Quinnipiac University

Quinnipiac University, a private, tax-exempt not-for-profit educational institution based in Hamden, Connecticut, receives federal tuition and educational services contracts from the Department of the Navy and federal grant funding from civilian agencies, operating as a prime recipient on a majority of awards and as a sub-recipient on research and education programs. The university competes in full-and-open procurements with no set-aside designations across its contract and grant footprint.

Quinnipiac's federal revenue derives from two distinct streams: direct tuition delivery to uniformed personnel through Navy contracts, and research and educational grant programs through civilian agencies. On the contract side, the university holds a Basic Ordering Agreement (N0018915GZ001) with the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, effective through July 2035, under which 25 delivery orders for tuition and fees have been issued since 2022, ranging from approximately $91 thousand to $247 thousand per order and totaling $3.6 million in combined potential value. A second Navy BOA (N0018925GZ043) carries three delivery orders worth $281 thousand. Recent tuition delivery orders include a $130 thousand order for spring 2026 (awarded December 2025), a $112 thousand order for fall 2025 (awarded August 2025), and a $38 thousand order for fall 2026 (awarded August 2026). The Navy accounts for 28 awards and $3.7 million in combined potential value, representing 77% of award count among the top five customer agencies.

On the grant side, Quinnipiac holds an active $134 thousand Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (CFDA 21.008) grant from the Internal Revenue Service running through December 2028, under which law school students represent low-income taxpayers in IRS controversies, provide tax consultation, conduct educational activities, and advocate for tax administration improvements. The IRS accounts for 24 awards across the five-year lookback. The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Quinnipiac a $751 thousand Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Track 1 grant (CFDA 47.076) effective October 2025 through September 2030, supporting a 15-month Master of Arts in Teaching residency that prepares six STEM scholars annually in chemistry, biology, mathematics, and elementary education, with placements in New Haven, East Haven, and Hamden school districts and three years of post-certification induction support. Quinnipiac also received a $406 thousand Congressional Grants award (CFDA 59.059) from the Small Business Administration Office of the Chief Operating Officer in September 2022 for small business development and entrepreneurship programming, completing in August 2024. As a sub-recipient, Quinnipiac participates in research grants through Johns Hopkins University (GPCR signaling during embryonic organ formation, awarded August 2026), East Carolina University (environmental decision processes and coastal resilience, awarded September 2025), and Connecticut Department of Education (teacher preparation and summer enrichment expansion programs, awarded December 2023 and July 2022).

Activity shows volatility — four awards in 2022, ten in 2023, two in 2024, five in 2025, and three in 2026 — with only one award completing within the next twenty-four months ($38 thousand potential value), presenting minimal near-term recompete exposure. The university serves seventeen distinct federal agencies across contract and grant work, with the Navy and IRS dominating concentration at 77% of award count. NAICS coding reflects the institutional posture: Administration of Education Programs (26 awards) and Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (8 awards) represent the primary categories, with PSC coding dominated by Education/Training—Tuition/Registration/Membership Fees (31 awards).