Federal contractor · LARAMIE, WY

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING received $1.8M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 5 awards (+20% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $6.9M. Its largest customer was Department of the Army ($1.1M). It also received $91.3M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$1.8M
New awards
5
Sole-source
98%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
FDR5YF2K32X5
Other than small businessEducational institutionGovernment entity
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 117.4KFY2017
  2. 163.7KFY2018
  3. 20.7KFY2019
  4. 404.5KFY2020
  5. 18.3KFY2021
  6. 561.2KFY2022
  7. 1.5MFY2023
  8. 853KFY2024
  9. 1.5MFY2025
  10. 1.8MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Army$1.1M64%
    2 awards
  2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$608.7K34%
    1 awards
  3. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$35.3K2.0%
    1 awards
  4. Bureau of Land Management$00.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$1.1M64%
  2. IT & telecom$608.7K34%
  3. Professional services$35.3K2.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Albany County, WY$1.8M100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition98%
    US 39% · $1.7M
  • Sole-source awards98%
    US 30% · $1.7M
  • 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 Army$1.1M
    Department of Defense · 2 awards

Largest awards

  1. UMRB PROJECT$1.7M
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Albany County, WY· IT & telecom· Sep 15, 2023 – Sep 8, 2026· 1305M223PNWWG0330
  2. UPPER MISSOURI BASIN SOIL MOISTURE AND SNOWPACK MONITORING UWY$747.4K
    Department of the Army· Albany County, WY· Other equipment & supplies· Mar 5, 2026 – Mar 5, 2026· W9128F26FA043
  3. ESTABLISHMENT OF A NETWORK OF STATIONS TO MONITOR SNOWPACK AND SOIL MOISTURE THROUGHOUT THE PLAINS AREA OF THE UPPER MISSOURI RIVER BASIN (UMRB).$373.7K
    Department of the Army· Albany County, WY· Other equipment & supplies· May 19, 2026 – May 19, 2026· W9128F26FA083
  4. CONTRACT FACILITATOR TO FACILITATE THE PARTNER MEETINGS AND RELATED WORK IN COMPLIANCE WITH ITS TERMS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND PROVISIONS. THIS INCLUDES FURNISHING ALL LABOR, EQUIPMENT, SUPERVISION, TRANSPORTATION, OPERATING SUPPLIES, AND INCIDENTALS.$35.3K
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service· Albany County, WY· Professional services· Feb 17, 2026 – Feb 17, 2026· 12639526P0053
  5. SEED LABORATORY BPA$5,000
    Bureau of Land Management· Albany County, WY· Facilities & utilities· Jun 12, 2024 – Apr 9, 2026· 140L3724F0183

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 WYOMING received $91.3M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 541 actions (69 new awards), +22% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 81.089 · Fossil Energy Research and Development ($26.5M).

Assistance · FY2026
$91.3M
New awards
69
Actions
541
Since FY2021
$586.6M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 107.3MFY2021
  2. 76.5MFY2022
  3. 105.8MFY2023
  4. 130.6MFY2024
  5. 75.1MFY2025
  6. 91.3MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$78M85%
  2. Direct payments$13M14%
  3. Other assistance$324.6K0.4%

Top programs

  1. 81.089 · Fossil Energy Research and Development$26.5M29%
  2. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$12.1M13%
  3. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$8.7M9.5%
  4. 81.049 · Office of Science Financial Assistance Program$4.3M4.8%
  5. 84.365 · English Language Acquisition State Grants$4.1M4.5%
  6. 84.334 · Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs$4M4.4%
  7. 47.050 · Geosciences$4M4.4%
  8. 47.083 · Integrative Activities$3.3M3.7%

Awarding agencies

  1. Department of Energy$30.8M34%
  2. Department of Education$18.4M20%
  3. National Institutes of Health$11.3M12%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  4. National Science Foundation$10.4M11%
  5. National Institute of Food and Agriculture$5.7M6.3%
    Department of Agriculture
  6. Employment and Training Administration$4.1M4.5%
    Department of Labor
  7. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.3M2.5%
  8. Health Resources and Services Administration$1.3M1.4%
    Department of Health and Human Services

