Contractor profile

American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

prime recipient of federal awards · UEI MCN6J5L6M3T4 Source
$131.1M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
52%
From Health and Hum…
0%
Non-competed
7
States
64%
In Virginia
10
Industries

In FY2026, American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences received $131.1M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 52% of it from the Department of Health and Human Services, with 64% of the work performed in Virginia. Across FY2022 to FY2026 its recorded total is $774.5M. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
Department of Health and Human Services$67.6M
Department of Education$54.1M
Department of Labor$3.4M
General Services Administration$2.9M
Institute of Museum and Library Services$1.1M
Department of Commerce$925K
National Science Foundation$490.5K
Department of Transportation$332.1K

Where the work lands

Source
Virginia$84M
District Of Columbia$23.6M
Maryland$22.6M
New York$1.1M
California$248.6K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences received $131.1M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting).
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 51% of it.
  • Its largest recorded industry was Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, at $44.1M.
  • Virginia was its largest place of performance, with 64% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$202.9M
FY22
$204.8M
FY23
$235.8M
FY24
$131.1M
FY26 partial
▲ 16%
FY22 to FY24

Awards

Source

Largest active awards by total value

Awards whose period of performance overlaps FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

No award on record was active in FY2026.

Largest FY2026 awards

Awards that started in FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

No award on record started in FY2026.

What it does (NAICS / PSC)

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities$44.1M
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services$30.9M
Education Research, Development and Dissemination$14.3M
Offices of Certified Public Accountants$10.8M
Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services$8.3M
ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research$4.4M
Comprehensive Centers$4.3M
Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities$3.7M

Competition

0%non-competed (often called no-bid), of $96.5M in contract obligations in FY2026Computed

This describes how contracts were awarded, not wrongdoing.

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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