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Sierra Space Corp
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Sierra Space Corp, of Louisville, CO, was obligated $377M in federal awards across the 4 fiscal years in which it reached the $1.0M listing floor (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $69M, of which $11M (16%) came through contracts.
That is about level on FY2025 ($65M).
Sierra Space Corp ranks 52 of 637 listed organisations located in CO by five-year obligations, and 1,892 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense and National Aeronautics and Space Administration: 6 awards worth $57M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)), where it ranks 238 of 1,463 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $23,197,309 | $23,197,309 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $219,153,742 | $24,177,514 | $194,976,228 | +845% |
| FY2025 | $64,722,573 | $11,401,917 | $53,320,656 | -70% |
| FY2026 | $69,445,303 | $10,945,303 | $58,500,000 | +7% |
| 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 CO | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $377M | $39B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $69M | $12B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $70M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $307M | $39B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 1,892 of 30,000 | 1 of 637 in CO | 1 |
Largest in state: State of Colorado - DEPT of Health Care Policy & Financing. 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 Defense | 2 | $39M | 68% |
| 2 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 4 | $18M | 32% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541715: 238 of 1,463 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Jefferson County, CO $39M · Boulder County, CO $16M · Broomfield County, CO $2.0M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $23M | 5 Aug 2023 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $16M | 19 Sep 2024 | CO | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | 336419 Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing | $9.2M | 18 Dec 2025 | CO | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $4.2M | 30 Apr 2025 | CO | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | 336415 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing | $3.0M | 23 Sep 2024 | CO | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 43.003 Exploration | $2.0M | 9 Jan 2024 | CO | 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.
- $23M, Department of Defense, 5 Aug 2023: SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (SBIR) PH III MATURATION OF THE VR35K-A ADVANCED UPPER STAGE ENGINE
- $16M, Department of Defense, 19 Sep 2024: SBIR PHASE III - MATURATION OF THE VR25K-A ADVANCED UPPER STAGE ENGINE.
- $9.2M, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 18 Dec 2025: ADVANCED SPACESUIT REGULATOR (ASR)
- $4.2M, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 30 Apr 2025: NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIP-2 APPENDIX R: LUNAR LOGISTICS & MOBILITY STUDIES. GOALS ARE TO SUPPORT MISSION ARCHITECTURE DEFINITIONS FOR HUMA
- $3.0M, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 23 Sep 2024: THE PURPOSE OF THIS EFFORT IS THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, AND DEVELOPMENT TESTING FOR LOW LEAKAGE VALVES CONCEPTS USED TO PRIMARILY SERVICE LIQUID HYDROGEN IN-SP
- $2.0M, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 9 Jan 2024: HYDROPONIC AEROPONIC NUTRIENT DELIVERY IN VOLUMETRICALLY EFFICIENT GARDEN HANDIVEG
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Sierra Space Corp receive?
$377M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $23M; FY2024: $219M; FY2025: $65M; FY2026: $69M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Sierra Space Corp?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($39M) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($18M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), NAICS 336419 Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing and NAICS 336415 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing. Assistance falls under Exploration (43.003).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CO ($57M).
Is Sierra Space Corp a large federal recipient?
It ranks 1,892 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 52 of 637 located in CO. 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.