Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY Doing business as SU
- UEI
- C4BXLBC11LC6
- CAGE
- 03587
- Primary NAICS
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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- Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center, LLC C9RXCC3Z7JK1
- EFP5QC81D4Q2
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 820-900 S Crouse Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
- Website
- syracuse.edu
- Founded
- 1870
- Employees
- 5K-10K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1B-$10B
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- Education
- SIC code
- 82 Educational Services
- Profiles
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 | $2,953,405 |
| FY2025 | $2,238,912 |
| FY2024 | $2,436,861 |
| FY2023 | $2,099,910 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Health and Human Services | $2,256,884 | |
| 2 | Department of the Army | $547,000 | |
| 3 | Department of the Navy | $149,521 |
Contract vehicles
No active vehicles.
1 expired vehicle
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh University | W913E525C0014 | $42,555 | |
| Marshall University Research Corporation | W912HZ25C0034 | $157,612 | |
| HRL Laboratories, LLC | 140D042590051 | $517,078 | |
| Arizona State University | HR001125C0316 | $205,855 | |
| Leidos, Inc. | 89243318CFE000003 | $261,769 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institute Of International Education Inc. | SECAGD26CA0006 | $280,000 | |
| University Of Pittsburgh - Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education | W911NF2310253 | $500,251 | |
| Health Research, Inc. | NU50CK000516 | $1,106,204 | |
| Regents Of The University Of Michigan | R01AG094634 | $66,212 | |
| Oregon Health & Science University | UF1MH135970 | $339,079 |
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About the company
Syracuse University, a private tax-exempt research institution headquartered in Syracuse, New York, operates as a prime recipient of federal research grants and contracts across a diverse portfolio spanning basic and applied research, specialized workforce training, and educational services delivered to 198 distinct federal agencies. The university competes full-and-open across federal funding mechanisms—primarily Research and Development (R&D) grants under the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Defense agencies—rather than under set-asides, and acts as both prime recipient (92% of awards) and subrecipient on larger research consortia (8% of awards).
The university's award footprint reflects a research institution with exceptional depth across STEM disciplines. Syracuse holds 465 NSF awards (the largest customer by count), while the Department of the Navy anchors the dollar volume with $147.1 million in combined potential value across 36 awards, predominantly funding specialized military training courses in photojournalism, graphic design, and defense financial management. Recent representative prime awards include a $2.256 million National Institutes of Health Other Transaction Agreement for advanced tissue engineering (LEGO-like assembly of perfusable extracellular matrix cubes, through February 2029); a $1.641 million Department of Defense definitive contract for defense financial management educational courses (through April 2028); and a $1.196 million National Institute of General Medical Sciences grant for biophysical modeling of stellate mesenchyme (through August 2030). The university also holds a $3.98 million Navy single-award IDV (ultimate completion June 30, 2027) for photojournalism and graphic design training delivery orders; Navy delivery orders under this IDV typically range from $389 thousand to $509 thousand. Beyond Navy, Syracuse sustains significant grant programs with NSF divisions spanning mathematical sciences, engineering, biological sciences, chemistry, and materials research, and with NIH institutes focused on medical sciences, developmental biology, and neurological disorders.
Activity shows growth through 2024 (124 awards) followed by a declining trend into 2025–2026 (89 and 60 awards respectively), consistent with post-pandemic federal funding patterns and recompete cycles. The recompete cliff presents moderate near-term risk: 103 awards totaling $3.7 million combined potential value reach ultimate completion within the next 24 months. The university's combined obligated amount ($1.05 billion) significantly exceeds combined potential value ($227.3 million), indicating substantial prior-year funding and drawdowns on multi-year agreements.
In its subcontractor role, Syracuse participates on prime contracts and grants from research-intensive institutions and government agencies. Named subcontracting relationships include work under Lehigh University on multi-sensor microwave estimation of snow mass for environment and hydrology (December 2025), Marshall University Research Corporation on seismic analysis (December 2025), and HRL Laboratories on neurosymbolic reasoning for intelligent detection systems (October 2025). The university acts as sub-recipient on collaborative NSF and NIH grants where multiple institutions partition research tasks; recent examples include NSF Research Traineeship work through University of Pittsburgh and NSF grants with Cornell, George Mason University, and others addressing quantum computing, environmental monitoring, behavioral health, and AI applications.
Syracuse operates two named subsidiaries: Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center, LLC, and Syracuse University Corp. The hotel entity supports the university's conference and events infrastructure; Syracuse University Corp. likely serves as a holding or management entity. These structures remain ancillary to the primary federal award footprint, which centers on research, education, and specialized training delivery by the university itself.
Quick answers
Is Syracuse University registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Syracuse University's SAM.gov registration is active through May 12, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Syracuse University hold?
Syracuse University holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: United States Naval Community College Partnerships.
How much has Syracuse University received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $2,238,912 to Syracuse University in fiscal year 2025 and $9,729,088 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Syracuse University rank among federal contractors?
Syracuse University ranked #47 in PSC AH, #77 in PSC U005 and #100 in NAICS 6113 in FY2025.
What is Syracuse University's most recent federal award?
Syracuse University's most recent federal grant award is MCA: cell-specific promoters in xylem formation: a transformative tool for tree biology (2619313), from Division of Environmental Biology, on January 1, 2027.
On GovTribe
See Syracuse University's full federal record
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- Contract vehicles
- Federal grant awards
- Subcontracting relationships
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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