Federal contractor · PITTSBURGH, PA

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION received $19.3M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 92 awards (+166% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $203.3M. Its largest customer was Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response ($16.5M). It also received $771.7M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$19.3M
New awards
92
Sole-source
12%
Single offer
88%
UEI
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Other than small businessNonprofitEducational institution
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 15.9MFY2017
  2. 23.6MFY2018
  3. 23.8MFY2019
  4. 26MFY2020
  5. 22.5MFY2021
  6. 17.8MFY2022
  7. 35.8MFY2023
  8. 11.2MFY2024
  9. 7.3MFY2025
  10. 19.3MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response$16.5M85%
    1 awards
  2. Department of Veterans Affairs$1.9M9.9%
    63 awards
  3. National Institutes of Health$1.7M8.8%
    4 awards
  4. Department of the Army$318.8K1.6%
    3 awards
  5. Federal Railroad Administration$234K1.2%
    1 awards
  6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$225K1.2%
    4 awards
  7. Department of the Air Force$50K0.3%
    1 awards
  8. Department of the Navy-$798.7K0.0%
    9 awards
  9. Defense Health Agency-$818.1K0.0%
    6 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$18.7M96%
  2. Education & social services$756.4K3.9%
  3. IT & telecom$64.5K0.3%
  4. Health & medical$2,1720.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Allegheny County, PA$18.9M98%
  2. District of Columbia, DC$200K1.0%
  3. South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT$186.8K1.0%
  4. Prince George's County, MD$50K0.3%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition99.7%
    US 39% · $19.3M
  • Sole-source awards12%
    US 30% · $2.3M
  • Single-offer competitions88%
    US 8.7% · $17M
  • 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$1.7M
    Department of Veterans Affairs · 17 awards
  2. Department of the Navy$401.5K
    Department of Defense · 5 awards
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$225K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 4 awards

Largest awards

  1. PROVIDE DEFINITIVE EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS, SAFETY, AND MECHANISMS OF LOW TITER GROUP O WHOLE BLOOD (LTOWB) AND TRANEXAMIC ACID (TXA) AS RESUSCITATION STRATEGIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF LIFE-THREATENING BLEEDING SECONDARY TO TRAUMATIC INJURY IN CH$37.6M
    Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response· Allegheny County, PA· Research & development· Sep 15, 2023 – Aug 28, 2026· 75A50123C00047
  2. NEUROBIOBANK BRAIN AND TISSUE REPOSITORY$14M
    National Institutes of Health· Allegheny County, PA· Research & development· Aug 30, 2019 – Sep 29, 2026· 75N95019C00047
  3. PHYSIOLOGIC AGE OF WHOLE BLOOD$13.6M
    Defense Health Agency· Allegheny County, PA· Research & development· Sep 22, 2020 – May 19, 2026· W81XWH20F0383
  4. NEW LITES ORDER TASK ORDER 0010 CAVALIER TRIAL$12M
    Defense Health Agency· Allegheny County, PA· Research & development· Sep 18, 2022 – May 19, 2026· W81XWH22F0118
  5. PREHOSPITAL AIRWAY CONTROL TRIAL BASE AWARD$11.3M
    Defense Health Agency· Allegheny County, PA· Research & development· Sep 20, 2018 – May 19, 2026· W81XWH18F0426
  6. RESEARCH IAW SOW (BASE)AWARD TO UPITT (BG PLUS)$10.4M
    Department of the Navy· Allegheny County, PA· Research & development· Sep 29, 2020 – Oct 14, 2025· N6600120C4050
  7. LITES STANDALONE NETWORK$7.9M
    Defense Health Agency· Allegheny County, PA· Research & development· Sep 21, 2021 – Jan 21, 2026· W81XWH21F0341
  8. SEMI CLOSED LOOP CONTROL CARDIOVASCULAR RESUSCITATION FOR PROLONGED FIELD CARE RESEARCH PROJECT/AWARD$3.6M
    Defense Health Agency· Allegheny County, PA· Research & development· Sep 27, 2024 – Jan 29, 2026· HT942524C0121

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 PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION received $771.7M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 2,888 actions (370 new awards), −4.7% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 93.866 · Aging Research ($77.4M).

Assistance · FY2026
$771.7M
New awards
370
Actions
2,888
Since FY2021
$4.8B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 791.4MFY2021
  2. 804.8MFY2022
  3. 811.9MFY2023
  4. 807.9MFY2024
  5. 809.7MFY2025
  6. 771.7MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$716M93%
  2. Direct payments$46.9M6.1%
  3. Other assistance$8.8M1.1%

Top programs

  1. 93.866 · Aging Research$77.4M10%
  2. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$75.7M9.8%
  3. 93.242 · Mental Health Research Grants$74.8M9.7%
  4. 93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research$74.1M9.6%
  5. 93.847 · Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research$49.2M6.4%
  6. 93.279 · Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs$40.4M5.2%
  7. 93.853 · Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$37M4.8%
  8. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$36.9M4.8%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$652.9M85%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. Department of Education$44M5.7%
  3. Defense Health Agency$15.8M2.0%
    Department of Defense
  4. National Science Foundation$13.1M1.7%
  5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$7.8M1.0%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  6. Health Resources and Services Administration$7.2M0.9%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  7. Administration for Children and Families$5.3M0.7%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  8. Administration for Community Living$4.2M0.5%
    Department of Health and Human Services

