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Umbra Lab, Inc
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Federal agencies obligated $10.0M to Umbra Lab, Inc, Santa Barbara, CA, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025.
Umbra Lab, Inc ranks 2,583 of 2,947 listed organisations located in CA by five-year obligations, and 27,466 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense and National Aeronautics and Space Administration: 6 awards worth $9.2M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 541713 (Research and Development in Nanotechnology), where it ranks 28 of 96 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $1,324,491 | $1,324,491 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $3,066,882 | $3,066,882 | $0 | +132% |
| FY2025 | $5,571,144 | $5,571,144 | $0 | +82% |
| FY2026 | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
| 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 CA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $10.0M | $416B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | under $1.0M | $118B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $10.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $416B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 27,466 of 30,989 | 1 of 2,947 in CA | 1 |
Largest in state: Health Care Services, California Department of. 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 | 5 | $6.3M | 69% |
| 2 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 1 | $2.8M | 31% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541713: 28 of 96 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Research and Development in Nanotechnology.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Santa Barbara County, CA $9.2M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $2.8M | 27 Sep 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541713 Research and Development in Nanotechnology | $1.3M | 26 Mar 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541713 Research and Development in Nanotechnology | $1.3M | 16 Apr 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractPurchase Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.2M | 9 Aug 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.2M | 20 Dec 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541713 Research and Development in Nanotechnology | $1.2M | 29 May 2025 | CA | 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.
- $2.8M, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 27 Sep 2024: CSDA PROGRAM: UMBRA EVALUATION TASK
- $1.3M, Department of Defense, 26 Mar 2025: BASE AWARD FOR SBIR PHASE II TOPIC #N232-D09.
- $1.3M, Department of Defense, 16 Apr 2025: BASE AWARD FOR SBIR PHASE II TOPIC #N232-D08
- $1.2M, Department of Defense, 9 Aug 2023: SPACE-BASED MTI
- $1.2M, Department of Defense, 20 Dec 2024: SBIR PHASE II PROPOSAL F2D-9070 IN RESPONSE TO DARPA TOPIC AFX236-DPCS01 FOR "SELF-TIPPING RF COLLECTION."
- $1.2M, Department of Defense, 29 May 2025: BASE AWARD FOR SBIR PHASE II TOPIC NO. N232-101
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Umbra Lab, Inc receive?
$10.0M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $1.3M; FY2024: $3.1M; FY2025: $5.6M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Umbra Lab, Inc?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($6.3M) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($2.8M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 541713 Research and Development in Nanotechnology, NAICS 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services and NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CA ($9.2M).
Is Umbra Lab, Inc a large federal recipient?
It ranks 27,466 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 2,583 of 2,947 located in CA. 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.