Contractor profile

The Leland Stanford Junior 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 HJD6G4D6TJY5 Source
$1.7B
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
45%
From Health and Hum…
98%
Non-competed
9
States
99%
In California
10
Industries

In FY2026, The Leland Stanford Junior University received $1.7B in federal awards from 10 agencies, 45% of it from the Department of Health and Human Services, with 99% of the work performed in California. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $10.4B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNI
HHS
$0.8B
Energy
$0.8B
8 other agencies
$0.2B
The Leland Stanford Junior University
$1.7B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
California$1.7B
New York$2.8M
Massachusetts$1.1M
Utah$756.1K
Connecticut$704.2K
Florida$182.5K
Tennessee$89.1K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • The Leland Stanford Junior University received $1.7B in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $1.6B in FY2025.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 44% of it.
  • Of its $760.1M in contract obligations, 98% was non-competed, based on FPDS extent-competed codes.
  • Its largest recorded industry was Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, at $739.6M.

Obligations by year

Computed
$1.2B
FY20
$1.3B
FY21
$1.5B
FY22
$1.5B
FY23
$1.5B
FY24
$1.6B
FY25
$1.7B
FY26 partial
▲ 34%
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
Operation and Maintenance Linear AccelleratorDEAC0276SF00515Department of Energy$15.1B1978-11-202027-09-30California
Solar Dynamics Observatory Project Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager Investigation (Hmi)…GSFC0200210DNAS502139National Aeronautics and Space Administration$182.8M2002-10-152027-09-30California
Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope (Glast)GSFC0200005DNAS500147National Aeronautics and Space Administration$132.3M2000-05-032027-03-01California
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)2146755National Science Foundation$116M2021-09-152026-08-31California
Development of Outpatient Antiviral Cocktails Against SARS-COV-2 and Other Potential…U19AI171421Department of Health and Human Services$81.2M2022-05-162028-08-31California
Protective Mechanisms Against Pandemic Respiratory VirusU19AI057229Department of Health and Human Services$73.4M2003-09-302029-04-30California
Stanford University Cancer CenterP30CA124435Department of Health and Human Services$65.6M2007-06-042027-05-31California
Bone Marrow Grafting for Leukemia and LymphomaP01CA049605Department of Health and Human Services$46.9M1997-05-012030-08-31California

Largest FY2026 awards

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

AwardIDAgencyObligatedStartEndPlace
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) -the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)…2637798National Science Foundation$20M2026-08-152031-07-31California

What it does (NAICS / PSC)

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences$739.6M
ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY for HEALTH (ARPA-H)$100.8M
Biomedical Research and Research Training$67.3M
Cardiovascular Diseases Research$64.9M
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$56.3M
Aging Research$47.5M
Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research$46.1M
Mental Health Research Grants$45.1M

Competition

98%non-competed (often called no-bid), of $760.1M in contract obligations in FY2026Computed

This describes how contracts were awarded, not wrongdoing.

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Computed
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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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