VON Karman Institute For Fluid Dynamics
Sint-Genesius-Rode, Vlaams Gewest Doing business as I.v.k.d.f Internat. ORG
- UEI
- R1LNFSJH4JL7
- CAGE
- B2991
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Other
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- Waterloosesteenweg 72, 1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium
- Website
- vki.ac.be
- Founded
- 1956
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- Education
- SIC code
- 82 Educational Services
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Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
VON Karman Institute For Fluid Dynamics, doing business as I.v.k.d.f Internat. ORG, is a Belgian-based private non-profit educational institution and research organization that receives federal grants for aeronautical science and engineering research from U.S. defense agencies, operating exclusively as a prime recipient with no subcontract activity.
The institute is headquartered in Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium, and holds no federal contract vehicles or prime federal contracting position; all federal engagement flows through research grants and cooperative agreements. Recent grant work includes a project grant from the Air Force (awarded August 2023, completion July 2026) for disruptive research on ground and in-flight analyses for GSI-model consolidation in aeronautics; a cooperative agreement with the Department of the Army (awarded August 2021, completed August 2024) spanning twelve months; an Army travel grant (awarded October 2022, completed April 2023); and an Office of Naval Research project grant (awarded May 2026, completion September 2026) supporting the AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference in Brussels, May 26–29, 2026.
Customer concentration sits heavily with the Department of the Air Force, which accounts for 14 of 18 total awards (78% of the portfolio by count), with the Department of the Army at 2 awards and the Office of Naval Research at 1 award. Combined dollars obligated across all eighteen awards total $1.8 million. Activity is sparse and episodic — one award per year in 2020–2023, then a gap until a single award in 2026 — with two awards facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The institute operates as a pure research recipient rather than a goods or services vendor; federal engagement consists of funding for aeronautical research, conference hosting, and travel support tied to defense science priorities rather than procurement of deliverables or recurring services.
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Is VON Karman Institute For Fluid Dynamics registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. VON Karman Institute For Fluid Dynamics's SAM.gov registration is active through February 3, 2027.
What is VON Karman Institute For Fluid Dynamics's most recent federal award?
VON Karman Institute For Fluid Dynamics's most recent federal grant award is No IDC - aiaa/ceas aeroacoustics conference (brussels, 26-29 may 2026) (N629092612017), from Office of Naval Research (SECNAV), on May 26, 2026.
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