Contractor profile

Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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 DQDBM7FGJPC5 Source
$241.6M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
30%
From Energy
0%
Non-competed
2
States
99%
In Iowa
6
Industries

In FY2026, Iowa State University of Science and Technology received $241.6M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 30% of it from the Department of Energy, with 99% of the work performed in Iowa. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $1.8B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
Department of Energy$72.2M
Department of Agriculture$63.8M
National Science Foundation$35.3M
Department of Education$34.3M
Department of Health and Human Services$20.5M
Department of Defense$4.1M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.8M
Department of Commerce$2.4M

Agency breakdown available for 98% of obligations shown

Where the work lands

Source
Iowa$238.5M
Minnesota$10K

State breakdown available for 98% of obligations shown

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Iowa State University of Science and Technology received $241.6M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $286.5M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Energy accounted for 29% of it.
  • Its largest recorded industry was Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, at $62.2M.
  • Iowa was its largest place of performance, with 98% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$222.9M
FY20
$297.4M
FY21
$229.2M
FY22
$291.9M
FY23
$262.3M
FY24
$286.5M
FY25
$241.6M
FY26 partial
▲ 29%
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
Multi-Program National Physical Research Including Rare Earths and Use of Ames MPCDEAC0207CH11358Department of Energy$1.2B2006-12-042031-12-31Iowa
Rii TRACK-1: Building Capacity Across Iowa to Meet Human Needs from Things That Grow -the…2242763National Science Foundation$16.3M2023-08-012028-07-31Iowa

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 Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences$62.2M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) $14.5M
Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships$13.2M
Smith-Lever Extension Funding$10.6M
Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act$7.8M
Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative$7.5M
Mathematical and Physical Sciences$6.7M
Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research$6.2M

Competition

0%non-competed (often called no-bid), of $63.2M 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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