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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 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9132T21C0001 definitive contract | PPG Industries, Inc | $0 | Baa 20-004 - cold tolerant surface coatings u435cfm | Army | Sep 30, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W9132T21C0009 definitive contract | Neya Systems LLC | $0 | Baa 20-027 negative obstacle detection using the fusion of lidar and electro-optical imagery u435cfe | Army | Feb 13, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W9132T22C0012 definitive contract | Subuas LLC | $0 | Sbir phase ii - multi-faceted riverine surveillance system u435cne | Army | Jun 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W9132T22C0014 definitive contract | University of Illinois | $0 | Baa #19-042 "the role of extensional rheology in 3d printing concrete" u435cfe | Army | Sep 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W9132T22C0018 definitive contract | Florida International University | $0 | Baa #21-029 "basic solutions for use of ultra-high performance concrete (uhpc) in additive construction (3d printing)" u435cfe | Army | May 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W9132T22C0021 definitive contract | Texas A&m Engineering Experiment Station | $0 | Baa #21-024 "design and modeling of ultra-high-performance concrete for additive construction" u435cfe | Army | Feb 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W9132T22C0030 definitive contract | Robotic Construction Technologies, Inc | $0 | Cso lsam construction for code compliant - cfe | Army | Nov 27, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W9132T23C0003 definitive contract | Intellisense Systems Inc | $0 | Cso - technology pilot for cdc ipr u435cei-i | Army | Oct 26, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W9132T23C0005 definitive contract | The University of Southern Mississippi | $0 | Baa 22-007-quantification and understanding legacy coal tar epoxy coatings performance lifetime for replacement technology development u435cei | Army | Jun 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W9132T23C0006 definitive contract | North Dakota State University | $0 | Baa 22-027 - biomimetic and bioinspired infrastructure coatings u435cei | Army | May 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W9132T23C0008 definitive contract | North Dakota State University | $0 | Baa 22-025 - service life prediction of coating systems under the impact of fluid flow u435cei | Army | Jun 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W9132T23C0013 definitive contract | University of Illinois | $0 | Autonomous construction vehicle control u435ceo | Army | Oct 15, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W9132T23C0023 definitive contract | University of Illinois | $0 | Baa #22-065 "autonomous robotic construction and manufacturing at scale in deployed environments research group seed projects" u435ceo | Army | Sep 10, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W9132T23C0025 definitive contract | University of Maine System | $0 | Cso proposal "iso containerized continuous forming machine for on-site production of thermoplastic composite rebar" u435cei | Army | Sep 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W9132V08C0022 definitive contract | Engility Services, LLC | $0 | U436530 geospatial info office support award | Defense Contract Management Agency | Feb 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W9132V09C0002 definitive contract | Bluehalo Labs, LLC | $0 | U436440 sbir phase ii | Defense Contract Management Agency | Mar 5, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W9132V21C0003 definitive contract | 3deo Inc | $0 | Sbir phase ii base year for precision tracking of birds and drones using fast, efficient 3d lidar u439320 | Army | Feb 13, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W9132V23C0002 definitive contract | University of California, Los Angeles | $0 | Ucla baa - proposal #grl-22-0002a | Army | Dec 19, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W9132V24P0002 purchase order | Arete Associates | $0 | Sttr phase i for the project entitled "use of satellite observations for analog ensemble predictions to contribute to decision advantage". | Army | Mar 1, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W913E520C0021 definitive contract | Nevada System of Higher Education | $0 | Baa 20-0001 desert research institute research and development u437h00 | Army | Dec 19, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W913E520D0001 IDIQ contract | Centuria Corporation | $0 | Technical and professional services u437000 | Army | Nov 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W913E520D0002 IDIQ contract | Csmi LLC | $0 | Technical and professional services u437000 | Army | Nov 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W913E521C0003 definitive contract | University of Vermont & State Agricultural College | $0 | Research and development (R&D) services baa 19-0065 titled, 'ARMY visual and tactical arctic reconnaissance (avatar)' u437n00 | Army | Nov 21, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W913E521C0006 definitive contract | University System of New Hampshire | $0 | Unh baa proposal 19-1909 titled, "cold region science and technology: cold climate sensing" u437a00 | Army | May 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W913E521C0015 definitive contract | Lehigh University | $0 | Research & development services u437040 | Army | Apr 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W913E522C0001 definitive contract | Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $0 | Research & development (R&D)- baa 20-c019 base year award titled "defense resiliency platform against extreme cold weather" u437a00 | Army | Jan 