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THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY

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UEIHJD6G4D6TJY5·Profile updated 2026-05-13
Awards tracked
3
Total amount
$15.2B
Date range
2026-03-05 → 2026-06-25
Primary sector
Volume
$/month, last 24
About this recipient

The Leland Stanford Junior University received approximately $14.86 billion in federal funding, with all awards coming from the Department of Energy. The single award supports operation and maintenance of a linear accelerator facility. This represents a substantial federal investment in the institution's energy sector research infrastructure.

The magnitude of this funding reflects the significant operational costs associated with maintaining advanced scientific equipment. The linear accelerator is a major research asset that requires continuous funding for its upkeep and operation to support the university's research mission.

Narrative generated May 13, 2026 by The Buildout's synthesis pipeline. Facts are drawn only from the recipient's tracked federal awards; no marketing material, no recipient input.

Portfolio by sector
Sectors classified by LLM on each award.
Portfolio status
Based on each award's period of performance.
Active
3
active100% of awards
Expiring (≤90d)
0
expiring · 30d0% of awards
Expired
0
expired0% of awards
No POP
0
0% of awards
Top awarding agencies
Department of Energy
$14.9B 98%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$313.1M 2%

Based on 3 awards totaling $15,197,513,169.

Awards

Top 3 by amount

Action dateRecipientAgencyAmountDescriptionSectorStatus
2026-06-25THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYDepartment of Energy$14,884,413,468OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE LINEAR ACCELLERATORactive
2026-04-01THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$181,839,613SOLAR DYNAMICS OBSERVATORY PROJECT HELIOSEISMIC AND MAGNETIC IMAGER INVESTIGATION (HMI) PHASE B/C/D/E THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR DESIGN, ANALYSIS, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION, TESTING, CALIBRATION, QUALIFICATION AND DELIVERY OF A FLIGHT INSTRUMENT FOR SPACECRAFT INTEGRATION. DURING SPACECRAFT INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT INSTRUMENT INSTALLATION AND INTEGRATION, INTEGRATED SPACECRAFT TESTING AND FLIGHT QUALIFICATION, LAUNCH PROCESSING AND LAUNCH. FOLLOWING LAUNCH, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE RESOURCES TO PERFORM INITIAL ON-ORBIT CHECKOUT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INSTRUMENT AND SHALL CONDUCT SCIENCE OPERATIONS FOR THE REMAINING DURATION OF THE MISSION. THE PRINCIPAL HARDWARE DELIVERABLES OF THIS EFFORT ARE THE FLIGHT HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE CONSTITUTING THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT PACKAGE AND THE NECESSARY SCIENCE PROCESSING AND SCIENCE OPERATIONS GROUND SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE REQUIRED TO ANALYZE, PROCESS, DISTRIBUTE AND ARCHIVE THE SCIENCE MEASUREMENTS PERFORMED BY THE INSTRUMENT.active
2026-03-05THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$131,260,088GAMMA RAY LARGE AREA SPACE TELESCOPE (GLAST). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING NASA REVIEWS&DIRECTED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, OBSERVATION PLANNING, MISSION SCHEDULING, SATELLITE OPERATIONS, SCIENCE DATA PROCESSING SUPPORT, SPACECRAFT HEALTH/SAFETY/PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS, INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE SUPPORT ANALYSIS, FLIGHT/GROUND SYSTEM&SOFTWARE, AND ANOMALY RESOLUTION&ANALYSIS.active
Sources
USAspending.gov — all awards for this UEI →SAM.gov entity registration →

Profile compiled from publicly available USAspending.gov records, ingested and entity-resolved by The Buildout's pipeline.

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