Contractor profile

University of Southern California

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 G88KLJR3KYT5 Source
$529.9M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
72%
From Health and Hum…
5
States
99%
In California
7
Industries

In FY2026, University of Southern California received $529.9M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 72% of it from the Department of Health and Human Services, with 99% of the work performed in California. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $3.9B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN C
HHS
$0.4B
9 other agencies
$0.1B
University of Southern California
$0.5B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
California$525.3M

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • University of Southern California received $529.9M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $549M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 71% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Aging Research, at $130.1M.
  • California was its largest place of performance, with 99% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$535.6M
FY20
$633.1M
FY21
$519.6M
FY22
$613.1M
FY23
$555.4M
FY24
$549M
FY25
$529.9M
FY26 partial
▲ 3%
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
Alzheimer's Clinical Trial Consortium - Down Syndrome Network (ACTC- DSN)U24AG057437Department of Health and Human Services$198.4M2017-12-022028-08-31California
Usc/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center (Core) SupportP30CA014089Department of Health and Human Services$127.1M1996-12-012026-11-30California
Children's Oncology Group Statistics and Data CenterU10CA180899Department of Health and Human Services$120.2M2014-04-152032-02-29California
Southern California Clinical and Translational InstituteUL1TR001855Department of Health and Human Services$81.3M2016-07-012027-03-31California
A Next Generation Data Infrastructure to Understand Disparities Across the Life Course…U01AG077280Department of Health and Human Services$50.9M2023-08-152028-07-31California
Integrting Information About Aging SurveysR01AG030153Department of Health and Human Services$41.2M2007-05-012027-03-31California
Tobacco Regulatory Science Investigating the Intersections of Products with Diverse…U54CA180905Department of Health and Human Services$36.2M2013-09-192028-08-31California
Head Start and Early Head Start09CH011831Department of Health and Human Services$35.5M2020-11-012026-10-30California

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)

Aging Research$130.1M
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$19.2M
Biomedical Research and Research Training$14.9M
Cancer Treatment Research$13.8M
Research and Technology Development$13.2M
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$12.2M
Environmental Health$12.1M
Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$12.1M

Competition

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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