Federal contractor · DURHAM, NH

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE received $9.8M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 9 awards (−53% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $67M. Its largest customer was National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($9.7M). It also received $87.7M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$9.8M
New awards
9
Sole-source
14%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
GBNGC495XA67
Other than small businessNonprofitEducational institution
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 2.2MFY2017
  2. 3.4MFY2018
  3. 2.9MFY2019
  4. 2.9MFY2020
  5. 7.2MFY2021
  6. 4.9MFY2022
  7. 6MFY2023
  8. 6.6MFY2024
  9. 20.7MFY2025
  10. 9.8MFY2026
  11. 450KFY2027

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$9.7M99%
    7 awards
  2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$78.3K0.8%
    1 awards
  3. Office of Procurement Operations$00.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$5.4M55%
  2. Research & development$4.2M43%
  3. IT & telecom$78.3K0.8%
  4. Professional services$52.5K0.5%

Where the work was performed

  1. Strafford County, NH$9.8M100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition14%
    US 39% · $1.4M
  • Sole-source awards14%
    US 30% · $1.4M
  • 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. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.3M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2 awards
  2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$78.3K
    Department of Commerce · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. HELIOSWARM PROGRAM SUPPORT$18.5M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Strafford County, NH· Research & development· Oct 15, 2024 – Oct 7, 2026· 80ARC025CA001
  2. THE PURPOSE OF THIS NEGOTIATION IS TO DEFINITIZE THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE (UNH) PROPOSAL FOR PHASE E EFFORT ON THE COSMIC RAY TELESCOPE FOR THE EFFECTS OF RADIATION (CRATER) INSTRUMENT FOR THE LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER (LRO) PROJECT. THIS CONTRACT IS A RESULT OF A PI TRANSFER.$17.1M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Strafford County, NH· Research & development· Jan 13, 2017 – Aug 26, 2026· NNG11PA03C
  3. THIS ACTION IS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TWO (2) SOLAR WIND PLASMA SENSOR (SWIPS) FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS.$11.9M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Strafford County, NH· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Oct 29, 2024 – Sep 25, 2026· 80GSFC25CA018
  4. PERFORM INSTRUMENT MODIFICATIONS UNDER TASK ORDER 80LARC22FA013 TO SUPPORT POTENTIAL HOST SPACECRAFT EXTERNAL STRUCTURAL ATTACHMENT FOR LAUNCH SURVIVAL HOST SPACECRAFT INERTIAL REFERENCE UNIT (IRU) CONNECTION TO THE INSTRUMENT MISSION LINE OF SIGHT$418.9K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Strafford County, NH· Research & development· Sep 10, 2024 – Nov 25, 2025· 80LARC24FA045
  5. FLIGHT SPARE ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH CABLE WRAPS FOR LIFE TESTING.$408.9K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Strafford County, NH· Research & development· Dec 20, 2024 – Aug 13, 2026· 80LARC25FA010
  6. SUPERHERO ALIGNMENT MONITORING SYSTEM (AMS) CONTRACT$253.5K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Strafford County, NH· Research & development· Mar 31, 2026 – Jul 8, 2026· 80NSSC26P0366
  7. TO INITIATE A NEW CONTRACT FOR P1952 IEEE CAP SUPPORT$150K
    Office of Procurement Operations· Strafford County, NH· Professional services· Sep 21, 2022 – Jan 28, 2026· 70RSAT22P00000028
  8. NOS/OCS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT FOR NOAA EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS AT THE JOINT HYDROGRAPHIC CENTER PURSUANT TO THE HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1998 AND THE COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY ACT.$78.3K
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Strafford County, NH· IT & telecom· Sep 10, 2026 – Sep 10, 2026· 1305M226C0026

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 SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE received $87.7M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 301 actions (56 new awards), +4.3% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 11.432 · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes ($13.5M).

Assistance · FY2026
$87.7M
New awards
56
Actions
301
Since FY2021
$614.7M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 126MFY2021
  2. 91.9MFY2022
  3. 105.1MFY2023
  4. 120.1MFY2024
  5. 84MFY2025
  6. 87.7MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$87M99%
  2. Other assistance$689.1K0.8%

Top programs

  1. 11.432 · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes$13.5M15%
  2. 47.083 · Integrative Activities$11.7M13%
  3. 84.411 · Education Innovation and Research (Formerly Investing in Innovation (I3) FUND)$10M11%
  4. 11.400 · Geodetic Surveys and Services (Geodesy and Applications of the National Geodetic Reference SYSTEM)$9.5M11%
  5. 43.001 · Science$3.8M4.3%
  6. 12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research$3.4M3.9%
  7. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$2.7M3.1%
  8. 47.050 · Geosciences$2.7M3.1%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$27.3M31%
    Department of Commerce
  2. National Science Foundation$18.8M21%
  3. Department of Education$12M14%
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$6.4M7.3%
  5. National Institutes of Health$4M4.6%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  6. Department of the Navy$3.4M3.9%
    Department of Defense
  7. Administration for Community Living$2.3M2.7%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  8. National Institute of Food and Agriculture$2.3M2.6%
    Department of Agriculture

