California Institute of TechnologyFederal contracts and grants
- Pasadena, CA
- UEI U2JMKHNS5TG4
USAspending shows $1.1B in obligations to this recipient in 4 of the 5 fiscal years from FY2023 to FY2027.
The obligations in FY2026 were $303M.
Contracts were $106M of the obligations in FY2026.
The obligations in FY2027 to date are under $1 million.
The awards of $1 million or more that started since FY2023 came from 6 agencies.
The largest award value came from the National Science Foundation.
A fiscal year under $1 million is not in the total.
The states where the work of the awards of $1 million or more is done. The swatches go from the smallest award value to the largest. The largest is California: $457M.
California: the address of the recipient.
The amounts for each state. Outlines: US Census Bureau.
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Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Other awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $247M | $48M | $199M |
| FY2024 | $262M | $55M | $207M |
| FY2025 | $293M | $72M | $221M |
| FY2026 | $303M | $106M | $197M |
| FY2027 to date | under $1 million |
Contracts are the procurement award types. Other awards are grants, direct payments, loans (subsidy cost) and other assistance. The contracts figure shows only when contracts alone are $1 million or more.
Business types on USAspending: Tax-exempt corporation, Educational institution, Higher education, Non-profit.
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | 19 | $192M | 42% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 10 | $148M | 32% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 30 | $70M | 15% |
| Department of Defense | 12 | $34M | 7% |
| Department of Energy | 3 | $9.5M | 2% |
| Department of the Interior | 1 | $3.2M | 1% |
Awards
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Start date | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants | $1.4M | 26 Aug 2026 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.310 Trans-NIH Research Support | $1.1M | 21 Aug 2026 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training | $2.0M | 13 Aug 2026 | CA | USAspending |
| National Science Foundation | GrantProject Grant (B) | 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | $1.0M | 6 Aug 2026 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy | $3.0M | 29 Jul 2026 | CA | USAspending |
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Start date | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Science FoundationRESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE: LIGO LABORATORY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 2024-2028 -- EXPLORING THE GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE COSMOS -RESEARCHERS AT NSF'S LASER ... | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences | $145M | 12 Dec 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTHE ULTRAVIOLET EXPLORER (UVEX) | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $107M | 21 Mar 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the NavyDARPA LINC PROGRAM | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $13M | 21 Nov 2022 | CA | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationDURING FY25-30 THE VOLUME OF IRSA'S HOLDINGS WILL GROW BY AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE (SEC.2) AS WE INGEST DATA FROM EUCLID SPHEREX NEORVEYOR ULTRASAT AND ARIEL. ... | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 43.001 Science | $13M | 1 May 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| National Science FoundationCENTER: INSTITUTE FOR QUANTUM INFORMATION AND MATTER: IQIM -EXPLORING THE SURPRISING PHENOMENA THAT ARISE IN COMPLEX QUANTUM SYSTEMS IS ONE OF THE MOST ... | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences | $9.2M | 12 Sep 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE ROMAN GALAXY REDSHIFT SURVEY | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 43.001 Science | $8.1M | 1 Dec 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| National Science FoundationEQUIPMENT: COSMIC EXPLORER BEAMTUBE EXPERIMENT -THE 2015 DISCOVERY AND ONGOING OBSERVATIONS OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES BY NSF'S LASER INTERFEROMETER ... | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences | $8.0M | 7 Aug 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration22ROMAN220020 RAPID ROMAN ALERTS PROMPTLY FROM IMAGE DIFFERENCING | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 43.001 Science | $6.9M | 29 Nov 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTHE GOAL OF THIS OPPORTUNITY IS TO FUND ARCHIVES THAT MAKE SCIENTIFIC DATA FROM NASA ASTROPHYSICS FLIGHT MISSIONS AND NASA-FUNDED RESEARCHERS AVAILABLE TO THE ... | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 43.001 Science | $6.1M | 1 May 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthNEXT-GENERATION SPATIAL -OMICS: HIGH-THROUGHPUT, SINGLE-MOLECULE