Federal contractor · NASHVILLE, TN

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY received $1.6M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 11 awards (−78% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $46.2M. Its largest customer was Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ($800.4K). It also received $183.1M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$1.6M
New awards
11
Sole-source
19%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Parent company
THE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Other than small businessNonprofitEducational institution
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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 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER company family: 4 registered entities, $43.8M in FY2026 together. See the family

  1. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERNASHVILLE, TN · Family page
    $36M
  2. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNASHVILLE, TN
    $6.2M
  3. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, THENASHVILLE, TN
    $0

AI-inferred: entity-match@1 · Analisa AI · 2026-09-30

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 900.3KFY2017
  2. 4.1MFY2018
  3. 3.3MFY2019
  4. 4.8MFY2020
  5. 5.3MFY2021
  6. 7.3MFY2022
  7. 5MFY2023
  8. 6.3MFY2024
  9. 7.4MFY2025
  10. 1.6MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$800.4K49%
    1 awards
  2. Department of the Air Force$522.8K32%
    1 awards
  3. Department of Veterans Affairs$143.6K8.8%
    5 awards
  4. National Institutes of Health$100K6.2%
    2 awards
  5. Department of the Navy$58.2K3.6%
    1 awards
  6. Federal Highway Administration$00.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$1.3M81%
  2. Health & medical$149K9.2%
  3. Professional services$100K6.2%
  4. Education & social services$58.2K3.6%

Where the work was performed

  1. Davidson County, TN$1.5M94%
  2. Montgomery County, MD$100K6.2%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition19%
    US 39% · $301.8K
  • Sole-source awards19%
    US 30% · $301.8K
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · -$0.67
  • 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$143.6K
    Department of Veterans Affairs · 2 awards
  2. National Institutes of Health$100K
    Department of Health and Human Services · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. ASSURED NEURO-SYMBOLIC COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS (ANSCS)$5.5M
    Department of the Air Force· Davidson County, TN· Research & development· Jun 1, 2023 – Feb 4, 2026· FA875023C0518
  2. CYBER AGENTS FOR SECURITY TESTING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS (CASTLE) PROGRAM.$3.7M
    Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency· Davidson County, TN· Research & development· Jun 26, 2024 – Jan 8, 2026· HR001124C0425
  3. BLSA IMAGE PROCESSING SERVICES$763.8K
    National Institutes of Health· Davidson County, TN· Professional services· Aug 6, 2020 – May 7, 2026· 75N95020P00369
  4. MHIC SERVICES TRAINING$158.3K
    Department of the Navy· Davidson County, TN· Education & social services· Aug 11, 2025 – Dec 22, 2025· N0018925PZ312
  5. VU CORE$150K
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Davidson County, TN· Health & medical· Apr 21, 2026 – Jun 23, 2026· 36C24E26N0096
  6. VU CORE$115K
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Davidson County, TN· Health & medical· Apr 21, 2025 – Jan 27, 2026· 36C24E25N0117
  7. RESEARCH ASSISTANCE$108.4K
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Davidson County, TN· Research & development· Sep 30, 2021 – Dec 8, 2025· 36C24E21N0193
  8. DATA STORAGE AND ANALYSIS PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 9/30/26-9/29/27$100K
    National Institutes of Health· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Sep 25, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026· 75N98026C00059

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.

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY received $183.1M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 956 actions (170 new awards), −11% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training ($30.8M).

Assistance · FY2026
$183.1M
New awards
170
Actions
956
Since FY2021
$1.2B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 204.2MFY2021
  2. 193MFY2022
  3. 207.7MFY2023
  4. 251.8MFY2024
  5. 204.7MFY2025
  6. 183.1MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$167.4M91%
  2. Direct payments$14.3M7.8%
  3. Other assistance$1.3M0.7%

Top programs

  1. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$30.8M17%
  2. 93.242 · Mental Health Research Grants$12.1M6.6%
  3. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$10.7M5.8%
  4. 93.847 · Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research$10.1M5.5%
  5. 20.200 · Highway Research and Development Program$8.7M4.7%
  6. 93.853 · Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$8.4M4.6%
  7. 93.866 · Aging Research$7.6M4.1%
  8. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$6.3M3.4%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$121.7M66%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. Department of Education$19.9M11%
  3. National Science Foundation$12.6M6.9%
  4. Federal Highway Administration$8.7M4.7%
    Department of Transportation
  5. Health Resources and Services Administration$6.7M3.7%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  6. Departmental Offices$3.4M1.9%
    Department of the Interior
  7. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.7M1.5%
  8. Department of Energy$2.5M1.4%

