Contractor profile

Wichita 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 JKKNZLNYLJ19 Source
$170.3M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
51%
From Defense
5
States
100%
In Kansas
4
Industries

In FY2026, Wichita State University received $170.3M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 51% of it from the Department of Defense, with 100% of the work performed in Kansas. Across FY2023 to FY2026 its recorded total is $541M. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
Department of Defense$86M
Department of Education$40.1M
Department of Health and Human Services$13.8M
Department of Transportation$12.2M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$11.5M
Department of Commerce$5M
Department of Labor$960.6K
National Science Foundation$429.3K

Where the work lands

Source
Kansas$169.8M
Arkansas$250.2K
Missouri$230.2K
Alabama$500

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Wichita State University received $170.3M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting).
  • The Department of Defense accounted for 50% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering, at $83.7M.
  • Kansas was its largest place of performance, with 99% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$173.8M
FY23
$196.9M
FY24
$170.3M
FY26 partial
▲ 13%
FY23 to FY24

Awards

Source

Largest active awards by total value

Awards whose period of performance overlaps FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

AwardIDAgencyObligatedStartEndPlace
Adhesive Qualification Guidance for Aircraft Design and Certification12-C-AM-WISUDepartment of Transportation$72.8M2016-08-042027-07-31Kansas
Objective of This Agreement Is to Define Overall Work Category Areas Tasks and Activities…W56HZV2320001Department of Defense$50.1M2022-11-292027-11-27Kansas

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)

Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering$83.7M
Air Transportation Centers of Excellence$12.2M
Congressional Directives$10M
Congressionally Directed Programs$10M
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs$6.1M
Congressionally-Identified Projects$5M
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$3.9M
TRIO Upward Bound$1.5M

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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