…$15M
    47.075 · Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences· National Science Foundation· Cooperative agreement· Sep 6, 2023 – Jun 3, 2026· 2243258
  6. NEW ENGLAND CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES$12.4M
    93.323 · Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC)· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· Cooperative agreement· Jun 23, 2022 – Aug 19, 2026· U01CK000661

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: $23M (70 subawards)

58 sub-recipients

  1. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$3.1M14%
    SEATTLE, WA · 1 subaward
  2. UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT$2.2M9.7%
    STORRS, CT · 1 subaward
  3. THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION$1.1M4.7%
    BOSTON, MA · 1 subaward
  4. BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER, INC.$1.1M4.6%
    SPRINGFIELD, MA · 2 subawards
  5. THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO$950.8K4.1%
    CHICAGO, IL · 1 subaward
  6. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$914.2K4.0%
    CAMBRIDGE, MA · 2 subawards
  7. REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA$729.3K3.2%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 1 subaward
  8. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY$692.1K3.0%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 1 subaward
  9. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM$640.4K2.8%
    MADISON, WI · 4 subawards
  10. CORNELL UNIVERSITY$615.7K2.7%
    ITHACA, NY · 2 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $96.1K (1 subaward)
  • Sub-grants: $12.1M (78 subawards)

49 primes

  1. THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK$1.2M10%
    NEW YORK, NY · 2 subawards
  2. BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER, INC.$898.9K7.4%
    SPRINGFIELD, MA · 2 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA$736.2K6.0%
    MISSOULA, MT · 1 subaward
  4. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$665.1K5.5%
    URBANA, IL · 2 subawards
  5. RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA$629.5K5.2%
    CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA · 1 subaward
  6. WOODWELL CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER INC$568.2K4.7%
    FALMOUTH, MA · 1 subaward
  7. THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$546.7K4.5%
    HOBOKEN, NJ · 2 subawards
  8. NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY$545.1K4.5%
    BOSTON, MA · 4 subawards
  9. THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK$526.8K4.3%
    STONY BROOK, NY · 3 subawards
  10. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY$473.4K3.9%
    FORT COLLINS, CO · 3 subawards

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $18.2M paid out · $19.3M received
  • FY2022: $24.1M paid out · $20.2M received
  • FY2023: $15.4M paid out · $29.2M received
  • FY2024: $17.4M paid out · $19.8M received
  • FY2025: $17.6M paid out · $20M received
  • FY2026: $23M paid out · $12.2M 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

207 companies · $114.6M reported

  1. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA$4.9M
    OAKLAND, CA · 8 subawards
  2. THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION$4.3M
    BOSTON, MA · 13 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$3.4M
    SEATTLE, WA · 2 subawards

Primes that pay it

150 companies · $119.4M reported

  1. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY MASSACHUSETTS$11.1M
    FRAMINGHAM, MA · 6 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA$7.2M
    TUCSON, AZ · 11 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$6M
    URBANA, IL · 19 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 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 4 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. CHILD TRENDS, INCORPORATED$18.7M+667% in FY2026
    ROCKVILLE, MD · 100% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveDepartmental Offices · Management, scientific, and technical consulting servicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
  2. NDN OTIE JV, LLC$7.8M−70% in FY2026
    JACKSONVILLE, FL · 61% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveDepartmental Offices · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
  3. TRINITY ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT CORP.$6.9M+8.5% in FY2026
    SHALIMAR, FL · 57% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveDepartmental Offices · Management, scientific, and technical consulting 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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 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 MassachusettsAI match · 99%
  • University of Massachusetts AmherstAI match · 94%
Lobbying · 2025
$160K
8 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$560K

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$160K
    8 reports
  2. 2024$160K
    8 reports
  3. 2025$160K
    8 reports
  4. 2026$80K
    5 reports

Top issues

  1. Budget and appropriations14 reports
  2. Education14 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES14 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE14 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. Tremont Strategies Group LLC$560K
    14 reports
  2. University of Massachusetts Amherst$0
    15 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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.