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The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York

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
$897.1M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
12
Funding agencies
80%
From Health and Hum…
10
States
95%
In New York
13
Industries

In FY2026, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York received $897.1M in federal awards from 12 agencies, 80% of it from the Department of Health and Human Services, with 95% of the work performed in New York. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $7.3B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA
HHS
$0.7B
11 other agencies
$0.2B
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
$0.9B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
New York$854.5M
Illinois$190K
Georgia$70.8K
Maryland$35.3K
Ohio$22.4K

State breakdown available for 95% of obligations shown

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York received $897.1M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $963.7M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 80% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Aging Research, at $106.7M.
  • New York was its largest place of performance, with 95% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$1.1B
FY20
$1B
FY21
$1.1B
FY22
$1.1B
FY23
$1.1B
FY24
$963.7M
FY25
$897.1M
FY26 partial
▼ 12%
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
Hiv-Focused Population Surveys in Countries Supported Under the President's Emergency…NU2GGH002173Department of Health and Human Services$193.5M2018-12-312025-12-31New York
Sustain and Accelerate a Comprehensive Hiv Response in the United Republic of Tanzania…NU2GGH002388Department of Health and Human Services$122.1M2021-09-302027-09-29—
Advancing Sustainable Implementation of Comprehensive Hiv/TB Services for Epidemic…NU2GGH002368Department of Health and Human Services$108.8M2021-09-302026-12-29—
Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR001873Department of Health and Human Services$95.6M2016-07-012026-05-31New York
Cancer Center Support GrantP30CA013696Department of Health and Human Services$90.9M1997-07-042030-06-30New York
Center for High-Throughput Minimally-Invasive DosimetryU19AI067773Department of Health and Human Services$90.8M2005-08-312027-07-31New York
Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias in Prediabetes and Type 2…U19AG078558Department of Health and Human Services$82.5M2022-09-012027-08-31New York
MREFC: US Atlas HL-LHC Upgrade Project1948993National Science Foundation$74.7M2020-04-012028-08-31New York

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)

Aging Research$106.7M
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$68.9M
Cardiovascular Diseases Research$57.3M
Global AIDS$53.4M
Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$48.8M
ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY for HEALTH (ARPA-H)$40M
Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research$39.3M
Cancer Biology Research$36M

Competition

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Registrations & divisions

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkQHF5ZZ114M72$696.6M
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkF4N1QNPB95M4$200.6M

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