Largest awards

  1. WYOMING IDEA NETWORKS OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE$52.9M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Feb 17, 2021 – Jun 9, 2026· P20GM103432
  2. WYOMING SENSORY BIOLOGY COBRE$25M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Apr 23, 2021 – Aug 4, 2026· P20GM121310
  3. RII TRACK-1: ANTICIPATING THE CLIMATE-WATER TRANSITION AND CASCADING CHALLENGES TO SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS IN AMERICA'S HEADWATERS -THE…$20M
    47.083 · Integrative Activities· National Science Foundation· Cooperative agreement· May 16, 2022 – Aug 7, 2026· 2149105
  4. WYOMING KING AIR AS A NATIONAL FACILITY$17.3M
    47.050 · Geosciences· National Science Foundation· Cooperative agreement· Oct 7, 2020 – Jul 14, 2026· 1917369
  5. WYOMING INTEGRATED TEST CENTER ENHANCEMENT. THIS PROJECT WILL DESIGN, CONSTRUCT AND TEST NEW FLUE GAS DILUTION, POLISHING AND SAMPLING…$15M
    81.089 · Fossil Energy Research and Development· Department of Energy· Cooperative agreement· Jun 15, 2026 – Jun 15, 2026· DEFE0032706
  6. GRANT PROGRAM$13.9M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Sep 9, 2024 – Oct 6, 2025· P063P242458

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: $11.9M (48 subawards)

34 sub-recipients

  1. CENTRAL WYOMING COLLEGE$1.3M11%
    RIVERTON, WY · 6 subawards
  2. WESTERN WYOMING COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT$1.3M11%
    ROCK SPRINGS, WY · 2 subawards
  3. EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE$1.2M10%
    TORRINGTON, WY · 3 subawards
  4. PURDUE UNIVERSITY$1.2M10.0%
    WEST LAFAYETTE, IN · 1 subaward
  5. NORTHWEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE$932.2K7.8%
    POWELL, WY · 3 subawards
  6. LARAMIE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE$831.8K7.0%
    CHEYENNE, WY · 2 subawards
  7. CASPER COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT$777.1K6.5%
    CASPER, WY · 1 subaward
  8. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$742.9K6.2%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 1 subaward
  9. NORTHERN WYOMING COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT$737.2K6.2%
    SHERIDAN, WY · 2 subawards
  10. WESTERN ECOSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC$586.8K4.9%
    CHEYENNE, WY · 2 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $8.6M (50 subawards)

25 primes

  1. WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$1.7M20%
    CHEYENNE, WY · 2 subawards
  2. GAME & FISH COMMISSION WYOMING$1.5M17%
    CHEYENNE, WY · 19 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA$1.3M15%
    MISSOULA, MT · 3 subawards
  4. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$1M12%
    EAST LANSING, MI · 1 subaward
  5. WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY$764.6K8.9%
    CHEYENNE, WY · 1 subaward
  6. UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY$387.9K4.5%
    LOGAN, UT · 1 subaward
  7. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$226.5K2.6%
    PASADENA, CA · 1 subaward
  8. MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY$205K2.4%
    BOZEMAN, MT · 2 subawards
  9. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO$188.6K2.2%
    MOSCOW, ID · 1 subaward
  10. ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY$183.1K2.1%
    TEMPE, AZ · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $18.6M paid out · $29.4M received
  • FY2022: $6.5M paid out · $39.5M received
  • FY2023: $8.3M paid out · $48.6M received
  • FY2024: $1.4M paid out · $73.1M received
  • FY2025: $23.8M paid out · $21.9M received
  • FY2026: $11.9M paid out · $8.6M 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

110 companies · $71.4M reported

  1. CARBON GEOCYCLE CORP$7.9M
    LARAMIE, WY · 3 subawards
  2. WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICES GROUP, LLC$6.7M
    TULSA, OK · 1 subaward
  3. SEQUOIA SEQUESTRATION HUB, LLC$6M
    HOUSTON, TX · 1 subaward

Primes that pay it

80 companies · $221.2M reported

  1. FAMILY SERVICES DEPT$148.4M
    CHEYENNE, WY · 112 subawards
  2. WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$16.8M
    CHEYENNE, WY · 20 subawards
  3. GAME & FISH COMMISSION WYOMING$8.7M
    CHEYENNE, WY · 102 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 7 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. NEBRASKA GAME & PARKS COMMISSION$2M+24% in FY2026
    LINCOLN, NE · 49% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Administration of environmental quality programs
  2. NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY$5.6M−60% in FY2026
    FARGO, ND · 2 entities · 71% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Administration of environmental quality programsNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Data processing, hosting, and related servicesAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Other professional, scientific, and technical services
  3. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY$11.1M+6.4% in FY2026
    BROOKINGS, SD · 97% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Administration of environmental quality programsNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Data processing, hosting, and related servicesAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Other professional, scientific, and technical services

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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 WyomingAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2023
$30K
2 reports

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$30K
    2 reports

Top issues

  1. Budget and appropriations1 reports
  2. Education1 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES1 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE1 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$30K
    2 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 Oct 5, 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.