Edith Cowan University
Joondalup, WA
- UEI
- KMQEKY6GKML7
- CAGE
- ZAX47
- Primary NAICS
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- International Organization
- Corporate family
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- TEQ6KMQGU557
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup WA 6027, Australia
- Website
- ecu.edu.au
- Founded
- 1991
- Employees
- 1K-5K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1B-$10B
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- Education
- SIC code
- 82 Educational Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $20,977 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smithsonian Institution | $20,977 |
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis & interpretation | Smithsonian Institution | $20,977 |
Grant awards
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Washington University | U19AG032438 | $0 |
Latest 1 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Edith Cowan University, a non-profit private Australian university headquartered in Joondalup, Western Australia, acts as a federal grant recipient and occasional service provider to U.S. government agencies, with the bulk of its federal footprint derived from grant sub-awards in medical research rather than prime contracting. The institution's domestic federal presence is sparse — a single small purchase order from the Smithsonian Institution for analysis and interpretation work ($20,977, awarded and completed March 2026) represents its only prime federal contract in recent years. Edith Cowan University does not hold any federal contract vehicles or IDIQs and does not compete for federal procurement as a prime contractor.
The institution's federal engagement centers on biomedical and health research as a sub-recipient under prime grants held by The Washington University. Ten sub-awards from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Aging (awarded between October 2022 and May 2024) position Edith Cowan University as a performance site in the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network (DIAN), a longitudinal international research program. Under those sub-awards, the institution enrolls and retains research participants, conducts clinical evaluations including cognitive assessments, lumbar punctures, MRI and PET imaging, and manages sensitive genetic and health data for Alzheimer's disease research. Two additional sub-awards flow from the Defense Health Agency, both awarded September 2022 with ultimate completion August 2026, for melanoma-related research transferred from The Washington University: one examining the slow proliferation of BAP1-mutant uveal melanoma cells and its role in metastasis modification, and a second on multimodal precision liquid biopsy to predict melanoma recurrence risk. A single prime project grant from the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (awarded April 2024, completed May 2024) supported a U.S. speaker's attendance at a summit.
Customer concentration is extreme: the National Institute on Aging accounts for ten of sixteen recent awards (94% coverage), with the Defense Health Agency and three State Department bureaus collectively holding the remainder. The institution has not received a federal prime contract award with material dollar value since entering the federal grant space around 2017; combined potential value across all sixteen awards registers at $21 thousand, though combined obligated dollars reach $827 thousand, indicating that actual invoiced revenue significantly exceeds listed ceiling values on the sub-grant awards. A subsidiary, Ecu Resources For Learning LTD, is named in corporate structure but its role is not detailed in the award record. Two awards approach ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete opportunity for competing research institutions but limited forward pipeline signal for Edith Cowan University itself.
Quick answers
Is Edith Cowan University registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Edith Cowan University's SAM.gov registration is active through May 13, 2027.
How much has Edith Cowan University received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $20,977 to Edith Cowan University in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Edith Cowan University's most recent federal award?
Edith Cowan University's most recent federal contract award is Analysis & interpretation (33316426P00535027), from Smithsonian Institution, on March 12, 2026.
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