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Monthly award list · Massachusetts

New federal awards in Massachusetts, August 2026

Prime awards of $1.0M or more with a base obligation date in the month and a primary place of performance in the state.

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136 new federal awards of $1.0M or more were recorded with a primary place of performance in Massachusetts in August 2026, worth $568M in total award value: $155M in contracts, $409M in grants, $3.4M in other assistance.

That is about the same as the state's median month over the last two years (112 awards) and 3.1% of the 4,338 such awards recorded nationwide that month.

The most active awarding agencies were Department of Transportation (37 awards), Department of Veterans Affairs (6 awards) and Department of Health and Human Services (45 awards).

136new awards of $1.0M+August 2026state median month: 112
$568Mcombined award valueAugust 2026 · award value
$409MGrantsAugust 2026 · award value
$155MContractsAugust 2026 · award value
$3.4MOther assistancesAugust 2026 · award value

By recipient

#Recipient organisationAwardsAward value
1Massachusetts Department of Transportation21$125M
2Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.1$88M
3President and Fellows of Harvard College6$44M
4Massachusetts Institute of Technology3$30M
5The General Hospital Corporation12$28M
6Crane & Co., Inc.3$20M
7Pioneer Valley Transit Authority1$19M
8The Children's Hospital Corporation5$13M
9Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Inc2$13M
10Brigham & Womens Hospital Inc4$13M

By awarding agency

#AgencyAwardsAward value
1Department of Transportation37$179M
2Department of Veterans Affairs6$106M
3Department of Health and Human Services45$98M
4National Science Foundation13$76M
5Department of the Treasury4$26M
6Department of Housing and Urban Development6$26M
7Department of Defense5$20M
8Department of Energy4$12M
9Department of Homeland Security3$4.8M
10Department of Commerce3$3.9M

Compared with other months awards per month

Oct 202550 · $18B
Nov 202548 · $1.2B
Dec 2025138 · $3.3B
Jan 202677 · $1.8B
Feb 202670 · $277M
Mar 2026101 · $608M
Apr 202697 · $876M
May 202689 · $1.3B
Jun 2026109 · $413M
Jul 2026112 · $758M
Aug 2026136 · $568M
Sep 2026170 · $1.4B