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W913E522C0003 definitive contract | University of Vermont & State Agricultural College | $0 | Research and development (R&D) services baa 21-c002 titled, "cold weather summit-to-shore environmental observation network" u437h00 | Army | Feb 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W913E523C0002 definitive contract | University of California, Santa Barbara | $0 | Research & development - baa 22-0004 u437a00 | Army | Mar 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W913E523C0004 definitive contract | University System of New Hampshire | $0 | Unh baa proposal 'cold region science and technology: snow properties to support mobility' u437a00 | Army | Sep 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W913E523C0008 definitive contract | Vermont State Colleges | $0 | Research & development phase i-base year u437n00 | Army | Mar 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W913E523C0011 definitive contract | Trustees of Dartmouth College | $0 | Research & development - baa 22-0007 titled "resilient energy system solutions for extremely cold regions: phase iii" u437p00 | Army | Aug 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W913E525D0001 IDIQ contract | Katmai Diversified Services LLC | $0 | Technical and professional support services single award task order contract (satoc) u437000 | Army | Sep 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W91CRB21C0028 definitive contract | Alphacore Inc | $0 | Sbir phase ii base topic a19-024 | Army | May 22, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W91CRB21P0004 purchase order | Triton Systems, Inc | $0 | Sbir phase i (base) for topic number a20-145 a202-145-0086 improved communications and hearing protection for ARMY aviation. | Army | Mar 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W91CRB22C0022 definitive contract | United Protective Technologies, LLC | $0 | Small business innovative research (sbir) phase ii award - http://www.sbir.gov | Army | Jun 12, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W91CRB22C0027 definitive contract | Creare LLC | $0 | Small business innovative research phase ii year 1 water supply monitor. | Army | May 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W91CRB22C0031 definitive contract | Qortek Inc | $0 | Small business innovative research (sbir) phase iii award - warfighter tactical power converter (wtpc) ARMY manufacturing technology (mantech) http://www.sbir.gov | Army | Sep 6, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70FA6021F00000079 delivery order | E-Paga, Inc | -$0 | Dam safety (dam incident exercise for cta ) | Federal Emergency Management Agency | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 70RSAT22C00000010 definitive contract | Surmet Precision Optics, Inc | -$0 | The purpose of this requisition is to establish funding for improved curved transparent ceramic structural components. | Office of Procurement Operations | May 26, 2026 |
| 70RSAT22C00000016 definitive contract | Securelogix Corporation | -$0 | The purpose of this requisition is to establish funding for artificial intelligence to augment the 911 telecommunicator function. | Office of Procurement Operations | May 27, 2026 |
| 70RSAT23CB0000006 definitive contract | Telesecurity Sciences, Inc | -$0 | Contract for flexible officer evaluation tool (foet) project under baa call 70rsat23rb0000001 | Office of Procurement Operations | May 4, 2026 |
| 70RSAT18CB0000049 definitive contract | Dager Technology , LLC | -$0 | The purpose of this requisition is to commit $1,300,000.00 for DHS s&t to award a new contract for research, assessment and development of counter-improvised explosive devices (ied)under solicitation number dhsst-lrbaa14-02, topic: ... | Office of Procurement Operations | Feb 20, 2025 |
| N0017317C2005 definitive contract | Nova Research, Inc | -$0 | Igf::ot::igf; pr 61-1012-16 research and development for chemical/materials R&D and sensors/systems development | Navy | Mar 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU22C0003 definitive contract | A10 Systems Inc | -$0 | This action awards a new sbir phase ii contract | Army | Jun 4, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU21C0035 definitive contract | Kumu Networks, Inc | -$0 | Sbir phase ii firm fixed price contract award. | Army | Jun 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF19F0058 delivery order | Tier 1 Performance Solutions LLC | -$0 | Development and validation of cognitive competency measures for cyber-electromagnetic activities. | Army | Dec 13, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT21CB0000022 definitive contract | Rapiscan Laboratories, Inc | -$0 | Department of homeland security (DHS) science and technology directorate (s&t) broad agency announcement (baa) call 70rsat20rb00000003 award for rapiscan laboratories, inc. | Office of Procurement Operations | Aug 6, 2025 |
| FA700021F0199 delivery order | Southwest Research Institute | -$0 | Castle: stress intensity factor (k) solutions | Air Force | Nov 26, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT23C00000032 definitive contract | Signal System Management LLC | -$0 | Dhs sbir 23.1 phase i topic 5: mission critical services server-to-server communication, voice communications, 3gpp-standards, signal system management. | Office of Procurement Operations | Mar 19, 2024 |
| 0015 delivery order | Nova Research, Inc | -$0 | Igf::ot::igf pr 61-0433-15; the contractor shall provide the research and development (R&D) required by the programs that address the design, synthesis, processing, characterization and testing of novel sensors and materials. the tasks ... | Navy | Apr 23, 2024 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 16, 2026.
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