Federal contractor · SALT LAKE CITY, UT

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH received $21.3M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 59 awards (−14% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $229.7M. Its largest customer was National Institutes of Health ($8M). It also received $367.2M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$21.3M
New awards
59
Sole-source
57%
Single offer
39%
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.

3 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $22.3M in FY2026 together.

  1. UNIVERSITY OF UTAHSALT LAKE CITY, UT · Family page
    $21.3M
  2. UNIVERSITY OF UTAHSALT LAKE CITY, UT
    $960.2K
  3. UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, THESALT LAKE CITY, UT
    $0

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

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 19.5MFY2017
  2. 19.6MFY2018
  3. 20.6MFY2019
  4. 26.1MFY2020
  5. 21.4MFY2021
  6. 20.3MFY2022
  7. 26.2MFY2023
  8. 29.8MFY2024
  9. 24.8MFY2025
  10. 21.3MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Institutes of Health$8M37%
    9 awards
  2. Department of Veterans Affairs$7.5M35%
    35 awards
  3. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration$4.3M20%
    1 awards
  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$415.8K2.0%
    3 awards
  5. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$287.2K1.3%
    1 awards
  6. Department of the Navy$243.6K1.1%
    3 awards
  7. Bureau of Land Management$197K0.9%
    3 awards
  8. Department of the Army$180.3K0.8%
    1 awards
  9. U.S. Geological Survey$178.3K0.8%
    2 awards
  10. Indian Health Service$24K0.1%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$9.8M46%
  2. Health & medical$6.6M31%
  3. Professional services$4.6M22%
  4. Education & social services$243.6K1.1%
  5. IT & telecom$39.1K0.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. Salt Lake County, UT$21.4M100%
  2. San Juan County, NM$24K0.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition96%
    US 39% · $20.4M
  • Sole-source awards57%
    US 30% · $12.2M
  • Single-offer competitions39%
    US 8.7% · $8.2M
  • 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$7.2M
    Department of Veterans Affairs · 8 awards
  2. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration$4.3M
    Department of Transportation · 1 awards
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$287.2K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1 awards
  4. Department of the Navy$243.6K
    Department of Defense · 3 awards

Largest awards

  1. SCREENING OF INVESTIGATIONAL THERAPEUTICS TO TREAT, MODIFY OR PREVENT EPILEPSY FOR THE NINDS EPILEPSY THERAPY SCREENING PROGRAM (ETSP)$26.5M
    National Institutes of Health· Salt Lake County, UT· Research & development· Mar 22, 2022 – Aug 20, 2026· 75N95022C00007
  2. OTHER FUNCTIONS NINDS EPILEPSY THERAPY SCREENING PROGRAM$22.3M
    National Institutes of Health· Salt Lake County, UT· Research & development· Sep 7, 2017 – Jul 31, 2026· HHSN271201600048C
  3. SEER - CORE INFRASTRUCTURE$19M
    National Institutes of Health· Salt Lake County, UT· Research & development· Aug 15, 2018 – Sep 1, 2026· 75N91018F00002
  4. TITLE: NEMSIS TAC - BRIDGE$8M
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration· Salt Lake County, UT· Professional services· May 29, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026· 693JJ926C000001
  5. HEART TRANSPLANT SERVICES$7.5M
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Salt Lake County, UT· Health & medical· Apr 29, 2026 – Apr 29, 2026· 36C25926N0251
  6. CARDIOTHORACIC$6.3M
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Salt Lake County, UT· Health & medical· Nov 10, 2021 – Nov 18, 2025· 36C25922C0018
  7. HEART TRANSPLANT AND VAD SERVICES$3.2M
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Salt Lake County, UT· Health & medical· Apr 29, 2025 – Jul 14, 2026· 36C25925N0321
  8. DOMAIN 1-A006 WW WESTERN REGION$2M
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· Salt Lake County, UT· Research & development· Sep 15, 2022 – Jun 9, 2026· 75D30122F00002

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 UTAH received $367.2M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 1,422 actions (235 new awards), −1.4% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research ($34M).

Assistance · FY2026
$367.2M
New awards
235
Actions
1,422
Since FY2021
$2.5B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 441.3MFY2021
  2. 415.4MFY2022
  3. 423.6MFY2023
  4. 489.7MFY2024
  5. 372.5MFY2025
  6. 367.2MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$364.9M99%
  2. Direct payments$1.6M0.4%
  3. Other assistance$787K0.2%

Top programs

  1. 93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research$34M9.3%
  2. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$26M7.1%
  3. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$22.6M6.2%
  4. 93.866 · Aging Research$21.6M5.9%
  5. 93.865 · Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research$19.9M5.4%
  6. 93.853 · Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$15.6M4.2%
  7. 93.847 · Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research$13.3M3.6%
  8. 93.393 · Cancer Cause and Prevention Research$12.6M3.4%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$268.4M73%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. National Science Foundation$27.5M7.5%
  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$14.5M4.0%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  4. Health Resources and Services Administration$11.9M3.2%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  5. Department of Energy$10.2M2.8%
  6. Department of Education$7.8M2.1%
  7. Defense Health Agency$6.6M1.8%
    Department of Defense
  8. Employment and Training Administration$5M1.4%
    Department of Labor

