Gordon Research Conferences
East Greenwich, RI
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 5586 Post Rd #2, East Greenwich, RI 02818, USA
- Website
- grc.org
- Founded
- 1931
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Professional Services
- SIC code
- 86 Membership Organizations
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 | $46,120 |
| FY2025 | $7,805 |
| FY2024 | $120,533 |
| FY2023 | $220,880 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $46,120 |
Contract awards
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Grant awards
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About the company
Gordon Research Conferences, a nonprofit tax-exempt organization headquartered in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, receives federal grant funding to organize and host international scientific conferences and seminars across diverse research disciplines aligned with federal agency missions. The organization acts exclusively as a prime recipient of federal research grants (100% of awards); it does not serve as a subcontractor or operate under federal contract vehicles. GRC receives no set-aside designations and competes under full-and-open mechanisms.
GRC's federal role centers on convening researchers across academia, industry, and government to present and discuss unpublished, cutting-edge research in specialized scientific domains. Recent representative work spans the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and other civilian agencies. NIH has funded conferences on developmental biology, neural genetics and epigenetics, plant lipids, peptide materials, streptococcal diseases, cancer biology, and hemostasis, with individual grant awards typically in the range of $8 thousand to $22 thousand per conference. NSF has supported meetings on materials science, geobiology, tribology, ocean mixing, chemical oceanography, and plant biology. NASA's Shared Services Center has provided grants for conferences on micro and nanoscale phase change phenomena and label-free single molecule sensing. Department of Defense and Department of Energy offices have funded specialized technical conferences on topics including ionic liquids, fuel cells, and computational materials science.
GRC's customer base spans 79 federal agencies, with concentration among civilian research funders. The top five funding agencies—NIH, NSF, Department of Energy, Department of the Army, and NASA—account for approximately 52% of the award count. NSF and NIH together represent the majority of recent activity: NSF has issued 462 awards and NIH has issued 732 awards across all its component institutes and centers. Award activity has declined from 214 awards in 2023 to 128 awards in 2026, with 111 awards reaching completion within the next twenty-four months.
GRC operates in a distinctive role within the federal research ecosystem. Unlike typical contractors or grant recipients that perform research or develop products, GRC serves as a neutral convener and administrator of scientific meetings. The organization receives federal support to defray registration costs, travel support for early-career researchers and discussion leaders, and operational expenses for hosting international seminars. Grants typically designate that funding will support student and postdoctoral researcher participation, mentorship opportunities, and diversity and inclusion initiatives. Individual conference grants are modest in dollar magnitude (often sub-$100 thousand), reflecting the grant-per-conference structure rather than large contract awards. The organization's federal footprint has grown from its 1999 inception, expanding its portfolio to over 3,200 total awards across the five-year retrospective window shown in the source.
Quick answers
Is Gordon Research Conferences registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Gordon Research Conferences's SAM.gov registration is active through August 31, 2027.
How much has Gordon Research Conferences received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $7,805 to Gordon Research Conferences in fiscal year 2025 and $395,338 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Gordon Research Conferences's most recent federal award?
Gordon Research Conferences's most recent federal grant award is Conference: 2027 label-free single molecule sensing gordon research conference and seminar (2625972), from Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport System, on March 15, 2027.
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