Largest awards

  1. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE$128.8M
    93.350 · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Nov 20, 2020 – Apr 24, 2026· UL1TR001857
  2. CANCER CENTER SUPPORT$115.3M
    93.397 · Cancer Centers Support Grants· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Jan 8, 2021 – Aug 20, 2026· P30CA047904
  3. ALZHEIMER BIOMARKER CONSORTIUM - DOWN SYNDROME (ABC-DS)$103.7M
    93.866 · Aging Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Mar 16, 2021 – Aug 31, 2026· U19AG068054
  4. THE STUDY OF WOMEN'S HEALTH ACROSS THE NATION (SWAN): THE IMPACT OF MIDLIFE AND THE MENOPAUSE TRANSITION ON HEALTH AND FUNCTIONING IN EARLY…$52.2M
    93.866 · Aging Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Aug 18, 2021 – Sep 4, 2026· U19AG063720
  5. IN VIVOPIB PET AMYLOID IMAGING: NORMALS, MCI & DEMENTIA$46.9M
    93.866 · Aging Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Jan 29, 2021 – Mar 30, 2026· P01AG025204
  6. LONGITUDINAL MULTICENTER HEAD-TO-HEAD HARMONIZATION OF TAU PET TRACERS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: THE DEVELOPMENT OF TAU POSITRON EMISSION…$41.1M
    93.866 · Aging Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Aug 27, 2021 – Mar 30, 2026· R01AG073267

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: $10.7M (24 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $139.4M (742 subawards)

319 sub-recipients

  1. YALE UNIV$4.6M3.1%
    NEW HAVEN, CT · 16 subawards
  2. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION, THE$3.6M2.4%
    BOSTON, MA · 4 subawards
  3. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE$3.5M2.3%
    COLUMBUS, OH · 12 subawards
  4. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY$3.5M2.3%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 32 subawards
  5. PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE$3M2.0%
    BOSTON, MA · 5 subawards
  6. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE$3M2.0%
    IRVINE, CA · 2 subawards
  7. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$2.7M1.8%
    NASHVILLE, TN · 8 subawards
  8. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$2.3M1.6%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 11 subawards
  9. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY$2.2M1.4%
    PLEASANTON, CA · 5 subawards
  10. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$2.1M1.4%
    GAINESVILLE, FL · 7 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $877.9K (9 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $69.3M (438 subawards)

142 primes

  1. DUKE UNIVERSITY$3.7M5.3%
    DURHAM, NC · 14 subawards
  2. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY$3.2M4.6%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 35 subawards
  3. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$3.1M4.4%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 13 subawards
  4. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$3M4.3%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 18 subawards
  5. THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY$2.7M3.8%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 3 subawards
  6. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$2.2M3.2%
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 4 subawards
  7. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$2.1M3.0%
    NASHVILLE, TN · 18 subawards
  8. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$2M2.8%
    GAINESVILLE, FL · 9 subawards
  9. EMORY UNIVERSITY$1.9M2.7%
    ATLANTA, GA · 10 subawards
  10. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE$1.8M2.5%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 9 subawards

Its reported sub-contracts equal 55% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $126M paid out · $104M received
  • FY2022: $150.4M paid out · $128.4M received
  • FY2023: $143.9M paid out · $127.1M received
  • FY2024: $143.9M paid out · $124.6M received
  • FY2025: $1.1B paid out · $128M received
  • FY2026: $150.1M paid out · $70.2M received
  • FY2027: $2.7M paid out · $674.5K 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

580 companies · $1.8B reported

  1. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$988M
    SEATTLE, WA · 27 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY$34.6M
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 248 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. MED-ALLY, LLC$29.2M
    SOMERS, CT · 10 subawards · Scientific research and development services

Primes that pay it

273 companies · $680.5M reported

  1. PA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES$44.5M
    HARRISBURG, PA · 38 subawards
  2. MAGEE-WOMENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND FOUNDATION$33.1M
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 113 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE$32.6M
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 100 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 21 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. SPERO THERAPEUTICS, INC.$21.6M−108% in FY2026
    CAMBRIDGE, MA · 56% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveOffice of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response · Scientific research and development servicesNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development services
  2. SYNEDGEN, INC.$21.1M−100% in FY2026
    CLAREMONT, CA · 53% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveOffice of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response · Scientific research and development servicesDefense Health Agency · Scientific research and development services
  3. EITR BIOLOGICS, INC.$28.4M−45% in FY2026
    SAN DIEGO, CA · 58% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveOffice of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response · Scientific research and development servicesDefense Health Agency · 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 PITTSBURGHAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$600K
10 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$2.7M
$2.7M in its own reports

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$760K
    12 reports
  2. 2024$1M
    13 reports
  3. 2025$600K
    10 reports
  4. 2026$280K
    4 reports

Top issues

  1. Budget and appropriations37 reports
  2. Sports and athletics23 reports
  3. Education14 reports
  4. Health issues14 reports
  5. Medical and disease research, clinical labs5 reports
  6. Transportation1 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES37 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE37 reports
  3. Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)22 reports
  4. Natl Science Foundation (NSF)16 reports
  5. Commerce - Dept of (DOC)14 reports
  6. Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)3 reports
  7. White House Office3 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. HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP$510K
    11 reports
  2. CT Group fka CTF GLOBAL LLC$330K
    10 reports
  3. Manatt, Phelps, and Phillips$150K
    3 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.