Contractor profile

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State 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 QDE5UHE5XD16 Source
$213.3M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
28%
From Health and Hum…
10
States
95%
In Virginia
8
Industries

In FY2026, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University received $213.3M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 28% of it from the Department of Health and Human Services, with 95% of the work performed in Virginia. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $1.7B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
Department of Health and Human Services$59.2M
National Science Foundation$41M
Department of Agriculture$36.4M
Department of Defense$31.6M
Department of Energy$23.5M
Department of Transportation$11.9M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$3.6M
Department of the Interior$3.2M

Where the work lands

Source
Virginia$203.4M
District Of Columbia$1.7M
Florida$669K
Connecticut$150K
Mississippi$110.7K
New York$44.6K

State breakdown available for 96% of obligations shown

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University received $213.3M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $189.2M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 27% of it.
  • Its largest recorded industry was Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), at $15.7M.
  • Virginia was its largest place of performance, with 95% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$226.6M
FY20
$277.5M
FY21
$225.7M
FY22
$285.2M
FY23
$243.3M
FY24
$189.2M
FY25
$213.3M
FY26 partial
▼ 17%
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
Expands Climate-Smart Corn, Rice, Beef, Pork, Dairy, Other Crops and Livestock Markets in…NR233A750004G102Department of Agriculture$80M2023-09-212027-09-20—
Mip: Glycomip - Automating the Synthesis of Rationally Designed Glycomaterials1933525National Science Foundation$25.5M2020-08-012027-07-31Virginia

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)

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$15.7M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) $13.9M
Basic and Applied Scientific Research$11.5M
Fossil Energy Research and Development$9.8M
Computer and Information Science and Engineering$9.7M
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$9.4M
Biomedical Research and Research Training$8.8M
Mathematical and Physical Sciences$8.1M

Competition

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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