PROTEOMIC IMAGING WITH SUBCELLULAR RESOLUTION - PROJECT SUMMARY DEEP PROTEOMIC AND METABOLOMIC ... | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants | $5.9M | 18 Sep 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthSCALED IDENTIFICATION OF RECEPTOR-TARGETED AAVS FOR POTENT AND CELL TYPE-SPECIFIC TRANSGENE DELIVERY - PROJECT SUMMARY: THIS INTERDISCIPLINARY ESTABLISHED TEAM ... | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants | $5.5M | 27 Aug 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthUNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT IN LOW GRADE GLIOMA PROGRESSION TO MALIGNANCY - ABSTRACT OUR PCA RESEARCH CENTER BRINGS TOGETHER THE UCLA ... | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 93.353 21ST Century Cures Act - Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot | $5.3M | 21 Aug 2024 | CA | USAspending |
Industries, programs and places of performance
| Industry | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|
| 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | 3 | $122M |
| Assistance listing | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|
| 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 11 | $173M |
| 43.001 Science | 8 | $39M |
| 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants | 7 | $19M |
| 93.310 Trans-NIH Research Support | 3 | $8.2M |
| 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training | 5 | $8.1M |
| 12.300 Basic and Applied Scientific Research | 3 | $7.5M |
| State | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|
| California | 75 | $457M |
The counties with the largest award value, largest first.
Parent and child organisations
USAspending gives this recipient as the parent of 1 recipient with a page. In order of name. The figure is the obligations in the listed fiscal years.
Other recipients of about the same size
Recipients in NAICS 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), with an address in California. In order of name. These recipients have obligations nearest to those of California Institute of Technology in the listed fiscal years.
- Aerojet Rocketdyne of De, IncCanoga Park, CA
- Aevex Aerospace, LLCSolana Beach, CA
- Lockheed Martin CorporationPalmdale, CA
- San Diego State University FoundationSan Diego, CA
- Scripps Research InstituteLA Jolla, CA
- Sri InternationalMenlo Park, CA
- The Regents of the University of CaliforniaBerkeley, CA
- University of California San DiegoLA Jolla, CA
- University of California Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA
- University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
- University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA
- University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
All recipients in California, in order of name.
Official records
- USAspending profile of this recipientUSAspending.gov. The official record of the awards to this recipient (UEI U2JMKHNS5TG4).
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Cite this page
Fed Spend Map. "California Institute of Technology: federal contracts and grants". Data: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, loaded .
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Where the figures come from
USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service). Fiscal year obligations: the list of recipients by state, with a listing floor of $1 million for each year. Awards: the award search, new awards of $1 million or more by base obligation date. Parent and business types: the recipient profile.
USAspending loaded the data on 30 Sep 2026. A closed fiscal year is a copy made after the year end. The site shows organisations only. The site corrects an error in its own work at the next build. See how to report an error and how the atlas is made.
Questions
Which fiscal years are in the total?
The total has 4 fiscal years.
- FY2023: $247M
- FY2024: $262M
- FY2025: $293M
- FY2026: $303M
- FY2027 to date: under $1 million
The site lists a fiscal year of a recipient when the obligations of the year are $1 million or more.
Which industries and programs do the awards name?
The contract awards of $1 million or more name 1 NAICS industry.
The largest award value is in NAICS 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology): $122M.
The assistance awards name 6 assistance listings.
The largest award value is in listing 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences: $173M.
Where is the place of performance?
The awards of $1 million or more name 1 state as the place of performance.
The largest award value is in California: $457M.
The place of performance is where the work is done. It is not always the address of the recipient.
How many awards are in the lists on this page?
The lists hold 75 awards of $1 million or more that started in FY2023 or later.
Their award value is $457M.
An award under that amount is in the obligations of the fiscal years but not in the lists.