The awards largest first, top 120 of 136

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunRecord
Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.523A4-20-208 REPLACE BOILERS AND UPGRADE CONTROLS EO 14398Department of Veterans AffairsContractDefinitive Contract$88M3 Aug 2026USAspending
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP) -THE U.S. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP) IS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE FEDENational Science FoundationGrantProject Grant (B)$31M6 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP) -THE U.S. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP) IS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE FEDENational Science FoundationGrantProject Grant (B)$23M6 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: WAREHAM- CULVERT AND DAM REPLACEMENT ON CRANBERRY HIGHWAY AT ROUTE 28 AND ROUTE 6, MILL POND DAM OVER AGAWAM RIVER :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: PRC(Department of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$20M7 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: SHREWSBURY- NORTHBOROUGH- REHABILITATION & BOX WIDENING ON ROUTE 20, FROM ROUTE 9 TO SOUTH STREET :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: NHP(NHS)/PRC/HPP/HSI(Department of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$20M27 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: MATTAPOISETT- MARION- WAREHAM- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON I-195 :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: NHP(IM)-1955(018)X - MATTAPOISETT- MARION- WAREHAMDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$19M12 Aug 2026USAspending
Pioneer Valley Transit AuthorityAPPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PVTA IS REQUESTING $ 18770889 IN FY25 SECTION 5307 URBANIZED AREA FORMULA FUNDS SECTION 5340 GROWING STATES AND HIGH DENSITY STATES FORDepartment of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$19M27 Aug 2026USAspending
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, IncPURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BYDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and DevelopmentGrantProject Grant (B)$12M24 Aug 2026USAspending
Crane & Co., Inc.WCF OCTOBER 2026 DELIVERIES, CURRENCY PAPERDepartment of the TreasuryBureau of Engraving and PrintingContractDelivery Order$10M11 Aug 2026USAspending
Crane & Co., Inc.ECF OCTOBER 2026 DELIVERIES, CURRENCY PAPERDepartment of the TreasuryBureau of Engraving and PrintingContractDelivery Order$8.9M11 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: HOLYOKE- WEST SPRINGFIELD- INTERSTATE PAVEMENT PRESERVATION AND RELATED WORK ON I-91 :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: NHP(IM)-0912(004)X - HOLYOKE- WESTDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$8.7M19 Aug 2026USAspending
The General Hospital CorporationAN INTERMEDIATE-SIZE EXPANDED ACCESS PROTOCOL (EAP) FOR NUZ-001 IN PEOPLE WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (NUZ-001 EAP) - A HALLMARK OF ALS IS THE PRESENCE ODepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$8.3M28 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: REHOBOTH- DECK REPLACEMENT, R-04-018 (3U4, 3U5), I-195 (EB/WB) OVER PALMER RIVER :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: HIP(BR)-003S(988)X - REHOBOTH- DECK REDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$8.0M7 Aug 2026USAspending
Philips North America LLCTELECC IDIQ TASK ORDER 41Department of Veterans AffairsContractDelivery Order$7.5M27 Aug 2026USAspending
Raytheon CompanyMODE 5 LINE REPLACEABLE UNIT (LRU) PURCHASEDepartment of TransportationFederal Aviation AdministrationContractDefinitive Contract$7.2M19 Aug 2026USAspending
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolPROJECT TITLE FEMALE WARFIGHTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) RESEARCHDepartment of DefenseDefense Health AgencyGrantProject Grant (B)$6.8M4 Aug 2026USAspending
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeQLCI: FAULT TOLERANT QUANTUM SYSTEMS, ARCHITECTURES AND APPLICATIONS (FTQSAA) -THE GREAT PROMISE OF QUANTUM SCIENCE IS THE CREATION OF DEVICES WHICH EXPLOIT QUANational Science FoundationGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$6.5M21 Aug 2026USAspending
Trustees of Boston UniversityBOSTON UNIVERSITY CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE - THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY (BU) CTSI HUB SITS AT THE NEXUS OF A RESEARCH-INTENSIVE UNIVERSITY, NEW EDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$5.8M19 Aug 2026USAspending
Leachgarner, Inc.1OZ SILVER BLANK (UPSET SILVER AMERICAN EAGLE PLANCHETS)Department of the TreasuryUnited States MintContractDelivery Order$5.7M12 Aug 2026USAspending
