Contractor profile

University of Illinois

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 Illinois Computed · UEI W8XEAJDKMXH3 Source
$324.4M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
61%
From Health and Hum…
6
States
100%
In Illinois
9
Industries

In FY2026, University of Illinois received $324.4M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 61% of it from the Department of Health and Human Services, with 100% of the work performed in Illinois. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $2.3B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
HHS
$0.2B
9 other agencies
$0.1B
University of Illinois
$0.3B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
Illinois$324M
Oregon$249K
District Of Columbia$82.5K
Wisconsin$20K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • University of Illinois received $324.4M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $337.9M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 61% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Federal Pell Grant Program, at $83.6M.
  • Illinois was its largest place of performance, with 99% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$265.1M
FY20
$381.7M
FY21
$286.3M
FY22
$322.2M
FY23
$387M
FY24
$337.9M
FY25
$324.4M
FY26 partial
▲ 27%
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
Health Center ClusterH8000324Department of Health and Human Services$34.5M2002-07-012027-01-31Illinois
Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR002003Department of Health and Human Services$32.7M2016-08-152025-10-25Illinois
Occupational Safety and Health, Erc, University of Illinois at ChicagoT42OH008672Department of Health and Human Services$31.3M2005-07-012029-06-30Illinois
NSF's Chemmatcars: Construction of a Second Beamline Using a Canted Undulator at the…1836674National Science Foundation$17.2M2019-08-012027-07-31Illinois
Project Will Result in the Creation of a Functional Microgrid at Each Participating…DESE0000727Department of Energy$15M2024-09-012026-12-31Illinois

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)

Federal Pell Grant Program$83.6M
Cardiovascular Diseases Research$25.1M
Aging Research$15.7M
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$14.4M
Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research$14.2M
Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research$11M
Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund)$10M
Biomedical Research and Research Training$9.6M

Corporate family

Part ofUniversity of Illinois →Computed

One registration (UEI W8XEAJDKMXH3) of the combined recipient above.

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