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ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.

FY 2026
FY 2026 · contracts ≥ $1M
$231M
14 awards · top agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration · as of Aug 31, 2026
Contracts ≥ $1M, not revenue
$231M
FY 2026 LDA lobbying total
$0
FY 2026 PAC/employee-attributed
$0
Award dollars are federal obligations from contracts of $1M or more (USAspending), not revenue or profit. Lobbying totals come from LDA filings, not contract-level spending. Donations are PAC or employee-attributed records. Overlaps show association, not causation.
Reference note

About the company

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is a consortium of universities and other institutions that operates astronomical observatories and telescopes. Founded October 10, 1957, with the encouragement of the National Science Foundation (NSF), AURA was incorporated by a group of seven U. via Wikipedia

USAspending contract awards

What they took

These are obligated federal contract dollars from awards of $1 million or more. They are not profit, revenue, a contract ceiling, or the company's full federal total. Data loaded as of Aug 31, 2026.

ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.

Federal contract obligations (≥$1M) by awarding agency.

Contracts ≥$1M · FY2026
$231M
▲ 0.8× since FY2022
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$0$81M$161M$242M$323MFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26$231M
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.: Federal contract obligations (≥$1M) by awarding agency.
AgencyFY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$273M$195M$244M$299M$231M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$231M
14 loaded awards

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-07-30 · NAICS 541710 · PSC AR45

    $40M
    tx|CONT_AWD_NAS503127_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-07-30|39960405.37|276Source

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-05-22 · NAICS 541710 · PSC AR45

    $30M
    tx|CONT_AWD_NAS503127_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-05-22|30000000.00|272Source

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-08-25 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR45

    $26M
    tx|CONT_AWD_80GSFC19C0054_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-08-25|25980421.00|P00070Source

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2025-12-02 · NAICS 541710 · PSC AR45

    $20M
    tx|CONT_AWD_NAS503127_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2025-12-02|20000000.00|262Source

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2025-11-24 · NAICS 333314 · PSC AR21

    $20M
    tx|CONT_AWD_GSFC0198106DNAS526555_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2025-11-24|19800000.00|646Source

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-03-26 · NAICS 541710 · PSC AR45

    $16M
    tx|CONT_AWD_NAS503127_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-03-26|16000000.00|269Source

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-02-19 · NAICS 541710 · PSC AR45

    $15M
    tx|CONT_AWD_NAS503127_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-02-19|15020483.00|267Source

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-01-27 · NAICS 541710 · PSC AR45

    $13M
    tx|CONT_AWD_NAS503127_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-01-27|13100000.00|265Source

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-03-17 · NAICS 333314 · PSC AR21

    $13M
    tx|CONT_AWD_GSFC0198106DNAS526555_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-03-17|13000000.00|651Source

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-01-29 · NAICS 333314 · PSC AR21

    $12M
    tx|CONT_AWD_GSFC0198106DNAS526555_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-01-29|12160000.00|650Source

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-08-24 · NAICS 333314 · PSC AR21

    $9.4M
    tx|CONT_AWD_GSFC0198106DNAS526555_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-08-24|9400000.00|657Source

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-05-21 · NAICS 333314 · PSC AR21

    $6.5M
    tx|CONT_AWD_GSFC0198106DNAS526555_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-05-21|6499795.00|654Source

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-08-18 · NAICS 333314 · PSC AR21

    $6.4M
    tx|CONT_AWD_GSFC0198106DNAS526555_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-08-18|6410440.00|656Source

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2025-11-13 · NAICS 333314 · PSC AR21

    $4.1M
    tx|CONT_AWD_GSFC0198106DNAS526555_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2025-11-13|4100000.00|645Source
Lobbying and donations

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