Boston Housing AuthorityPURPOSE: THE PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND (PH OPFUND) PROVIDES OPERATING SUBSIDIES TO HOUSING AUTHORITIES (HAS) TO ASSIST IN FUNDING THE OPERATING AND MAINTENADepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Public and Indian HousingGrantFormula Grant (a)$5.7M4 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyIRON PRODUCTION BY MOLTEN SULFIDE ELECTROLYSISDepartment of EnergyGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$5.6M14 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: WENHAM- SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON ROUTE 1A :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: HSI-004S(001)X - WENHAM- SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON ROUTE 1ADepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$5.6M7 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: MARION- SHARED USE PATH CONSTRUCTION (PHASE 1), FROM THE MARION-MATTAPOISETT T.L. TO POINT ROAD :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: CMQ-003S(932)X - MARIONDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$5.2M12 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: PROVINCETOWN- CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS AND RELATED WORK ON SHANK PAINTER ROAD, FROM ROUTE 6 TO BRADFORD STREET :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: STP/CMQ/TAPDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$5.1M10 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: RAYNHAM- TAUNTON- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, R-02-003=T-01-004 (3M4), SOUTH STREET EAST OVER THE TAUNTON RIVER :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: HPP/STP-0035(07Department of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$5.0M12 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: MAPC-JOINT MUNICIPALITY BLUEBIKES EXPANSION, 1500 BIKES, 25 CLASSIC BIKES, 17 STATIONS. :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: CMQ-003P(037)X—MAPC-JOINT MUNICDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$4.8M26 Aug 2026USAspending
Worcester Regional Transit AuthorityAPPLICATION PURPOSE: THE WORCESTER REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY (WRTA) IS REQUESTING $4503849 IN FFY 2023 AND $80000 IN FFY 2024 OF SECTION 5337 STATE OF GOOD REPDepartment of TransportationFederal Transit AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$4.6M28 Aug 2026USAspending
Public Health, Massachusetts Department ofPREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT ? 2026 - PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT – 2026Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Disease Control and PreventionGrantBlock Grant (a)$4.5M28 Aug 2026USAspending
Town of MontaguePURPOSE: RECONSTRUCT APRON; REALIGN TAXIWAY. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT REALIGNS EXISTING PAVED TAXIWAY A1 TO BRING THE AIRPORT Department of TransportationFederal Aviation AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$4.5M7 Aug 2026USAspending
Trustees of Boston UniversityRESEARCH SERVICESDepartment of Veterans AffairsContractDelivery Order$4.4M4 Aug 2026USAspending
Brigham & Womens Hospital IncDRINKING WATER PFAS EXPOSURE AND BREAST CANCER RISK - PROJECT SUMMARY PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) ARE A DIVERSE CLASS OF FLUORINATED CHEMICALS WIDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$4.4M4 Aug 2026USAspending
Town of NantucketPURPOSE: REHABILITATE APRON. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT REHABILITATES 13,588 SQUARE YARDS OF EXISTING COMMUTER APRON PAVEMENT TODepartment of TransportationFederal Aviation AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$4.3M5 Aug 2026USAspending
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.PROJECT TITLE: A PHASE 1/2 STUDY OF HALK.CAR T CELLS FOR PATIENTS WITH RELAPSED/REFRACTORY HIGH-RISK NEUROBLASTOMADepartment of DefenseDefense Health AgencyGrantProject Grant (B)$4.2M24 Aug 2026USAspending
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.PROJECT TITLE: A PHASE 1/2 STUDY OF HALK.CAR T CELLS FOR PATIENTS WITH RELAPSED/REFRACTORY HIGH-RISK NEUROBLASTOMADepartment of DefenseDefense Health AgencyGrantProject Grant (B)$4.2M24 Aug 2026USAspending
The Children's Hospital CorporationPRO-RESOLVING LIPID MEDIATOR RECEPTORS AS THERAPEUTIC TARGETS FOR ENDOMETRIOSIS PAIN - ENDOMETRIOSIS-ASSOCIATED PAIN IS AN IMPORTANT DRIVER OF OPIOID USE IN WOMDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$3.9M21 Aug 2026USAspending
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.CIRCULAR DE-FOA-0003303 SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS INC. CONTROL NUMBER: 3303-1523 PROJECT: SAINT-GOBAINS MATERIAL TO GUARD BATTERIES FOR SAFETY AND LONGEVDepartment of EnergyGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$3.7M13 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: SHREWSBURY- NORTHBOROUGH- REHABILITATION & BOX WIDENING ON ROUTE 20, FROM ROUTE 9 TO SOUTH STREET :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: NHP(NHS)/PRC/HPP/HSI(Department of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$3.6M27 Aug 2026USAspending
