Contractor profile

University of Maryland, College Park

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 NPU8ULVAAS23 Source
$356.6M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
20%
From National Aeron…
7
States
99%
In Maryland
10
Industries

In FY2026, University of Maryland, College Park received $356.6M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 20% of it from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with 99% of the work performed in Maryland. 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
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$70.2M
Department of Health and Human Services$67.4M
Department of Commerce$59.6M
Department of Defense$59.3M
National Science Foundation$50.1M
Department of Agriculture$25M
Department of Energy$8.5M
Department of Transportation$6.6M

Where the work lands

Source
Maryland$352.5M
Illinois$1.4M
Massachusetts$515K
California$183.9K
Michigan$125.7K
District Of Columbia$86.1K
Pennsylvania$25K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • University of Maryland, College Park received $356.6M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $503.8M in FY2025.
  • The National Aeronautics and Space Administration accounted for 19% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Science, at $43.3M.
  • Maryland was its largest place of performance, with 98% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$435.4M
FY20
$482.7M
FY21
$409.9M
FY22
$519.6M
FY23
$431.9M
FY24
$503.8M
FY25
$356.6M
FY26 partial
▲ 16%
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
Goddard Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology (Cresstii)…80GSFC24M0006National Aeronautics and Space Administration$78.3M2024-10-012027-03-31Maryland
Grant NA24NESX432C0001NA24NESX432C0001Department of Commerce$77.5M2024-07-012029-06-30Maryland
Sole Source Collaborative Earth System Science Research Between NASA/GSFC and Umd/ESSIC80NSSC23M0011National Aeronautics and Space Administration$59.6M2023-01-012027-12-31Maryland
Cooperative Agreement to Support JifsanU01FD001418Department of Health and Human Services$53.1M1997-09-302027-06-30Maryland
New Cooperative Agreement Titled: Data Driven Engineering Research (Datadriver)W911NF2320040Department of Defense$48.9M2023-02-172028-02-16Maryland
Purchase of 35 Electric Busses to Implement the Associated Infrastructure and Equipment…MD-2025-007Department of Transportation$39.9M2025-03-262027-09-30Maryland
Purpose of This Cooperative Agreement to Provide Undergraduate/Graduate Researchers…70NANB23H024Department of Commerce$38.1M2023-04-012028-03-31Maryland
Joint Quantum Institute70NANB21H126Department of Commerce$35.5M2021-09-012027-08-31Maryland

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)

Science$43.3M
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes$29.9M
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities$27.9M
Exploration$23.6M
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$15.1M
Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards$13.5M
Mathematical and Physical Sciences$13.2M
Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach$9.4M

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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