University Of Florida

University Of Florida, a public research institution, acts as a prime recipient of federal research grants (92% of recent awards) and subcontractor on research and development programs, with a $46.9 million combined potential value across 111 awards from 24 distinct federal agencies over the past three decades. The university competes predominantly in full-and-open federal research funding, with no SBA set-aside certifications and no prime federal contracts (contracts are awarded to other entities; University Of Florida participates as a sub-awardee or grant co-investigator).

University Of Florida's customer base concentrates in space research and science. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's field centers dominate the award portfolio — NASA Glenn Research Center, NASA Kennedy Space Center, NASA Goddard Space Center, and NASA Johnson Space Center together account for 62% of combined potential value ($28.3 million across 19 awards), with Glenn Research Center anchoring the dollars at $23.5 million across four awards. The Department of the Army appears fifth by award count (five awards) but does not rank in the top five by potential value, indicating smaller average award size. Across the active portfolio, awards code primarily to Space R&D Services and Space Science/Applications PSCs (26 and 18 awards respectively), with education and training representing a secondary line at seven awards. The university also receives funding from the National Science Foundation and other civilian research agencies.

Activity shows episodic award placement rather than sustained growth — one award in 2022, one in 2023, two in 2025, and two in 2026 — consistent with the multi-year funding cycles of federal research grants. Combined dollars obligated stand at $43.9 million (94% of potential value), indicating mature execution on the active award base. Recent sub-award roles include participation as a collaborative research site on a Thomas Jefferson University pharmaceutical development grant (population pharmacokinetic modeling for aspirin in pregnancy, awarded March 2026), co-investigation on an Institute for Future Intelligence teacher professional development and research program (September 2023), and core collaboration on the Regents of the University of Minnesota's Midwest AViDD Center (awarded August 2022). The university also holds a subcontract from Arete Associates on a Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I research and development effort (awarded June 2025). University Of Florida's research footprint centers on space science, pharmacometrics and systems pharmacology, life sciences, and education and workforce development, executed across multiple NASA field centers and civilian research agencies.