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Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC
- Tax-exempt corporation
- Non-profit
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USAspending records $2.5B in award obligations to Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC (Chicago, IL) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $770M, of which $770M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 56% on FY2025 ($1.7B).
Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC ranks 13 of 756 listed organisations located in IL by five-year obligations, and 395 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Energy: 1 award worth $2.5B 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 3 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 | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
| FY2024 | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
| FY2025 | $1,733,790,763 | $1,733,790,763 | $0 | — |
| FY2026 | $770,339,940 | $770,339,940 | $0 | -56% |
| 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 IL | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $2.5B | $89B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $770M | $26B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $2.5B | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $89B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 395 of 30,000 | 1 of 756 in IL | 1 |
Largest in state: Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family 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 Energy | 1 | $2.5B | 100% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541715: 3 of 1,463 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Kane County, IL $2.5B
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Energy | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $2.5B | 30 Sep 2024 | IL | 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.
- $2.5B, Department of Energy, 30 Sep 2024: MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING CONTRACT FOR THE FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY (FNAL)
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC receive?
$2.5B in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2025: $1.7B; FY2026: $770M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Energy ($2.5B).
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).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: IL ($2.5B).
Is Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC a large federal recipient?
It ranks 395 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 13 of 756 located in IL. 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.