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The Trustees of Princeton 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 NJ1YPQXQG7U5 Source
$381.1M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
55%
From Energy
0%
Non-competed
2
States
100%
In New Jersey
4
Industries

In FY2026, The Trustees of Princeton University received $381.1M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 55% of it from the Department of Energy, with 100% of the work performed in New Jersey. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $2.5B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETO
Energy
$0.2B
9 other agencies
$0.2B
The Trustees of Princeton University
$0.4B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
New Jersey$380.4M
California$249K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • The Trustees of Princeton University received $381.1M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $409.6M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Energy accounted for 54% of it.
  • Its largest recorded industry was Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, at $196.2M.
  • New Jersey was its largest place of performance, with 99% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$333.2M
FY20
$370.8M
FY21
$342.7M
FY22
$348.5M
FY23
$314.8M
FY24
$409.6M
FY25
$381.1M
FY26 partial
▲ 23%
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 Operating Contract for the Operation of the Princeton Plasma Physics…DEAC0209CH11466Department of Energy$2.2B2009-01-312032-03-31New Jersey
Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) Is a Watershed Mission That…80GSFC19C0027National Aeronautics and Space Administration$76.6M2018-12-182028-01-31New Jersey
Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing in Middle ChildhoodR01HD036916Department of Health and Human Services$36M2006-07-042029-06-30New Jersey
Renew the Cooperative Institute for Modeling the Earth System (CIMES) to Conduct Research…NA23OAR4320198Department of Commerce$29.9M2023-07-012028-06-30New Jersey
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) -the National Science Foundation (NSF)…2444107National Science Foundation$27M2024-08-152029-07-31New Jersey
Institute for Research and Innovation in Software for High Energy Physics (Iris-Hep) -the…2323298National Science Foundation$25.2M2023-09-012028-08-31New Jersey
High Energy PhysicsDESC0007968Department of Energy$24.6M2012-06-012027-03-31New Jersey
Bioinspired Light-Escalated Chemistry (Biolec)DESC0019370Department of Energy$17.9M2018-08-012027-07-31New Jersey

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)

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools$196.2M
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$33.8M
Mathematical and Physical Sciences$19.8M
Biomedical Research and Research Training$18.2M
Mental Health Research Grants$13.7M
Office of Science Financial Assistance Program$12.1M
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)$8.3M
Trans-NIH Research Support$8M

Competition

0%non-competed (often called no-bid), of $230M in contract obligations in FY2026Computed

This describes how contracts were awarded, not wrongdoing.

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Computed
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Yale Univ$6.1M
University of Southern California$6.1M

Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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