Brigham & Womens Hospital Inc(1/2) STATINS TO PREVENT CANCER ASSOCIATED VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM (STAT-CAT): CCC - STAT-CAT PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT (MAXIMUM 30 LINES) ONCOLOGY PATIENTS AREDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$3.6M20 Aug 2026USAspending
The General Hospital CorporationMENOPAUSE AND RELATED MIDLIFE RISK FACTORS AND THEIR IMPACT ON LATER-LIFE PATHOLOGY AND COGNITION - THE WHIMSY-AD STUDY - SUMMARY MENOPAUSE IS AN INEVITABLE PARDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$3.6M3 Aug 2026USAspending
Brigham & Womens Hospital IncPROJECT TITLE: ACTIVATING A B CELL RESPONSE AGAINST BREAST CANCERDepartment of DefenseDefense Health AgencyGrantProject Grant (B)$3.5M26 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: ANDOVER- BRIDGE PRESERVATION, A-09-022, I-93 OVER MERRIMACK RIVER :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: HIP(NGB)-0934(003) - ANDOVER- BRIDGE PRESERVATION, A-Department of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$3.4M19 Aug 2026USAspending
The Children's Hospital CorporationHYDROGEN IN NEONATAL ENCEPHALOPATHY (HIE) TRIAL - PROJECT SUMMARY HYPOXIC-ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY (HIE) REMAINS A LEADING CAUSE OF NEONATAL MORTALITY AND LONG-TDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$3.4M14 Aug 2026USAspending
Pathfinder Consultants, LLCPROFESSIONAL ACQUISITION SUPPORT SERVICES "EO 14398"Department of Veterans AffairsContractBpa Call$3.0M24 Aug 2026USAspending
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.?DIGITS: DIGITAL HEALTH INTEROPERABILITY TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS - SUMMARY THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR STANDARDIZED DIGITAL HEALTH DATA FORMATS THROUGH FIVDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$3.0M3 Aug 2026USAspending
Public Health, Massachusetts Department ofFVPS-2026 - FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION & SERVICES STATE GRANTSDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and FamiliesGrantFormula Grant (a)$2.9M28 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: DIGHTON- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, D-08-002 (3L9), PLEASANT STREET OVER MUDDY COVE :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: HPP/STP(BR-OFF)-003S(903)X - DIGHTON- BRIDDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$2.8M19 Aug 2026USAspending
Trustees of Boston UniversityMRI: TRACK 2: NEXT GENERATION ELECTRONICS FOR KAMLAND2-ZEN -UNDERSTANDING WHY THE UNIVERSE IS MADE ALMOST ENTIRELY OF MATTER, RATHER THAN EQUAL AMOUNTS OF MATTENational Science FoundationGrantProject Grant (B)$2.7M11 Aug 2026USAspending
Boston, City ofPURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BYDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and DevelopmentGrantProject Grant (B)$2.6M3 Aug 2026USAspending
The General Hospital CorporationTHE EFFECTS OF CHANGING HEALTH CARE MARKETS ON CARDIOVASCULAR AND CEREBROVASCULAR CARE AND OUTCOMES - PROJECT SUMMARY THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM IS UNDERGODepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$2.6M19 Aug 2026USAspending
The Children's Hospital CorporationEXPANDING THE BIOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES OF IMAGE-BASED TRANSCRIPTOMICS BY TARGETING SHORT, HOMOLOGOUS, AND SYNTHETIC TRANSCRIPTS - SINCE THEIR INTRODUCTION A DECADepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$2.6M14 Aug 2026USAspending
Boston, City ofPURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BYDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and DevelopmentGrantProject Grant (B)$2.5M3 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: MARLBOROUGH- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 20 :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: NHP(NHS)-003S(315) - MARLBOROUGH - RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ODepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$2.5M20 Aug 2026USAspending
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.SPORE IN LEUKEMIA - OVERALL SUMMARY THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS SPORE IN LEUKEMIA IS TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENETIC AND MOLECULAR BASIS OF MYELOID LEUKEMIDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$2.4M12 Aug 2026USAspending
Cornerstone Construction Services, LLCONEILL FOB HYDRONIC PIPING PHASE 4General Services AdministrationPublic Buildings ServiceContractDelivery Order$2.4M25 Aug 2026USAspending
National Onsite Wastewater Recycling AssWW TECHNICAL ASST. AND TRAINING GRANTS - X YEARDepartment of AgricultureRural Utilities ServiceGrantProject Grant (B)$2.3M25 Aug 2026USAspending
CountyofdukescountyPURPOSE: EXPAND TERMINAL. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT EXPANDS THE EXISTING TERMINAL BY 15,000 SQUARE FEET, INCLUDING HOLDROOMS, BDepartment of TransportationFederal Aviation AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$2.2M18 Aug 2026USAspending
