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Northwestern University

Federal contracting record: $108M obligated across 178 awards from 7 agencies, FY 2016–2026.

$108M
Total Obligated
178
Award Records
7
Agencies Served
21
NAICS Codes
OverviewContractsAgenciesNAICS

Company Profile

UEI (Unique Entity Identifier)

KG76WYENL5K1

CAGE Code

01725

Parent Organization

Northwestern University

Address

633 CLARK ST, EVANSTON, IL, 602080001

First Federal Award

Oct 30, 2015

Most Recent Award

Apr 14, 2026

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Top Federal Agencies

  • Department of Health and Human Services

    52 awards · 84.9% of total

    $92M

  • Department of Defense

    66 awards · 13.3% of total

    $14M

  • Department of Veterans Affairs

    51 awards · 1.4% of total

    $1.5M

  • Department of Homeland Security

    2 awards · 0.3% of total

    $345K

  • Department of the Interior

    4 awards · 0.1% of total

    $95K

  • Department of Education

    1 awards · 0.0% of total

    $5K

  • Department of Justice

    2 awards · 0.0% of total

    $3K

Top NAICS Activity

  • 541711

    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

    2 awards

    $30M

  • 541714

    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)

    24 awards

    $28M

  • 541715

    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)

    26 awards

    $23M

  • 541712

    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)

    20 awards

    $15M

  • 611310

    COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS

    71 awards

    $12M

  • 611430

    PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

    1 awards

    $295K

  • 541720

    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

    1 awards

    $284K

  • 541990

    ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

    2 awards

    $244K

  • 812930

    PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES

    2 awards

    $230K

  • 334519

    OTHER MEASURING AND CONTROLLING DEVICE MANUFACTURING

    1 awards

    $215K

Recent Federal Awards

DateAgencyNAICSDescriptionAmount
Mar 27, 2026Department of Veterans Affairs252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)541714EKLUND SEQUENCING FACILITY PROVIDE SERVICES PROCESSING SAMPLES RELATED TO ANIMAL AND HUMAN SUBJECTS NORTHWESTERN$675
Mar 20, 2026Department of Health and Human ServicesNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIAID541714TO PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT TO THE CENTERS FOR RESEARCH ON STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.$4.6M
Dec 17, 2025Department of Health and Human ServicesNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NHLBI541715MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS (MESA) - FIELD CENTER$829K
Nov 25, 2025Department of DefenseW6QK ACC CCDC STTC541715THIS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENT IS FOR A SCALABLE ULTRA-LOW VARIATION ANALOG-TIME NEURAL NETWORK (S-UATN) ACCELERATOR.$588K
Nov 25, 2025Department of Veterans AffairsRPO EAST (36C24E)541940ANIMAL PURCHASING AND HUSBANDRY SERVICES (ACADEMIC AFFILIATE)$9K
Sep 29, 2025Department of Veterans Affairs252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)541714EKLUND SEQUENCING FACILITY PROVIDE SERVICES PROCESSING SAMPLES RELATED TO ANIMAL AND HUMAN SUBJECTS NORTHWESTERN$13K
Sep 27, 2025Department of Veterans Affairs252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)541714EKLUND ANIMAL, HOUSING, CARE, USE OF SPECIALIZED LAB EQUIPMENT NORTHWESTERN$15K
Sep 26, 2025Department of Veterans AffairsRPO EAST (36C24E)541940ACADEMIC AFFILIATE - ANIMAL LAB & CORE SERVICES$40K
Sep 23, 2025Department of Veterans Affairs252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)541714NUCORE SERV P SPORN RES FLOW CYTOMETRY AND CELL SORTING NORTHWESTERN$30K
Aug 13, 2025Department of DefenseW6QM MICC-WEST POINT611430AEMO MARKETING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SERVICES$295K
Aug 12, 2025Department of Veterans Affairs252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)541714MEEKS PHEOTYPING CORE FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE PROCESSING SAMPLES NORTHWESTERN$9K
Aug 12, 2025Department of Veterans Affairs252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)541714MEEKS FLOW CYTOMETRY CORE FACILITIES TO PROVIDE SERVICES OF PROCESSING SAMPLES NORTHWESTERN$4K
Aug 12, 2025Department of Veterans Affairs252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)541714MEEKS PROCESSING OF ANIMAL SAMPLES NORTHWESTERN$28K
Aug 7, 2025Department of Veterans Affairs252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)541714EKLUND BLRD GRANT FLOW CYTOMETRY CORE CELL SORTING AND ANALYSIS MOLECULAR MECHANISMS NORTHWESTERN$2K
Aug 7, 2025Department of Veterans Affairs252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)541714EKLUND ANIMAL CARE, HOUSING, AND ANY NECESSARY SURGICAL PROCEDURES NORTHWESTERN$15K
Aug 7, 2025Department of Veterans Affairs252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)541714MEEKS MOUSE PATHOLOGY PROCESSING TISSUE SAMPLES NORTHWESTERN$6K
Aug 5, 2025Department of DefenseNAVAL SERVICE TRAINING COMMAND611310FALL 2024 SPRING 2025 RETROACTIVE NROTC MIDSHIPMEN TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES FOR 1 MIDSHIPMEN. SWAN, ANGELINA$47K
Aug 4, 2025Department of DefenseNAVAL SERVICE TRAINING COMMAND611310WINTER 2025 QUARTER RETROACTIVE NROTC MIDSHIPMEN TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES FOR 1 MIDSHIPMEN.$23K
Jul 11, 2025Department of Veterans Affairs252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)541714DR PETER SPORN ANIMAL CARE AND HOUSING PROVIDED BY NORTHWESTERN UNIV$24K
Jul 1, 2025Department of Veterans Affairs252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)541714DR. MATEI UTILIZING NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY'S NUCORE SYSTEMS TO ASSIST WITH PROTEOM AND FLOW EVALUATIONS IN RESEARCH$12K
Jun 25, 2025Department of DefenseNAVSUP FLT LOG CTR SAN DIEGO611310TUITION AND FEES$1K
Jun 18, 2025Department of the InteriorOFC OF ACQUSITION GRANTS-NATIONAL51821070289828 DCS036 NUIT ANNUAL RACK RENTAL & MAINTENANCE$4K
Jun 11, 2025Department of DefenseNAVSUP FLT LOG CTR SAN DIEGO611310ESA ORDER FOR ONE STUDENT ATTENDING NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY DURING SPRING 2025$28K
Jun 10, 2025Department of DefenseNAVAL SERVICE TRAINING COMMAND611310RATIFICATION OF GOVERNMENT-AT-FALUT RETROACTIVE TUITION FOR (SPRING QUARTER 2025) NROTC MIDSHIPMEN TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES.$321K
Jun 9, 2025Department of DefenseW6QK ACC CCDC STTC541715THIS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENT IS FOR A SCALABLE ULTRA-LOW VARIATION ANALOG-TIME NEURAL NETWORK (S-UATN) ACCELERATOR.$311K

Subawards Paid Out

Northwestern University acts as a prime contractor and pays subcontractors on federal awards. Aggregated from USAspending sub-award reporting (FY2016-FY2026).

$4.5M
Total Paid to Subs
15
Sub Awards
11
Distinct Subawardees

Top 11 Subawardees

Subawards Received

Northwestern University also receives subaward dollars from other prime contractors. Aggregated from USAspending sub-award reporting (FY2016-FY2026).

$2.8M
Total Received
7
Sub Awards
6
Distinct Primes

Top 6 Primes Paying Northwestern University

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