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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 Y8CWNJRCNN91 Source
$325.1M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
28%
From Health and Hum…
10
States
99%
In Illinois
8
Industries

In FY2026, University of Illinois received $325.1M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 28% 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 $3.1B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
Department of Health and Human Services$91M
National Science Foundation$64.2M
Department of Energy$63.6M
Department of Agriculture$42.8M
Department of Defense$31.9M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$7.9M
Department of Transportation$6.5M
Department of the Interior$6.1M

Agency breakdown available for 98% of obligations shown

Where the work lands

Source
Illinois$321.4M
Texas$882.7K
North Carolina$451K
Massachusetts$364.7K
Tennessee$227.2K
Michigan$125.5K
Iowa$114.6K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • University of Illinois received $325.1M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $361.6M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 27% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, at $38.5M.
  • Illinois was its largest place of performance, with 98% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$453.8M
FY20
$585.4M
FY21
$405.4M
FY22
$484.5M
FY23
$486.4M
FY24
$361.6M
FY25
$325.1M
FY26 partial
▼ 20%
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
Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts InnovationDESC0018420Department of Energy$211M2017-12-012026-11-30Illinois
DE-FE0031581 Project Titled: Large Pilot Testing of Linde-Basf Advanced Post-Combustion…DEFE0031581Department of Energy$57.8M2018-04-042028-01-31Illinois
Qlci-Ci: NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Hybrid Quantum Architectures and…2016136National Science Foundation$32M2020-09-012027-08-31Illinois
Category I: Bridging the Gap Between Ai/ML Computing Demands and Today's Capabilities…2320345National Science Foundation$31.4M2023-09-012029-09-30Illinois
Category I: Crossing the Divide Between Today's Practice and Tomorrow's Science2005572National Science Foundation$31.4M2020-10-012027-09-30Illinois
Internet of Battlefield Things (IOBT) Research on Evolving Intelligent Goal-Driven…W911NF1720196Department of Defense$29.6M2017-09-202027-09-30Illinois
Science and Technology Center for Quantitative Cell Biology -the Science and Technology…2243257National Science Foundation$23.3M2023-09-152028-08-31Illinois
Objective of the Illinois Basin West Carbonsafe Phase III Project Is to Geologically…DEFE0032340Department of Energy$20.5M2024-10-012025-10-10Illinois

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)

Office of Science Financial Assistance Program$38.5M
Biomedical Research and Research Training$20.6M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) $20.1M
Mathematical and Physical Sciences$19.5M
Computer and Information Science and Engineering$14.6M
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$13M
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy$11.8M
Smith-Lever Extension Funding$11.1M

Corporate family

Part ofUniversity of Illinois →Computed

One registration (UEI Y8CWNJRCNN91) of the combined recipient above.

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