Pace University

Pace University is a private, non-profit educational institution located in New York City that has established itself as a significant recipient of federal grant funding across multiple research and educational domains. Registered in SAM.gov since July 2001, the university serves as both a prime grantee and sub-grantee on numerous federal awards, demonstrating its capacity to manage complex federally-funded initiatives while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements. The institution provides a diverse range of goods and services to the federal government through grant-funded research, educational programs, workforce development initiatives, and community-focused projects that align with national priorities in health, security, science, and humanities education.

Pace University's federal grant portfolio reflects substantial breadth across scientific, educational, and social service domains. The university has received prime grant awards totaling over $1.8 million from agencies including the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women ($750,000 over three years for legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault in partnership with Putnam/Northern Westchester Women's Resource Center and Westchester County's Victims Assistance Services), the National Endowment for the Humanities ($200,000 for humanities infrastructure and experiential learning spaces, and $150,000 for place-based humanities curriculum development), the National Science Foundation (supporting cybersecurity scholarships, data science education networks, and emergency medical services technology research), and the National Institutes of Health (funding cancer research, pediatric emergency medicine cognitive aids, COVID-19 economic stress studies, and nursing workforce diversity initiatives). Additionally, Pace has received Department of Defense cyber scholarship grants and awards from the National Cancer Institute, Office of Naval Research, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The university has served as a sub-grantee on awards from major research institutions including Florida State University, The University of Pennsylvania, Purdue University, Pennsylvania State University, and CUNY, contributing specialized research expertise in areas such as cancer biology, osteoarthritis diagnostics using artificial intelligence, and ecological studies. Its grant-funded work encompasses direct legal representation for abuse victims, development of evidence-based cognitive aids for prehospital pediatric care, design of hands-free medical technologies for emergency responders, parasitic plant ecology research, undergraduate research opportunities in cancer biology, cybersecurity education and training, and humanities-focused community engagement projects.

Pace University holds a single Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) awarded by the Naval Education and Training Command with contract number N0024424G0001, effective June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2034. This BOA carries a ceiling value of $1,000,000 and was awarded as a single-award, non-set-aside contract. The agreement provides for tuition and fees related to educational services, positioning Pace University as an authorized education provider for Naval personnel and affiliated students. The contract structure allows for task orders to be issued throughout the performance period, enabling the Department of Defense to procure educational services and tuition support from the university on an as-needed basis while maintaining a pre-established pricing and terms framework.