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Florida Atlantic University
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USAspending records $141M in award obligations to Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $28M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 16% on FY2025 ($33M).
Florida Atlantic University ranks 204 of 1,384 listed organisations located in FL by five-year obligations, and 4,199 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Education, Department of Defense and Department of Health and Human Services and 4 other agencies: 18 awards worth $76M 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 724 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 | $27,781,391 | $4,319,218 | $23,462,173 | — |
| FY2024 | $52,221,597 | $4,957,410 | $47,264,187 | +88% |
| FY2025 | $32,884,666 | $1,963,866 | $30,920,800 | -37% |
| FY2026 | $27,713,810 | under $1.0M | $27,713,810 | -16% |
| 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 FL | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $141M | $95B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $28M | $28B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $11M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $129M | $95B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 4,199 of 30,989 | 1 of 1,384 in FL | 1 |
Largest in state: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. 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 Education | 4 | $36M | 47% |
| 2 | Department of Defense | 3 | $16M | 21% |
| 3 | Department of Health and Human Services | 5 | $10M | 13% |
| 4 | Department of Agriculture | 2 | $5.7M | 8% |
| 5 | Department of Energy | 2 | $5.7M | 8% |
| 6 | National Science Foundation | 1 | $1.8M | 2% |
| 7 | Department of Commerce | 1 | $1.0M | 1% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541715: 724 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: Palm Beach County, FL $65M · St. Lucie County, FL $5.8M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | 84.215 Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects | $21M | 30 Sep 2024 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | 84.421 Disability Innovation Fund (dif) | $10.0M | 10 Sep 2024 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $9.7M | 18 Aug 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureAgricultural Research Service | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 10.001 Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research | $4.5M | 10 May 2024 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development | $4.4M | 5 Aug 2024 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | GrantProject Grant (B) | 12.800 Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program | $4.4M | 17 Mar 2025 | — | USAspending |
| Department of Education | GrantProject Grant (B) | 84.184 School Safely National Activities | $3.7M | 30 Mar 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.866 Aging Research | $3.5M | 4 Aug 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.866 Aging Research | $2.7M | 2 Feb 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | $1.8M | 18 Dec 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | 12.420 Military Medical Research and Development | $1.6M | 15 Mar 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | $1.4M | 25 Sep 2025 | FL | 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.
- $21M, Department of Education, 30 Sep 2024: PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS
- $10.0M, Department of Education, 10 Sep 2024: ACCESS-TECHNOLOGY: ADVANCING CAREER CHOICES FOR EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS IN TECHNOLOGY FLDOE 2024 - 2029
- $9.7M, Department of Defense, 18 Aug 2023: NEXT GENERATION SENSOR SYSTEMS FOR NATURAL OCEANIC BIOLUMINESCENCE ASSESSMENTS: PHASE II
- $4.5M, Department of Agriculture, 10 May 2024: SEEDSTOCK IMPROVEMENT TO SUPPORT THE U.S. WARM WATER MARINE FINFISH INDUSTRY
- $4.4M, Department of Energy, 5 Aug 2024: THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT OPERATIONS AT THE SOUTHEAST NATIONAL MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTER (SNMREC) TO ENHANCE FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY’S (FAU) ONGOING EF
- $4.4M, Department of Defense, 17 Mar 2025: UNIVERSITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON PROGRAMMABLE COMPUTING FABRIC SOLUTIONS FOR CRITICAL USAF COMMUNICATIONS NEEDS
- $3.7M, Department of Education, 30 Mar 2023: WELLNESS ADVOCATES VALUING EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS (WAVES)
- $3.5M, Department of Health and Human Services, 4 Aug 2023: THE ROLE OF AIR QUALITY AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN SOCIAL ISOLATION AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION AMONG RURAL, RACIALLY/ETHNICALLY DIVERSE RESIDENTS AT RISK FOR ALZHEIME
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Florida Atlantic University receive?
$141M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $28M; FY2024: $52M; FY2025: $33M; FY2026: $28M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Florida Atlantic University?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Education ($36M), Department of Defense ($16M), Department of Health and Human Services ($10M), Department of Agriculture ($5.7M) and Department of Energy ($5.7M).
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 Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (84.215), Disability Innovation Fund (dif) (84.421) and Aging Research (93.866).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: FL ($71M).
Is Florida Atlantic University a large federal recipient?
It ranks 4,199 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 204 of 1,384 located in FL. 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.