Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Federal contracts and grants

Boston, MA
UEI ZRHJUJQSBRA4

USAspending shows $181M in obligations to this recipient in 4 of the 5 fiscal years from FY2023 to FY2027.

The obligations in FY2026 were $26M.

Contracts were $26M 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 4 agencies.

The largest award value came from the Department of Health and Human Services.

A fiscal year under $1 million is not in the total.

Places of performanceAward value since FY2023

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 Massachusetts: $102M.

Massachusetts: the address of the recipient.

The amounts for each state. Outlines: US Census Bureau.

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The site compares each data load with the load before it. It records a change of the FY2027 obligations when the change is $1 million or more and 10% or more. It also records each new award of $1 million or more.

Obligations by fiscal year

Obligations to Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. by fiscal yearA fiscal year starts on 1 October. "Under $1 million" is a year below the listing floor: the amount is not zero, and the site does not list it. FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. USAspending loaded these data on 30 Sep 2026, so the figures of FY2027 stop on that date.
Fiscal year	All obligations	Contracts	Other awards
FY2023	$29M	$25M	$3.5M
FY2024	$92M	$88M	$4.2M
FY2025	$35M	$4.0M	$31M
FY2026	$26M	$26M	$378K
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

Award value from each agency to each award type, for awards of $1 million or more that started in FY2023 or later. The solid bands are contracts, the hatched bands are grants and the open bands are other assistance. The table gives the amounts.

Agencies that gave awards of $1 million or more to Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Awards that started in FY2023 or later, by award value, largest first.
Agency	Awards	Award value	Share
Department of Health and Human Services	4	$83M	82%
Department of Defense	4	$15M	15%
Department of Agriculture	1	$2.1M	2%
Department of Energy	1	$1.4M	1%

Awards

The newest awards of $1 million or more to Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Newest first. The text under the agency is the description on USAspending.
Awarding agency	Type	Industry or program	Award value	Start date	Place	Record
Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention	ContractDelivery Order	621511 Medical Laboratories	$3.2M	3 May 2026	MA	USAspending
Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention	ContractDefinitive Contract	541380 Testing Laboratories and Services	$75M	17 Jan 2025	MA	USAspending
Department of AgricultureAgricultural Research Service	Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance	10.001 Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research	$2.1M	23 Sep 2024	MA	USAspending
Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention	ContractDelivery Order	621511 Medical Laboratories	$3.8M	6 Sep 2024	MA	USAspending
Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention	ContractDefinitive Contract	541380 Testing Laboratories and Services	$1.2M	26 Aug 2024	MA	USAspending

Awards of $1 million or more to Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. that started in FY2023 or laterBy award value, largest first. The award value is the amount obligated to the award to date. The site does not show a description that has the name of a person.
Awarding agency	Type	Industry or program	Award value	Start date	Place	Record
Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Disease Control and PreventionTRAVELER-BASED GENOMIC SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM	ContractDefinitive Contract	541380 Testing Laboratories and Services	$75M	17 Jan 2025	MA	USAspending
Department of DefenseDefense Advanced Research Projects AgencyDARPA ICE CONTROL FOR COLD ENVIRONMENTS (ICE)	ContractDefinitive Contract	541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)	$5.2M	29 Jan 2024	MA	USAspending
Department of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyDARPA CONTRACT AWARD (BASE) "SUPERB: SYNBIO + UNIVERSAL PURIFICATION OF EXTRACT-DERIVED, RIGHT-ON-TIME BIOLOGICS"	ContractDefinitive Contract	541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)	$4.8M	15 Dec 2022	MA	USAspending
Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Disease Control and PreventionTEST SURGE AND DATA SHARING MULTIPLE AWARD IDIQ	ContractDelivery Order	621511 Medical Laboratories	$3.8M	6 Sep 2024	MA	USAspending
Department of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyCOOPERATIVE AGREEMENT	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	12.431 Basic Scientific Research	$3.4M	29 Jan 2024	MA	USAspending
Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Disease Control and PreventionMETAGENOMIC NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING (MNGS)	ContractDelivery Order	621511 Medical Laboratories	$3.2M	3 May 2026	MA	USAspending
Department of AgricultureAgricultural Research ServiceDEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF VIRUS LIKE PARTICLES (VLPS)FOR FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS EXPRESSED IN MULTIPLE EXPRESSION SYSTEMS	Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance	10.001 Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research	$2.1M	23 Sep 2024	MA	USAspending
Department of DefenseDepartment of the NavyDNA RECORDING INTRINSIC CELLULAR BIOINTELLIGENCE (DRINC BIO)	ContractDefinitive Contract	541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)	$1.8M	2 May 2023	MA	USAspending
Department of EnergyINTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT-INSPIRED APPROACH TO ALGAL CROP PROTECTION BASED ON LABORATORY EVOLUTION AND ENGINEERED ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development	$1.4M	22 Sep 2023	MA	USAspending
Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Disease Control and PreventionTRAVELER-BASED GENOMIC SURVEILLANCE	ContractDefinitive Contract	541380 Testing Laboratories and Services	$1.2M	26 Aug 2024	MA	USAspending

Industries, programs and places of performance

Contract industries (NAICS)Award value of the awards of $1 million or more, largest first.
Industry	Awards	Award value
541380 Testing Laboratories and Services	2	$76M
621511 Medical Laboratories	2	$7.0M
541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)	2	$6.6M
541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)	1	$5.2M

Assistance programsAward value of the awards of $1 million or more, largest first.
Assistance listing	Awards	Award value
12.431 Basic Scientific Research	1	$3.4M
10.001 Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research	1	$2.1M
81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development	1	$1.4M

States of the place of performanceAward value of the awards of $1 million or more, largest first. The place of performance is where the work is done.
State	Awards	Award value
Massachusetts	10	$102M

The counties with the largest award value, largest first.

Suffolk County, MA$102M

Other recipients of about the same size

Recipients in the same NAICS sector, with an address in Massachusetts. In order of name. These recipients have obligations nearest to those of Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. in the listed fiscal years.

Aptima IncWoburn, MA
Charles River Analytics, Inc.Cambridge, MA
Gemini Industries Inc.Burlington, MA
Interactive Process Technology, LLCBurlington, MA
KBC Energy Solutions LLCBoston, MA
Mullenlowe US IncBoston, MA
Physical Sciences Inc.Andover, MA
Raytheon Southeast Asia Systems CompanyTewksbury, MA
START2 Group, Inc.Cambridge, MA
The McLean Hospital CorporationBelmont, MA
Triton Systems, Inc.Chelmsford, MA
Trustees of Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA

All recipients in Massachusetts, in order of name.

Official records

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Cite this page

Fed Spend Map. "Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.: federal contracts and grants". Data: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, loaded 30 Sep 2026.

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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: $29M
FY2024: $92M
FY2025: $35M
FY2026: $26M
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 4 NAICS industries.

The largest award value is in NAICS 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services: $76M.

The assistance awards name 3 assistance listings.

The largest award value is in listing 12.431, Basic Scientific Research: $3.4M.

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 Massachusetts: $102M.

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 10 awards of $1 million or more that started in FY2023 or later.

Their award value is $102M.

An award under that amount is in the obligations of the fiscal years but not in the lists.