Recipients › California › Activate Global Inc
Recipient organisation · UEI SK3RKC6BLWM1
Activate Global Inc
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026. View the USAspending recipient profile.
Activate Global Inc, of Berkeley, CA, was obligated $46M 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 $3.0M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 87% on FY2025 ($23M).
Activate Global Inc ranks 932 of 2,836 listed organisations located in CA by five-year obligations, and 10,241 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from National Science Foundation and Department of Commerce: 2 awards worth $23M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $10,939,003 | under $1.0M | $10,939,003 | — |
| FY2024 | $9,447,983 | under $1.0M | $9,447,983 | -14% |
| FY2025 | $22,618,978 | under $1.0M | $22,618,978 | +139% |
| FY2026 | $2,995,781 | under $1.0M | $2,995,781 | -87% |
| 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) | $46M | $416B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $3.0M | $118B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $46M | $416B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 10,241 of 30,000 | 1 of 2,836 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 | National Science Foundation | 1 | $18M | 78% |
| 2 | Department of Commerce | 1 | $5.0M | 22% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Alameda County, CA $23M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 47.084 NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | $18M | 16 Sep 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 11.042 Chips Research and Development | $5.0M | 30 Sep 2024 | 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.
- $18M, National Science Foundation, 16 Sep 2025: ENTREPRENEURIAL FELLOWSHIPS TO ENHANCE U.S. COMPETITIVENESS -THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES A CRITICAL GAP IN THE UNITED STATES INNOVATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION ECOSYST
- $5.0M, Department of Commerce, 30 Sep 2024: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ESTABLISH AN ENTREPRENEURIAL FELLOWSHIP PILOT PROGRAM THAT WILL FUND UP TO 10 EARLY-STAGE COMPANIES ("FELLOWS") FOCUSED ON INNOV
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Activate Global Inc receive?
$46M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $11M; FY2024: $9.4M; FY2025: $23M; FY2026: $3.0M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Activate Global Inc?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: National Science Foundation ($18M) and Department of Commerce ($5.0M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (47.084) and Chips Research and Development (11.042).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CA ($23M).
Is Activate Global Inc a large federal recipient?
It ranks 10,241 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 932 of 2,836 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.