Boston, City ofPURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BYDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and DevelopmentGrantProject Grant (B)$2.1M3 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: SHREWSBURY- NORTHBOROUGH- REHABILITATION & BOX WIDENING ON ROUTE 20, FROM ROUTE 9 TO SOUTH STREET :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: NHP(NHS)/PRC/HPP/HSI(Department of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$2.1M27 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: DIGHTON- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, D-08-002 (3L9), PLEASANT STREET OVER MUDDY COVE :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: HPP/STP(BR-OFF)-003S(903)X - DIGHTON- BRIDDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$2.0M19 Aug 2026USAspending
The General Hospital CorporationHIGHLY ADHESIVE, LARGE-SURFACE SEALANTS FOR HEMOSTASIS IN BURN EXCISION SURGERY - ABSTRACT DEEP PARTIAL-THICKNESS AND FULL-THICKNESS BURNS ARE MANAGED WITH EARLDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$2.0M5 Aug 2026USAspending
The General Hospital CorporationVALIDATION OF [18F]3F4AP PET FOR DETECTING AND QUANTIFYING PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES - SUMMARY PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES (PNIS) ARE SURPRISINGLY COMMON, YET EFFDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$2.0M20 Aug 2026USAspending
Public Health, Massachusetts Department ofTHE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH’S (MDPH) POSITIVE ADOLESCENT AND CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES TO PREVENT SUBSTANCE USE (PACES) INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON PREVDepartment of Health and Human ServicesSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$2.0M24 Aug 2026USAspending
University of Massachusetts LowellNSF: MRI: TRACK 2: SUMMIT: DEVELOPMENT OF A SECURE AND RESILIENT MULTI-SITE SMART GRID TESTBED FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND TRAINING -THE ELECTRIC POWER GNational Science FoundationGrantProject Grant (B)$2.0M12 Aug 2026USAspending
Fieldstone Bio, Inc.FIELDSTONE BIO, INC. : NEW AWARD CONTROL # 3593-1523, DE-FOA-0003593 (ROCKS SBIR-STTR) PROJECT TITLE: RAPID IN SITU CORE CHARACTERIZATION USING SYNTHETIC BIOLOGDepartment of EnergyGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$2.0M5 Aug 2026USAspending
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeIMMGEN CONSORTIUM - TWENTY-FIVE IMMUNOLOGY AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY LABORATORIES COMBINE THEIR EXPERTISE WITHIN IMMGEN TO PERFORM A ROBUST AND THOROUGH DISSECTDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$2.0M11 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: PROVINCETOWN- CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS AND RELATED WORK ON SHANK PAINTER ROAD, FROM ROUTE 6 TO BRADFORD STREET :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: STP/CMQ/TAPDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$2.0M10 Aug 2026USAspending
Coonamessett Farm Foundation IncCOONAMESSETT FARM FOUNDATION IS PROPOSING A COLLABORATIVE, INDUSTRY-BASED RESEARCH PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN THE RESILIENCE AND VIABILITY OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMERCIADepartment of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$1.9M11 Aug 2026USAspending
The General Hospital CorporationEVALUATING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE-RELATED MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES IN WOMEN - PROJECT Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$1.9M28 Aug 2026USAspending
The General Hospital CorporationMECHANISMS OF COMPARTMENTALIZED ROS SENSING IN THE BRAIN - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT HIGH ATP PRODUCTION THROUGH OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION (OXPHOS) IN THE MITOCHDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$1.9M31 Aug 2026USAspending
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeTHE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF VULNERABLE SERVICE SECTOR WORKERS ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE - ABSTRACT THE SERVICE-SECTOR WORKFORCE IS LARGE, WITH NEARLY 20% OF THE U.Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$1.8M14 Aug 2026USAspending
The Children's Hospital CorporationPEDIATRIC BONE MARROW FAILURE NETWORK (PBMFN) - PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT – OVERALL BONE MARROW FAILURE (BMF), ALSO CALLED APLASTIC ANEMIA, IS A RARE DISORDER Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$1.8M21 Aug 2026USAspending
General Electric CompanyOVERHAUL OF ENGINE AND ENGINE COMPONENTS.Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast GuardContractDelivery Order$1.8M19 Aug 2026USAspending
