Marian University Inc.

Marian University Inc., a private non-profit Catholic and Franciscan institution based in Indianapolis, Indiana, provides tuition and fees for naval medical training as a prime recipient on federal contracts and grants, with 87% of recent awards held as a prime and the remainder as a sub-recipient on workforce and research grants.

The university's federal footprint is heavily concentrated in medical training delivery. The Department of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery accounts for 27 awards valued at $5.3 million in combined potential value—71% of all recent awards by count and 100% of combined potential value across the top-tier customer set. Marian University delivers this work under two single-award Basic Ordering Agreements with the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: BOA N0018914GZ017, which generated 26 task orders valued at $5.4 million combined potential value through June 2024, and BOA N0018925GZ044, awarded May 1, 2025, with a ten-year performance period through April 30, 2035, which has generated two delivery orders to date totaling $348 thousand. Individual Navy delivery orders for tuition and fees typically range from $119,700 to $307,505 and carry performance periods of six to twelve months. Recent Navy task orders include a $154,000 delivery order awarded January 30, 2026, a $193,550 delivery order dated July 1, 2025, and a $119,700 delivery order dated October 22, 2024, all for medical training support under firm fixed-price terms.

Beyond Navy contracting, Marian University holds a portfolio of federal research and educational grants. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has funded investigator-initiated biomedical research on human papillomavirus biology and infectious disease mechanisms, including a $208,880 Project Grant awarded May 6, 2026, for research on lysine methylation as a regulatory mechanism of HPV E2 protein function, and a prior $50 thousand grant for research on chlamydia trachomatis co-infection with HPV. The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering awarded a $130,600 Project Grant on August 4, 2025, to develop an enhanced wakefulness-based sleep apnea screening tool using breathing sound analysis and machine learning. The National Institute on Aging awarded a Project Grant for research into the NMU pathway's role in bone formation regulation as a potential therapeutic target for osteoporosis treatment. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has funded teacher preparation, mental health workforce development, and full-service community schools initiatives, including the City Connects Midwest and Resident Educator and Administrator Pipeline (REAP) programs. The Office of Postsecondary Education funded the Marian WaSoMi Global Scholars Initiative, a language acquisition and global engagement pilot. The National Science Foundation awarded a CAREER grant for research on mitonuclear conflict and co-evolution in wild polyploid salamanders. The DOI Fish and Wildlife Service funded a three-year cooperative agreement on Chiricahua Leopard Frog genetic diversity and recovery planning. The Office on Violence Against Women supported the university's Community of Care domestic violence and sexual assault prevention program on campus.

In sub-recipient roles, Marian University evaluates lead poisoning prevention programming under Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County grants, provides adult education and literacy services under Indiana Department of Workforce Development grants for workforce development and registered apprenticeship expansion, conducts biomedical research as a sub-recipient under Middle Tennessee State University grants, and participates in state education grant allocations.

Activity has declined from nine awards in 2023 to four awards in both 2025 and 2026 year-to-date. Six awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure on the Navy BOA delivery orders that anchor the contract footprint. The university competes on an unrestricted, full-and-open basis across all Navy medical training delivery orders, with no set-aside designations across the recent prime contract portfolio.