Contractor profile

University of California, San Diego

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
$935.1M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
12
Funding agencies
59%
From Health and Hum…
8
States
100%
In California
11
Industries

In FY2026, University of California, San Diego received $935.1M in federal awards from 12 agencies, 59% of it from the Department of Health and Human Services, with 100% of the work performed in California. Across FY2022 to FY2026 its recorded total is $5B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
HHS
$0.6B
National Science
$0.1B
10 other agencies
$0.2B
University of California, San Diego
$0.9B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
California$933.8M
New Jersey$908.6K
Washington$198K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • University of California, San Diego received $935.1M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $1.1B in FY2025.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 58% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Federal Pell Grant Program, at $85M.
  • California was its largest place of performance, with 99% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$1B
FY22
$1B
FY23
$1B
FY24
$1.1B
FY25
$935.1M
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
Cooperative Institute for Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Systems (Cimeas)NA20OAR4320278Department of Commerce$104.7M2020-07-012026-06-30California
Specialized Cancer Center Support GrantP30CA023100Department of Health and Human Services$88.1M1996-07-012031-04-30California
Center for Aids ResearchP30AI036214Department of Health and Human Services$62.4M1994-04-012028-03-31California
Oceanographic Technical Services, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 2018-20221823600National Science Foundation$56.2M2018-04-012027-01-31California
Abcd-USA Consortium: Coordinating CenterU24DA041147Department of Health and Human Services$54.3M2015-09-302027-03-31California
Ucsd Department of Medicine Hiv/Aids Clinical Trials UnitUM1AI069432Department of Health and Human Services$50.3M2007-02-012027-11-30California
Grant NA25NMFX432C0003NA25NMFX432C0003Department of Commerce$42.3M2025-07-012030-06-30California
Mid-Scale RI-2: Grid-Connected Testing Infrastructure for Networked Control of…1947050National Science Foundation$41.9M2020-11-012026-10-31California

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$85M
Computer and Information Science and Engineering$63.6M
Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs$56.5M
Aging Research$47M
Biomedical Research and Research Training$43.6M
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$42.5M
Cardiovascular Diseases Research$40.4M
Basic and Applied Scientific Research$38.8M

Competition

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Registrations & divisions

University of California, San DiegoUYTTZT6G9DT1$704.9M
University of California San DiegoQJ8HMDK7MRM3$230.2M

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