The Children's Hospital CorporationHIF2A-VIM-COX4I2 AXIS ORCHESTRATES PERICYTE CYTOSKELETAL-MITOCHONDRIAL CROSSTALK TO DRIVE PULMONARY VASCULAR REMODELING - ABSTRACT PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSIDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$1.8M14 Aug 2026USAspending
The Abigail Adams Institute, Inc.SUPPLEMENTARY HUMANITIES AT HARVARD [THE ABIGAIL ADAMS INSTITUTE (?AAI? OR ?THE INSTITUTE?), LOCATED IN HARVARD SQUARE IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, SEEKS TO EXPNational Endowment for the HumanitiesGrantProject Grant (B)$1.8M11 Aug 2026USAspending
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.SEROTONERGIC CIRCUIT MECHANISMS TO ENHANCE UPPER AIRWAY TONE AND RESPIRATION IN THE SETTING OF OPIOIDS AND SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING. - OPIOIDS ARE WIDELY USEDDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$1.7M5 Aug 2026USAspending
Classic Site Solutions IncCAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE - REPLACE PROVINCE LANDS SEPTIC SYSTEMDepartment of the InteriorNational Park ServiceContractDefinitive Contract$1.7M28 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$1.7M26 Aug 2026USAspending
State of Place IncFY26 PHASE II AWARD WITH STATE OF PLACE UNDER TOPIC AI FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND DESIGN (AI TPD).Department of TransportationImmediate Office of the Secretary of TransportationContractDefinitive Contract$1.7M21 Aug 2026USAspending
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF AGING AND ACCELERATED AGING IN THE HUMAN BRAIN - SUMMARY. THIS PROPOSAL IS IN RESPONSE TO PAR-21-038: STEPHEN I. KATZ EARLY STAGE INVESTDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$1.7M20 Aug 2026USAspending
The General Hospital CorporationCAUSAL LINKS BETWEEN THE MATERNAL PLASMA PROTEOME, PREECLAMPSIA, AND FUTURE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - ABSTRACT PREECLAMPSIA (PE), THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW-ONSET HYDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$1.7M14 Aug 2026USAspending
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.ADVANCING SEPSIS QUALITY MEASUREMENT TO PROMOTE COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES - PROJECT ABSTRACT SEPSIS IS A LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH, DISABILITDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$1.7M10 Aug 2026USAspending
Mustang Survival MFG, IncDRY SUIT ORDER FOR BASE BOSTON EZ-SUPPLYDepartment of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast GuardContractDelivery Order$1.7M28 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Port AuthorityPURPOSE: RECONSTRUCT PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT RECONSTRUCTS 2 EXISTING PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGES TDepartment of TransportationFederal Aviation AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$1.6M18 Aug 2026USAspending
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeDMREF: MACHINE LEARNING-ENHANCED DESIGN AND SCALABLE MANUFACTURING OF ARCHITECTED HYDROGEL COMPOSITES WITH TUNABLE PROPERTIES -NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: THIS DNational Science FoundationGrantProject Grant (B)$1.6M24 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: RAYNHAM- TAUNTON- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, R-02-003=T-01-004 (3M4), SOUTH STREET EAST OVER THE TAUNTON RIVER :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: HPP/STP-0035(07Department of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$1.6M12 Aug 2026USAspending
Northeastern UniversityVINES: TRACK 2: UNTETHERING AI FACTORIES: FROM CABLE-BOUND NETWORKS TO ADAPTIVE WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE -ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TRAINING FACILITIES, KNOWNNational Science FoundationGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$1.6M24 Aug 2026USAspending
Trustees of Boston UniversityLUNG INTERSTITIAL MACROPHAGES AND BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA - IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF IMMUNE PROTECTION AGAINST PNEUMONIA IS NEEDED. AFTER RECOVERY FROM PRIOR INFECDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$1.6M26 Aug 2026USAspending
United Way Central MassMA UNITED WAYS FAMILY ECONOMIC MOBILITY PROPOSAL - THE FOURTEEN UNITED WAYS OF MASSACHUSETTS WILL COLLECTIVELY IMPACT ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDRENDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and FamiliesGrantProject Grant (B)$1.5M24 Aug 2026USAspending
Terc, Inc.VIVID AI (VISUALIZE, IMPLEMENT, & VALIDATE INTELLIGENT DESIGNS WITH AI): A CO-DESIGNED MAKER EXPERIENCE CONNECTING NEURODIVERSE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEARNERS TO AI-ENANational Science FoundationGrantProject Grant (B)$1.5M20 Aug 2026USAspending
Artificial Axon Labs IncDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$1.5M6 Aug 2026USAspending
