Contractor profile

The Regents of the University of Colorado

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 2 registrations Computed
$882M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
12
Funding agencies
53%
From Health and Hum…
41%
Non-competed
14
States
98%
In Colorado
18
Industries

In FY2026, The Regents of the University of Colorado received $882M in federal awards from 12 agencies, 53% of it from the Department of Health and Human Services, with 98% of the work performed in Colorado. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $6.3B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVE
HHS
$0.5B
NASA
$0.1B
Commerce
$0.1B
9 other agencies
$0.2B
The Regents of the University of Colorado
$0.9B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
Colorado$864.8M
California$1.4M
Maryland$904.5K
Illinois$722.2K
Virginia$250K
Washington$249K
Pennsylvania$249K
Massachusetts$249K

State breakdown available for 98% of obligations shown

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • The Regents of the University of Colorado received $882M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $890.1M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 53% of it.
  • Of its $77.6M in contract obligations, 41% was non-competed, based on FPDS extent-competed codes.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes, at $59.6M.

Obligations by year

Computed
$809.5M
FY20
$952.8M
FY21
$893M
FY22
$917.4M
FY23
$939.9M
FY24
$890.1M
FY25
$882M
FY26 partial
▲ 10%
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
Proposal Is to Establish a NOAA Cooperative Institute for Earth System Research and Data…NA22OAR4320151Department of Commerce$271M2022-09-012027-08-31Colorado
NASA Headquarters (HQ) Manages the Mars Exploration Program (MEP), Which Selected the…NNH10CC04CNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$118.6M2009-12-232029-01-31Colorado
Tasks Necessary to Design, Analyze, Develop, Fabricate, Integrate, Test, Evaluate and…NNG07HW00CNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$105.3M2007-08-232039-06-25Colorado
Cancer Center Support GrantP30CA046934Department of Health and Human Services$82.6M1997-04-042027-01-31Colorado
Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment (Eve) for the Solar Dynamics Observatory(sdo)GSFC0200210DNAS502140National Aeronautics and Space Administration$59.4M2002-10-152027-09-30Colorado
Purpose of This Cooperative Agreement to Provide Undergraduate/Graduate Researchers…70NANB23H027Department of Commerce$54.7M2023-04-012028-03-31Colorado
Science and Technology Center on Real-Time Functional Imaging (Strobe)1548924National Science Foundation$46.1M2016-10-012027-09-30Colorado
Activities of Jila, the Nist-University of Colorado Boulder (UCB) Joint Research Institute70NANB22H001Department of Commerce$37.5M2022-01-012026-12-31Colorado

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)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes$59.6M
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$50.9M
Cardiovascular Diseases Research$43.6M
Aging Research$43.6M
Science$39.8M
Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research$39.8M
Biomedical Research and Research Training$38.5M
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$36.2M

Competition

41%non-competed (often called no-bid), of $77.6M 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 ColoradoSPVKK1RC2MZ3$450M
The Regents of the University of ColoradoMW8JHK6ZYEX8$431.9M

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