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Associated Universities Inc
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Associated Universities Inc, of Vienna, VA, was obligated $507M 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 $99M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 29% on FY2025 ($139M).
Associated Universities Inc ranks 161 of 2,836 listed organisations located in VA by five-year obligations, and 1,480 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from National Science Foundation, Department of Defense and Department of Housing and Urban Development: 8 awards worth $79M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), where it ranks 806 of 920 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $136,100,265 | $3,205,761 | $132,894,504 | — |
| FY2024 | $132,448,948 | under $1.0M | $132,448,948 | -3% |
| FY2025 | $139,096,753 | under $1.0M | $139,096,753 | +5% |
| FY2026 | $98,930,241 | under $1.0M | $98,930,241 | -29% |
| 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 VA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $507M | $63B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $99M | $17B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $3.2M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $503M | $63B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 1,480 of 30,989 | 1 of 2,836 in VA | 1 |
Largest in state: VA Department of Medical Assistance Service. 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 | National Science Foundation | 5 | $74M | 94% |
| 2 | Department of Defense | 2 | $3.8M | 5% |
| 3 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | 1 | $1.0M | 1% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541512: 806 of 920 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Computer Systems Design Services.
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: District of Columbia, DC $49M · Fairfax County, VA $28M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences | $43M | 18 Sep 2024 | DC | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences | $20M | 8 Sep 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences | $7.6M | 16 Jun 2025 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541512 Computer Systems Design Services | $2.8M | 31 Mar 2023 | DC | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.079 Office of International Science and Engineering | $1.6M | 2 May 2023 | DC | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences | $1.2M | 26 Feb 2024 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 12.300 Basic and Applied Scientific Research | $1.0M | 25 Apr 2023 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantProject Grant (B) | 14.251 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants | $1.0M | 20 Aug 2024 | VA | 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.
- $43M, National Science Foundation, 18 Sep 2024: MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE GREEN BANK OBSERVATORY FY 2025 - FY 2026 -ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INC. (AUI) WILL MANAGE AND OPERATE THE GREEN BANK OBSERVATOR
- $20M, National Science Foundation, 8 Sep 2023: RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE: NEXT-GENERATION VERY LARGE ARRAY DESIGN ACTIVITIES: 2024-2026 -THE NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY (NRAO) HAS BEEN WORKING WITH TH
- $7.6M, National Science Foundation, 16 Jun 2025: NRAO BAND STUDY FOR 7/8 GHZ SPECTRUM PIPELINE/SPRINT EFFORTS -THE PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM (PM) TITLED MODERNIZING UNITED STATES SPECTRUM POLICY AND ESTABLISHING
- $2.8M, Department of Defense, 31 Mar 2023: VLBI CORRELATOR
- $1.6M, National Science Foundation, 2 May 2023: ACCELNET-IMPLEMENTATION: THE GLOBAL NETWORK FOR ACCELERATING SYNERGIES THROUGH RESEARCH ON ASTRONOMY CULTURE, COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION AND LEARNING (ASTRO ACCEL
- $1.2M, National Science Foundation, 26 Feb 2024: NRAO/GBO RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES -THIS AWARD WILL PROVIDE RENEWED FUNDING OF THE NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY (NRAO) RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
- $1.0M, Department of Defense, 25 Apr 2023: SUPPORTING AND ENHANCING THE VLA LOW BAND IONOSPHERIC AND TRANSIENT EXPERIMENT
- $1.0M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 20 Aug 2024: PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Associated Universities Inc receive?
$507M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $136M; FY2024: $132M; FY2025: $139M; FY2026: $99M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Associated Universities Inc?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: National Science Foundation ($74M), Department of Defense ($3.8M) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($1.0M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 541512 Computer Systems Design Services. Assistance falls under Mathematical and Physical Sciences (47.049), Office of International Science and Engineering (47.079) and Basic and Applied Scientific Research (12.300).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: DC ($50M) and VA ($28M).
Is Associated Universities Inc a large federal recipient?
It ranks 1,480 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 161 of 2,836 located in VA. 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.