Data / Federal awards / NAICS 541715 / NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY: 30 federal contract awards, $4.9 million obligated (FY2024 to FY2027)
Updated October 6, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (UEI EXZVPWZBLUE8), Evanston, IL, received 30 federal prime contract awards with $4.9 million obligated in fiscal years 2024 to 2027, from 3 agencies under 7 NAICS codes. Its largest buyer is Department of Health and Human Services ($3.8 million) and its largest code is NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
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- UEI
- EXZVPWZBLUE8
- Location
- Evanston, IL
- Business size
- Other Than Small Business
- Contract awards
- 30
- Obligated
- $4.9 million
- First action in window
- 2023-10-01
- Latest action
- 2026-09-15
Where the work is
NAICS codes, with the other winners in each.
| NAICS | Industry | Awards | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 541715 | Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | 10 | $3.9 million |
| 531120 | Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) | 1 | $504,593 |
| 541714 | Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) | 6 | $186,186 |
| 611430 | Professional and Management Development Training | 3 | $170,991 |
| 621511 | Medical Laboratories | 1 | $76,677 |
| 611310 | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 8 | $32,425 |
| 541380 | Testing Laboratories and Services | 1 | $-34,560 |
Buying agencies
| Agency | Awards | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 11 | $3.8 million |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 8 | $656,218 |
| Department of Defense | 11 | $376,416 |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2024 | $2 million |
| FY2025 | $1.3 million |
| FY2026 | $1.5 million |
Contract awards
All 30 awards in fiscal years 2024 to 2027.
| Award ID | Agency | Type | NAICS | What it buys | Obligated in window | Award value | Starts | Ends | Place of performance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75N92023F00001 | Department of Health and Human Services | Delivery Order | 541715 | CORONARY ARTERY RISK DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG ADULTS (CARDIA) STUDY - CHICAGO FIELD CENTER | $2,090,088 | $2,765,403 | July 11, 2023 | June 30, 2027 | Chicago, IL | usaspending.gov |
| 75N92026F00001 | Department of Health and Human Services | Delivery Order | 541715 | CORONARY ARTERY RISK DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG ADULTS (CARDIA) STUDY - CHICAGO FIELD CENTER | $842,381 | $842,381 | March 13, 2026 | January 31, 2027 | Evanston, IL | usaspending.gov |
| 75N92020F00001 | Department of Health and Human Services | Delivery Order | 541715 | TASK AREA A SHALL ENCOMPASS ANNUAL FOLLOW-UP OF COHORT MEMBERS, CLINICAL EVENTS INVESTIGATIONS, STUDY OPERATIONS, AND DATA ANALYSIS AND MANU | $603,542 | $3,204,497 | December 19, 2019 | December 18, 2024 | Chicago, IL | usaspending.gov |
| 36C25223C0459 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Definitive Contract | 531120 | PARKING SERVICES | $504,593 | $642,353 | October 1, 2022 | March 31, 2027 | Evanston, IL | usaspending.gov |
| 75N92025F00001 | Department of Health and Human Services | Delivery Order | 541715 | MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS (MESA), FIELD CENTER (FC): TASK AREA A - CORE OPERATIONS | $240,850 | $240,850 | December 19, 2024 | April 11, 2025 | Bethesda, MD | usaspending.gov |
| W911SR25C0002 | Department of Defense | Definitive Contract | 541715 | DEVELOPMENT OF MOF YEAR 1 BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT WITH NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | $150,000 | $433,565 | June 24, 2025 | June 23, 2028 | Evanston, IL | usaspending.gov |
| SP470324F0008 | Department of Defense | Delivery Order | 611430 | DCAA DIRECTOR'S DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN LEADERSHIP PARTNERING COURSE | $141,881 | $141,881 | April 1, 2024 | April 5, 2024 | Evanston, IL | usaspending.gov |
| 75N92024F00001 | Department of Health and Human Services | Delivery Order | 541715 | CORONARY ARTERY RISK DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG ADULTS (CARDIA) STUDY - CHICAGO FIELD CENTER DIVERSITY SUPPLEMENT FOR MORGANN WEST | $85,453 | $85,453 | September 10, 2024 | September 9, 2025 | Chicago, IL | usaspending.gov |
| 36C25224C0041 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Definitive Contract | 541714 | BUDINGER AND JAIN RESEARCH ANIMAL CARE AND HOUSING WITH NORTHWESTERN | $77,661 | $104,515 | September 30, 2024 | September 29, 2027 | Evanston, IL | usaspending.gov |
| 75F40124P00335 | Department of Health and Human Services | Purchase Order | 621511 | MASS SPECTROMETRY ANALYSIS OF SARS-COV-2 ANTIBODY REPERTOIRE IN 145 HUMAN PLASMA SAMPLES | $76,677 | $76,677 | August 27, 2024 | February 27, 2025 | Evanston, IL | usaspending.gov |
| 36C25222C0046 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Definitive Contract | 541714 | MEEKS ANIMAL CARE AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | $58,076 | $240,305 | June 1, 2022 | May 31, 2026 | Chicago, IL | usaspending.gov |
| 36C25222C0047 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Definitive Contract | 541714 | MEEKS BONNIE CHOY LAB PROCESS EVAL 140 BLADDER CANCER SPECIMENS | $47,696 | $218,989 | June 1, 2022 | May 31, 2023 | Chicago, IL | usaspending.gov |
