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Duke University
- Tax-exempt corporation
- Educational institution
- Higher education
- Non-profit
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Federal agencies obligated $3.0B to Duke University, Durham, NC, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $585M, of which $36M (6%) came through contracts.
That is down 23% on FY2025 ($762M).
Duke University ranks 7 of 633 listed organisations located in NC by five-year obligations, and 342 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense and National Science Foundation and 5 other agencies: 380 awards worth $930M 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 122 of 1,463 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $858,830,325 | $94,271,388 | $764,558,937 | — |
| FY2024 | $766,440,648 | $64,090,346 | $702,350,302 | -11% |
| FY2025 | $762,452,059 | $38,601,834 | $723,850,225 | -1% |
| FY2026 | $585,448,099 | $36,343,152 | $549,104,947 | -23% |
| 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 NC | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $3.0B | $114B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $585M | $33B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $233M | $4.9M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $2.7B | $114B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 342 of 30,000 | 1 of 633 in NC | 1 |
Largest in state: North Carolina Department of Health & Human 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 Health and Human Services | 317 | $760M | 82% |
| 2 | Department of Defense | 30 | $73M | 8% |
| 3 | National Science Foundation | 25 | $60M | 6% |
| 4 | Department of Education | 1 | $20M | 2% |
| 5 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 1 | $8.4M | 1% |
| 6 | Department of Commerce | 2 | $2.4M | 0% |
| 7 | Department of Veterans Affairs | 1 | $2.3M | 0% |
| 8 | Department of Agriculture | 1 | $2.0M | 0% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541715: 122 of 1,463 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: Durham County, NC $861M · Montgomery County, MD $2.8M · Orange County, NC $2.5M · District of Columbia, DC $1.4M
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 | $20M | 28 Nov 2023 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 93.350 National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences | $20M | 13 Aug 2025 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants | $15M | 9 Sep 2025 | NC | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences | $15M | 11 Sep 2023 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $12M | 5 Sep 2024 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 93.855 Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | $11M | 18 Aug 2023 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research | $11M | 30 Jul 2025 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | 12.420 Military Medical Research and Development | $10M | 21 Aug 2024 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 93.855 Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | $9.7M | 13 Jun 2025 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $8.8M | 22 Sep 2023 | NC | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 43.001 Science | $8.4M | 8 Dec 2023 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $8.3M | 24 Sep 2026 | NC | 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.
- $20M, Department of Education, 28 Nov 2023: NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS COALITION (NCCSC)
- $20M, Department of Health and Human Services, 13 Aug 2025: CTSA UM1 AT DUKE UNIVERSITY - THE MISSION OF THE DUKE CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE (CTSI), HOME TO THE CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE AWARD
- $15M, Department of Health and Human Services, 9 Sep 2025: LEVERAGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO PREDICT MENTAL HEALTH RISK AMONG YOUTH PRESENTING TO RURAL PRIMARY CARE CLINICS - PROJECT SUMMARY THIS STUDY, IN RESPONSE
- $15M, National Science Foundation, 11 Sep 2023: SOFTWARE-TAILORED ARCHITECTURE FOR QUANTUM CO-DESIGN (STAQ) -QUANTUM COMPUTERS HOLD GREAT PROMISE TO CATALYZE A NEW ERA OF COMPUTATIONAL POWER THAT WILL BENEFIT
- $12M, Department of Health and Human Services, 5 Sep 2024: EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM OVERSIGHT LABORATORY (EQAPOL)
- $11M, Department of Health and Human Services, 18 Aug 2023: RESOURCES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE REGIONAL BIOCONTAINMENT LABORATORIES - ABSTRACT – OVERALL DUKE UNIVERSITY IS PLEASED TO RESPOND TO RFA-IP-22-075 ENT
- $11M, Department of Health and Human Services, 30 Jul 2025: 1/2 PREEMPT: PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PREMATURE ATHEROSCLEROSIS - FAILURE TO DETECT AND TREAT ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN YOUNGER ADULTS WORSE
- $10M, Department of Defense, 21 Aug 2024: A SINGLE-SHOT THERAPY WILL ACCELERATE THE ELIMINATION OF BREAST CANCER
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Duke University receive?
$3.0B in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $859M; FY2024: $766M; FY2025: $762M; FY2026: $585M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Duke University?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Health and Human Services ($760M), Department of Defense ($73M), National Science Foundation ($60M), Department of Education ($20M) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($8.4M).
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), NAICS 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) and NAICS 622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals. Assistance falls under Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research (93.855), Cardiovascular Diseases Research (93.837) and Military Medical Research and Development (12.420).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: NC ($926M), MD ($2.8M) and DC ($1.4M).
Is Duke University a large federal recipient?
It ranks 342 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 7 of 633 located in NC. 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.