Brigham & Womens Hospital IncREPURPOSING A REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR TO TARGET RETROTRANSPOSONS AND PREVENT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME: A TWO-PHASE UG3/UH3 CLINIDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$1.5M6 Aug 2026USAspending
General Electric CompanyPURCHASE OF VARIOUS COMPONENTS TO BE UTILIZED ON MH-60T HELICOPTERS.Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Coast GuardContractDelivery Order$1.4M24 Aug 2026USAspending
Barnstable Municipal AirportPURPOSE: REHABILITATE APRON. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT REHABILITATES 200 SQUARE YARDS OF EXISTING TERMINAL APRON PAVEMENT TO MADepartment of TransportationFederal Aviation AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$1.4M25 Aug 2026USAspending
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeEQUIPMENT: MRI: TRACK 1: ACQUISITION OF A THERMAL LASER EPITAXY SYSTEM -NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: QUANTUM MATERIALS OFFER NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUANTUM INFORMANational Science FoundationGrantProject Grant (B)$1.4M11 Aug 2026USAspending
Crane & Co., Inc.WCF CFD $50 TEST W/MOS TEST SHEETS AND OUTTURNSDepartment of the TreasuryBureau of Engraving and PrintingContractDelivery Order$1.4M13 Aug 2026USAspending
CountyofdukescountyPURPOSE: EXPAND TERMINAL; RECONSTRUCT TERMINAL. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT EXPANDS THE EXISTING TERMINAL BY 15,000 SQUARE FEET, Department of TransportationFederal Aviation AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$1.4M6 Aug 2026USAspending
Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionCAIG: PREDICTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF RARE-EARTH ELEMENT-RICH SEDIMENT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED GEOSPATIAL MAPPING AND FISH TOOTH FOSSILS -RARE EARTH National Science FoundationGrantProject Grant (B)$1.4M5 Aug 2026USAspending
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, IncPURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BYDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and DevelopmentGrantProject Grant (B)$1.3M31 Aug 2026USAspending
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegePHYSICS AND APPLICATIONS OF QUANTUM NANOPHOTONIC SYSTEMS -THE PROJECT IS AIMED AT DEVELOPING NEW WAYS TO STORE, PROCESS, AND TRANSMIT INFORMATION USING THE LAWSNational Science FoundationGrantProject Grant (B)$1.3M6 Aug 2026USAspending
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolOUTSIDE COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE FMC/FPC INMATE POPULATION AUG FY26 EO 14398Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of PrisonsContractDelivery Order$1.3M24 Aug 2026USAspending
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolOUTSIDE HOSPITAL MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE FMC/FPC INMATE POPULATION OF FMC DEVENS SEP FY26 EO 14398Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of PrisonsContractDelivery Order$1.3M11 Aug 2026USAspending
CountyofdukescountyPURPOSE: EXPAND TERMINAL; RECONSTRUCT TERMINAL. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT EXPANDS THE EXISTING TERMINAL BY 15,000 SQUARE FEET, Department of TransportationFederal Aviation AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$1.3M6 Aug 2026USAspending
Vincere Biosciences, IncIND-ENABLING STUDIES OF A USP30 INHIBITOR FOR ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY - ABSTRACT EXISTING TREATMENTS FOR ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY (AKI) ARE LIMITED TO SUPPORTIVE CARE, ADepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$1.3M28 Aug 2026USAspending
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolOUTSIDE HOSPITAL MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE FMC/FPC INMATE POPULATION OF FMC DEVENS JULY FY26 EO 14398Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of PrisonsContractDelivery Order$1.3M4 Aug 2026USAspending
Northeast Gas Association, Inc.OTA - OTHER TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH PROJECTS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS THAT WILL IMPROVE PIPELDepartment of TransportationPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOther assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance$1.3M27 Aug 2026USAspending
The General Hospital Corporation1/2 TOOLKIT FOR OPTIMAL RECOVERY AFTER ORTHOPEDIC INJURY; A MULTI-SITE TRIAL - ABSTRACT: USING THE NCCIH UG3/UH3 MECHANISM WE AIM TO CONDUCT A FULLY POWERED, SIDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$1.3M7 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAI SUPPORTED PROJECT BASED LEARNINGDepartment of EducationGrantProject Grant (B)$1.2M21 Aug 2026USAspending
Repro-T CompanyA HIGH THROUGHPUT PLATFORM FOR INTRACELLULAR DELIVERY OF IMPERMEABLE DRUG MOLECULES AND MOLECULAR PROBES TO ENABLE A NEW GENERATION OF SCREENING ASSAYS - SUMMARDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$1.2M18 Aug 2026USAspending
