Contractor profile

The Pennsylvania 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 NPM2J7MSCF61 Source
$793.1M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
66%
From Defense
96%
Non-competed
7
States
97%
In Pennsylvania
10
Industries

In FY2026, The Pennsylvania State University received $793.1M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 66% of it from the Department of Defense, with 97% of the work performed in Pennsylvania. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $4.7B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE U
Defense
$0.5B
HHS
$0.1B
8 other agencies
$0.2B
The Pennsylvania State University
$0.8B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
Pennsylvania$772.8M
Virginia$10.7M
Florida$1.9M
Maryland$241K
District Of Columbia$160K
Iowa$18.4K
Puerto Rico$7.1K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • The Pennsylvania State University received $793.1M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $652.6M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Defense accounted for 65% of it.
  • Of its $490.9M in contract obligations, 96% was non-competed, based on FPDS extent-competed codes.
  • Its largest recorded industry was Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), at $485.2M.

Obligations by year

Computed
$559.6M
FY20
$760.7M
FY21
$564M
FY22
$664.9M
FY23
$655.9M
FY24
$652.6M
FY25
$793.1M
FY26 partial
▲ 17%
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
MK 48 Mod 9 Proof of Design DevelopmentN0002423F8401Department of Defense$107.5M2023-09-202026-09-19Pennsylvania
Swift Ultraviolet & Optical Telescopes X-Ray Telescope, Ground Station SystemGSFC0200004DNAS500136National Aeronautics and Space Administration$82.4M2000-04-152027-08-31Pennsylvania
Technology INSERTON-2 (TI-2)ENGINEERINGN0002420F8355Department of Defense$80.1M2020-09-282025-12-31Pennsylvania
Compact Rapid Attack Weapon (Craw) Program of Record (POR) FY25-FY27N0002424F8358Department of Defense$53.1M2024-09-092027-09-08Pennsylvania
Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with MatterHDTRA12020002Department of Defense$39M2020-07-012027-06-30Pennsylvania
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR002014Department of Health and Human Services$33.7M2016-09-152026-09-30Pennsylvania
Expands Markets for Climate-Smart Dairy in PA and Supports Farmer Implementation and…NR233A750004G055Department of Agriculture$26.9M2023-05-202028-05-20Pennsylvania
Ascent Supersonic Community Instrumentation and Monitoring13-C-AJFE-PSUDepartment of Transportation$21.6M2016-07-292027-05-31Pennsylvania

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 (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$485.2M
Federal Pell Grant Program$102.3M
Biomedical Research and Research Training$19.8M
Aging Research$17.3M
Specialty Crop Research Initiative$16.8M
Mathematical and Physical Sciences$13.3M
Smith-Lever Extension Funding$11.5M
Basic and Applied Scientific Research$11.2M

Competition

96%non-competed (often called no-bid), of $490.9M 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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