Largest awards

  1. CONTINUATION OF THE NOAA JOINT HYDROGRAPHIC CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE$42.8M
    11.400 · Geodetic Surveys and Services (Geodesy and Applications of the National Geodetic Reference SYSTEM)· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cooperative agreement· Jul 19, 2021 – Dec 1, 2025· NA20NOS4000196
  2. CENTER OF INTEGRATED BIOMEDICAL AND BIOENGINEERING RESEARCH (CIBBR)$20.6M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Jun 14, 2021 – Sep 7, 2026· P20GM113131
  3. THIS PROJECT IS FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW OCEAN, COASTAL AND GREAT LAKES MAPPING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FACILITY ON THE UNIVERSITY…$20M
    11.400 · Geodetic Surveys and Services (Geodesy and Applications of the National Geodetic Reference SYSTEM)· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Project grant· Sep 5, 2023 – Dec 4, 2025· NA23NOS4000301
  4. CONTINUATION OF THE NOAA JOINT HYDROGRAPHIC CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CONTINUE THE…$18M
    11.400 · Geodetic Surveys and Services (Geodesy and Applications of the National Geodetic Reference SYSTEM)· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cooperative agreement· Aug 28, 2025 – Jul 31, 2026· NA25NOSX400C0001
  5. AN ATLANTIC MARINE ENERGY CENTER (AMEC) FOR ADVANCING THE MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY AND POWERING THE BLUE ECONOMY$12.8M
    81.087 · Renewable Energy Research and Development· Department of Energy· Cooperative agreement· Sep 16, 2021 – Jun 12, 2026· DEEE0009450
  6. PROJECT OBJECTIVES: THE ATLANTIC MARINE ENERGY CENTER (AMEC) WILL ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION OF MARINE ENERGY…$12.2M
    81.087 · Renewable Energy Research and Development· Department of Energy· Cooperative agreement· Aug 6, 2024 – Mar 7, 2026· DEEE0011379

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: $19.6M (17 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $9.4M (83 subawards)

64 sub-recipients

  1. SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE$6.9M24%
    SAN ANTONIO, TX · 5 subawards
  2. RAYTHEON COMPANY$4.1M14%
    EL SEGUNDO, CA · 2 subawards
  3. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE$4.1M14%
    LAUREL, MD · 1 subaward
  4. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION$2.7M9.4%
    CAMBRIDGE, MA · 3 subawards
  5. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$1.5M5.2%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 1 subaward
  6. EXTENSION FOUNDATION$1.3M4.6%
    KANSAS CITY, MO · 1 subaward
  7. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$1.2M4.1%
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 1 subaward
  8. JASCO APPLIED SCIENCES (USA) INC.$1.1M3.9%
    SILVER SPRING, MD · 1 subaward
  9. TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE$718.8K2.5%
    HANOVER, NH · 5 subawards
  10. MOUNT WASHINGTON OBSERVATORY$513.2K1.8%
    NORTH CONWAY, NH · 2 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $1.9M (4 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $7.9M (38 subawards)

29 primes

  1. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$1.8M18%
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 1 subaward
  2. NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH & GAME$1.3M14%
    CONCORD, NH · 4 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE$1.1M11%
    ANCHORAGE, AK · 3 subawards
  4. THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA$930.8K9.5%
    IOWA CITY, IA · 2 subawards
  5. THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY$905.8K9.2%
    PRINCETON, NJ · 1 subaward
  6. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$455K4.6%
    GAINESVILLE, FL · 1 subaward
  7. UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS$443.6K4.5%
    AMHERST, MA · 1 subaward
  8. UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM$343.8K3.5%
    PORTLAND, ME · 1 subaward
  9. NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY$326.2K3.3%
    CONCORD, NH · 2 subawards
  10. NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL$279.5K2.8%
    CONCORD, NH · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 200% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $13.6M paid out · $15.8M received
  • FY2022: $40.4M paid out · $23.7M received
  • FY2023: $38.7M paid out · $37.8M received
  • FY2024: $39.6M paid out · $76.5M received
  • FY2025: $32.9M paid out · $15.2M received
  • FY2026: $29M paid out · $9.8M 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

144 companies · $194.2M reported

  1. RAYTHEON COMPANY$85.7M
    TUCSON, AZ · 20 subawards
  2. SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE$13.2M
    SAN ANTONIO, TX · 28 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$10.8M
    LAUREL, MD · 8 subawards · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

Primes that pay it

120 companies · $178.9M reported

  1. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$64.8M
    LAUREL, MD · 12 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY$20.6M
    CONCORD, NH · 22 subawards
  3. NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES$14.3M
    CONCORD, NH · 42 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.

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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.