Progenics Pharmaceuticals IncPYLARIFY F-18 INJECTIONSDepartment of Veterans AffairsContractBpa Call$1.2M5 Aug 2026USAspending
Fenway Community Health Center, Inc.INTEGRATION OF PEP PACKS INTO EXISTING SEXUAL HEALTH CLINICAL CARE FOR GBMSMDepartment of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Disease Control and PreventionGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$1.2M27 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: HATFIELD- WHATELY- DEERFIELD- GREENFIELD- BERNARDSTON- BRIDGE PRESERVATION ALONG I-91 :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: HIP(BR)/BFS(BR-OFF)-0912(003)X - Department of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$1.2M7 Aug 2026USAspending
Terc, Inc.SITUATING SCIENCE LEARNING ON ALTERNATIVE SANITATION SOLUTIONS IN BREWERIES TO INCREASE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN DECISION-MAKING RELATED TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS -MNational Science FoundationGrantProject Grant (B)$1.2M25 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Port AuthorityPURPOSE: NOISE MITIGATION MEASURES FOR RESIDENCES WITHIN 65-69 DNL. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT INSTALLS INSULATION NOISE MITIGATDepartment of TransportationFederal Aviation AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$1.2M18 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Department of TransportationPROJECT TITLE: PROVINCETOWN- CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS AND RELATED WORK ON SHANK PAINTER ROAD, FROM ROUTE 6 TO BRADFORD STREET :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: STP/CMQ/TAPDepartment of TransportationFederal Highway AdministrationGrantFormula Grant (a)$1.2M10 Aug 2026USAspending
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteNEW AWARD TO WPI CATALCHEM-E CONTROL NUMBER: 3505-1551 TITLE: AUTONOMOUS HIGH THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTATION TO ACCELERATE CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (A-TEAM) THE OBJECDepartment of EnergyGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$1.2M4 Aug 2026USAspending
Nirrin Technologies IncINTEGRATION OF HIGH-PRECISION TUNABLE LASER SPECTROSCOPY (HPTLS) INTO LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY FOR QUANTITATIVE BIOFORMULATION ANALYSIS - PROJECT SUMMARY THE GOAL Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$1.2M10 Aug 2026USAspending
Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryIND-ENABLING STUDY OF AAV-MEDIATED TMPRSS3 GENE THERAPY TO TREAT HUMAN AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE HEARING LOSS DFNB8 - PROJECT SUMMARY AND RELEVANCE GENETIC HEARING LODepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$1.2M14 Aug 2026USAspending
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeINDUCING LIPID PEROXIDATION IN MELANOMA CELLS IN LYMPH NODES TO PROMOTE SYSTEMIC IMMUNOSURVEILLANCEDepartment of DefenseDefense Health AgencyGrantProject Grant (B)$1.1M25 Aug 2026USAspending
The General Hospital CorporationDEVELOPING NON-VIRAL GENE THERAPY FOR ACUTE PAIN TREATMENT - PROJECT SUMMARY THIS R61/R33 TRANSLATIONAL PROPOSAL AIMS TO DEVELOP A NON-OPIOID LIPID NANOPARTICLEDepartment of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthGrantProject Grant (B)$1.1M19 Aug 2026USAspending
Town of Provincetown Town HallPURPOSE: CONSTRUCT/EXPAND SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT BUILDING. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT CONSTRUCTS A NEW 1,936 SQUARE FOOT SNOW REDepartment of TransportationFederal Aviation AdministrationGrantProject Grant (B)$1.1M11 Aug 2026USAspending

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Questions and answers

How many federal awards were made in Massachusetts in August 2026?

136 new prime awards of $1.0M or more with a primary place of performance in Massachusetts carry a base obligation date in August 2026, with a combined award value of $568M. Smaller awards and modifications to older awards are not counted.

Who received them?

Massachusetts Department of Transportation (21, $125M); Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. (1, $88M); President and Fellows of Harvard College (6, $44M); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (3, $30M); The General Hospital Corporation (12, $28M). Individuals are never listed.

Is award value the same as spending?

No. Award value is the amount obligated to the award so far as USAspending reports it; obligations are commitments, and outlays (actual payments) follow later, often over several years.

Provenance

Source: USAspending.gov API v2 award search (new awards only, award types contracts, grants, loans and other assistance, lower bound $1.0M), loaded 30 Sep 2026. Direct-payment records are excluded because they are aggregates. The month is assigned by base obligation date. See methodology.