Contractor profile

University of Alabama

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 RCNJEHZ83EV6 Source
$156M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
40%
From Education
7
States
97%
In Alabama
7
Industries

In FY2026, University of Alabama received $156M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 40% of it from the Department of Education, with 97% of the work performed in Alabama. Across FY2022 to FY2026 its recorded total is $930.1M. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
Department of Education$62.2M
Department of Commerce$32.2M
National Science Foundation$24.7M
Department of Health and Human Services$14.4M
Department of Defense$4.3M
Department of the Interior$4.3M
Department of Energy$2.7M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.5M

Agency breakdown available for 96% of obligations shown

Where the work lands

Source
Alabama$151.4M
New York$299.3K
Washington$291.4K

State breakdown available for 97% of obligations shown

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • University of Alabama received $156M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $148.6M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Education accounted for 39% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Federal Pell Grant Program, at $46.8M.
  • Alabama was its largest place of performance, with 97% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$156.9M
FY22
$276M
FY23
$192.6M
FY24
$148.6M
FY25
$156M
FY26 partial
▼ 5%
FY22 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
University of Alabama, Together with Its Partners, Proposes to Establish the Cooperative…NA22NWS4320003Department of Commerce$166.5M2022-04-012027-03-31Alabama
University of Alabama Permanent Endowment Fund to Support the Recruitment and Retention…P116Z230062Department of Education$50M2023-06-012026-05-31Alabama
Purpose/Scope: The Ua High Performance Computing Center Project, Located at 709 Johnny…60NANB23D149Department of Commerce$44.6M2023-09-012027-01-31Alabama
Furnish Data and Expert Analysis on the Water Security Implications of Seasonal to…HQ00342420014Department of Defense$15.8M2024-09-272029-09-26—

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)

Federal Pell Grant Program$46.8M
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes$29.5M
Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund)$10M
Integrative Activities$5.7M
U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection$4.3M
Computer and Information Science and Engineering$4.1M
Mathematical and Physical Sciences$4M
Engineering$3.4M

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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