| 36C25223C0050 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Definitive Contract | 541714 | DR MUNSHI RESEARCH MOUSE HOUSING ESTIMATE AT 30 CAGES PER DAY AND RODENT ANETHSIA | $38,284 | $114,944 | June 1, 2023 | May 31, 2027 | Chicago, IL | usaspending.gov |
| SP470325F0006 | Department of Defense | Delivery Order | 611430 | DCAA DIRECTOR'S DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN LEADERSHIP - PARTNERING COURSE TO BE HELD AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY. | $29,110 | $29,110 | April 14, 2025 | April 18, 2025 | Evanston, IL | usaspending.gov |
| H9224024F0382 | Department of Defense | Delivery Order | 611310 | STUDENT TUITION - ESA NORTHWESTERN ORDER | $16,950 | $16,950 | July 11, 2024 | September 13, 2024 | Evanston, IL | usaspending.gov |
| H9224024F0279 | Department of Defense | Delivery Order | 611310 | STUDENT TUITION - ESA NORTHWESTERN ORDER | $8,325 | $8,325 | May 7, 2024 | September 12, 2024 | Evanston, IL | usaspending.gov |
| H9224025F0210 | Department of Defense | Delivery Order | 611310 | STUDENT TUITION: EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT | $8,325 | $8,325 | April 15, 2025 | June 20, 2025 | Evanston, IL | usaspending.gov |
| H9224024F0288 | Department of Defense | Delivery Order | 611310 | ORDER AGAINST ESA - NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | $8,325 | $8,325 | May 10, 2024 | June 21, 2024 | Evanston, IL | usaspending.gov |
| H9224025F0131 | Department of Defense | Delivery Order | 611310 | STUDENT TUITION FOR (1) STUDENT TO ATTEND "THE STRATEGY OF LEADERSHIP" COURSE AT NORTHWESTERN | $6,750 | $6,750 | February 6, 2025 | February 26, 2025 | Evanston, IL | usaspending.gov |
| H9224024F0476 | Department of Defense | Delivery Order | 611310 | ONE (1) STUDENT TO ATTEND NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY'S "LEADING AND SUSTAINING A CULTURE OF INNOVATION" COURSE | $6,750 | $6,750 | August 15, 2024 | September 19, 2024 | Evanston, IL | usaspending.gov |
| 75N92023F00001 | Department of Health and Human Services | Delivery Order | 541715 | MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS (MESA) FIELD CENTER (FC) - TASK AREA D (DIVERSITY SUPPLEMENT) | $0 | $0 | September 8, 2023 | July 31, 2024 | Chicago, IL | usaspending.gov |
| H9224024G0010 | Department of Defense | BOA | 611310 | EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT | $0 | $0 | April 29, 2024 | usaspending.gov | ||
| 75N92020D00004 | Department of Health and Human Services | IDC | 541715 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY IS TO MAXIMIZE USE OF RESEARCH RESOURCES AMASSED IN MESA OVER A 20-YEAR PERIOD TO ADDRESS NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE | $0 | $28,638,680 | December 19, 2019 | usaspending.gov | ||
| SP470320D0003 | Department of Defense | IDC | 611430 | 4610059768!EDUCATIONAL SERVICES | $0 | $1,643,210 | September 22, 2020 | usaspending.gov | ||
| 75N92023D00004 | Department of Health and Human Services | IDC | 541715 | CORONARY ARTERY RISK DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG ADULTS (CARDIA) STUDY - CHICAGO FIELD CENTER | $0 | $11,000,000 | July 11, 2023 | usaspending.gov | ||
| 36C25222C0067 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Definitive Contract | 541714 | EKLUND CSRD GRANT FLOW CYTOMETRY CELL SORTING IDENTIFYING MOLECULAR MARKERS NORTHWESTERN | $-3,031 | $40,922 | September 1, 2022 | August 31, 2026 | Chicago, IL | usaspending.gov |
| 75N95020P00462 | Department of Health and Human Services | Purchase Order | 611310 | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY:1107220 [20-005151] | $-23,000 | $0 | August 19, 2020 | August 19, 2020 | Baltimore, MD | usaspending.gov |
| 36C25222C0066 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Definitive Contract | 541714 | EKLUND CSRD GRANT TISSUE PATHOLOGY SECTIONING IDENTIFYING MOLECULAR MARKERS NORTHWESTERN | $-32,501 | $5,449 | September 1, 2022 | August 31, 2026 | Chicago, IL | usaspending.gov |
| 36C24E18C0051 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Definitive Contract | 541380 | LAB TESTING | $-34,560 | $1,440 | August 24, 2018 | August 23, 2019 | Pittsburgh, PA | usaspending.gov |
| 75N92021F00001 | Department of Health and Human Services | Delivery Order | 541715 | MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS (MESA) FIELD CENTER (FC) - TASK AREA B EXAM 7 | $-98,075 | $829,653 | May 19, 2021 | March 29, 2024 | Evanston, IL | usaspending.gov |
Also on SpecStream
- All recipients under NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- All recipients under NAICS 531120 Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)
- All recipients under NAICS 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- Open opportunities under NAICS 541715
- Open opportunities under NAICS 531120
- Open opportunities under NAICS 541714
Public U.S. federal spending data (U.S. Department of the Treasury). Obligations are the contract actions dated in fiscal years 2024 to 2027 of the USAspending.gov award archive of 2026-10-06; a contract's total value is its current value as USAspending reports it, including earlier years. Recipients are matched on their SAM.gov UEI, never on the name, and are shown as the government prints them. Sole proprietorships and opted-out entities count in the totals and are not named. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.