Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyContracts, grants and other awards of this sub-agency
- Sub-agency of the Department of Defense
- USAspending abbreviation DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency obligated $1.5B to awards in FY2026.
The obligations since FY2023 are $7.7B.
That is under 1% of the obligations of the Department of Defense since FY2023.
466 awards of $1 million or more started in FY2023 or later, with an award value of $4.4B.
An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ("obligated").
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Obligations by award type and fiscal year
- Contracts $1.1B, 74%
- Grants $114M, 7%
- Other assistance $280M, 18%
| Fiscal year | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments | Loans (subsidy cost) | Other assistance | All awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $1.6B | $147M | $6.2M | $0 | $66M | $1.8B |
| FY2024 | $1.8B | $134M | $11M | $0 | $255M | $2.2B |
| FY2025 | $1.8B | $113M | $31M | $0 | $133M | $2.1B |
| FY2026 | $1.1B | $114M | $0 | $0 | $280M | $1.5B |
| FY2027 to date | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Recipients
| Recipient | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 1 | $654M | 24% |
| The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | 60 | $608M | 22% |
| University of Texas at Austin | 2 | $421M | 15% |
| Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation | 3 | $176M | 6% |
| Systems & Technology Research LLC | 12 | $134M | 5% |
| General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $116M | 4% |
| Srcco Inc. | 1 | $97M | 4% |
| Schafer Government Services, LLC | 1 | $84M | 3% |
| Strategic Analysis, Inc. | 4 | $80M | 3% |
| RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. | 10 | $68M | 2% |
| HRL Laboratories, LLC | 7 | $64M | 2% |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | 7 | $59M | 2% |
| Applied Physical Sciences Corp | 2 | $59M | 2% |
| Sri International | 14 | $58M | 2% |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | 3 | $58M | 2% |
$8.7M went to recipients that the site does not show. The site shows no name of a person.
Awards of $1 million or more
| Recipient | Type | Award value | Start date | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | ContractDefinitive Contract | $654M | 17 Oct 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| University of Texas at Austin | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $420M | 11 Jul 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | ContractDelivery Order | $231M | 14 Jan 2025 | MD | USAspending |
| General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. | ContractDefinitive Contract | $102M | 30 Jun 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Srcco Inc. | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | $97M | 20 Dec 2022 | NC | USAspending |
| Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation | ContractDefinitive Contract | $94M | 7 Dec 2022 | VA | USAspending |
| Schafer Government Services, LLC | ContractDelivery Order | $84M | 19 Apr 2024 | VA | USAspending |
| Applied Physical Sciences Corp | ContractDefinitive Contract | $54M | 21 Apr 2023 | CT | USAspending |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | ContractDefinitive Contract | $52M | 29 Dec 2022 | MD | USAspending |
| Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation | ContractDefinitive Contract | $48M | 27 Jan 2023 | VA | USAspending |
Other sub-agencies of the Department of Defense
In order of name. The figure is the obligations since FY2023.
- Defense Commissary Agency$1.6B
- Defense Contract Management Agency$596M
- Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency$3.4B
- Defense Finance and Accounting Service$1.5B
- Defense Health Agency$77B
- Defense Human Resources Activity$1.0B
- Defense Information Systems Agency$25B
- Defense Logistics Agency$202B
- Defense Media Activity$354M
- Defense Microelectronics Activity$4.8B
- Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office$86M
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency$4.6B
- Department of Defense Education Activity$1.4B
- Department of the Air Force$374B
- Department of the Army$414B
- Department of the Navy$575B
- Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense$412M
- Missile Defense Agency$34B
- Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation$1.4B
- U.S. Cyber Command$617M
- U.S. Special Operations Command$16B
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences$1.6B
- USTRANSCOM$18B
- Washington Headquarters Services$13B
Official records
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Cite this page
Fed Spend Map. "Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: awards and recipients". Data: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, loaded .
https://fedspendmap.com/agency/department-of-defense/defense-advanced-research-projects-agency/
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Where the figures come from
USAspending.gov API v2: spending by category (awarding sub-agency) by fiscal year and award type, and the award search for the lists of awards. USAspending loaded the data on 30 Sep 2026. See how the atlas is made.
Questions
How large is this sub-agency in the Department of Defense?
Its obligations in FY2026 were $1.5B. The obligations of the Department of Defense were $354B.
How many awards of $1 million or more are on record?
466 awards started in FY2023 or later. Their award value is $4.4B.
Are outlays in these figures?
No. The figures are award obligations. An obligation is a promise to pay, and an outlay is the payment.
The obligations since FY2023 on this page are $7.7B.