Universidad Nacional
Heredia, Heredia
- UEI
- JGJ9DUMYFBU7
- CAGE
- SVQ59
- Primary NAICS
- 115112 Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Other
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- Av 1 & C. 9, Heredia, Oriente, Costa Rica
- Website
- una.ac.cr
- Founded
- 1973
- Employees
- 1K-5K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $500M-$1B
- 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 .
Grant awards
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not on record | 5830223042 | $229,000 | |
| Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai | D43TW011403 | $185,060 |
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About the company
Universidad Nacional, a state-controlled Costa Rican higher-learning institution based in Heredia, acts as a prime recipient on federal cooperative agreements funding scientific research and a sub-recipient on related field-epidemiology grants from the National Institutes of Health. The institution operates as a non-profit educational entity with no federal prime contract awards and competes in full-and-open research grant programs rather than set-asides.
Universidad Nacional's federal footprint centers on two grantor agencies, both within the health and interior research portfolio. The Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $110,134 cooperative agreement under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) effective February 23, 2026, with completion scheduled for December 31, 2026. The award establishes a collaborative partnership between the USGS Earthquake Science Center and the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI-UNA) — a unit of Universidad Nacional — to develop and deploy a high-resolution seismic monitoring system comprised of nodal sensors and auxiliary instrumentation for investigating earthquakes, volcanic unrest, and landslides in subduction zones. The monitoring system is modeled after USGS infrastructure and will be shared with regional Central American partners to enhance disaster response. The agreement also funds collaborative educational deliverables including stakeholder workshops, student involvement initiatives, and public awareness forums. Funding flows through the Earthquake Assistance Disaster Team (EDAT) program, jointly supported by the U.S. Department of State and the USGS.
On the health research side, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) awarded a cooperative agreement starting September 1, 2021, with completion scheduled June 30, 2028, for field epidemiology research exploring risk factors and predictors of endemic chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDU) across four Central American countries. Universidad Nacional serves as a field epidemiology site within the SALTRA network, responsible for case and control identification, longitudinal follow-up, and specimen collection in endemic agricultural communities in Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. The institution also appears as a sub-recipient on a November 2024 grant from the Fogarty International Center, contributing lesion samples, serum, and arthropod-vector collection from Costa Rican ecological zones. Recent activity remains sparse — one award in 2021, one in 2024, and one in 2026 — with two awards facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Combined federal obligations across all awards total $3 million.
Quick answers
Is Universidad Nacional registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Universidad Nacional's SAM.gov registration is active through September 28, 2027.
What is Universidad Nacional's most recent federal award?
Universidad Nacional's most recent federal grant award is The U.S. Geological survey (USGS) earthquake science center (ESC) and the volcanological and seismological… (G26AC00059), from Office of Acquisitions and Grants (USGS), on February 23, 2026.
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