Contractor profile

The University of Chicago

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 ZUE9HKT2CLC9 Source
$379.1M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
76%
From Health and Hum…
7
States
99%
In Illinois
10
Industries

In FY2026, The University of Chicago received $379.1M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 76% of it from the Department of Health and Human Services, with 99% of the work performed in Illinois. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $2.8B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAG
HHS
$0.3B
9 other agencies
$0.1B
The University of Chicago
$0.4B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
Illinois$376.2M
Maryland$2.2M
North Carolina$400K
Michigan$340.1K
Massachusetts$249K
California$22.7K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • The University of Chicago received $379.1M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $414.5M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 76% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Biomedical Research and Research Training, at $47.2M.
  • Illinois was its largest place of performance, with 99% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$355.4M
FY20
$394.6M
FY21
$387.5M
FY22
$444.1M
FY23
$444.2M
FY24
$414.5M
FY25
$379.1M
FY26 partial
▲ 17%
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
NRG Oncology Statistical and Data Management CenterU10CA180822Department of Health and Human Services$135.4M2014-04-182032-02-29Illinois
Cancer Center Support GrantP30CA014599Department of Health and Human Services$92.9M1997-09-012029-03-31Illinois
Itm 2.0: Advancing Translational Science in Metropolitan ChicagoUL1TR002389Department of Health and Human Services$71.6M2017-09-062027-06-30Illinois
Sees: Community Driven Management of Synchrotron Facilities for Earth and Environmental…2223273National Science Foundation$25M2023-09-012028-08-31Illinois
We Propose the Newly-Designed Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (Pueo) Which Will…80NSSC21M0116National Aeronautics and Space Administration$20.8M2021-02-222028-01-31Illinois

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$47.2M
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$46.2M
Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research$23.3M
Cancer Treatment Research$21.2M
Mathematical and Physical Sciences$15.5M
Cardiovascular Diseases Research$15.1M
Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$14M
Aging Research$12.2M

Competition

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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