Contractor profile

George Mason 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 EADLFP7Z72E5 Source
$144.9M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
46%
From Education
4
States
93%
In Virginia
9
Industries

In FY2026, George Mason University received $144.9M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 46% of it from the Department of Education, with 93% of the work performed in Virginia. Across FY2021 to FY2026 its recorded total is $965.8M. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
Department of Education$66.2M
Department of Defense$23.3M
Department of Health and Human Services$17.9M
National Science Foundation$10.8M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$8.8M
Department of Transportation$5.7M
Department of Commerce$3.8M
Executive Office of the President$3.1M

Where the work lands

Source
Virginia$135.3M
District Of Columbia$9.4M
Texas$159.3K
Alabama$500

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • George Mason University received $144.9M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $152.7M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Education accounted for 45% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Federal Pell Grant Program, at $61.5M.
  • Virginia was its largest place of performance, with 93% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$200.7M
FY21
$142.7M
FY22
$179.6M
FY23
$145.1M
FY24
$152.7M
FY25
$144.9M
FY26 partial
▼ 24%
FY21 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
Mobile Unmanned/Manned Distributed Lethality Airborne Network (Mudlan) Accelerated…FA875020C0555Department of Defense$118.7M2020-03-062027-03-05Virginia
Jcoin Coordination and Translation CenterU2CDA050097Department of Health and Human Services$33.1M2019-06-152027-08-31Virginia

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)

Federal Pell Grant Program$61.5M
Science$8.8M
Professional and Management Development Training$8.4M
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$5.9M
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$5.4M
Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program$5.2M
Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs$4.9M
Basic and Applied Scientific Research$3.4M

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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