Largest awards

  1. PROTECT AGAINST EMERGENT ALPHAVIRUSES THROUGH COMPUTATION (PEAC) - ALPHAVIRUSES CAUSE NEUROLOGICAL AND RHEUMATIC DISEASES AND POSE…$31.3M
    93.384 · Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (Arpa-H)· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Aug 27, 2024 – Aug 25, 2026· AY1AX000039
  2. MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAM$17.7M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Jun 16, 2022 – Jan 12, 2026· T32GM007347
  3. DECRYPTING VARIANTS OF UNCERTAIN SIGNIFICANCE IN LONG-QT SYNDROME$15.5M
    93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Jul 29, 2021 – Jun 30, 2026· R01HL122010
  4. VANDERBILT BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS TRAINING PROGRAM$15.4M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Feb 17, 2021 – Jul 14, 2026· T15LM007450
  5. NOVEL TARGETS IN CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY: CHEMICAL BIOLOGY OF GUANINE ALKYLATION$14M
    93.393 · Cancer Cause and Prevention Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Aug 19, 2021 – Dec 8, 2025· P01CA160032
  6. 6/6 HBCD PRENATAL EXPERIENCES AND LONGITUDINAL DEVELOPMENT (PRELUDE) CONSORTIUM VANDERBILT - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT…$12.7M
    93.853 · Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Sep 24, 2021 – Jul 28, 2026· U01DA055347

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: $493K (7 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $29M (262 subawards)

115 sub-recipients

  1. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$8.2M28%
    NASHVILLE, TN · 65 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER$1.1M3.6%
    OMAHA, NE · 6 subawards
  3. RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY$878.3K3.0%
    NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ · 4 subawards
  4. RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA$732.4K2.5%
    CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA · 8 subawards
  5. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA$676.3K2.3%
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN · 2 subawards
  6. THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK$659.6K2.2%
    NEW YORK, NY · 2 subawards
  7. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$627.7K2.1%
    AUSTIN, TX · 5 subawards
  8. THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY$606K2.1%
    STANFORD, CA · 2 subawards
  9. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL$583.6K2.0%
    CHAPEL HILL, NC · 1 subaward
  10. GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP$582.5K2.0%
    ATLANTA, GA · 2 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $5.5M (7 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $36.8M (213 subawards)

65 primes

  1. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$14.5M34%
    NASHVILLE, TN · 129 subawards
  2. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$7.7M18%
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 4 subawards
  3. LEIDOS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, INC.$4.9M12%
    FREDERICK, MD · 1 subaward
  4. OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY$1.5M3.4%
    CORVALLIS, OR · 3 subawards
  5. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)$1.1M2.6%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  6. CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY$585.3K1.4%
    CLEVELAND, OH · 3 subawards
  7. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.$540.5K1.3%
    ATHENS, GA · 1 subaward
  8. RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$489.6K1.2%
    DURHAM, NC · 2 subawards
  9. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY$450K1.1%
    FAIRFAX, VA · 2 subawards
  10. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY$444.6K1.0%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 30% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $32.1M paid out · $47.4M received
  • FY2022: $25M paid out · $48.2M received
  • FY2023: $36.4M paid out · $58.2M received
  • FY2024: $34.3M paid out · $34.7M received
  • FY2025: $58.5M paid out · $43.2M received
  • FY2026: $29.5M paid out · $42.4M 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

498 companies · $1.3B reported

  1. FRIENDS IN GLOBAL HEALTH, LLC$149.5M
    NASHVILLE, TN · 5 subawards
  2. THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC$134.5M
    CAMBRIDGE, MA · 25 subawards
  3. MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE$40.8M
    NASHVILLE, TN · 132 subawards

Primes that pay it

235 companies · $565.6M reported

  1. TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH$45.3M
    NASHVILLE, TN · 117 subawards
  2. STATE OF TENNESSEE$36.6M
    NASHVILLE, TN · 14 subawards
  3. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE$18.7M
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 80 subawards · Scientific research and development services

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 21 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE$27.1M+2.7% in FY2026
    LOUISVILLE, KY · 3 entities · 19% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveVeterans Affairs · Colleges, universities, and professional schoolsNavy · Colleges, universities, and professional schools
  2. MEDSTAR-GEORGETOWN MEDICAL CENTER, INC.$26.7M+19% in FY2026
    WASHINGTON, DC · 19% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveVeterans Affairs · Colleges, universities, and professional schools
  3. MEDICAL FACULTY ASSOCIATES, INC.$32.5M+47% in FY2026
    WASHINGTON, DC · 18% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveVeterans Affairs · Colleges, universities, and professional schools

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 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (4 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • Vanderbilt UniversityAI match · 100%
  • Vanderbilt University Medical CenterAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$1.2M
19 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$2.8M
$2.8M in its own reports

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$450K
    8 reports
  2. 2024$430K
    8 reports
  3. 2025$1.2M
    19 reports
  4. 2026$680K
    10 reports

Top issues

  1. Budget and appropriations30 reports
  2. Medical and disease research, clinical labs28 reports
  3. Education22 reports
  4. Health issues21 reports
  5. Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code21 reports
  6. Defense20 reports
  7. Science and technology20 reports
  8. Veterans20 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES45 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE44 reports
  3. Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)9 reports
  4. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)6 reports
  5. Defense - Dept of (DOD)6 reports
  6. Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)5 reports
  7. Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)3 reports
  8. White House Office3 reports
  9. Office of Management & Budget (OMB)1 reports
  10. Office of Policy Development1 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. BALLARD PARTNERS$510K
    6 reports
  2. ATLAS CROSSING LLC$270K
    6 reports
  3. WASHINGTON NAVIGATORS$93.6K
    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.