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University of Kentucky Research Foundation, the

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 H1HYA8Z1NTM5 Source
$290.2M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
64%
From Health and Hum…
8
States
100%
In Kentucky
5
Industries

In FY2026, University of Kentucky Research Foundation, the received $290.2M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 64% of it from the Department of Health and Human Services, with 100% of the work performed in Kentucky. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $1.9B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY R
HHS
$0.2B
9 other agencies
$0.1B
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, the
$0.3B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
Kentucky$289.3M
California$235.7K
Texas$227.3K
Indiana$60K
Iowa$28.5K
Michigan$25K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • University of Kentucky Research Foundation, the received $290.2M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $262.9M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 64% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was 2026 Congressionally Identified Construction Grants, at $34.7M.
  • Kentucky was its largest place of performance, with 99% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$266.2M
FY20
$281.5M
FY21
$254.9M
FY22
$243.8M
FY23
$262.2M
FY24
$262.9M
FY25
$290.2M
FY26 partial
▼ 1%
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
University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center - Cancer Center Support GrantP30CA177558Department of Health and Human Services$35.5M2013-07-082028-06-30Kentucky
Construction of Healthy Kentucky Research Building 2 - Phase I to Support Construction of…60NANB26D284Department of Commerce$34.7M2026-09-012030-08-31Kentucky
Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceUL1TR001998Department of Health and Human Services$34.2M2016-08-152026-11-03Kentucky
Nutrition and Superfund Chemical ToxicityP42ES007380Department of Health and Human Services$33.4M1997-04-072027-01-31Kentucky
Next Generation Materials and Processing Technologies (Nextgenmatprotech)W911NF2120075Department of Defense$24.7M2021-05-052027-05-04Kentucky

Largest FY2026 awards

Awards that started in FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

AwardIDAgencyObligatedStartEndPlace
Construction of Healthy Kentucky Research Building 2 - Phase I to Support Construction of…60NANB26D284Department of Commerce$34.7M2026-09-012030-08-31Kentucky

What it does (NAICS / PSC)

2026 Congressionally Identified Construction Grants$34.7M
Congressional Directives$30M
Aging Research$22.3M
Biomedical Research and Research Training$16.2M
Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs$15.7M
Basic Scientific Research$14.3M
Cardiovascular Diseases Research$13.2M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) $7.2M

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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