Largest awards

  1. ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM CONCEPT TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT AT THE MILFORD CITY, UTAH FORGE SITE$292.5M
    81.087 · Renewable Energy Research and Development· Department of Energy· Cooperative agreement· Jun 17, 2021 – Feb 4, 2026· DEEE0007080
  2. CANCER CENTER SUPPORT GRANT$60.4M
    93.397 · Cancer Centers Support Grants· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Dec 2, 2020 – Jul 20, 2026· P30CA042014
  3. ROCKY MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH$31.1M
    93.262 · Occupational Safety and Health Program· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· Grant· May 17, 2021 – Aug 11, 2026· T42OH008414
  4. PROSPECTIVE RESEARCH STUDIES OF MATURATION (PRISM)- RESEARCH PROJECT$29.2M
    93.273 · Alcohol Research Programs· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Dec 21, 2020 – Apr 9, 2026· U01DA041134
  5. CHEETAH CENTER FOR THE STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY OF HIV INFECTION, RESTRICTION, AND VIRAL DYNAMICS - PROGRAM SUMMARY THE CHEETAH CENTER FOR THE…$28.8M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Jul 11, 2022 – May 7, 2026· U54AI170856
  6. EMSC DATA CENTER$23.9M
    93.127 · Emergency Medical Services for Children· Health Resources and Services Administration· Project grant· Dec 31, 2020 – Aug 26, 2026· UJ530824

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-contracts: $759.5K (1 subaward)
  • Sub-grants: $19.2M (78 subawards)

55 sub-recipients

  1. BANNER HEALTH$4.6M23%
    PHOENIX, AZ · 1 subaward
  2. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE$1.3M6.4%
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 7 subawards
  3. UTAH$1.1M5.7%
    PAYSON, UT · 1 subaward
  4. THE GENEVA FOUNDATION$1.1M5.5%
    TACOMA, WA · 2 subawards
  5. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA$845.7K4.2%
    TUCSON, AZ · 1 subaward
  6. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM$759.5K3.8%
    BIRMINGHAM, AL · 1 subaward
  7. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO$616.5K3.1%
    LA JOLLA, CA · 1 subaward
  8. WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES$571.2K2.9%
    WINSTON SALEM, NC · 2 subawards
  9. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA$500K2.5%
    RIVERSIDE, CA · 1 subaward
  10. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE$475.4K2.4%
    IRVINE, CA · 2 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $1.5M (13 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $48.5M (206 subawards)

104 primes

  1. UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES$7M14%
    SALT LAKE CITY, UT · 2 subawards
  2. DUKE UNIVERSITY$2.7M5.4%
    DURHAM, NC · 10 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO$2.5M5.0%
    LA JOLLA, CA · 5 subawards
  4. WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY$2.4M4.8%
    NEW YORK, NY · 2 subawards
  5. UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE$2.1M4.2%
    KNOXVILLE, TN · 1 subaward
  6. PACIFICORP$1.9M3.9%
    PORTLAND, OR · 1 subaward
  7. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$1.8M3.6%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 7 subawards
  8. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM$1.7M3.3%
    MADISON, WI · 5 subawards
  9. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$1.6M3.2%
    EVANSTON, IL · 16 subawards
  10. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION$1.5M3.0%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 5 subawards

Its reported sub-contracts equal 3.6% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $39M paid out · $53M received
  • FY2022: $57.2M paid out · $40.9M received
  • FY2023: $47.5M paid out · $69.1M received
  • FY2024: $47.9M paid out · $52.3M received
  • FY2025: $43.2M paid out · $54.2M received
  • FY2026: $20M paid out · $50M 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

310 companies · $253.7M reported

  1. THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION$10.3M
    BOSTON, MA · 5 subawards
  2. UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY SPACE DYNAMICS LABORATORY$9.9M
    NORTH LOGAN, UT · 32 subawards
  3. THE GENEVA FOUNDATION$7.7M
    TACOMA, WA · 11 subawards

Primes that pay it

239 companies · $342.6M reported

  1. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE STATE OF UTAH$19.3M
    SALT LAKE CITY, UT · 1 subaward
  2. ABT GLOBAL LLC$13.2M
    CAMBRIDGE, MA · 9 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$10.1M
    LAUREL, MD · 26 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 28 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE$56.2M+17% in FY2026
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2 entities · 45% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development servicesVeterans Affairs · Colleges, universities, and professional schoolsVeterans Affairs · Scientific research and development services
  2. CORIELL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH, INC.$27.5M−15% in FY2026
    CAMDEN, NJ · 35% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development services
  3. NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH$31M−0.1% in FY2026
    DENVER, CO · 35% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · 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 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.

Across the company family of UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (3 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • University of UtahAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$300K
7 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$820K

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$210K
    4 reports
  2. 2024$210K
    4 reports
  3. 2025$300K
    7 reports
  4. 2026$100K
    4 reports

Top issues

  1. Budget and appropriations16 reports
  2. Health issues16 reports
  3. Education14 reports
  4. Medicare and Medicaid14 reports
  5. Science and technology14 reports
  6. Real estate, land use and conservation6 reports
  7. Defense2 reports
  8. Transportation2 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES13 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE9 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. Van Scoyoc Associates$720K
    14 reports
  2. McAllister & Quinn, LLC$100K
    5 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.