The Leadership Connect data science team looked at federal awards with public universities over the past five years to analyze how much government work they receive and which offices work with each school. We then compare a school to their peers. We are posting our findings for the Top 20 Public schools according to US News’ popular ranking.
The University of Maryland ties with the University of Washington, Rutgers University, and Florida State University at #19.
| Funding Office Name | Funding Department/Agency | Total Number of Awards | Top NAICS Codes | Total Dollars Obligated |
| NASA Shared Services Center | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 457 | 611310 | $175,426,953 |
| Procurement Operations Division | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2 | 518210 | $46,203,906 |
| Center for Global Health | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 44 | 611310 | $40,735,311 |
| Contract Management Office | United States Department of Defense | 30 | 611310 | $38,634,354 |
| Office of Defense for Intelligence and Security | United States Department of Defense | 35 | 611310 | $31,528,137 |
| Baltimore (MD) VA Medical Center | United States Department of Veterans Affairs | 109 | 611310 | $30,866,822 |
| Office of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment | United States Department of Defense | 6 | 611310 | $15,736,204 |
| Office of Cancer Survivorship | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 22 | 611310 | $15,056,459 |
| Office of Procurement and Grants | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 20 | 541690 | $11,508,510 |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | United States Department of Commerce | 22 | 517311 | $9,654,436 |
| Walter Reed Army Institute of Research | United States Department of Defense | 2 | 541713 | $7,396,097 |
| VISN 5 – Capitol Health Care Network | United States Department of Veterans Affairs | 29 | 541715 | $7,220,167 |
| Federal Aviation Administration | United States Department of Transportation | 38 | 541715 | $5,955,853 |
| National Institutes of Health Information Technology | United States Department of Health and Human Services | 3 | 541715 | $5,663,405 |
