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Syracuse University
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Federal agencies obligated $245M to Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $37M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 50% on FY2025 ($74M).
Syracuse University ranks 100 of 1,532 listed organisations located in NY by five-year obligations, and 2,626 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Commerce and National Science Foundation and 4 other agencies: 29 awards worth $58M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 611310 (Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools), where it ranks 93 of 93 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $62,354,068 | $1,909,781 | $60,444,287 | — |
| FY2024 | $72,508,888 | $2,186,072 | $70,322,816 | +16% |
| FY2025 | $73,573,656 | $1,765,960 | $71,807,696 | +1% |
| FY2026 | $37,013,989 | under $1.0M | $37,013,989 | -50% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in NY | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $245M | $279B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $37M | $75B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $5.9M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $240M | $279B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 2,626 of 30,000 | 1 of 1,532 in NY | 1 |
Largest in state: NYS Department of Health. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Health and Human Services | 13 | $22M | 37% |
| 2 | Department of Commerce | 3 | $14M | 24% |
| 3 | National Science Foundation | 6 | $11M | 18% |
| 4 | Environmental Protection Agency | 1 | $4.5M | 8% |
| 5 | Department of Defense | 3 | $3.3M | 6% |
| 6 | Department of Education | 1 | $2.2M | 4% |
| 7 | Small Business Administration | 2 | $2.1M | 4% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 611310: 93 of 93 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools.
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Onondaga County, NY $52M · District of Columbia, DC $1.1M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of CommerceEconomic Development Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.039 Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs | $10.0M | 17 Sep 2024 | NY | USAspending |
| Environmental Protection Agency | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 66.203 Environmental Finance Center Grants | $4.5M | 27 Sep 2023 | NY | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences | $3.1M | 19 Aug 2024 | NY | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceMinority Business Development Agency | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 11.034 2023 Mbda Capital Readiness Program | $3.0M | 10 Aug 2023 | NY | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | $3.0M | 22 Jul 2024 | NY | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.866 Aging Research | $2.4M | 23 Jan 2023 | NY | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | 84.325 Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities | $2.2M | 19 Sep 2023 | NY | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.273 Alcohol Research Programs | $2.1M | 16 Aug 2023 | NY | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.173 Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders | $2.1M | 28 Feb 2023 | NY | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training | $2.1M | 9 Sep 2025 | NY | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training | $2.0M | 12 Aug 2025 | NY | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training | $1.6M | 21 Sep 2023 | NY | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $10.0M, Department of Commerce, 17 Sep 2024: PURPOSE: CREATE AN INNOVATION ASSET AND INNOVATION EXPERTISE ENGAGEMENT NETWORK WITH SEMICONDUCTOR-RELEVANT FACILITIES AND EXPERTISE TO ENABLE SMALL AND MEDIUM
- $4.5M, Environmental Protection Agency, 27 Sep 2023: DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO PROVIDE DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP UNDER-RESOURCED AND UN
- $3.1M, National Science Foundation, 19 Aug 2024: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON BEAUTY AND CHARM QUARKS AT LHCB: PHYSICS STUDIES, COMPUTING, AND INSTRUMENTATION FOR A NEW CHAPTER IN FLAVOR PHYSICS -THIS AWARD WILL FURTHE
- $3.0M, Department of Commerce, 10 Aug 2023: THE MBDA CAPITAL READINESS PROGRAM (PROGRAM) IS DESIGNED TO HELP CLOSE THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP GAP BETWEEN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS (SED
- $3.0M, National Science Foundation, 22 Jul 2024: NRT-UROL: EMERGENT INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH FOR GRADUATE EXCELLENCE IN BIOLOGICAL AND BIO-INSPIRED SYSTEMS (EMIRGE-BIO) -MANY OF OUR SOCIETY?S MOST PRESSING CHALLE
- $2.4M, Department of Health and Human Services, 23 Jan 2023: THE EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON LONG-TERM CARE FOR HIGH-NEED OLDER ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT ALZHEIMER?S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS - PROJECT SUMMARY N
- $2.2M, Department of Education, 19 Sep 2023: PROJECT IMMERSE (INCLUSIVE, MULTICULTURAL, MULTILINGUAL, EFFECTIVE AND RESPONSIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION)
- $2.1M, Department of Health and Human Services, 16 Aug 2023: ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY FOR HIV+ HAZARDOUS DRINKERS: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AT HAZARDOUS LEVELS IS
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Syracuse University receive?
$245M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $62M; FY2024: $73M; FY2025: $74M; FY2026: $37M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Syracuse University?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Health and Human Services ($22M), Department of Commerce ($14M), National Science Foundation ($11M), Environmental Protection Agency ($4.5M) and Department of Defense ($3.3M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools and NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Assistance falls under Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (11.039), Biomedical Research and Research Training (93.859) and Environmental Finance Center Grants (66.203).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: NY ($56M) and DC ($1.1M).
Is Syracuse University a large federal recipient?
It ranks 2,626 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 100 of 1,532 located in NY. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.