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.

prime recipient of federal awards · part of University of California, San Diego Computed · UEI QJ8HMDK7MRM3 Source
$230.2M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
38%
From Education
2
States
100%
In California
7
Industries

In FY2026, University of California San Diego received $230.2M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 38% of it from the Department of Education, with 100% of the work performed in California. Across FY2022 to FY2026 its recorded total is $1.2B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
Department of Education$88.6M
Department of Defense$48.3M
Department of Commerce$37.7M
National Science Foundation$37.6M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$10.2M
Department of Health and Human Services$7.2M
Department of Veterans Affairs$481.9K
Department of Agriculture$180K

Where the work lands

Source
California$230.2M

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • University of California San Diego received $230.2M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $272.2M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Education accounted for 38% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Federal Pell Grant Program, at $85M.
  • California was its largest place of performance, with 100% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$181.6M
FY22
$234.4M
FY23
$278.9M
FY24
$272.2M
FY25
$230.2M
FY26 partial
▲ 50%
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
Oceanographic Technical Services, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 2018-20221823600National Science Foundation$56.2M2018-04-012027-01-31California
Grant NA25NMFX432C0003NA25NMFX432C0003Department of Commerce$42.3M2025-07-012030-06-30California
Operations, Maintenance, Repair, Support and Upgrade of Scripps' Oceanographic Research…N000142312836Department of Defense$41.2M2023-10-012028-09-30California
Ship Operations: R/V Roger Revelle -NSF Requires That, in Addition to Intellectual Merit…2419195National Science Foundation$28.5M2025-01-012028-12-31California
Research to Continue Investigation of Hydrometeorological Prediction and the Application…W912HZ2420001Department of Defense$27.3M2023-10-312027-09-22California
Sustaining and Expanding the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (Sccoos)NA21NOS0120088Department of Commerce$15.9M2021-07-012027-06-30California
California Sea Grant 2024-2028 Omnibus Proposal Project Abstract California Sea Grant…NA24OARX417C0028Department of Commerce$14.7M2024-02-012029-01-31California

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
Geosciences$34.8M
Basic and Applied Scientific Research$30.9M
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes$21.1M
Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering$16M
Science$10.1M
Sea Grant Support$5.1M
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$4M

Corporate family

Part ofUniversity of California, San Diego →Computed

One registration (UEI QJ8HMDK7MRM3) of the combined recipient above.

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