Contractor profile

Vanderbilt University

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 GTNBNWXJ12D5 Source
$198.7M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
65%
From Health and Hum…
2
States
100%
In Tennessee
4
Industries

In FY2026, Vanderbilt University received $198.7M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 65% of it from the Department of Health and Human Services, with 100% of the work performed in Tennessee. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $1.5B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
HHS
$0.1B
9 other agencies
$0.1B
Vanderbilt University
$0.2B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
Tennessee$198.6M
Maryland$100K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Vanderbilt University received $198.7M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $212.6M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 65% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Biomedical Research and Research Training, at $30.8M.
  • Tennessee was its largest place of performance, with 99% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$191.2M
FY20
$209.6M
FY21
$200.4M
FY22
$212.8M
FY23
$258.1M
FY24
$212.6M
FY25
$198.7M
FY26 partial
▲ 11%
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
Protect Against Emergent Alphaviruses Through Computation (Peac) - Alphaviruses Cause…AY1AX000039Department of Health and Human Services$31.3M2024-08-272029-08-26Tennessee

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)

Biomedical Research and Research Training$30.8M
Mental Health Research Grants$12.1M
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$11.4M
Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research$10.1M
Highway Research and Development Program$8.7M
Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$8.4M
Aging Research$7.6M
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$6.3M

Competition

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Computed
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Corporate family

Reported divisions

Inferred
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$440.4M

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