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Science and technology R&D: $5.5B in defense awards
$5.5B obligated across 3,565 DoD and DHS awards to 1,371 companies, Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 13, 2026, 4.8% of Research and development. Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp leads with $379.6M; Department of the Army is the largest buyer at $2.4B.
| Obligated FY2024+ | $5.5B |
|---|---|
| Awards | 3,565 |
| Companies | 1,371 |
| FY2024 | $2.2B |
| FY2025 | $2.0B |
| FY2026 to date | $1.3B |
| Parent category | Research and development |
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| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA702226C0006 definitive contract | Florida Tech Research Institute, LLC | $100K | Spatiotemporal mobility pattern learning and classification | Air Force | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HT942626FE055 delivery order | Eitr Biologics, Inc | $100K | Novel bispecific broad spectrum nanobody | Defense Health Agency | May 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017325P5264 purchase order | University of Toledo | $100K | Physics modeling and simulation r and d services for powered and pulse powered semiconductors | Navy | Apr 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N3943026C5001 definitive contract | Gsi Environmental Inc | $100K | Frameworks for assessing the impact of extreme weather events at environmental restoration sites | Navy | Mar 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q25F0027 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | $100K | Defense, research, engineering, science and technology development (dres&td) high power microware and distributed aperture support (hpmdas) | Army | Apr 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ26C0002 definitive contract | Florida International University | $100K | Serdp project rc25-4905 "reducing uncertainty in carbon pools and free phase gas fluxes in peatland ecosystems from spatially rich geophysical datasets" | Army | Nov 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ26C0004 definitive contract | Colorado State University | $100K | Estcp project rc25-8522 operational picture environment for resource management (openrm) gis platform for DOD | Army | Oct 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ26CA048 definitive contract | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc | $100K | Ew25-9660 jacobs engineering group - strategic design framework for phased implementation of thermal energy networks | Army | May 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ26PA017 purchase order | North Dakota State University | $100K | Serdp wp26-0516 novel highly flexible coatings for advanced aircraft applications | Army | Mar 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912HZ21C0069 definitive contract | Colorado State University | $100K | Baa 21-0030, advanced simulations and uncertainty quantifications of the response of military structures to blast loading | Army | Sep 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT25FR0000024 delivery order | Battelle National Biodefense Institute, LLC | $100K | To award and fully fund nbacc ii extension work for others (wfo) task order joint program executive office (jpeo) generative unconstrained intelligent drug engineering (guide) against id/iq clin 8205. | Office of Procurement Operations | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 70RSAT25FR0000056 delivery order | Forrester Research, Inc | $100K | Business technology research access | Office of Procurement Operations | Sep 29, 2025 |
| W31P4Q25F0093 delivery order | National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining | $100K | Additively manufactured production prototypes | Army | Dec 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865019C5218 definitive contract | Texas Research Institute , Austin, Inc | $100K | Transition of eddy current nondestructive inspection techs | Air Force | Feb 21, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70FA3125F00000066 BPA call | Forward Edge AI Inc | $100K | Operation and maintenace developer support for purchase request package tool | Federal Emergency Management Agency | Sep 20, 2025 |
| W911QX24F0087 delivery order | Corvid Technologies, LLC | $100K | Digital engineering for complex defense challenges (task order 1) | Army | Sep 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA520922C0008 definitive contract | Industry University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University | $100K | Army research & development - international center indo-pacific (itcipac), developing sensors for detecting toxins in drinking water - 2229krsky_p | Air Force | Jul 8, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0024425P0114 purchase order | Jeffrey T Baker | $100K | Multi conjugate adaptive optics technical support | Navy | Sep 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W913E520F0004 delivery order | Centuria Corporation | $100K | Technical and professional services u437010 | Army | Dec 20, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W911QY20C0045 definitive contract | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc | $99K | Research and development | Army | Jul 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HZ24P0132 purchase order | USA Rare Earth LLC | $99K | Baa- el-2024-0037 biotechnology enabled recovery of rare earth elements (bioree) ralc: u433000 | Army | Jan 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HZ25PA009 purchase order | Keisler Consulting LLC | $99K | Integrating decision analysis services | Army | Sep 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q25F0245 delivery order | The University of Alabama in Huntsville | $99K | Research and development to support devcom avmc s3i protective technologies division to conduct research that supports microelectronic assurance, microelectronic test capability, and validation of physical designs of microelectronics. | Army | Aug 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ072724P0004 purchase order | Astertech LLC | $99K | Sttr phase i research study | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Mar 4, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HQ072724P0003 purchase order | Tda Research, Inc | $99K | Small business technology transfer (sttr) phase i study | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Feb 21, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HQ072724P0005 purchase order | Elevan LLC | $99K | Small business technology transfer (sttr) phase i study | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Feb 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HQ072724P0001 purchase order | Aerocyonics, Inc | $99K | Small business technology transfer (sttr) phase i study | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Feb 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HQ072724P0002 purchase order | Terraverum LLC | $99K | Small business technology transfer (sttr) phase i study | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Feb 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ23P0039 purchase order | Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates LLC | $98K | Estcp project number: mr22-7964 | Army | May 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HQ072724P0006 purchase order | Deep Analytics LLC | $97K | Sttr 23.c - proposal p0013 | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Mar 13, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W912CG25FA004 delivery order | University of Southern California | $97K | Proposal titled, leveraging scenario generation for reinforcement learning via large language models, rl sim generation | Army | Apr 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HT942525F0014 delivery order | Vysnova Partners, LLC | $97K | Technical scientific support services southeast asia | Defense Health Agency | May 22, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0017322F6001 delivery order | SRI International | $97K | The purpose of executing this task order is for the ktr to perform the work cited in section 4.2.4 of the pws. | Navy | Nov 22, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0042126P1032 purchase order | Waters Technologies Corporation | $95K | Total assurance plan for preventative maintenance | Navy | Dec 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0017324P5270 purchase order | SRI International | $95K | Alpha-alane testing material | Navy | Oct 3, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA700024F0109 delivery order | Southwest Research Institute | $94K | Engineering and analysis activities in aging structures: a-10 windscreen bird strike testing | Air Force | Sep 12, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ26PA024 purchase order | Florida International University | $93K | Er24-9724 florida international university entitled integrated approaches for treating munitions constituents in industrial wastewater effluents: synthesizing remediation technologies for comparative assessment | Army | Apr 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0042125P0086 purchase order | Waters Technologies Corporation | $92K | Total assurance plan | Navy | Feb 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q26F0073 delivery order | The University of Alabama in Huntsville | $91K | Prototype integration facility research that supports manufacturability and sustainment of ARMY equipment. | Army | Apr 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N3943020C2236 definitive contract | Aptim Federal Services, LLC | $90K | Validation of colloidal activated carbon for in situ sequestration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (pfas) | Navy | Apr 4, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA520924C0012 definitive contract | National Taiwan University | $90K | This project seeks to address the issue of military plastic waste (mpw) through an integrated chemolytical transformation using safer solvents for the deconstruction of polymers | Air Force | Jun 6, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA865021C5691 definitive contract | Concurrent Technologies Corp | $90K | Reliable power -- clear afs | Air Force | Jun 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HZ25P0060 purchase order | VRC Metal Systems, LLC | $90K | Funding for baa 25-0018 | Army | Jun 13, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W913E525F0004 delivery order | Csmi LLC | $90K | Technical and professional services for engineer/scientist u437n00 | Army | Apr 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA520923C0019 definitive contract | Knu Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation | $89K | Army research and development-developing aa--ga2o3 for alphaga2o3 for alpha--and and betabeta--voltaic applications voltaic applications | Air Force | Jun 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21C0048 definitive contract | Re2 ,inc | $89K | Sbir phase ii base award-- robotic ammunition maneuvering system (rams) phase ii | Army | Jun 21, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0042125P1031 purchase order | Technical Communities, Inc | $89K | Purchasing renewal for agilent | Navy | Mar 13, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HZ25C0032 definitive contract | Arcadis U.s, Inc | $89K | Project management and logistics support under estcp project er24-8929 u433000 | Army | May 7, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA520924C0014 definitive contract | The University of Queensland | $88K | The project integrates synthesis and characterization of sorbents for analyzing pfas removal to determine the optimal settings. | Air Force | Jul 9, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA700025F0124 delivery order | Southwest Research Institute | $88K | Castle at usafa and the minuteman iii program office require contractor support to evaluate weld procedures, processes, and crack analysis on transporter erector replacement program (terp) units located at hill afb. | Air Force | Sep 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award data (FPDS), DoD and DHS contracts, orders and IDVs with any action since Oct 1, 2023. Obligated FY2024+ sums the obligations on those actions; total obligated is the award's lifetime figure. DoD contract actions publish on USAspending about 90 days after signing (DFARS PGI 204.6), so the latest DoD actions here trail the calendar by about 3 months. Data as of Oct 15, 2026.
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