Harrisburg University Of Science & Technology

Harrisburg University of Science & Technology is a private, non-profit educational institution located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, that specializes in STEM-related fields and has established itself as a capable federal contractor and grant recipient. The university leverages its expertise in emerging technologies, research, and specialized training to support various federal agencies' missions and objectives. With a registered SAM.gov account since February 2006, the institution maintains active federal contracting capabilities and has demonstrated success in securing both prime contract and grant awards across multiple federal agencies.

Through federal contract awards, Harrisburg University has provided specialized training and advanced research services to defense and military agencies without set-aside designations. The U.S. Army Troop Support agency awarded the university a $2.66 million firm fixed-price definitive contract in April 2025 for developing artificial intelligence-assisted digital processes to support manufacturing, re-manufacturing, repair, and expeditionary manufacturing operations, with completion targeted for March 31, 2027. The Naval Supply Systems Command engaged the university for a $112,959.28 purchase order in August 2024 to deliver comprehensive project management training based on the Project Management Institute's PMBOK Guide, 7th edition, conducted on-site at the NAVSUP Business Systems Center in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Additionally, NASA awarded the university a $97,604 research grant to develop methods for tracking scientific progress and outcomes throughout research project lifecycles under the STAPLE program, which was awarded in October 2023 with an April 2025 completion date. These contracts demonstrate the university's capabilities in emerging technology development, federal workforce training, and research management support.

Harrisburg University has successfully competed for multiple federal grant awards across diverse research and educational development initiatives. The National Science Foundation awarded a $473,434 Project Grant in June 2025 to support research on cross-linguistic semantic priming effects across 45 languages and large language models, integrating cognitive science, linguistics, and computational modeling to advance open science practices in language research. The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education provided a $614,917 Project Grant in October 2025 under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to strengthen the university's academic, management, and fiscal capacities while supporting curriculum development and student services. The Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region has awarded multiple grants totaling support for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) workforce development, including cooperative agreements awarded in March 2024 and a prior project grant of $135,000 in January 2022 under the Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grant Program (CFDA 20.111), enabling the university to expand UAS credentialing curriculum geographically and develop specialized courses in drone forensics and agriculture applications for high school students and teachers. These grant awards reflect the university's focus on STEM education expansion, research advancement, and workforce development across multiple federal funding agencies and programs.