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Cornell University

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 G56PUALJ3KT5 Source
$303.5M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
37%
From Health and Hum…
7
States
92%
In New York
9
Industries

In FY2026, Cornell University received $303.5M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 37% of it from the Department of Health and Human Services, with 92% of the work performed in New York. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $2.5B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
HHS
$0.1B
9 other agencies
$0.2B
Cornell University
$0.3B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
New York$278.7M
Illinois$3M
Connecticut$2.7M
Massachusetts$249K
Iowa$192.7K
Colorado$116.5K

State breakdown available for 93% of obligations shown

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Cornell University received $303.5M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $320.6M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 36% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Biomedical Research and Research Training, at $39.4M.
  • New York was its largest place of performance, with 91% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$352.4M
FY20
$390M
FY21
$350.8M
FY22
$396.7M
FY23
$374.8M
FY24
$320.6M
FY25
$303.5M
FY26 partial
▼ 9%
FY20 to FY25

Awards

Source

Largest active awards by total value

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

AwardIDAgencyObligatedStartEndPlace
U.S. CMS Upgrades for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider1946735National Science Foundation$81.4M2020-04-012028-06-30New York
Center for Bright Beams1549132National Science Foundation$44.6M2016-10-012027-09-30New York
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)2139899National Science Foundation$42.1M2021-09-152026-08-31New York
Grant FA86502225200FA86502225200Department of Defense$41M2022-09-142028-02-14—
Mid-Scale RI-2: A First-Of-Its-Kind X-Ray Facility for New Science at the High Magnetic…1946998National Science Foundation$32.7M2021-01-012026-12-31New York
NE-Cat: A Resource for Advanced Macromolecular CrystallographyP30GM124165Department of Health and Human Services$31.2M2018-04-012028-03-31Illinois
Mid-Scale: Operations of the Center for High Energy X-Ray Science (Chexs) -This Award…2342336National Science Foundation$31M2024-09-012029-03-31New York
STC: Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems2019674National Science Foundation$29.5M2021-10-012031-09-30New York

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)

Biomedical Research and Research Training$39.4M
Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program$32.4M
Mathematical and Physical Sciences$25.6M
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$22.1M
Biological Sciences$11.3M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) $10.8M
Science$10.6M
Research and Technology Development$9.7M

Competition

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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