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Trustees of Boston 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 · part of Trustees of Boston University Computed · UEI THL6A6JLE1S7 Source
$171.3M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
47%
From Health and Hum…
2
States
94%
In Massachusetts
3
Industries

In FY2026, Trustees of Boston University received $171.3M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 47% of it from the Department of Health and Human Services, with 94% of the work performed in Massachusetts. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $1.3B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
Department of Health and Human Services$80.7M
Department of Education$41.5M
National Science Foundation$27.1M
Department of Defense$9.5M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$8.3M
Department of Energy$3M
Department of the Interior$554.7K
Department of Veterans Affairs$537.9K

Where the work lands

Source
Massachusetts$161.8M
Maryland$9.5M

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Trustees of Boston University received $171.3M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $223M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 47% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Biomedical Research and Research Training, at $11.1M.
  • Massachusetts was its largest place of performance, with 94% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$155.2M
FY20
$195.8M
FY21
$179.6M
FY22
$227.6M
FY23
$188.1M
FY24
$223M
FY25
$171.3M
FY26 partial
▲ 44%
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
Carb-X Global Antibacterial Accelerator OTA75A50122C00028Department of Health and Human Services$150.8M2022-06-012029-05-31Massachusetts
Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Directed Multiscale Assembly of Cellular…1647837National Science Foundation$39.3M2017-10-012027-09-30Massachusetts

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)

Biomedical Research and Research Training$11.1M
Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)$10.9M
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$9.6M
Science$8.2M
Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships$7.1M
Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health$6.6M
Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders$5.9M
Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund)$5.7M

Corporate family

Part ofTrustees of Boston University →Computed

One registration (UEI THL6A6JLE1S7) of the combined recipient above.

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