Federal contractor · HOUSTON, TX

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON received $606K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 7 awards (+238% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $5.7M. Its largest customer was Department of Veterans Affairs ($483.7K). It also received $198.6M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$606K
New awards
7
Sole-source
100%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
ZUFBNVZ587D4
Parent company
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
Other than small businessEducational institutionGovernment entity
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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 TEXAS AT AUSTIN company family: 15 registered entities, $101.7M in FY2026 together. See the family

  1. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINAUSTIN, TX · Family page
    $80M
  2. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIOSAN ANTONIO, TX
    $10.3M
  3. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINAUSTIN, TX
    $8.7M
  4. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER OF SAN ANTONIOSAN ANTONIO, TX
    $1.6M
  5. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIOSAN ANTONIO, TX
    $469.4K

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

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.6MFY2017
  2. 2.7MFY2018
  3. 845.8KFY2019
  4. 330.1KFY2020
  5. -68.3KFY2021
  6. 25.7KFY2022
  7. -664.4KFY2023
  8. 160.2KFY2024
  9. 179.4KFY2025
  10. 606KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of Veterans Affairs$483.7K80%
    3 awards
  2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$79.4K13%
    1 awards
  3. Department of the Army$42.8K7.1%
    2 awards
  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$00.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$483.7K80%
  2. Professional services$79.4K13%
  3. Health & medical$42.8K7.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Harris County, TX$606K100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $606K
  • Sole-source awards100%
    US 30% · $606K
  • 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 Veterans Affairs$483.7K
    Department of Veterans Affairs · 2 awards
  2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$79.4K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1 awards
  3. Department of the Army$42.8K
    Department of Defense · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. ELASTOMERIC RESPIRATOR STUDY$833K
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· Harris County, TX· Research & development· Aug 27, 2018 – Nov 28, 2025· 75D30118C02646
  2. RESEARCH SERVICES WITH AN ACADEMIC AFFILIATE$338.3K
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Harris County, TX· Research & development· Mar 26, 2026 – Mar 26, 2026· 36C24E26N0070
  3. WHOLE FRESH CADAVERS - JULY$171.3K
    Department of the Army· Harris County, TX· Health & medical· Mar 31, 2022 – Jan 8, 2026· W81K0022P0102
  4. RESEARCH SERVICES WITH AN ACADEMIC AFFILIATE$153.6K
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Harris County, TX· Research & development· May 18, 2026 – May 18, 2026· 36C24E26N0099
  5. RESEARCH SERVICES WITH AN ACADEMIC AFFILIATE$91.7K
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Harris County, TX· Research & development· Aug 29, 2024 – Dec 9, 2025· 36C24E24N0204
  6. ANALYZE BRAIN MRIS FOR BRAIN VOLUMETRICS AND CEREBROSPINAL SPINAL FLUID HYDRODYNAMICS.$79.4K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Harris County, TX· Professional services· Aug 19, 2026 – Aug 19, 2026· 80NSSC26P1382
  7. CADAVER BASED MEDICAL PROFICIENCY TRAINING FOR ER DEPARTMENT, CARL R. DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, FORT HOOD, TEXAS.$0
    Department of the Army· Harris County, TX· Health & medical· Jun 9, 2026 – Jun 9, 2026· W81K0026PA127

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 TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON received $198.6M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 839 actions (90 new awards), −1.2% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 93.866 · Aging Research ($46.8M).

Assistance · FY2026
$198.6M
New awards
90
Actions
839
Since FY2021
$1.1B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 171.3MFY2021
  2. 154.4MFY2022
  3. 188.1MFY2023
  4. 199.5MFY2024
  5. 201MFY2025
  6. 198.6MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$194.9M98%
  2. Direct payments$3.7M1.9%

Top programs

  1. 93.866 · Aging Research$46.8M24%
  2. 93.853 · Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$22.2M11%
  3. 93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research$15.1M7.6%
  4. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$11.6M5.8%
  5. 93.242 · Mental Health Research Grants$11.4M5.8%
  6. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$8.8M4.4%
  7. 93.847 · Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research$8.1M4.1%
  8. 93.350 · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$7M3.5%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$185.7M93%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$5.4M2.7%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  3. Health Resources and Services Administration$2.9M1.4%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  4. Department of Education$1.7M0.9%
  5. National Institute of Standards and Technology$1M0.5%
    Department of Commerce
  6. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration$945.2K0.5%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  7. Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research$474.7K0.2%
    Department of Housing and Urban Development
  8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$290.9K0.1%

