The Mount Desert Island Biological LaboratoryFederal contracts and grants
- Bar Harbor, ME
- UEI U46RJM97ML83
USAspending shows $30M in obligations to this recipient in 4 of the 5 fiscal years from FY2023 to FY2027.
The obligations in FY2026 were $8.0M.
The obligations in FY2027 to date are under $1 million.
The awards of $1 million or more that started since FY2023 came from 1 agency.
The largest award value came from the Department of Health and Human Services.
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 Maine: $7.6M.
Maine: 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 | $7.5M | under $1 million | $7.5M |
| FY2024 | $7.5M | under $1 million | $7.5M |
| FY2025 | $6.6M | under $1 million | $6.6M |
| FY2026 | $8.0M | under $1 million | $8.0M |
| 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.
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 4 | $7.6M | 100% |
Awards
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Start date | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human ServicesHealth Resources and Services Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.493 Congressional Directives | $1.6M | 9 Sep 2024 | ME | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training | $3.8M | 3 Jul 2024 | ME | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training | $1.2M | 15 Dec 2023 | ME | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.361 Nursing Research | $1.1M | 20 Jun 2023 | ME | USAspending |
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Start date | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthTHE MDIBL CENTER FOR COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY OF TISSUE REPAIR, REGENERATION AND AGING - OVERALL PROJECT SUMMARY LIMITED REGENERATION OF DAMAGED ORGANS AND TISSUES ... | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training | $3.8M | 3 Jul 2024 | ME | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesHealth Resources and Services AdministrationCOMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY HAS LAUNCHED A NEW INITIATIVE, MDI BIOSCIENCE, THAT ... | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.493 Congressional Directives | $1.6M | 9 Sep 2024 | ME | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthTHE FUNCTION OF GERM GRANULE PROCESSES THAT MAINTAIN PLURIPOTENCY IN THE C. ELEGANS GERMLINE - PROJECT SUMMARY THE PLURIPOTENT POTENTIAL OF A CELL IS GENERALLY ... | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training | $1.2M | 15 Dec 2023 | ME | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthPROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH LITERACY THROUGH SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION AND INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING IN A K-12 SAFE DRINKING WATER CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT ... | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.361 Nursing Research | $1.1M | 20 Jun 2023 | ME | USAspending |
Industries, programs and places of performance
| Assistance listing | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|
| 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training | 2 | $5.0M |
| 93.493 Congressional Directives | 1 | $1.6M |
| 93.361 Nursing Research | 1 | $1.1M |
| State | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | 4 | $7.6M |
The counties with the largest award value, largest first.
- Hancock County, ME$7.6M
Other recipients of about the same size
Recipients of assistance listing 93.859, Biomedical Research and Research Training, in all states. In order of name. These recipients have obligations nearest to those of The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory in the listed fiscal years.
- Epicypher, Inc.Research Triangle Park, NC
- Glycan Therapeutics CorporationRaleigh, NC
- Ocean State Research Institute IncProvidence, RI
- Rutgers the State UniversityCamden, NJ
- Stowers Institute for Medical ResearchKansas City, MO
- The McLaughlin Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Inc.Great Falls, MT
- The New York Structural Biology Center, Inc.New York, NY
- University of DenverDenver, CO
- University of New EnglandBiddeford, ME
- University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences CampusSan Juan, PR
- Van Andel Research InstituteGrand Rapids, MI
- Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT
All recipients in Maine, in order of name.
Official records
- USAspending profile of this recipientUSAspending.gov. The official record of the awards to this recipient (UEI U46RJM97ML83).
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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.
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Questions
Which fiscal years are in the total?
The total has 4 fiscal years.
- FY2023: $7.5M
- FY2024: $7.5M
- FY2025: $6.6M
- FY2026: $8.0M
- 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 assistance awards name 3 assistance listings.
The largest award value is in listing 93.859, Biomedical Research and Research Training: $5.0M.
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 Maine: $7.6M.
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 4 awards of $1 million or more that started in FY2023 or later.
Their award value is $7.6M.
An award under that amount is in the obligations of the fiscal years but not in the lists.