Contractor profile

William Marsh Rice 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 K51LECU1G8N3 Source
$136.9M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
40%
From Health and Hum…
1
States
99%
In Texas
2
Industries

In FY2026, William Marsh Rice University received $136.9M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 40% of it from the Department of Health and Human Services, with 99% of the work performed in Texas. Across FY2023 to FY2026 its recorded total is $265.6M. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
Department of Health and Human Services$54.2M
National Science Foundation$43.5M
Department of Defense$20M
Department of Education$6.9M
Department of Energy$6.8M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$5M
Department of the Interior$550K
Department of Commerce$100K

Where the work lands

Source
Texas$135.1M

State breakdown available for 98% of obligations shown

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • William Marsh Rice University received $136.9M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting).
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 39% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY for HEALTH (ARPA-H), at $28.9M.
  • Texas was its largest place of performance, with 98% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$128.7M
FY23
$136.9M
FY26 partial

Awards

Source

Largest active awards by total value

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

AwardIDAgencyObligatedStartEndPlace
Thor: Targeted Hybrid Oncotherapeutic RegulationAY1AX000003Department of Health and Human Services$48M2023-09-252028-09-24Texas
Mid-Scale RI-2: Safeinsights: A National Research Infrastructure for Large-Scale Learning…2153481National Science Foundation$47.1M2024-05-012029-04-30Texas
Center for Theoretical Biological Physics2019745National Science Foundation$15.5M2020-09-012027-08-31Texas

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)

ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY for HEALTH (ARPA-H)$28.9M
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)$18.7M
Office of Science Financial Assistance Program$6.6M
Basic Scientific Research$6.5M
Mathematical and Physical Sciences$5.7M
Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program$5.3M
Basic and Applied Scientific Research$5.3M
Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships$5.2M

Competition

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Computed
The Trustees of Princeton University$196.2M
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University of Louisville$8.9M
Oregon Health & Science University$7.6M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$7.2M
The Johns Hopkins University$7.1M
Yale Univ$6.1M

Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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