Largest awards

  1. ALZHEIMER'S GUT MICROBIOME PROJECT$43M
    93.866 · Aging Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Aug 26, 2021 – Sep 11, 2026· U19AG063744
  2. PATHOGENESIS, TRANSMISSION AND DETECTION OF ZOONOTIC PRION DISEASES (P01)$33.7M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Mar 10, 2022 – Jul 22, 2026· P01AI077774
  3. SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEA*$25M
    93.262 · Occupational Safety and Health Program· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· Project grant· Oct 30, 2020 – Aug 13, 2026· T42OH008421
  4. CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES - PROJECT SUMMARY/ ABSTRACT SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2006, OUR CCTS HAS ASSEMBLED A…$16.7M
    93.350 · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Jul 24, 2024 – Jul 14, 2026· UM1TR004906
  5. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING (U45) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT$10.6M
    93.142 · Niehs Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Jan 14, 2021 – Sep 15, 2026· U45ES019360
  6. RECARDO: USING REAL-WORLD DATA TO DERIVE COMMON DATA ELEMENTS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND AD-RELATED DEMENTIAS RESEARCH THROUGH ONTOLOGICAL…$9.8M
    93.866 · Aging Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Sep 11, 2025 – Aug 20, 2026· U24AG098157

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-grants: $35.5M (85 subawards)

56 sub-recipients

  1. BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE$2.7M7.6%
    HOUSTON, TX · 9 subawards
  2. RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$2.2M6.2%
    CHICAGO, IL · 3 subawards
  3. THE UNIVERISTY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER$2.1M6.0%
    HOUSTON, TX · 3 subawards
  4. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$2M5.8%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 2 subawards
  5. MAYO CLINIC$1.9M5.4%
    ROCHESTER, MN · 1 subaward
  6. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$1.5M4.2%
    EVANSTON, IL · 1 subaward
  7. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$1.4M3.9%
    NASHVILLE, TN · 2 subawards
  8. UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI$1.3M3.7%
    CINCINNATI, OH · 1 subaward
  9. THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK$1.2M3.5%
    NEW YORK, NY · 1 subaward
  10. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO$1.1M3.2%
    AURORA, CO · 4 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $39M (178 subawards)

74 primes

  1. HEALTH & HUMAN SVC COMMN TX$7.3M19%
    AUSTIN, TX · 6 subawards
  2. BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE$4.3M11%
    HOUSTON, TX · 23 subawards
  3. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION$3.5M9.0%
    AUSTIN, TX · 1 subaward
  4. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY$3.2M8.2%
    NEW YORK, NY · 2 subawards
  5. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES$1.9M4.9%
    AUSTIN, TX · 2 subawards
  6. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO$1.6M4.1%
    SAN ANTONIO, TX · 8 subawards
  7. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$1.5M3.9%
    NASHVILLE, TN · 7 subawards
  8. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$1.3M3.3%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 3 subawards
  9. TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT$1.3M3.2%
    DEL VALLE, TX · 3 subawards
  10. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER$1.2M3.0%
    DALLAS, TX · 7 subawards

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $17.7M paid out · $42M received
  • FY2022: $24.6M paid out · $47.9M received
  • FY2023: $25.8M paid out · $42.7M received
  • FY2024: $45.3M paid out · $52.9M received
  • FY2025: $29.7M paid out · $92.7M received
  • FY2026: $35.5M paid out · $39M received
  • FY2027: $0 paid out · $288.7K 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

654 companies · $1.1B reported

  1. NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER$28.6M
    CHICAGO, IL · 1 subaward
  2. BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE$24.9M
    HOUSTON, TX · 87 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO$22M
    LA JOLLA, CA · 45 subawards

Primes that pay it

338 companies · $1.1B reported

  1. HEALTH & HUMAN SVC COMMN TX$340.2M
    AUSTIN, TX · 178 subawards
  2. BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE$70.1M
    HOUSTON, TX · 106 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  3. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION$47.3M
    AUSTIN, TX · 29 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 46 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. AMERICAN ELECTRONIC WARFARE ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED$346.3M−28% in FY2026
    CALIFORNIA, MD · 68% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Scientific research and development servicesArmy · Scientific research and development services
  2. INNOVATIVE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$343.9M−5.9% in FY2026
    ARLINGTON, VA · 64% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Scientific research and development services
  3. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$272M−44% in FY2026
    SEATTLE, WA · 14 entities · 51% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Scientific research and development servicesNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development servicesDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency · Scientific research and development services+3 more

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.

Across the company family of UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (15 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • The University of Texas at AustinAI match · 100%
  • The University of Texas at San AntonioAI match · 100%
  • The University of Texas SystemAI match · 100%
  • University of Texas AustinAI match · 100%
  • University of Texas Health Science CenterAI match · 97%
Lobbying · 2025
$950K
24 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$3.1M
$3M in its own reports

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$826K
    19 reports
  2. 2024$1M
    21 reports
  3. 2025$950K
    24 reports
  4. 2026$310K
    12 reports

Top issues

  1. Science and technology51 reports
  2. Budget and appropriations46 reports
  3. Defense42 reports
  4. Education38 reports
  5. Medical and disease research, clinical labs23 reports
  6. Health issues19 reports
  7. Sports and athletics17 reports
  8. Real estate, land use and conservation11 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES72 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE72 reports
  3. Defense - Dept of (DOD)4 reports
  4. Commerce - Dept of (DOC)1 reports
  5. Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)1 reports
  6. Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)1 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. Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.$2.1M
    35 reports
  2. WASHINGTON NAVIGATORS$660K
    14 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.