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Applied Research Institute Inc
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Applied Research Institute Inc, of Bloomington, IN, was obligated $156M 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 $24M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 73% on FY2025 ($91M).
Applied Research Institute Inc ranks 48 of 359 listed organisations located in IN by five-year obligations, and 3,843 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense and Department of Commerce: 6 awards worth $155M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $3,857,513 | under $1.0M | $3,857,513 | — |
| FY2024 | $36,594,529 | under $1.0M | $36,594,529 | +849% |
| FY2025 | $91,054,365 | under $1.0M | $91,054,365 | +149% |
| FY2026 | $24,357,843 | under $1.0M | $24,357,843 | -73% |
| 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 IN | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $156M | $5.4B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $24M | $827M | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $156M | $5.4B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 3,843 of 30,989 | 1 of 359 in IN | 1 |
Largest in state: Indiana Department of Transportation. 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 | $104M | 67% |
| 2 | Department of Commerce | 4 | $51M | 33% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Monroe County, IN $51M · Daviess County, IN $24M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseWashington Headquarters Services | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 12.599 Congressionally Directed Assistance | $80M | 18 Jun 2025 | — | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 11.620 Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach | $24M | 16 Nov 2022 | IN | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceEconomic Development Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.039 Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs | $18M | 8 Jan 2025 | IN | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceEconomic Development Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.039 Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs | $17M | 19 Sep 2024 | IN | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceEconomic Development Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.039 Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs | $12M | 18 Sep 2024 | IN | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceEconomic Development Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.039 Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs | $3.9M | 6 Sep 2024 | IN | 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.
- $80M, Department of Defense, 18 Jun 2025: THE RECIPIENT WILL DESIGN, DEVELOP AND MANAGE A NETWORK OF OFFICES, PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL HUBS, AND OTHER COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS DESIGNED TO LOW
- $24M, Department of Defense, 16 Nov 2022: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROMOTE COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES BETWEEN DARPA AND SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SERVED BY IN3. THE SERVIC
- $18M, Department of Commerce, 8 Jan 2025: PURPOSE: DESIGN AND DELIVER A FACILITY THAT MEETS THE INTENDED NEEDS OF THE CONSORTIUM AND ENABLES THE OTHER BIOWORKS COMPONENT PROJECTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.
- $17M, Department of Commerce, 19 Sep 2024: PURPOSE: TRAIN NEW ENTRANTS TO THE BIOMANUFACTURING WORKFORCE AND PLACE THEM IN HIGH-QUALITY JOBS. DEVELOP AND DELIVER UPSKILLING TRAINING FOR COMPANY-SPONSORED
- $12M, Department of Commerce, 18 Sep 2024: PURPOSE: LAUNCH THE START-UP ACADEMY, WHICH WILL FORMALIZE A NETWORK OF NAVIGATION RESOURCES, MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND FUNDING TO HELP INNOVATORS SUCCESSFU
- $3.9M, Department of Commerce, 6 Sep 2024: PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO GROW INDIANA?S BIOECONOMY SECTOR BY STRENGTHENING THE BIOTECHNOLOGY SUPPLY CHAIN AND COMMERCIALIZING LIFE-SAVING MEDICI
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Applied Research Institute Inc receive?
$156M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $3.9M; FY2024: $37M; FY2025: $91M; FY2026: $24M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Applied Research Institute Inc?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($104M) and Department of Commerce ($51M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Congressionally Directed Assistance (12.599), Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (11.039) and Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach (11.620).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: IN ($75M).
Is Applied Research Institute Inc a large federal recipient?
It ranks 3,843 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 48 of 359 located in IN. 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.