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The Regents of the University of California

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

combined across 4 registrations Computed
$1.9B
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
11
Funding agencies
69%
From Energy
0%
Non-competed
5
States
100%
In California
10
Industries

In FY2026, The Regents of the University of California received $1.9B in federal awards from 11 agencies, 69% of it from the Department of Energy, with 100% of the work performed in California. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $12.6B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVE
Energy
$1.3B
HHS
$0.2B
Education
$0.2B
8 other agencies
$0.2B
The Regents of the University of California
$1.9B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
California$1.9B
Washington$78.6K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • The Regents of the University of California received $1.9B in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $1.8B in FY2025.
  • It ranked #67 among federal contractors by contract obligations in FY2026 (data still posting).
  • The Department of Energy accounted for 69% of it.
  • Its largest recorded industry was Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, at $1.3B.

Obligations by year

Computed
$1.6B
FY20
$1.7B
FY21
$1.8B
FY22
$1.9B
FY23
$1.9B
FY24
$1.8B
FY25
$1.9B
FY26 partial
▲ 14%
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
Management and Operation of the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory…DEAC0205CH11231Department of Energy$20.2B2005-06-012030-05-31California
Time History of Events & Macroscale Interactions During Substorms (Themis) Mission Phase…GSFC0200207DNAS502099National Aeronautics and Space Administration$202M2002-07-152028-09-30California
Phase a Through F - IconNNG12FA45CNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$182.1M2012-01-112026-06-30California
Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI)80GSFC21C0059National Aeronautics and Space Administration$137.6M2021-03-232027-09-30California
Global Lyman-Alpha Imagers of the Dynamic Exosphere (Glide) Instrument Program…80GSFC21C0038National Aeronautics and Space Administration$86M2021-02-102027-09-30California
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)2146752National Science Foundation$82.6M2021-09-152026-08-31California
Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (Escapade) Mission -.Phase a…80MSFC19C0041National Aeronautics and Space Administration$69.8M2019-08-212029-08-01California
US Pointer Neuroimaging Ancillary StudyR01AG062689Department of Health and Human Services$47.3M2019-08-012027-03-31California

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)…2637800National Science Foundation$15.4M2026-08-152031-07-31California

What it does (NAICS / PSC)

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences$1.3B
Federal Pell Grant Program$150.7M
Biomedical Research and Research Training$60.6M
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$46.5M
ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY for HEALTH (ARPA-H)$43.3M
Mathematical and Physical Sciences$24.3M
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$22.6M
Aging Research$19.9M

Competition

0%non-competed (often called no-bid), of $1.4B in contract obligations in FY2026Computed

This describes how contracts were awarded, not wrongdoing.

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Registrations & divisions

The Regents of the University of CaliforniaPKK5TD16N4H1$1.3B
Regents of the University of California, theGS3YEVSS12N6$457.1M
The Regents of the University of CaliforniaMR5QC5FCAVH5$160.9M
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No obligations recorded in FY2026.

The Regents of the University of CaliforniaENBLDJUN4N73$0

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