Contractor profile

The University of Iowa

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 Z1H9VJS8NG16 Source
$280.1M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
69%
From Health and Hum…
9
States
99%
In Iowa
10
Industries

In FY2026, The University of Iowa received $280.1M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 69% of it from the Department of Health and Human Services, with 99% of the work performed in Iowa. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $2.2B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
HHS
$0.2B
9 other agencies
$0.1B
The University of Iowa
$0.3B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
Iowa$278.5M
Indiana$641.5K
California$249.2K
Oregon$249K
Maryland$95.6K
North Dakota$29.8K
South Dakota$4.8K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • The University of Iowa received $280.1M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $285.4M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 69% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Cardiovascular Diseases Research, at $29M.
  • Iowa was its largest place of performance, with 99% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$319.1M
FY20
$331.4M
FY21
$376.8M
FY22
$297.6M
FY23
$311.2M
FY24
$285.4M
FY25
$280.1M
FY26 partial
▼ 11%
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
Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellite (Tracers) Is…80GSFC18C0008National Aeronautics and Space Administration$188.3M2018-03-052027-05-15Iowa
Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG)P30CA086862Department of Health and Human Services$53.4M2000-07-142027-03-31Iowa
Semi-Volatile Pcbs: Sources, Exposures, ToxicitiesP42ES013661Department of Health and Human Services$51.2M2006-05-122030-01-31Iowa
Iowa Cochlear Implant Clinical Research Center VP50DC000242Department of Health and Human Services$41.8M1985-09-092028-04-30Iowa
Heartland Occupational and Health Education and Research CenterT42OH008491Department of Health and Human Services$32.3M2008-07-012029-06-30Iowa
Environmental Health Sciences Research CenterP30ES005605Department of Health and Human Services$28.3M1997-04-012027-03-31Iowa

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)

Cardiovascular Diseases Research$29M
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$25.2M
Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$18.7M
Research and Development in Nanotechnology$11.6M
Biomedical Research and Research Training$9.4M
Vision Research$8.3M
Oral Diseases and Disorders Research$7.4M
Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders$7M

Competition

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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