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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.

prime recipient of federal awards · part of The Regents of the University of Colorado Computed · UEI SPVKK1RC2MZ3 Source
$450M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
26%
From National Aeron…
10
States
97%
In Colorado
10
Industries

In FY2026, The Regents of the University of Colorado received $450M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 26% of it from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with 97% of the work performed in Colorado. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $3.4B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

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

Where the work lands

Source
Colorado$434.4M
California$1.1M
Maryland$920K
Virginia$250K
Pennsylvania$249K
Nevada$229.2K
Texas$218.3K
New Mexico$175K

State breakdown available for 97% 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 $450M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $481.6M in FY2025.
  • The National Aeronautics and Space Administration accounted for 26% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes, at $59.6M.
  • Colorado was its largest place of performance, with 96% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$456.9M
FY20
$533.6M
FY21
$515M
FY22
$485.5M
FY23
$523.5M
FY24
$481.6M
FY25
$450M
FY26 partial
▲ 5%
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
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
Differential Diagnosis in Learning DisabilitiesP50HD027802Department of Health and Human Services$32.4M2006-03-102028-07-31Colorado

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)$50.4M
Science$39.8M
Biomedical Research and Research Training$18.6M
Mathematical and Physical Sciences$16.3M
Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach$15.9M
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)$11.4M
Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program$11.3M

Corporate family

Part ofThe Regents of the University of Colorado →Computed

One registration (UEI SPVKK1RC2MZ3) of the combined recipient above.

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