Contractor profile

Rutgers, the State 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 M1LVPE5GLSD9 Source
$232.9M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
57%
From Education
4
States
100%
In New Jersey
6
Industries

In FY2026, Rutgers, the State University received $232.9M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 57% of it from the Department of Education, with 100% of the work performed in New Jersey. 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
FUNDING AGENCIES
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVE
Education
$0.1B
9 other agencies
$0.1B
Rutgers, the State University
$0.2B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
New Jersey$232.7M
Texas$93.5K
Massachusetts$28.7K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Rutgers, the State University received $232.9M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $275.2M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Education accounted for 57% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Federal Pell Grant Program, at $118.6M.
  • New Jersey was its largest place of performance, with 99% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$211.8M
FY20
$408M
FY21
$197.9M
FY22
$255.4M
FY23
$250.9M
FY24
$275.2M
FY25
$232.9M
FY26 partial
▲ 30%
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
Nimh Center for Collaborative Genetic StudiesU24MH068457Department of Health and Human Services$179.7M2003-07-012026-02-28New Jersey
Large-Scale Cope: Megalopolitan Coastal Transformation Hub (Mach): Researching Complex…2103754National Science Foundation$20.5M2021-08-012027-07-31New Jersey

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$118.6M
Biomedical Research and Research Training$16.3M
Technical Assistance and Workforce Development$8.6M
Health Professions Student Loans, Including Primary Care Loans and Loans for Disadvantaged Students$6.8M
Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$6.1M
Federal Work-Study Program$6.1M
Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund)$5.7M
Aging Research$4.8M

Competition

Similar federal contractors

Computed
The Trustees of Princeton University$196.2M
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$30.1M
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center$9.1M
University of Louisville$8.9M
Oregon Health & Science University$7.6M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$7.2M
The Johns Hopkins University$7.1M
Yale Univ$6.1M

Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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