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Underwriters Laboratories Inc
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Underwriters Laboratories Inc, of Evanston, IL, was obligated $31M 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 $6.4M, of which $6.4M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 31% on FY2025 ($9.3M).
Underwriters Laboratories Inc ranks 303 of 781 listed organisations located in IL by five-year obligations, and 13,630 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Homeland Security and Department of Energy: 3 awards worth $31M 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 337 of 1,484 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $4,416,511 | $2,219,821 | $2,196,690 | — |
| FY2024 | $10,660,984 | $9,285,818 | $1,375,166 | +141% |
| FY2025 | $9,303,046 | $9,153,497 | $149,549 | -13% |
| FY2026 | $6,379,452 | $6,379,452 | $0 | -31% |
| 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 IL | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $31M | $89B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $6.4M | $26B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $27M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $3.7M | $89B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 13,630 of 30,989 | 1 of 781 in IL | 1 |
Largest in state: Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services. 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 Homeland Security | 2 | $28M | 93% |
| 2 | Department of Energy | 1 | $2.2M | 7% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541715: 337 of 1,484 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: Cook County, IL $28M · Fort Bend County, TX $2.2M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Homeland SecurityOffice of Procurement Operations | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $27M | 4 May 2023 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy | $2.2M | 21 Aug 2023 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | 97.044 Assistance to Firefighters Grant | $1.4M | 20 Sep 2024 | IL | 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.
- $27M, Department of Homeland Security, 4 May 2023: SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE CURRENT FEDERAL FIRE INCIDENT REPORTING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS & CONTEMPORARY NEEDS OF THE US FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EM
- $2.2M, Department of Energy, 21 Aug 2023: THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS AWARDED TO UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC. FOR A PROJECT ENTITLED ''FRAMEWORK FOR SAFETY EVALUATION OF EVS4ALL BATTERIES.” THIS AWA
- $1.4M, Department of Homeland Security, 20 Sep 2024: FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Underwriters Laboratories Inc receive?
$31M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $4.4M; FY2024: $11M; FY2025: $9.3M; FY2026: $6.4M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Underwriters Laboratories Inc?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Homeland Security ($28M) and Department of Energy ($2.2M).
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). Assistance falls under Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (81.135) and Assistance to Firefighters Grant (97.044).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: IL ($28M) and TX ($2.2M).
Is Underwriters Laboratories Inc a large federal recipient?
It ranks 13,630 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 303 of 781 located in IL. 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.